Situation overview

• The Somalia Consolidated Appeal Plan (CAP) was launched on 4 December in Mogadishu, marking the first time the CAP was presented inside Somalia. The funding appeal aims to address immediate needs of Somalis in crisis and strengthen resilience of communities in a country which has been plagued by conflict, drought, floods and food insecurity for two decades. For the first time, the humanitarian strategy spans three years, from 2013 to 2015. This allows for greater continuity in programming which is vital to address the protracted nature of the crisis.

Yemen is one of the world‘s major humanitarian crises, with more than half of the population affected and a third targeted for humanitarian aid. Until the humanitarian crisis is addressed, Yemen cannot achieve an effective or sustainable transition, and without a well-supported and comprehensive humanitarian plan, the current fragile political process will be further threatened.

A compendium of what we know; and recommendations on what we need to know for enhanced Gender Analysis

ABSTRACT

The primary objective of drafting this report is to share the existing recent literature on the traditional and changing gender roles within pastoral, agro-pastoral, riverine, urban and IDP communities in Somaliland, Puntland and South Central. This informs identification of data gaps and recommendations.

Highlights

• Rains continue to pound much of region

• Great Lakes crisis unabated

• Burundi, Eritrea suffer from “extremely alarming” hunger

• Food security expected to improve in Ethiopia as primary harvest starts

• Flooding affects tens of thousands in central Somalia

• Oxfam warns Somalia’s food crisis likely to worsen in coming months

• Massive flooding to affect food security and livelihoods in South Sudan

• Kenya Law on Internally Displaced Persons passed

HIGHLIGHTS

• Many of the 14,000 recently displaced from Kismayo plan to return.

• El Niño phenomenon contributes to major flooding in Belet Weyne.

• IDPs in Mogadishu receive support through their phones.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Region to experience improved food security prospects for the October- December period

• Outbreak of cholera and hepatitis E virus reported in Kenya, Somalia and Sudan

• Some 3,000 Congolese enter Uganda, fleeing fighting

• Nutrition situation significantly improves in Dollo Ado refugee camps in Ethiopia

• Number of food insecure declines marginally in Kenya

• Increased police patrols deter insecurity in Tana Delta and Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Rising global food prices could further threaten Yemen's food security as the country imports 90 per cent of its food.

• The number of migrants arriving from the Horn of Africa has exceeded all previous records.

• Humanitarian operations continue in northern Yemen despite fragile security.

• An increasing number of IDPs in the south are vacating schools, creating an opportunity for children's education to resume.

• Donor meeting in Riyadh pledged $6.4 billion to support Yemen's transition.