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Somalia + 2 more

ECHO Factsheet – Horn of Africa – October 2012

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Key messages

• The overall food security situation has improved but remains very fragile;

• There is no longer a famine in Somalia, but emergency conditions still apply;

• Security is an issue in Somalia and in refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia. Access to vulnerable people in border areas is restricted;

• Apart from delivering emergency aid, assistance is focused on strengthening the resilience of local populations to future droughts.