This Flash Update is prepared by OCHA, in coordination with the Health and WASH Clusters in Somalia and covers the situation as of 24 March 2024. The next update will be issued as soon as additional...
Somalia
OCHA - Situation Report - Highlights ()
- ASG for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy ERC, Ms. Joyce Msuya and the Deputy DG of the Food and Agriculture Organization Ms. Beth Bechdol visited Somalia from 7 to 9 March
- Four million people in Somalia (21 per cent of the population) are facing Crisis or Emergency food insecurity, according to the latest Integrated Phase Classification (IPC).
- Health partners have scaled up response to cholera and together with the Federal Ministry of Health have developed a six-month plan that requires US$5.6 million to implement.
- An estimated 1.7 million children aged 6 to 59 months face acute malnutrition in 2024, including 430,000 who are likely to be severely malnourished.
- A testament to the resilience and determination of Somali women in the face of adversity. Fatumo & her family endured a decade of displacement due to natural disasters & conflict.
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Useful Links
- OCHA Somalia
- OCHA Southern & Eastern Africa (ROSEA)
- UNHCR Information Sharing Portal: Refugees in the Horn of Africa: Somali Displacement Crisis
- UNHCR Global Focus
- FSNAU (FAO Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit Somalia)
- SWALIM (Somalia Water and Land Information Management)
- UNSOM (UN Assistance Mission in Somalia)
- Food Security Cluster: Somalia
- Logistics Cluster: Somalia