Of the 9.1 million new internal displacements, 4.6 million were caused by conflict, a figure which is already two-thirds of last year’s total. Disaster displacement continues at an unabated pace too.
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Of the 9.1 million new internal displacements, 4.6 million were caused by conflict, a figure which is already two-thirds of last year’s total. Disaster displacement continues at an unabated pace too.
Between January and March 2016, large populations in the east of Ethiopia will experience very significant food consumption gaps.
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The last major event in 1997-1998 resulted in significant health impacts across multiple WHO regions, including the Pacific, Central and South America, and across Africa.
Critical levels of GAM were more prevalent among IDP children (15.8%) and in South Somalia (15.1%) compared with North East and North West regions of Somalia.
The food security of an additional 2 million people remains fragile and vulnerable to shocks, even though the severity of acute food insecurity has declined in recent years.
With many households facing unexpected shocks, a scaling up of humanitarian assistance and activation of contingency planning are necessary to address likely greater needs.