ReliefWeb

KEY MESSAGES

• Humanitarian situation:The threat of famine persists with severe drought expected to deepen until the start of rainy season in October .

• Food security deteriorating: An estimated 3.1 million people – 25 per cent of the population – are expected to be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or Emergency (IPC Phase 4) through December 2017.The loss of livestock, below average harvests and high food prices are further exacerbating food insecurity.

• Malnutrition status: The overall nutrition situation in Somalia continues to deteriorate, especially the northern and central regions. An estimated 388,000 children under age 5 are acutely malnourished, including 87,000 who are severely malnourished and face the risk of death without action

• Displaced: More than a million people have been displaced due to severe drought and conflict. Baidoa and Mogadishu have the highest number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) with a slight increase being recorded in Baidoa in the past month.

• Access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) remains:While new cases of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) have reduced, over 4.5 million people still need WASH services in the country. 76,236 cases of AWD/ Cholera have been reported since Januar y 2017, with 65 percent being children below the age of 5.

• Need to scale up response: World Vision International (WVI) has assisted 685,528 people in affected areas of Somaliland, Puntland, Jubaland and South West State since January 2017. More assistance is still needed to match the increased needs.