Historic drought, floods, high food prices, prolonged conflict and life‑threatening shortages of food and water have worsened the food security, nutrition and livelihoods of millions of people in Somalia. The impacts of these combined shocks have driven people to the brink of famine, which has so far been averted.

However, without an urgent scale-up of humanitarian assistance, the lives of those bearing the burden of the global climate emergency will continue to hang in a frail balance. FAO is providing emergency cash assistance and vital livelihood support to increase people’s access to food and water, ensure livestock health and address other immediate needs, paving the way for resilience and long‑term recovery.