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Funding to tackle acute malnutrition in parts of Somalia dropped by over 80 per cent this year, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported on Tuesday.
Aid agencies face severe budget shortfalls after major Western donors slashed financial support.
The United States cut its contribution from $70 million last year to zero this year.
The withdrawal of international aid comes at a critical time, as one in four children screened in southwestern displacement camps suffers from severe malnutrition and families struggle to secure daily meals.
Repeated failed rainy seasons and ongoing conflict have compounded Somalia’s hunger crisis by killing livestock, destroying crops, and displacing over half a million people in early 2026 alone.
MSF has already treated 22,000 nutrition cases this year—an 80 per cent surge from last year—forcing healthcare workers to triple therapeutic feeding beds at their Baidoa facility.
Donors have provided only $300 million for Somalia this year compared to $2.2 billion during the 2022 drought crisis, prompting aid groups to urge immediate global action before the situation devolves into famine.
