Somalia: Cholera Outbreak - 2016-2026 - Appeal Updates

CONTEXT Somalia continues to face one of the world’s most complex and protracted humanitarian crises, driven by a convergence of conflict, climate shocks, disease outbreaks and widespread...

Somalia faces an intensifying humanitarian crisis driven by prolonged drought, conflict, and recurrent disease outbreaks. A multi-stakeholder shock analysis conducted in 2025 estimated that 7.5...

HIGHLIGHTS In 2026, humanitarian conditions in Somalia are expected to deteriorate further, leaving at least 4.8 million people, including 3 million children, in urgent need of humanitarian...

Part 1: Needs Analysis 1.1 Crisis Overview Humanitarians conducted a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder shock analysis that determined that there are 9.1 million Somalis affected by the humanitarian...

HIGHLIGHTS The impact of climate change, disease outbreaks and poverty in Somalia is staggering. Despite greater stability in some areas of the country, ongoing conflict continues to cause...

IOM Vision IOM Somalia's primary goal is to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity through the delivery of frontline services to crisis-affected populations, while steadily...

Overview of the situation Cholera is endangering children’s lives. Eastern and Southern Africa is grappling with one of the worst cholera outbreaks in decades, with cases rapidly spreading across the...

In 2023, Somalia walked back from the brink of famine due to devastating drought, considered one of the worst in decades, and only a few months later faced the worst floods in generations. Against...

FOREWORD The threats of climate change, extreme weather events, food insecurity, conflict and displacement are intersecting, causing deeper and increasingly complex health emergencies. In 2024,...

HIGHLIGHTS In addition to climatic shocks, people in Somalia continue to experience conflict, disease outbreaks and poverty. In 2024, humanitarian assistance is required for 8.3 million people,...

The 2024 HNRP for Somalia is being finalized. This summary presents HCT-agreed key figures and planning parameters. Final figures and planning details will be presented in the complete HNRP which...

NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE The Somali Red Crescent Society is an independent, nonpolitical humanitarian organisation. It was established in April 1963, became a legal entity by presidential decree in...

Introduction Cholera is a major health risk in many parts of the world, affecting millions of people every year. Since mid-2021, the world has been facing an acute upsurge of the seventh cholera...

Highlights After years of steady decline, cholera has made a devastating comeback. A deadly combination of climate change, underinvestment in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, and in...

UN agency calls for $171 million in funds to support 28 million people suffering in Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, South Sudan, Burundi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

It is estimated that more than 46 million people in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda are in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 3 or above.

Response Plan Overview PEOPLE IN NEED: 8.25M PEOPLE TARGETED: 7.6M REQUIREMENTS (US$): $2.6B OPERATIONAL PARTNERS: 335 SO1: Prevent loss of life of 6.7 million of the most severely vulnerable people,...

Appeal highlights UNICEF’s Level 3 Scale-Up Activation for the Horn of Africa, in conjunction with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee System-Wide Scale-Up, aims to respond in Somalia to an estimated...

The Horn of Africa Is Facing An Unprecedented Drought Emergency, With Catastrophic Consequences Communities in the Horn of Africa are in the midst of a likely fifth consecutive failed rainy...

In numbers Population targeted 2.34 million Funding requirement USD 268 million Priority areas 65 districts Timeframe May 2022 – June 2023 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...