Acute food insecurity is projected to persist in Somalia in 2024, with millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance. Historic drought, floods, high food prices, protracted conflict and life‑threatening water and food shortages have deteriorated the food security, nutrition and livelihoods of millions of people. The impacts of these combined shocks have driven people to the brink of famine, which has so far been averted.

However, without urgently scaling up humanitarian assistance, the lives of people bearing the burden of the global climate emergency will continue to hang in a frail balance. FAO is providing cash+ and other vital emergency livelihood support to increase people’s access to food and water, ensure livestock health and help address other immediate needs, facilitating a pathway to resilience and long‑term recovery.