According to a new assessment by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and Famine Early Warning Systems Network, around 731,000 Somalis face acute food insecurity and 2.3 million more are at risk. This brings the total number of people in need of humanitarian assistance to 3 million. Malnutrition rates remain high, with nearly 203,000 children acutely malnourished. The humanitarian situation has improved in some areas due to above average rainfall and increased aid, but concerns remain for 2015. The humanitarian response plan requests $863 million to address ongoing needs and prevent a major crisis from undoing recent peace and state building progress in Somalia.