thousands of Somalis have their houses after years of drought fled and violence in Somalia's children suffer some of the highest malnutrition in the world, says the United Nations as drought continues to affect the country.A UN official said the BBC two and a half million people were affected.
She said, it had complete crop failure in southern of Somalia, and that many had lost their livelihood.
The country has also from two decades of violence have been hit.
Many people leave cities rural areas to search for work in Somali, while others quit the country as a whole - are going to Kenya and Yemen, Grainne Moloniy said the UN food and agriculture.
"One of four children that are undernourished - one of the highest in the world", she said the BBC world today program.
The rains have either not or was not for several seasons, fields are withered and livestock - the mainstay of the economy - die.
People more on remittances from their Somali are instructed relatives abroad, Ms Moloniy.
However, the Somali diaspora was affected by the global economic crisis, and in recent years, as much money home was not in a position, send.
United Nations agencies and other humanitarian groups are also behind the Fund - United Nations raised only one-third has what it takes for food aid to Somalia, said Ms Moloniy.
With is no end to the drought in sight and insecurity in many parts of Somalia the situation it probably still worse get BBC Africa analyst Mary before it better, says Harper.
The country has added, forces of the Transitional Government, peacekeepers more than 20 years of conflict with Islamist insurgents fight, experienced by the African Union.
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