Food access and affordability are significant concerns in the local area. Many communities are struggling to obtain food, with reports of increased malnutrition. In recent weeks, food prices have risen substantially in a majority of settlements.

This has led some communities to sell their livestock due to insufficient income or food. Further details on the humanitarian situation are available from the Humanitarian Situation Monitoring report, which provides more information on the challenges faced by local communities, including increased malnutrition cases and difficulties in accessing food.