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Somalia

Humanitarian Bulletin Somalia, September 2014 | Issued on 17 October 2014

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Humanitarian partners step up response in drought and conflict affected areas in the most affected regions.

  • Despite the challenging operating environment, aid organizations have used different modalities to assist people in areas previously beyond reach.

  • Critical boost in funding for reprioritized needs, but funding levels falls short of needs on the ground.

FIGURES

  • of people in humanitarian emergency and crisis 1m

  • of people in stress 2.16m

  • of acutely malnourished children under age 5 Source: www.fsnau.org (January-June 2014 projection) 218,000

  • of internally displaced people 1.1m

  • of Somali refugees in the Horn of Africa and Yemen 1m

*Source: UNHCR

FUNDING

933 million requested for 2014 (US$)

34% (318 million) (reflecting reported funding on FTS as of 17 October 2014)

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