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Somali child hunger crisis deepens as facilities close due to aid cuts, UNICEF says
- On Friday, UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder reported that humanitarian aid cuts are severely impacting children in Somalia, with facility closures and reduced services worsening the country's ongoing crisis.
- Unprecedented funding reductions have forced the closure of 205 health and nutrition facilities so far, with funding to tackle acute malnutrition dropping by more than 80% this year as Western donors halted contributions.
- Nearly 1.9 million children in Somalia are expected to be malnourished this year, with a 32% increase in children admitted to stabilization centers with severe acute malnutrition and complications.
- Service coverage has plummeted across sectors: the education sector lost $30 million in 2025, at least 65 child protection facilities closed, and more than 1.6 million people lack access to safe water.
- Somalia faces a worsening climate crisis, conflict, and rising costs for fuel and fertilizer, while Elder warned that as many as 618 health facilities could close nationwide if severe funding scenarios continue.
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Somali child hunger crisis deepens as facilities close due to aid cuts, UNICEF says
Aug 21 (Reuters) - Nearly 1.9 million children in Somalia are expected to be malnourished this year, with the country seeing a 32% jump in the number of children admitted to facilities with severe acute malnutrition and complications, UNICEF said on ...
Somalia: Hundreds of Health and Nutrition Facilities Closed As Somalia's Child Crisis Deepens
Mogadishu/Nairobi -- This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson, James Elder, to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
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UNICEF has announced that 205 health and nutrition facilities have closed in Somalia due to humanitarian aid cuts, acute malnutrition among children has increased by 32 percent, and 1.9 million children could be affected this year.
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