I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES

• On 28 November, AI Shabaab banned the operations of 16 UN agendes and Intemational NGOs In areas under its control, gravely undermining capacity to engage in life saving activities in these areas.

• Security incidents continued throughout the week, with lED explosions in Mogadishu killing 19 and combining with the on-going Kenyan military operation to hamper humanitarian access.

• Because of logistical and security challenges, 23 per cent fewer people received food assistance between 1 and 28 November compared to the same period in October. While 2.6 million people were reached in all of October, while the tally from 1-28 November is 1,458,049.