Somalia: Floods - Apr 2013 Updates

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Executive summary This report was commissioned by UNHCR’s Shelter and Settlements Section (SSS). It combines the findings of two separate evaluations undertaken in Somalia in the latter half of 2014: ...

SWALIM Completes Preliminary Estimation of Land Cover in Northern Somalia Sustainable management of land resources requires one to have accurate and up to date information on the major vegetation...

Snapshot 5 – 12 November In Syria, the opposition agreed to participate in international peace talks in Geneva under the condition that President al-Assad is excluded from any transitional...

Snapshot 29 October – 5 November In Syria, the opposition remains divided over their participation to proposed peace talks in Geneva, with a decision being expected by 9 November. In Damascus, the...

Near average Karan crop production expected in December/January in the Northwest KEY MESSAGES • In September, a better off-season cereal and cash crop than anticipated in July was harvested in...

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 KEY FINDINGS In June-July 2013, the FSNAU in collaboration with regional governments and several partner agencies carried out food security and nutrition assessments across...

Snapshot 08 – 15 October In Syria, heavy fighting is ongoing in Rural Damascus, Dar’a, Aleppo, Idleb and Homs, with government forces making gains in Rural Damascus while the opposition has won ground in Dar’a. Despite the call of al-Qaeda’s leader for opposition fighters to unite,...

As of 8 October, almost 3 million people living across 30 of Thailand’s 77 provinces were affected by floods caused by heavier than usual monsoon rains.

There is a need for a multidisciplinary approach by humanitarian, development, human rights and peace building actors in order to create conditions for durable solution for IDPs.

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Despite improvements, 870,000 likely in Crisis and Emergency (IPC Phase 3 and 4) through December KEY MESSAGES • The number of people in Crisis and Emergency (IPC Phase 3 and 4) is now at its lowest...

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Below average 2013 “gu” cereal crops expected in central/southern areas following unfavourable rains, pest outbreaks and reduced planted area Off-season crop production...

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NAIROBI [ACTED News] - Heavy rains that fell across South Central Somalia in the last Gu season (the country’s main rainy season) brought about relief to dry conditions but also localized flooding,...

Snapshot 12 – 19 August In Syria, fighting between governmental forces and opposition groups has been concentrated in Aleppo, Deir-ez-Zor, Homs, Lattakia and Rural Damascus this week. Meanwhile,...

SWALIM Locates Source of the Kismayo Charcoal Pile Charcoal production in Somalia is a serious problem and the environmental damage caused is a huge concern for the future generations. In September...

HIGHLIGHTS • Moderate to heavy rains in March marked an early start to the April-June Gu rainy season, with Gaalkacyo, Eyl, Laas Caanood in Mudug, Nugaal and Bari, Jowhar and Baardheere districts in...

In focus • Due to conflict, ‘Emergency’ (IPC phase 4) levels of food insecurity exists in local areas of South Sudan, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, South and West Yemen and northern Mali...

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.