More than 6.5 million Somalis — roughly one in four — are facing acute food insecurity as four consecutive failed rainy seasons devastate harvests and water supplies, while Somalia's 2026 humanitarian response plan sits at just 10.9% funded. The World Food Programme has cut emergency food assistance from 2 million to around 600,000 recipients, over 70 health facilities in Puntland have closed, and MSF says its Baidoa facility is already overwhelmed treating severely malnourished children at the very start of the lean season.