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Amid decades of conflict, recurrent climate shocks and disease outbreaks, the humanitarian situation in Somalia was already grave with the number of Somalis in need of humanitarian assistance and protection skyrocketing 30 per cent this year compared to 2021 to an estimated 7.7 million – and that was before the impact of the current drought.
Now, the situation has deteriorated. The drought has wiped out crop harvests and livestock are dying due to a lack of water and pasture, leaving many pastoral communities deprived of their only source of income.
More than 80 per cent of the country has remained generally dry, and water and staple food prices have experienced dramatic price hikes. The outlook is uncertain, with weather forecasts predicting an average to below-average rainy season.
In response, UN humanitarian agencies and their partners are ramping up responses and reprogramming activities to address the impact of the drought, as the levels of need are rapidly rising, surpassing available capacities and resources.
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- UN OCHA, 24 May 2023 - With 32 million people struggling from drought and conflict, donors at UN-backed event announce US$2.4 billion to support people in the Horn of Africa
- UN OCHA, 5 Apr 2023 - Press Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia
- UN OCHA, 29 Mar 2023 - Business brief: Somalia Humanitarian Response
- FAO, 6 Mar 2023 - Somalia: lives and livelihoods of millions still at risk, FAO calls for an urgent scale-up in emergency humanitarian aid alongside resilience
- UN OCHA, 28 Feb 2023 - Humanitarian needs in Somalia remain high: additional funding urgently required to sustain response beyond March 2023
- IOM, 28 Feb 2023 - Displacement in Somalia Reaches Record High 3.8 Million: IOM Deputy Director General Calls for Sustainable Solutions
- UN OCHA, 8 Feb 2023 - Humanitarian partners seek US$2.6 billion to assist 7.6 million people in Somalia in 2023
- FAO, 20 Dec 2022 - Somalia: FAO calls for fully funded, at-scale and sustained life-saving and livelihoods support to pull people from the brink of famine
- UN OCHA, 13 Dec 2022 - The humanitarian situation in Somalia remains extremely serious: assistance must be sustained and improved to continue to prevent famine
- FAO, 8 Dec 2022 - A glimmer of hope for the displaced during Eid as FAO conducts pilot destocking activity in Southern Somalia
- FAO, 8 Dec 2022 - Hard-to-reach communities receive support with FAO cash transfers in drought affected Somalia
- FAO, 29 Nov 2022 - As drought bites, FAO and Germany step up humanitarian action in rural Somalia
- UN OCHA, 24 Oct 2022 – Somalia: The Cost of Inaction
- UNSOM, 7 Jun 2022 - Statement by Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Adam Abdelmoula on the drought at the Spokesperson’s Noon Briefing at UN Headquarters in New York
- UN OCHA, 6 Jun 2022 - Joint news release: As rains fail again, catastrophic hunger looms over Somalia
- Joint Statement, 12 Apr 2022 - Joint FAO-OCHA-UNICEF-WFP Statement on the Drought Emergency in Somalia
- Joint Statement, 20 Dec 2021 - Humanitarian partners release 2022 Response Plan for Somalia as UN announces $17 million for immediate drought response 20 Dec 2021
- UN News, 5 Apr 2023 - Somalia: $2.6 billion appeal to aid millions still on the brink of famine
- WHO, 20 Mar 2023 - New study finds that 43 000 “excess deaths” may have occurred in 2022 from the drought in Somalia
- FAO, 14 Mar 2023 - Stories of change – resilient communities in rural Somaliland
- UNICEF, 20 Feb 2023 - Clean water relieves the stress on drought-stricken families in Somalia
- IOM, 8 Feb 2023 - IOM-GIST Research provides new insights on the movement trends for the displaced in Somalia
- FAO, 26 Jan 2023 - Smallholder farmers represent Somalia's food security and are critical to community development
- UN OCHA, 6 Jan 2023 - “The doctors saved my daughter’s life”
- NRC, UNHCR, 9 Dec 2022 - Briefing paper: Living in Fear - Conflict-induced displacements in Somalia: Protection gaps, risks and needs
- UNHCR, 7 Dec 2022 - Reporting on arrival, IDPs displaced between 12/7/2022 - 12/14/2022
- UN OCHA, 6 Dec 2022 - The hushed tones of extreme hunger
- UNDP, 5 Dec 2022 - What if early warings do not result in early action?
- FAO, 29 Nov 2022 - As drought bites, FAO and Germany step up humanitarian action in rural Somalia
- FAO, 27 Nov - Overcoming a climate crisis and minimizing its contribution to malnutrition in Somalia
- UN OCHA, 4 Nov 2022 - Somalia: Hope fades as famine looms
- UN News, 6 Sep 2022 - Somalia: UN’s top humanitarian forum warns of ‘tipping point’ as famine risk rises
- UNSOM, 30 Jul 2022 - In Galmudug, UN Special Representative highlights state-building, reconciliation, security and preventing famine
- UNSOM, 20 Jun 2022 - On the brink of famine: Somalia’s humanitarian coordinator witnesses acute malnutrition, calls for action
- UNSOM, 31 May 2022 - On field visit with Somalia’s drought envoy, Humanitarian Coordinator warns of “dire and grim” situation
- UNSOM, 13 Apr 2022 - "I'm 95-years-old and I have never seen such drought” – UN officials in Somalia told on humanitarian visit
- UNSOM, 6 Apr 2022 - Amid growing famine risk in Somalia, UN humanitarian visit in Galkayo highlights dire conditions of displaced Somalis
- UNSOM, 3 Apr 2022 - On safer ground: Supporting efforts to make Somalia free of explosive remnants of war
- UNSOM, 28 Mar 2022 - UN: As impact of drought worsens, growing risk of famine in Somalia
- UNSOM, 21 Feb 2022 - On a drought assessment visit to Somaliland, Deputy UN Envoy highlights the need for support to drought-hit communities
- UN News, 15 Feb 2022 - Elections must be finalized amid worsening drought, Security Council hears
WHO: Responding to the drought in Somalia, 2022 Grade 3 Health Emergency - August 2023
IOM Somalia Drought Response - January 2023
WFP Somalia: Famine Prevention Response Situation Report (December 2022)
Read the latest humanitarian update for Somalia
Read the latest Somalia humanitarian report
IOM Somalia Drought Situation Report
Drought Response and Famine Prevention Dashboard
Bi-weekly Drought Report (15 - 31 December 2022)
IOM Somalia Drought Response - December 2022
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