Climate shocks poised to exacerbate needs. Severe flooding in late 2023 displaced more than 706,000 people in central and southern Somalia, indicating the country’s vulnerability to climate shocks.

Somalia’s story is not just one of prolonged droughts, either. Climate change has locked the country in a spiral of droughts and floods, with recent rains flooding the lowlands and displacing ...

Mercy Corps has worked in Somalia since 2005, supporting communities to improve access to food and clean water, local markets and providing opportunities for young people. In 2021, Mercy Corps reached ...

A severe water crisis in coastal Banderbeyla, Puntland’s Bari region, is forcing low-income families to drink contaminated ...

Somalia faces one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises. The country is seeing its worst drought in 40 years, famine and an ongoing armed conflict. Humanitarian agencies warn nearly 8 ...

The UN’s Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Wednesday appealed to the UN to support “one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.” Adam Abdelmoula urged Member States in Geneva to ...

The East African nation of Somalia is facing a major food crisis driven by a historic drought. The crisis is being made even worse by an ongoing insurgency by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.