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Add to Preferred SourcesSomalia’s federal authorities and international partners launched a plan requiring more than a $1 billion to provide much-needed humanitarian aid to some three million Somalis this year.
“As we launch this plan, we must reflect on the nature of the humanitarian crises that Somalia continues to suffer. Just a couple of months ago, more than half a million people were affected by floods that inundated large areas of the country – while most of those who were affected have returned home, many continue to struggle to rebuild their lives,” the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, said at the launch in the capital, Mogadishu.
Delayed and erratic Gu rains were already affecting various parts of the country when severe flooding struck late last year. The country has now been hit by the worst locust infestation in 25 years, and there are concerns that the Giilal dry season may lead to water shortages, decrease food stocks, and reduce crop production.
The HRP will provide life-saving aid and livelihood support to three million people, including the 1. 7 million people displaced by conflict, insecurity, forced evictions, droughts and floods. The aid will be in the form of monthly food assistance to 2.1 million people; support for access to education for more than 300,000 children; health assistance for 2.5 million0 people; and the delivery of safe water to more than 1.2 million people. It also seeks to address conflict-related protection concerns including the risk of gender-based violence.
This year, the total HRP funding requirement has decreased by 11 percent – or $120 million – from $1.08 billion to $1.03 billion.
At the same time, the total number of people in need has increased by 19 percent – or one million people – from 4.2 million in 2109 to 5.2 million in 2020. The total targeted population has decreased by 12 percent – some 400,000 people – from 3.4 million in 2019 to 3 million with the latter figure representing just 58 percent of the 5.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. The HRP plan is based on humanitarian needs as of December 2019, and will be adjusted if a change in context requires it.
Original source: UNSOM
Published on 22 January 2019