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Somalia — humanitarian situation

Severity, funding, conflict and reporting for Somalia, drawn live from the sources humanitarian decision-makers use. Data as of 13 October 2026 · sources refresh on 6–24 h cycles.

INFORM Severity
8.7
Very High · Complex crisis in Somalia (2 monitored crises)
Source · ACAPS
INFORM Risk
8.2/ 10
Very High · rank 2 of 191 countries
Source · EC JRC INFORM
People in need · 2025
6Mpeople
Humanitarian Needs Overview caseload for the 2025 response, 5,979,741 people
Source · OCHA HPC
2026 response plan
35.9% funded
$852M required · $305M received
Source · OCHA FTS / HPC
Internal displacement · end 2025
3.3Mdisplaced
3.3M by conflict and 0 by disasters, still displaced at year end; 213,669 conflict and 335,430 disaster displacements during 2025
Source · IDMC Global Internal Displacement Database
Conflict · 2026-10
34events
12 reported fatalities in the latest complete month
Source · ACLED
Aid worker security · 2020–2026
45killed
71 recorded incidents; 42 injured, 28 kidnapped, 0 detained; 98.3% national staff
Source · Aid Worker Security Database, Humanitarian Outcomes
Disaster alerts · 2015–2026
58alerts
0 Red and 6 Orange; latest Drought in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad (2026-06-21)
Source · GDACS, preserved by PRISM

Situation summary

AI-assisted digest of the 15 most recent archived reports · generated 2026-09-06 · the reports below are the citation
Somalia's humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in 2026, driven by the compounding effects of multi-season drought, conflict, political instability and a strengthening El Niño expected to bring the deyr rains between October and December NRC, DRC, UNICEF. FEWS NET continues to assess a credible risk of Famine (IPC Phase 5) between October and December 2026, with Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes and pockets of Catastrophe expected through January 2027 across the Bay Bakool, Sorghum High Potential Agropastoral, riverine and Southern Agropastoral livelihood zones, as well as Jowhar district FEWS NET. While the gu harvest has begun, forecasts of enhanced deyr rainfall—potentially exceeding 400mm in some areas—carry both recovery potential and heightened risk of flooding, disease and further displacement NRC. Displacement and food insecurity indicators remain severe: NRC reports 1.9 million people acutely food insecure, including 704,000 in IPC Phase 4, with over 216,900 people newly displaced between April and June 2026. UNICEF's Q1 2026 situation report highlights escalating displacement, rising malnutrition, weakened basic services and reduced operational capacity linked to funding declines since 2025, with children and displaced populations facing the greatest risk of malnutrition, disease outbreaks and protection concerns. UNHCR's regional analysis notes continued registration of refugees and asylum seekers and updated population-of-concern figures for Somalia as of end-July 2026, reflecting sustained cross-border and internal displacement pressures across the IGAD region. Health and nutrition concerns are compounded by ongoing polio transmission tracked through WHO's regional bulletin, and by targeted interventions such as the Turkish Red Crescent's cash and voucher assistance programme supporting 300 chronic kidney failure patients in Mogadishu with dialysis treatment, reflecting broader gaps in access to essential health services amid financial barriers. UNICEF warns that the 2026/

Latest reporting

From PRISM's accumulating ReliefWeb archive — reports remain retrievable even if removed upstream

Development baseline

Annual UN official statistics for Somalia, each with its own year, from the UN System Data Commons and preserved by PRISM with revisions.

Human Development Index
0.404
2023
Source · UNDP HDRO via UNSD
Life expectancy at birth
58.8years
2023
Source · UNDP HDRO via UNSD
Internet users
28%
2024
Source · ITU via UNSD

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PRISM (2026). Somalia: humanitarian profile. PRISM, Protection, Risk & Impact Severity Monitor. Version 5.0. Figures on the page carry their own source; cite the source per figure. Retrieved 2026-10-13, from https://www.prismonitor.eu/country/SOM
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