Significant efforts in the scale-up of multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance, supported by slightly more favourable than previously foreseen rainfall performance, have contributed to a moderate improvement in food security and nutrition outcomes. However, the situation remains at critical levels.
The latest analysis shows that between January to March 2023, nearly 5 million people are still experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, classified in Crisis or worse (IPC Phase 3 or above), including close to 1.4 million people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and 96,000 people in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5). Critical (IPC AMN Phase 4) levels of acute malnutrition persist in most parts of the country. Between January and December 2023, it is estimated that approximately 1.8 million children will be acutely malnourished, including nearly 478,000 children who are likely to be severely malnourished.

Between April and June 2023, about 6.5 million people across Somalia are expected to face Crisis or worse (IPC Phase 3 or above), of which 1.9 million people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency). A highly concerning number of people (223,000), more than double that of the current period, is expected to be in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) in the most affected areas across Somalia through mid-2023.