A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis The complex nature of the crisis Somalia is consistently ranked among the world’s most fragile contexts, second in the Fund for Peace Fragile States...
HIGHLIGHTS Erratic Gu rains raise concerns that they may not reverse Somalia’s long drought, with an estimated 5 million people affected, as massive displacement, livestock losses, rising...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Barwaaqo is improving access to water and livelihoods for more than 600,000 people across Somalia through community led solutions. Multi use water points support farming, livestock,...
This is a summary of what was said by the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Assistant Executive Director, Matthew Hollingworth, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at a press briefing in Geneva today. ...
Brief Summary Radio Ergo’s audience feedback platform in the week 30 April – 6 May 2026 captured a large number of calls from across the country about rainfall that people mostly said was helping to...
Key Highlights Between January and April 2026, Somalia recorded 549,985 internally displaced individuals and 12,739 protection risks, underscoring the scale and urgency of protection needs. These...
Review Summary: • The week of 28 April to 4 May 2026 was relatively active, with moderate to heavy rainfall observed in parts of Sool, Bay, Middle Shabelle, Lower Shabelle, Woqooyi Galbeed, Gedo, and...
Key Highlights The prolonged drought in Somalia continues to exac erbate malnutrition, increase susceptibility to disease, and elevate mortality risks, particularly among vulnerable populations. An...
In Quarter 1 2026, 3 Site Management Partners worked together with more than 80 Site Management staff receiving & managing community feedback. This quarter, 9,594 feedback entries were received - a...
The humanitarian situation in Somalia remained fragile amid a constrained funding environment globally in 2026. According to the new IPC Report, Somalia’s hunger crisis is rapidly deteriorating. By...
New assessment finds drought pushing Somali families to the brink as hunger becomes nearly universal Mogadishu, 28 April 2026: Somalia is facing a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, with 6.5...
Drawing on UNHCR, NRC, and national partner data, this report analyzes displacement trends from January to December 2025, covering internal and cross-border movements. It highlights regional...
The latest round of Emergency Trend Tracking (ETT) was initiated in February 2025 to monitor displacement movements during the Jilaal dry season. Between January and March 2026, DTM teams conducted...
Brief Analysis There were more calls about rainfall than about drought in the audience feedback captured on Radio Ergo’s independent nationwide call-in platform in the week 23-29 April 2026. Many...
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization cautions that there is no room for complacency in the country’s battle to ensure food security in the face of threefold dangers. The humanitarian crisis...
In 2026, Somalia is facing a deepening humanitarian emergency driven by drought, conflict, and mass displacement. A reduced humanitarian response, amid budget cuts, has significantly weakened...
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The European Union and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) have confirmed multi-million Euro funding to support life‑saving assistance to people in Somalia impacted by the...
On 25 – 26 April, Banadir region in south-eastern Somalia experienced heavy rainfall that caused widespread flooding and disproportionately affected low-lying IDP settlements in Dayniile District...
Heavy rainfall over the past two days in Banadir region has resulted in widespread flooding, particularly disproportionately affecting low-lying IDP settlements in Dayniile District. The flooding has...
26 April 2026, Mogadishu, Somalia – Early on the morning of 19 February 2026, as the sun rose over Dhusamareb, the capital of Somalia’s Galmudug State, a vaccination team arrived at one of the local...
