Jan 12, 2017 - In response to the worsening drought, the Humanitarian. Coordinator has released US$3.2 million from the.
Somalia: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 12 January 2017) The humanitarian situation in Somalia has become increasingly fragile. Some 5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 1.1 million are acutely food insecure. Severe drought conditions are expanding across the country. (AWD)/Cholera outbreaks have been reported in some areas. To boost drought response, pooled funds have been released. Humanitarian partners are scaling up life-saving response to the most vulnerable people.
POOLED FUNDS BOOST DROUGHT RESPONSE
YEMEN
In response to the worsening drought, the Humanitarian Coordinator has released US$3.2 million from the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF). Additional funding coming in from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), SHF and bilateral donors is expected to allow for further scale-up.
Gulf of Aden
DJIBOUTI Awdal
Sanaag Bari
219
1.1 million
3.9 million
people acutely food insecure
people in stress
158
Woqooyi Galbeed
189
425 Togdheer
$960,000 $800,000
Sool
368
33% 30%
140
DROUGHT SITUATION
25%
Nugaal
Drought continues to worsen and has affected the availability of water and pasture. Negative trends occasioned by the drought are not expected to reverse until the arrival of the Gu rainy season (April - June 2017)1.
ETHIOPIA
Galgaduud
Scale-up of food security activities, including through reprogramming of funds activities to be able to respond to the increasing needs.
WASH and education partners provide water for schools and communities, safe drinking water and emergency feeding in schools, as well as hygiene promotion, water tanks and jerry cans.
145
KENYA
209
165
BuloBurto
Jalalaqsi Middle Shabelle Jowhar
Baidoa
Gedo
Mudug
227
Belet Weyne Hiraan
Bakool
Bay
Marka
1.2 million
people in need
Effective coordination and delivery of supplies for hygiene promotion
137 Lower Juba
Protection cluster partners improve the protection environment for the most vulnerable, including internally displaced persons and returnees, through technical advice, analysis, strategy development, advocacy and direct interventions as applicable. Shelter cluster partners target both IDPs and the refugee returnees, with emergency non-food assistance.
34 related deaths
Response
5 million
Mogadishu
450 Lower Shabelle
1,241 reported cases
Authorities and humanitarian partners have stepped up response efforts in the affected areas.
\Banadir
Middle Juba
Widespread water shortages in the drought-affected areas have increased the risk of Acute Watery Diarhoea (AWD)/Cholera. Since 7 December 2016, some areas including Bay, Hiraan, Lower Juba and Middle and Lower Shabelle regions have reported outbreaks3.
(as of 9 January)
168
225
Hygiene kits distribution and chlorination of water sources
Kismayo
168
Drought condition1 Normal
xx
Moderate Severe Extreme
Treatment of AWD/cholera cases in health centers
# of people in need - Phase 2, 3 & 4 (in thousands)2 Areas affected by AWD/cholera outbreak
Sources: 1. FAO-SWALIM as of 16 December 2016, 2. FAO-FSNAU 3. WHO
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Oral cholera vaccination campaigns in Somalia to start in January 2017
Nearly one million doses of oral cholera vaccine for Somalia have been approved by the Global Task Force on cholera control.
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Creation date: 12 January 2017
12% Health
Nutrition
AWD/ CHOLERA OUTBREAKS Indian Ocean
The humanitarian response to drought includes:
Food Security
WASH
248
Critical nutrition supplies and medicines provided for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition to acutely malnourished children, pregnant and lactating women.
$384,000
156
Response
Health and WASH partners provide treatment and prevention in response to AWD/Cholera and measles outbreaks, as well as prepositioning of emergency health supplies and medicines in areas with increased risk of disease outbreaks.
US$3.2 million released from SHF
$1,057,000
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