The Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has so far allocated $28.6 million for life saving interventions by funding 54 partners. In immediate response to predicted flooding, devastating drought...
Somalia
Somalia experienced the worst drought in decades in 2023, followed by the most extensive floods in generations, all within the span of just a few months. Despite some improvements, levels of humanitarian needs are still severe and extreme. Almost one in five Somalis face high levels of acute food insecurity. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis published on 15 February, at least 4 million people (21 per cent of the population) are estimated to be in IPC Phase 3 or worse (Crisis or Emergency) until March 2024.
High levels of acute malnutrition persist in many areas, with an estimated 1.7 million children aged 6 to 59 months facing acute malnutrition between January and December 2024, of whom 430,000 are likely to be severely malnourished. Access to healthcare is limited and functional health facilities are inadequate, which heightens the risk of maternal and infant mortality, increases rates of preventable diseases like cholera.
Recurrent shocks, including climatic events such as droughts, floods, conflict/insecurity and disease outbreaks will continue to exacerbate humanitarian needs in 2024. While the number of people in need is projected to decrease slightly by 17 per cent from 8.3 million in 2023 to 6.9 million, the humanitarian crisis remains alarming and well above the five-year average.
Displacement remains widespread, with millions of people forced to abandon their homes and live in dire conditions in displacement sites. More than 3.8 million people are displaced; many more than once. Women and children make up more than 80 per cent of displaced people and face significant protection risks, which are heightened by pre-existing inequities.
The 2024 Somalia Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) requires US$1.6 billion to assist 5.2 million people. The plan is highly targeted, focusing on areas with high need severity. This has led to a 32 per cent decrease in the number of people targeted and a 40 per cent reduction in financial requirements compared to 2023. Ten of 74 districts have been prioritized from January to March 2024, with a focus on emergency response in the districts most affected by flooding in 2023.
To focus on the most vulnerable, sub-national and area-based coordination is being strengthened. The response advocates for scaled-up support to durable solutions, social protection programming, disaster risk reduction and water management, to mitigate the structural drivers of humanitarian needs. However, attacks on humanitarian workers and infrastructure and restrictions on movements exacerbate access and operational challenges.
Overview of humanitarian response in Somalia
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- Total Population
- 18.7M 2024
- Acutely malnourished children below 5
- 1.5M
- People in need
- 6.9M 2024
- People to be covered by assistance
- 5.2M 2024
- Total requirements (USD)
- 1.6B 2024
- Total requirements (USD)
- 1.6B 2024
- Funding total (USD)
- 588M 2024
- Funding gap (USD)
- 997.3M 2024
The Somalia Humanitarian Fund
- Pledged amount (USD)
- 31.3M 2024
- Paid amount (USD)
- 31M 2024
Funding for OCHA Somalia
- Total requirements (USD)
- 10.3M 2024
- Opening balance (USD)
- 57.4K 2024
- Earmarked funding (USD)
- 2.8M 2024
- Total (USD)
- 2.8M 2024
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