WFP requires 364 mln USD in 6 months to scale up activities in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The World Food Program (WFP) has said it requires 364 million U.S. dollars in net funding across all activities to scale up humanitarian assistance in Somalia between December 2023 and May 2024.

The WFP said in its latest report released on Tuesday night that out of the figure, its urgent funding gap for life-saving humanitarian relief and nutrition assistance is 315.5 million dollars. "In 2023, an estimated 1.5 million children under the age of five are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition, with 331,000 children likely to face life-threatening severe malnutrition."