Updates

Extremely Critical acute malnutrition (IPC AMN Phase 5) is confirmed in Mandera, North Horr/Chalbi (Marsabit), and Turkana South and East in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). Laisamis is...

Hanaano, which means ‘to nurture’ in Somali, is a three-year initiative designed to reduce child wasting in the Mandera Triangle/Cluster by addressing its root causes including food security, health...

Key Messages • The first weeks of 2026 have shown an alarming situation unfolding in parts of Kenya as drought conditions intensify. While the 2024 short rains already underperformed and limited...

Executive Summary Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) are facing a rapidly worsening crisis as consecutive failed and below‑average rainy seasons have intensified drought conditions, driving...

Kenya is facing a rapidly escalating drought emergency following the near total failure of the October–December 2025 short rains, which delivered only 30–60% of average rainfall in most areas and...

Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met 21-03-2025 What happened, where and when? Kenya faced a drought that worsened considerably due to the failure of rains observed since the last...

The Eastern Africa region is home to some of the world’s most severe and complex humanitarian crises, with an estimated 48.5 million people - around 20 per cent of the global caseload - in need of...

Kenya is facing a rapidly escalating drought emergency following the near-total failure of the October–December 2025 short rains, which delivered only 30–60% of average rainfall in most areas and...

Key messages  Wajir County is experiencing worsening drought conditions following the poor performance of the October–November–December (OND) 2025 short rains.  The drought situation is currently...

Highlights The Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) continued to experience overlapping and intensifying humanitarian crises. The escalation of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...

DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT Kenya is increasingly vulnerable to climate extremes, with cycles of severe drought often followed by intense rainfall and flooding. Beginning in November 2023, El...

What happened, where and when? Despite sustained eorts to curb the drought’s progression and food insecurity, severe funding gaps and the new humanitaqrian developments have deepened vulnerabilities...

Eastern Africa continued to be home to some of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, driven by a convergence of escalating conflicts, political instability, economic shocks, disease outbreaks,...

Operational Updates Differentiated Assistance Roll-out • In August, WFP implemented prioritized General Food Distributions (GFD) under the Differentiated Assistance (DA) approach, reaching 512,887...

Operational Updates Food Security • The long rains food security and nutrition assessment results show Kenya’s modest improvements in food security, with the number of people in Crisis or worse (IPC...

Rainfall and Temperature The OND season is a critical rainfall period for the equatorial Greater Horn of Africa (GHA), contributing up to 70% of the annual rainfall in parts of Kenya and Somalia...

As of July 2025, more than 282 million people, more than one in five, are affected, with entire regions pushed to the brink by climate shocks, economic instability, and conflict.

The humanitarian situation in Eastern Africa is rapidly deteriorating, driven by escalating conflicts, political instability, economic shocks, disease outbreaks, and extreme climate events. The...

Preface In Fiscal Year 2024, the Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs (HEA) teams throughout East Africa have demonstrated resilience, adaptability, and a commitment to learning. In an area beset by...

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