The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has produced analysis of acute malnutrition and food insecurity levels. Reporting on this analysis was filed 12 October 2026. 1.92 million Somali children between 6 months and almost 5 years old are suffering from or expected to suffer from acute malnutrition requiring treatment through June 2027 ^[1]. Of this group, 433,000 are projected to experience severe acute malnutrition, the form that carries the highest risk of death ^[2]. Across the population, 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity. 135,000 people are classified in Phase 5, the most severe food security tier. This phase is characterised by extreme food shortages, starvation and deaths from disease or acute malnutrition ^[3]. Medical staff at Kismayo Reference Hospital diagnosed Asho Hassan Abdi with edema, a symptom of severe acute malnutrition ^[4]. The IPC warned that without a quick significant increase in assistance, food insecurity, acute malnutrition and excess mortality will likely intensify ^[5].