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U.N.-Backed Monitor Warns of Somalia Famine Risk as 19.5 Million in Sudan Face Acute Hunger

The new analysis from a global food security monitor signals hunger worsening from blocked relief.

Sudanese women from community kitchens run by local volunteers distribute meals for people who are affected by conflict and extreme hunger and are out of reach of international aid efforts, in Omdurman, Sudan, July 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mazin Alrasheed
Customers buy vegetables at a market in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A security officer stands guard as the United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher (not in the picture) visits a camp for the internally displaced Somali people, as shortages of lifesaving therapeutic foods caused by shipping disruptions due to the Iran war have forced clinics treating severely malnourished children to turn away patients and ration supplies in drought-hit Somalia, in Baidoa, Somalia April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
Smoke rises, following a drone attack in Khartoum airport, in Khartoum, Sudan, in this screengrab taken from social media video released on May 4, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/REUTERS TV via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY. Verified by: - Road layout, utility poles, advertising poles, walls, solar panels, and buildings matched satellite imagery - The precise location from which the smoke originated could not be verified, but the videos were filmed in the direction of Khartoum airport - Date not verified; however, no older versions of the videos were found posted online before May 4 - Eyewitnesses told Reuters on Monday, May 4, that a drone strike targeted the country’s main airport - Media reported on May 4 that a drone targeted Khartoum airport

Overview

  • The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a U.N.-backed tracker, says Somalia’s Burhakaba District faces a famine risk under a plausible worst‑case scenario driven by failed seasonal rains, surging prices, and too little aid.
  • The assessment reports that more than one in three young children in Burhakaba are acutely malnourished, a rate that points to life‑threatening conditions for families.
  • Across Somalia, about 6 million people are in crisis or worse, yet current assistance covers roughly 12% of those in need for the April to June period.
  • In Sudan, the IPC estimates 19.5 million people face acute hunger, with 14 areas at risk of famine and 135,000 people already in catastrophic conditions.
  • The outlook is deteriorating as drone strikes and contested roads restrict access, the July lean season approaches, and the IPC projects 825,000 Sudanese children will suffer severe acute malnutrition.