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.
World + 21 more
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.
Somalia + 1 more
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 Niño 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.
Laos: EU and WFP assist 39,000 people affected by 2011 tropical storms with food rations, nutrition knowledge
VIENTIANE – More than 39,000 people in Khammuane struggling from the long-term impact of tropical storms are now able to bridge the food gap until the next harvest, thanks to a donation of €404,000 (US$502,488) by the European Union's Humanitarian Aid AND Civil Protection department (ECHO)...
Thailand + 5 more
South-East Asia: UN underscores readiness to assist flood-affected countries; UNDAC team standing by
18 October 2011 – The United Nations today voiced deep concern over the devastating floods in Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam and offered to assist the affected countries to respond to the disaster that has claimed hundreds of lives and caused heavy damage to property and infrastructure. Elisabeth...