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Somalia

UNICEF Somalia Humanitarian Situation Report #1, January 2015

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Highlights

  • On 20 January the Federal Government of Somalia ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a clear reflection of its commitment towards protecting and promoting the rights of its children and a major milestone following years of advocacy by UNICEF and other UN and international partners.

  • UNICEF continued to respond to the measles outbreak through support to delivery of routine immunization services.

  • UNICEF responded to an outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhoea in Jowhar District, Middle Shabelle region through the distribution of hygiene kits and chlorine drums benefitting approximately 5,000 people.

  • UNICEF appeals for US$ 111,705,413 to meet the humanitarian needs of women and children in Somalia in 2015.

Situation in Numbers January 2015

3 million #people in need of humanitarian and livelihood support
202,600# acutely malnourished children under the age of 5
731,000 # of people in crisis and emergency