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- 5.4 million people in need of humanitarian and protection services
- 4 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance
- 4.4 million people in need of water, sanitation and hygiene services
- 1.2 million children under-5 projected to be malnourished in 2018
- 1 Million+ people displaced due to drought and conflict in 2017
- 2.4 Million children require education support
- 5.7 Million people require health support
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Humanitarian situation: The drought situation in Somalia still persists with below normal rainfall being recorded across Somalia. However, food security improved slightly due to the continued largescale humanitarian assistance and the short-term impact of the Deyr rains. The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance and protection has reduced from 6.7 million in October 2017 to 5.4 million in December 2017 according to FSNAU – FEWSNET postDeyr seasonal assessment report.
- Malnutrition status: A slight improvement in nutritional status in Somalia has been observed with national mean Global Acute Malnutrition rate reducing from 17.4% in October to 13.8% in December 2017. 301,000 children under the age of 5 are acutely malnourished, including 48,000 who are considered severely malnourished and may face increased risk of disease and death.
- Displacements by drought: While 2 million people have been displaced in Somalia since January 2017 according to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix of December 2017, a significant reduction in the monthly average of new displacement has been recorded since July 2017. Apart from those located in southern Somalia, availability of employment opportunities and declining food prices has given some relief to the IDPs.
- Serious access and protection concerns persist: The spike in armed conflict and active hostilities attributed to military operations and inter-clan conflict has been experienced in parts of Bakool,
Galgaduud, Juba, Middle Shabelle, Lower Shabelle, Bari and Galmudug regions increasing the cases of abuses against civilians, including widespread gender-Based Violence, recruitment and use of children, indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks on civilian areas and destruction of infrastructure. An estimated 3.6 million people are in need of protection services, most of whom are found in the IDP settlements. - Need to scale up response: World Vision International has assisted 1,173,267 people in affected areas of Somaliland, Puntland, Jubaland and South West State since January 2017. More assistance is still needed to match the increased needs.
Original source: World Vision
Published on 16 February 2018