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Key Highlights
Somalia is facing a complex and protracted humanitarian crisis driven by a convergence of factors:
• Climatic Shocks: Recurring droughts and floods are disrupting livelihoods and displacing communities.
• Conflict and Insecurity: Conflicts, inter-clan clashes, remain major drivers of displacement and barriers to humanitarian access in Somalia.
• Food Insecurity: An estimated 4.4 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity by December 2024, driven by drought, conflict, insecurity, and high food prices.
• Malnutrition: Approximately 1.6 million children are at risk of malnutrition, including 403,000 likely to suffer from severe acute malnutrition.
• Disease Outbreaks: Ongoing cholera and measles outbreaks are further straining the health system, with over 19,000 cholera cases reported in 2024. In Epi-Week 39, 218 cholera cases were reported across 28 districts.
• Displacement: Over 452,000 people have been displaced since January 2024, and evictions continue to be a concern, affecting over 10,000 individuals. 65, 773 people displaced in October, in which about 50, 000 displaced due conflict and insecurity. These challenges are compounded by significant funding gaps, hindering the humanitarian response.
Despite these challenges, NRC has reached 433,978 individuals with assistance since January 2024. Of these:
• 58% are female.
• 67% were reached through emergency response, including 12% in hard-to-reach areas.
• 28% were reached through durable solutions initiatives.
• 22% were reached in hard-to-reach areas across all programme.
• 9% received integrated response assistance.
Key concerns moving forward include:
• The potential for increased access difficulties, conflict, and displacement due to the upcoming ATMIS exit and changing security dynamics.
• Continued high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition.
• The ongoing risk of disease outbreaks.