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CLUSTER SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

SO1: Contribute to the protection of newly displaced people and those affected by natural hazards. (NFIs, ESKs)

SO2: Improve the living conditions of the protracted internally displaced persons (Transitional shelters, NFIs)

SO3: Facilitate access to durable solutions for IDPs that are willing to locally integrate or return (Permanent shelters)

NEEDS ANALYSIS

• New displacements are occurring daily in Somalia due to conflict, adverse climatic condition and evictions. Over 2.1 million people are internally displaced in Somalia, as a result of drought, conflict and evictions. Pressing needs include emergency shelter kits, sanitation facilities and access to clean water, as well as Emergency Assistant Packages (EAPs) for newly displaced peoples

GAPS / CHALLENGES

• There are not enough resources to cover the shelter needs of IDPs, whose number has almost doubled in the last year. A lack of funding means that pre-positioned stocks cannot be prepared, which delays the response to newly displaced populations.

RESPONSE

In February 2018:

• 19,464 persons were supported with Non Food Items (NFIs plastic sheeting, blankets, jerry cans, sleeping mats and kitchen sets).

• At the same time, partners also managed to close SHF funded projects by providing emergency shelter support to 42,647 (plastic sheets, supporting poles and a ropes for tying down structures).

• This resulted in an increase in the number of people reached, despite low funding in the HRP.