The impact of the conflict is putting a strain on depleted aid supplies meant to respond to the needs of those affected by effects of natural hazards such as flooding and drought.
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Somalia: The road to resilience is paved with good governance
FAO is providing technical support to government, as well as universities, in the form of quality access to data and information to conduct resilience analysis on a national level.
More than 10,000 cases of cholera and acute watery diarrhoea reported since January
With 480 deaths reported, the case fatality rate stands at 4.4 per cent, well above the 1 per cent emergency threshold. Children under five bear the biggest brunt.
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Monitoring food security in countries with conflict situations
The most recent projections suggest that approximately half of the global poor now live in states characterized by conflict and violence, according to a FAO and WFP report.
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How to solve Somalia's refugee and IDP crisis
The Somali refugees and IDPs, born and raised in camps and settlements, continue to struggle with normalising their status and integrating with the host community.
IOM identifies more than 430,000 IDPs in Somalia
Using DTM, IOM and the government aim to improve information management in fluid displacement situations, thereby enhancing timely prioritization in the delivery of aid.
Poor Gu rains and river flooding likely to result in below-average production
An increasing number of poor households is expected to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) acute food insecurity in southern, central, and northeastern regions through September.
Floods subside in Somalia but impact remains
Nearly 70 per cent of the 70,000 people affected by flooding have begun to return to their homes but some remain displaced as their shelters have been destroyed or remain waterlogged.
Ethiopia + 9 more
El NiƱo events put 26.5 million children at risk in Eastern & Southern Africa
UNICEF still urgently needs US$127 million of the US$226 million goal for the emergency response. Over 1 million children face severe malnutrition in ten countries in the region.
Somalia: 30,000 people in need of food and safe drinking water after flooding
Floods in Beletweyne further displace people in a region already hosting 31,000 displaced, the majority of whom fled conflict in the neighboring districts of Jalalqsi and Bulle Burte.
Major spike in AWD/cholera cases in Somalia causes alarm
More than 7,000 AWD/cholera cases have been reported in the first quarter of 2016, a significant increase from the 5,257 cases reported in all of 2015, reports OCHA.
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Expected sharp fall in southern African maize production raises food security concerns
The early production forecast for maize - a staple food throughout the subregion - is about 21.1 million tonnes in 2015, 15 percent lower than the average for the last five years, FAO says.
Almost 165,000 people affected by floods, mudslides in northern Chile
Nearly 11,500 homes will need to be repaired and cleaned. At least 116 schools are damaged, and more than 60,000 public school students are not attending classes. Water and sewage systems have collapsed.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights continued violence in Nigeria and Ukraine
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Boko Haram attacks and floods in Southern Africa
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Food security alert for Southern Africa
Rainfall performance has been poor across much of the region for the first half of the 2014/15 agriculture season and could have an adverse impact on household food security.
ACT Alliance Appeal to assist agricultural dry spell in Malawi
Maize harvests were 50 - 75% below average during agricultural season in some regions. Food insecurity affects 640,009 people, requiring 15,830 MT of maize equivalent to address shortage.
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FAO warns on food security in West, Central Africa next year
FAO estimates that globally 39 countries, including 29 countries in Africa, need external assistance for food due to conflict, crop failures and localized high food prices.
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FEWS NET predicts emergency conditions next year in Ebola-hit West Africa
Food shortages and weak purchasing power will limit food availability and access, particularly for the urban poor and for households with ill or deceased family members, in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Food security to deteriorate for more than 600,000 people in parts of Malawi
Maize harvests 50-75 percent below average are causing abnormally high maize prices and reduced livelihoods. Humanitarian assistance is needed immediately and through the next harvest in April.