total siege during March and April 2025, and was forced to allow in minimal food under increasing pressure from the international community, but mass starvation continues to worsen. Famine was confirmed and projected to expand by IPC as of 15 August 2025 with a third of the population expected to face IPC Phase 5 famine, 58 percent facing IPC Phase 4 emergency, and 20 percent facing IPC Phase 3 crisis. It is the first time that the IPC has recorded a famine outside of Africa.

Somalia

As of July-September 2024, an estimated

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