Between Drought and Flood – Somalia’s Hunger Crisis and the Next Shock - Briefing Note, July 2026

Country: Somalia Source: Norwegian Refugee Council Please refer to the attached file. As Somalia enters the second half of 2026, millions of people face acute hunger, humanitarian funding remains critically inadequate, while forecasts point to severe flooding later this year. Breaking this cycle of crisis requires scaled-up emergency response and resilience investment. Six million people in Somalia are facing crisis levels of hunger or worse. More than 700,000 people have been displaced in 2026