Attachments
HIGHLIGHTS
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The number of food-insecure Somalis will likely increase slightly through December
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The CERF allocates $20 million to support humanitarian activities in Somalia
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USAID/OFDA provides more than $16 million in additional humanitarian assistance
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
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On July 29, the Tripartite Commission—comprising the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the governments of Kenya and Somalia—agreed to bolster assistance for Somali refugees in Kenya who voluntarily return to Somalia. The commission also developed a five-year strategy to facilitate the voluntary repatriation of approximately 435,000 refugees currently residing in Kenya to nine identified areas in Somalia. The phased strategy includes plans to support the voluntary return of 10,000 refugees in 2015.
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In early July, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released a mid-year report on the Somalia 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). The report indicated that approximately 3 million people require urgent humanitarian assistance. In addition, nearly one million Somalis are unable to meet basic food requirements, according to the USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). The HRP calls for $863 million in humanitarian assistance to reach 2.8 million people; relief actors reported assisting 658,000 people—nearly 24 percent of the target—as of June 30 while donors had provided nearly $283 million—33 percent—of the requested funding as of August 17.