Somalia: Tropical Cyclone - Nov 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: ...

Situation analysis Description of the disaster The Tropical Cyclone Emergency Appeal was launched in December 2013 to assist households affected by the tropical cyclone disaster that hit Bari and...

Situation analysis Description of the disaster The Tropical Cyclone Emergency Appeal was launched in December 2013 to assist households affected by the tropical cyclone disaster that hit Bari and...

Appeal History: Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 67,841 was allocated to support the Somalia Red Crescent Society (SRCS) in delivering immediate assistance to affected persons. A DREF...

Appeal History: Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 67,841 was allocated to support the Somalia Red Crescent Society (SRCS) in delivering immediate assistance to affected persons. This...

Date of launch:: 20 December 2013 Expected timeframe: 9 months, Expected end date: September 2014 DREF allocated: CHF 67,841; Initial Appeal budget: CHF 2,406,038; Revised Appeal budget: CHF 896,908 ...

KEY ISSUES Based on ongoing monitoring activities in addition to the results of rapid preliminary Gu season field assessment carried out in June 2014, the food security situation is projected to...

Illegal fishing practices, hazardous waste dumping, soil erosion, and the felling of mangrove and acacia trees for charcoal – these are all ongoing activities that are damaging Somalia’s coastline,...

Syria: Fierce fighting between opposition groups has led to further displacement in Deir-ez-Zor while a truce between the Government and the opposition is expected to see the Old City of Homs handed...

Overview On the 10th of November, 2013, the north east coast of Somalia was hit by a powerful tropical cyclone which caused flash floods that swept away homesteads, livestock, destroyed crops and...

Syria: The security situation had deteriorated with escalating violence in the West of the country resulting in population displacement and hampering the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Large...

KEY ISSUES According to the post-Deyr 2013/14 seasonal assessment results, in February-June 2014, an estimated 857 000 people are classified in Crisis and Emergency acute food insecurity phases based...

Many sources of water in Somalia have been damaged or have lacked maintenance since the outbreak of conflict in the early 1990s. Making sure that Somalis have access to safe water supplies is thus a...

Syria: Violence continues with government forces shelling areas recently gained by opposition fighters in Lattakia province, along the western Turkish border. In the northeast, aid convoys have...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The nutrition status of children under the age of five is generally accepted as one of the best indicators of prevailing poverty and food insecurity in the region/country. The Food...

Situation Update On 10 November 2013, the State of Puntland in Somalia was hit by a tropical cyclone, followed by very heavy rains and flash floods. An estimated 20,300 households (approximate...

HIGHLIGHTS: Events to commemorate the World AIDS Day were convened all over Somalia and included sports activities, performances by local traditional dancers and singers and official receptions...

Nearly 860,000 people remain acutely food insecure in Somalia Key Messages An estimated 857,000 people will be in Crisis and Emergency (IPC Phases 3 and 4) requiring urgent humanitarian assistance...

Posted on Fri, Feb-28-2014 Somalia - Following a malaria outbreak in a cyclone-affected area of Puntland, Somalia, IOM, in coordination with the Puntland health authorities and UN agencies, has...