Somalia: Child Malnutrition Worsens Amid Humanitarian Crisis

A three-year-old girl, Asho Hassan Abdi, was admitted to a stabilization center in Kismayo after walking 90 kilometers with her mother, suffering from edema caused by malnutrition. The situation for displaced persons in Jubbaland is dire, with over 25,000 households living in extremely difficult conditions and lacking humanitarian aid since 2023 due to insufficient funding. Approximately 1.92 million children aged 6 months to under 5 years suffer from severe malnutrition, highlighting the severity of the humanitarian crisis in Somalia.