HE-NEXUS Group

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• Erratic Gu rains raise concerns that they may not reverse Somalia’s long drought, with an estimated 5 million people affected, as massive displacement, livestock losses, rising malnutrition, and millions in crisis persist.

• Rising river levels and flash floods displaced households, damaged infrastructure, and intensified humanitarian needs amid persistent drought vulnerability and weak local response capacity.

• Strait of Hormuz tensions raise fuel costs and commodity prices in Somalia, disrupting aid delivery, weakening purchasing power, and intensifying already severe humanitarian conditions.

• Emergency Relief Coordinator warns Somalia’s worsening crisis, highlighting rising hunger, severe funding gaps, climate shocks, and urgent need for humanitarian support and global attention.