{"id":5822,"date":"2026-08-23T09:16:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T09:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=5822"},"modified":"2026-08-23T09:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T09:16:06","slug":"unicef-warns-somalias-child-crisis-deepens-as-205-health-facilities-close-islam-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=5822","title":{"rendered":"UNICEF Warns: Somalia\u2019s Child Crisis Deepens as 205 Health Facilities Close – Islam Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSunday 23 August 2026 – 01:46
\nUNICEF Warns: Somalia\u2019s Child Crisis Deepens as 205 Health<\/a> Facilities Close
\nStory Code : 1300819
\nUNICEF spokesperson James Elder said admissions of children<\/a> suffering severe acute malnutrition and related complications<\/a> rose by 32% during the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period last year.
\nHe warned that the loss of community-based services is forcing families to travel farther for treatment, often reaching specialized facilities only after children\u2019s conditions have worsened.
\nThe cuts come as Somalia faces worsening drought, conflict, displacement, and rising fuel and fertilizer costs, with severe flooding expected to add to humanitarian pressures.
\nElder warned that reducing aid as needs grow is \u201cthe wrong moment to retreat.\u201d
\nUNICEF said funding cuts have already reduced health and nutrition coverage by 30%. Under severe funding scenarios, up to 618 facilities could close, while nearly one million children under five, adolescent girls, and women risk losing access to nutrition services.
\nNearly 1.9 million children are projected to face malnutrition this year, including almost half a million with severe acute malnutrition.
\nUNICEF said the rise in admissions also reflects the loss of preventive services that would normally identify and treat vulnerable children earlier.
\nMeanwhile, the funding crisis is affecting water, education, and child protection. More than 1.6 million people need safe water, while over 78,000 students have already dropped out of school and another 660,000 risk leaving education. At least 65 child protection service points and facilities have also closed.
\nUNICEF highlighted its previous successes, including supporting more than 2.25 million admissions of children with severe acute malnutrition between 2021 and 2025, with a 97.6% cure rate in 2025.
\nIt also provided vocational support to children formerly associated with armed groups.
\nElder warned that continued funding cuts could undermine these programs and increase children\u2019s exposure to malnutrition, displacement, recruitment, and other dangers.
\n\u201cWe have the programmes. We have the partners. What is missing is the funding,\u201d Elder said, urging the international community to maintain support as Somalia\u2019s humanitarian crisis deepens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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