Somalia

The World Food Programme (WFP) today reported that millions in Somalia are at risk of worsening hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortfalls have forced the agency to reduce the number of people it supports by over two thirds to just 350,000 in November, down from 1.1 million in August.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the High-level Meeting on Financing for the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia, in New York today:

In Sudan, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is alarmed by reports of a second deadly attack this week by the Rapid Support Forces on the famine-stricken camp of Abu Shouk on the outskirts of the besieged city of El Fasher, which hosts tens of thousands of people.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

In Mozambique, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is sounding the alarm over a new wave of violence in Cabo Delgado province. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 57,000 people have been displaced, most of them from Chiúre district.

The UN Children’s Fund said today that an estimated 80,000 children are at high risk of cholera, as the rainy season begins across West and Central Africa. To scale up the emergency health, water, hygiene and sanitation response over the next three months to contain the disease, $20 million is urgently needed.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN peacekeepers have established two mobile operating bases in the villages of Ofaye and Bakunvutu in Djugu territory, in the Ituri territory. These mobile bases will help peacekeepers to respond quickly to local threats posed by armed groups in the areas.

In Gaza, United Nations humanitarian colleagues warn that the already catastrophic conditions on the ground are deteriorating even further. The UN continues to receive reports of tents, schools, homes and medical facilities coming under attack, with scores of people killed or injured every single day.

In Colombia, the Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs reports that so far in 2025, more than 66,000 people were newly displaced due to fighting. The UN and its partners continue implementing a $3.8 million allocation from the Central Emergency Fund to help more than 56,000 impacted people in Catatumbo.

In Haiti, the UN and its partners continue to support thousands of people who fled violence in the Centre Department in the first two weeks of April. More than 50,000 people who were uprooted by clashes in the department continue to live in informal sites or with host families, with limited access to essential services.