Somalia: Floods - May 2016 Updates

SUMMARY The Heads of State and Governments at the Summit on the Horn of Africa Crisis in Nairobi in September 2011 declared their commitment to end drought emergencies and vulnerabilities in the IGAD...

*by Sini Maria Heikkila, Humanitarian Policy Officer Tearfund and * Denis Kongere, Regional Drought Policy and Campaigns Manager, Oxfam On June 20, we mark World Refugee Day and remember more than 65...

In 2016, we increased our humanitarian efforts in some of the world’s most challenging environments. As the war in Syria entered its sixth year, our £26.6 million emergency response programme...

For UNICEF Somalia, 2016 was a year where we succeeded in making important progress for children’s rights despite significant challenges. During the year, the Federal Government of Somalia adopted...

In this issue Feature Article A Study on Prosopis Invaded Areas in Somaliland.......................Page 2-3 DOCC in...

Highlights UNICEF projects that the number of children who are or will be acutely malnourished has gone up by 50 per cent since the beginning of the year to 1.4 million, including over 275,000 who...

OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT In 2016, Somalia has experienced a number of emergencies. In addition to the protracted IDP crisis, severe drought, floods, and internal conflicts have occurred. These...

The 2015-2016 El Niño phenomenon has been one of the strongest on record, affecting deeply the lives and livelihoods of more than 60 million people across 40 countries. It has devastated crops and...

1. GENERAL SITUATION Disasters due to climate change and rising armed conflicts in different regions led Somalia to its worst humanitarian crises in history. Natural disasters such as drought and...

Key Issues As a result of the prolonged harsh Hagaa (July – September), followed by delayed and significantly below average Deyr (October–December) rains in many parts of Somalia, food security of...

Asha Ali* lives next to the Shabelle river in Beletweyne, a location that can be both a blessing and a curse. Easy access to water is a blessing. But five months ago the river poured over its banks,...

Letter dated 7 October 2016 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea addressed to the President of the...

Food security expected to deteriorate following forecast below-average Deyr rains KEY MESSAGES It is estimated 1,371,500 people will be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or higher between January and May 2017...

HIGHLIGHTS As of 30th September, 13,643 Acute Watery Diarrhoea/Cholera cases and 497 deaths had been reported. Of these 6,471 (47.4%) were women while 7,918 (58.0%) were children below 5 years. In...

Situation overview Fighting continued for the third week in Gaalkacyo, leaving 18 people killed and 60 injured since 7 October 2016, according to local authorities. By 23 October, humanitarian...

Key Achievements toward Strategic Objectives The Somalia Humanitarian Country Team set three strategic objectives for the 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan. These are: Address humanitarian needs by...

Letter dated 29 September 2016 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea addressed to the President of the...

The rainfall forecast for the next three days points towards light rains of up to 30mm cumulatively in the inland parts of Somaliland and Puntland. The Upper parts of the Ethiopian highlands may...

The rainfall forecast for the next three days points towards light to moderate of up to 30mm in parts of Bari, Nuugal, Sool aand Sanaag regions all in the north eastern parts and Bakool region in the...

Some parts of the Somalia have recorded moderate rains within the last one week which marking a possible start of the Deyr rainy season. The rainfall forecast for the next three days points towards...