(OCHA) raised concerns over “alarming malnutrition rates” in the city as the Somali government and charities struggle to cope with the hunger crisis.
“Aid organizations have been unable to meet the needs of over 350,000 estimated displaced people in Mogadishu,” the report said.
It also blamed “funding shortages and a volatile security situation” for hampering aid delivery into the affected regions.
“The food security situation has worsened as early warnings highlight drought conditions in parts of Somalia,” the report further pointed out.
The warning came three years after over 250,000 people died in the 2011 famine in Somalia, which was caused by a severe drought.
Earlier this month, the UN Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) cautioned that Somalia is sliding back into a severe hunger crisis, with parts of the capital being on the brink of famine.
UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos had earlier called for USD 60 million in emergency funds for Somalia through summer season.
Thousands of people displaced by the conflict in Somalia live in basic makeshift shelters in Mogadishu, where al-Shabab fighters launch regular attacks against the government. The fighters have been pushed out of the country’s major cities by the African Union Mission in Somalia, which is made up of troops from Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, Sierra Leone and Kenya.
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