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Somalia - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #2, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 (April 1, 2024)

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SITUATION AT A GLANCE

6.9 MILLION People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in 2024
UN – January 2024

3.4 MILLION People Projected to Face Acute Food Insecurity from April to June in Somalia
IPC – February 2024

3.4 MILLION Internally Displaced Persons in Somalia
IOM – February 2024

18.5 MILLION Estimated Population of Somalia
UN – March 2024

2.5 MILLION People Affected by Seasonal Flooding Since October
UN – December 2023

  • Approximately 3.4 million people in Somalia are likely to face Crisis—IPC 3—or worse levels of food insecurity between April and June despite improved food security outcomes. Additionally, 1.7 million children ages 6–59 months will likely experience acute malnutrition during 2024, IPC reports.
  • The 2024 HNRP requests $1.6 billion to reach 5.2 million people across Somalia with humanitarian assistance, as populations recover from drought and flooding and experience the effects of ongoing conflict.
  • Clashes between FGS and al-Shabaab in Mudug Region February 11–17 displaced more than 18,000 people to nearby communities, where they require urgent multi-sector assistance, according to UNHCR.