In order to effectively address current and potential emergency and recovery needs in the drought affected areas of the southern and south‐eastern parts of the country, the sectoral needs and associated requirements identified in the 2011 Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) for these areas have been updated. According to the revised resource requirements associated with the increasing needs identified, an estimated USD 75,030,109 is required to respond to food and non-food needs during the months of April and May 2011.