SITUATION AT A GLANCE
6 MILLION People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in 2025
UN – December 2024
4.4 MILLION People Projected to Face Acute Food Insecurity From October to December
IPC – September 2024
3.3 MILLION Internally Displaced Persons
IOM – September 2024
96,300 Returnees to Areas of Origin
IOM – September 2024
18.5 MILLION Estimated Population of Somalia
UN – March 2024
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Nearly 6 million people will likely require humanitarian assistance in Somalia in 2025 due to the compounding effects of climatic shocks and conflict. The 2025 HNRP requests more than $1.4 billion to deliver lifesaving assistance to 4.6 million people with the greatest need.
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A failed October-to-December 2024 deyr rainy season is exacerbating food insecurity countrywide, according to FEWS NET. In response, the Somalia Inter-Cluster Coordination Group has developed a preparedness and anticipatory operational plan to help prevent displacement.
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Increased armed conflict in Jubaland State since late November has amplified humanitarian need and generated new displacement as of December 16