Somalia | Complex Emergency Appeal – 6 Month Operational Update (MDRSO025)

Country: Somalia Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Please refer to the attached file. A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis The complex nature of the crisis Somalia is consistently ranked among the world’s most fragile contexts, second in the Fund for Peace Fragile States Index, first in the OECD’s classification of extremely fragile contexts, and “Very High” on the INFORM Risk Index, the highest category among 192 countries. Four consecutive failed rainy seasons, ongoing armed conflict, large-scale internal displacement, constant climate shocks (drought-flood-drought), and recurring disease outbreaks have combined to erode the foundations of community resilience. At the same time, the humanitarian fund for Somalia has been sharply decreasing over the last few years. The Somalia HNRP funding has fallen from 91% in 2022 to only 11% in 2026, even as requirements rose from USD 1. 09 billion to a peak of USD 2. 6 billion. This widening gap is not a temporary funding shortfall; it is a structural feature of the crisis, compounded by growing aid fatigue across protracted global emergencies. Together, these dynamics are accelerating severe food insecurity, the collapse of essential services, and deepening long-term vulnerability. This left at least 6. 5 million people facing acute hunger, 1. 8 million children under five are acutely malnourished, and only one in three health facilities remains functional. These are not symptoms of a single event but the visible manifestation of a system under sustained stress. Understanding and acknowledging this distinction is central to how the Appeal is positioned and resourced. The Somalia Complex Emergency Appeal (MDRSO025) is a response to the cumulative outcome of structural vulnerabilities that have deepened over many years, converging into a state of Protracted Crisis and Complex Emergency (PCCE). The Emergency Appeal was launched to respond to a structural vulnerabilities that requires sustained, multi-dimensional, and forward-looking humanitarian action, while keeping the immediate life-saving humanitarian needs as the top priority.

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