Creation date: 10 November 2014 Sources: 1FAO/FSNAU/FEWSNET, 2FAO/SWALIM, 3WHO/UNICEF, 4 FTS (as of 13 November 2014), 5
Somalia: Humanitarian Snapshot
(as of 13 November 2014)
The people of Somalia are facing a deepening humanitarian crisis. Over 1 million Somalis are unable to meet their basic food requirements, an increase of 20 per cent since February this year. This is the first time the number of people in need of life-saving assistance has increased since the end of the devastating famine in 2011, an indication that the modest gains made in the last two years are being reversed. A further 2.1 million people are on the verge of slipping into acute food insecurity, bringing the number of people in need of humanitarian aid to 3.2 million.
Impact of drought
DJIBOUTI
Sanaag
Awdal
90
198
55
Woqooyi Galbeed Togdheer
Pastoral lean season
Bari
167 114
33
J
55
Mudug
Indian Ocean
178
increase since February 2014 Galgaduud
Localized flooding
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Road access is severely constrained in 28 of 42 districts in southern and central Somalia. It is critical that key supply routes are secured to enable commercial traffic and humanitarian access.
159
The fragile humanitarian situation is aggravated by localized flooding, which has affected an estimated 50,000 people across six regions. Hiraan region is most severely affected by flooding.2
129
Hiraan
Bakool
185
Gedo
264
222 Bay
Bakool
3.2
Middle Shabelle
KENYA
128
Middle Shabelle
Middle 92 Juba
Lower 322 Shabelle
Shabelle Lower
147
People in stress 2.16 million People in crisis 1.03 million and emergency
Juba
Inaccessible roads that need to be secured
2 to 4 1 incident
Funding shortfall
640
Lower Juba
5 to 8
people in need
Banadir
Bay
^ Mogadishu !
Number of conflict related incidents Over 8
Mogadishu
million
Mogadishu
Hiraan
Lower
F
Humanitarian access
ETHIOPIA Area of details
Middle Juba
Land preparation and planting
Nugaal
people are unable to meet their basic food requirements
Gedo
Agricultural lean season
Sool
over 1 million 20%
Six districts in southern and central Somalia have been affected by drought. In Gedo, about 70 per cent of residents have been impacted.2 By scaling up the response in Gedo in October, humanitarian partners managed to reach over 150,000 people with emergency water trucking, 130,000 with cash for work activities and 70,000 people with food.
Gulf of Aden
Flooded areas
Swift action by humanitarian partners and some supplementary funding by donors has mitigated the most detrimental effects of the current crisis. However, a sustained and scaled up response commensurate to the need is critical and much more needs to be done to save lives and livelihoods. $933 million requested for 2014 39% funding received4
# of people in need (in thousands)1
61% funding gap
Areas inaccessible by road (October)5
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations
Creation date: 10 November 2014
Sources: 1FAO/FSNAU/FEWSNET, 2FAO/SWALIM,
3
WHO/UNICEF,
4
FTS (as of 13 November 2014),
5
Logistics Cluster
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