Attachments
In Numbers
USD 53 million in assistance delivered through cash-based transfers in October
11,705 mt of in-kind food assistance distributed in October
USD 416 million net funding requirements across all activities for the next six months (Nov 2022-Apr 2023)
5 million people assisted in October 2022
Situation Update
• 6.7 million people are facing Crisis or worse food security outcomes in Somalia, including 2.2 million people facing Emergency (IPC Phase 4) from October to December 2022 and over 300,000 people who are facing catastrophic hunger (IPC Phase 5). Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Baidoa, Mogadishu, Dollow, Garowe and Galkacyo, and the urban poor who have limited room to absorb further price increases are the worst affected. The nutrition situation is deteriorating, and the poorest Somalis and children bear the impact. Between August 2022 and July 2023, 1.8 million children face acute malnutrition, including 513,000 who are projected to face severe malnutrition.
• A new food and nutrition security assessment in areas at risk of famine is currently underway led by the Food Security and Nutrition Assessment Unit (FSNAU).
Assessment results are anticipated in late November and will inform an updated understanding of the food security and nutrition situation as well as define new projections for the January to June 2023 period.
Operational Updates
• In October, WFP provided food and nutrition assistance to 5 million people distributing over USD 53 million through cash-based transfers and 11,705 mt of food through in-kind support. Most WFP’s beneficiaries received cash-based transfers allowing for WFP to maintain beneficiary dignity, transparency, and efficiency during distribution cycles.
• Relief food assistance reached 4.3 million people, of which 3.6 million people received cash transfers and around 738,000 people received in-kind support. Total cash distributed to relief beneficiaries amounted to over USD 52 million, of which half was provided as mobile money.
• 559,000 people, including malnourished children and pregnant and breastfeeding women, received Specialized Nutritious Foods through WFP treatment and malnutrition prevention programmes enabling them to meet their basic nutrition requirements. Over 97,000 new children under 5 years admitted for Moderate Acute Malnutrition treatment were reached in the month of October.
• WFP is delivering first line assistance to vulnerable populations in line with the new Integrated Response Framework for Somalia, in hard-to-reach areas and for new IDP arrivals in formal and informal settlements across the country. By the end of October, over 125,000 people received first line assistance across nine districts of Somalia (Baidoa rural, Buur Hakaba, Ceel Buur, Haradhere, Bulu Burte, Jalalaqsi, Jamaame, Kurtunwararey and Hudur).