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In April 2022, 25,468 people were displaced by drought, a 66 per cent decrease compared to March 2022 . As in the previous month, Banadir and Gedo were among the regions which received most new IDPs...

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The GHO 2022, launched on 2 December 2021, required $41 billion to assist 194 million of the 296 million people in need in 69 countries. Needs and requirements have grown to $46.06 billion to assist...

WHO: Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths. WHAT: Mission to Kenya. WHEN: 12-13 May 2022. WHERE: Nairobi and Turkana. Communities in the Horn of Africa are experiencing one of the most severe...

HIGHLIGHTS • As of 20 April, six areas in Somalia are facing the risk of localized famine in the coming months, according to the latest famine risk analysis by the Food Security and Nutrition...

6.1M PEOPLE TARGETED 2.5M PEOPLE REACHED (JAN - MAR 2022) 41% REACHED 74 DISTRICTS COVERED 190 PARTNERS

Hybrid, 26 April 2022 As delivered Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Many thanks to all for your participation and equally important for your patience and understanding around the time delays. I am...

Today donors pledged US$1.39 billion for humanitarian and development response to the drought in the Horn of Africa that has left more than 15 million people severely food insecure across Ethiopia,...

Following three consecutive failed rainy seasons, the Horn of Africa is experiencing one of its worst droughts in recent history, with up to 16 million people severely food insecure in Ethiopia,...

Thank you to all present for joining us on this important day. And thanks also to Janez for co-hosting. I would particularly like to thank the Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr. Mohamed Hussein Roble...

The Horn of Africa faces a historic drought Ahmad Hassan Yarrow stands in front of his makeshift home in a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in southern Somalia’s Luuq district. He is one...

HIGHLIGHTS The Horn of Africa is experiencing one of its most severe droughts in recent history, with more than 15 million people acutely food insecure in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. Families are...

THE SITUATION IN SOMALIA The drought in Somalia since early 2021 has compounded the humanitarian situation in the country, leaving millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance. As of April...

In 2021, amid the rapidly worsening drought situation in Somalia, the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) released four Rapid Response (RR) grants to ensure immediate scale up of efforts to...

PRESS RELEASE (New York, 14 April 2022): The United Nations is rushing US$100 million of aid to hunger hotspots in Africa and the Middle East as the spillover effects of the Ukrainian conflict...

Somalia is facing famine conditions as a perfect storm of poor rain, skyrocketing food prices and huge funding shortfalls leaves almost 40% of Somalis on the brink. Mogadishu, 12th April, 2022:...

HIGHLIGHTS • An urgent scale up of humanitarian assistance is required to prevent extreme food security and nutrition outcomes, including the risk of famine between now and June. Latest projections...