Mogadishu – The United Nations has expressed concern over the severe funding shortfall for humanitarian aid in Somalia, warning that millions are at risk as essential relief operations are scaled back.
According to a new UN report, only 17% of the $1.42 billion requested for the 2025 Somalia Humanitarian Response Plan has been received so far.
This funding was intended to assist 4.6 million people in need, but the shortfall has forced aid agencies to reduce their targeted coverage by 72%.
As a result, only 1.3 million people can currently be reached with aid, leaving millions more without life-saving support. The United Nations says at least $367 million is urgently needed to meet the most urgent needs.
More than 300,000 people—mostly displaced families living in overcrowded camps or remote rural areas—have lost access to clean water and sanitation services after vital programs were reduced or halted altogether.
Funding for the water, sanitation, and hygiene sector now stands at less than 12% of what is required.
The situation is exacerbated by a rise in waterborne diseases. Between January and July of this year, Somalia reported 6,550 cases of cholera and acute watery diarrhea, including nine deaths.
The report stated that more than 1,000 new cases were recorded in the past month alone, nearly half of which involved children under the age of five.
The United Nations called on international donors to urgently intensify support to prevent the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa country from worsening.
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