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Somalia - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #4, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 (September 30, 2024)

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SITUATION AT A GLANCE

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

4.4 MILLION People Projected to Face Acute Food Insecurity from October to December IPC – September 2024

3.9 MILLION Internally Displaced Persons IOM – May 2024

18.5 MILLION Estimated Population of Somalia UN – March 2024

268,000 People Affected by Seasonal Flooding Since April UN – June 2024

  • Approximately 4.4 million people are expected to face Crisis—IPC 3—or worse levels of acute food insecurity between October and December, according to a September IPC analysis.
  • An estimated 1.6 million children will likely experience acute malnutrition between October and December, with approximately 403,000 children in need of treatment for severe acute malnutrition due to a spike in disease outbreaks and reduced food access, according to a September IPC analysis.
  • Relief actors reported 57 access constraint incidents between July and September, representing a 19 percent decrease in reported incidents compared to the Aprilto-June period due mainly to seasonal inaccessibility caused by heavy rains, according to the UN.