Highlights:
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Children in Somalia are at high risk of intense flooding, including both flash floods and riverine floods during the first part of the 2024 Gu Rainy season (from March to early April 2024) where the El-Nino phenomenon is forecast to persist in 2024.
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40,241 children (23,039 girls and 17,202 boys) were treated for severe wasting, with 6 per cent (2,492) of them requiring management in stabilization centers (SC) due to medical complications.
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40,990 people (23,754 children, 10,530 women and 6,706 men), benefited from outpatient consultation service for curative care.
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UNICEF and partners reached an estimated 66,192 people through distribution of Hhgiene kits and 6,000 people with appropriate sanitation facilities to support positive behaviour change.
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68,676 children (31,775 girls) affected by emergencies are accessing temporary learning spaces across 12 disaster affected districts in Somalia.
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UNICEF and partners were able to identify and support 269 unaccompanied and separated children (52 per cent girls), with the highest numbers (99 children; 54 per cent girls) registered in Southwest State, covering Lower Shabelle, Bay and Bakool regions.
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In Banadir and Galgaduud regions, SBC-AAP interventions reached 118,265 individuals with crucial life-saving messages Adado, Dhusamareb, Abudwak, Kaxda, and Deynile districts, AAP interventions reached 118,265 individuals with crucial life-saving messages.
Situation in Numbers
4,534,013children in need of humanitarian assistance(HNRP 2024)
6,869,716people in need(HNRP 2024)
3,861,643Internally Displaced People (HNRP 2024)
Funding Overview and Partnership
UNICEF Somalia is appealing for US$189.1 million towards the 2024 Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC). As of February, US$4.9 million had been received from the governments of Japan and the United Kingdom and from the French and German UNICEF National Committees for cholera and malnutrition prevention, mitigation, and response, water supply, hygiene and sanitation, child protection, education in emergencies, immunization, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, and accountability to affected populations. The response for displaced children and at-risk families.
Overall, available funds for emergencies amount to US$58.8 million of which US$53.9 million was carried over from last year. Sectors with the most funding are cluster coordination, WASH and Nutrition, with Social Policy and Education the least funded. UNICEF is strengthening its partnerships with existing public sector donors while strategizing on new collaborations with the private sector. As competition for humanitarian resources increases exponentially across the globe, further discussions are underway on improving fundraising approaches and boosting investments for low-cost, high-impact interventions, and resilience-building initiatives.