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Post Gu 2012 Nutrition Analysis Technical Report
September 26, 2012Read More ....
A significant scale-up of emergency response since September/October 2011, in combination with the off season harvest and the Deyr (October-December) 2011 harvest has had a considerable impact on improving food access, acute malnutrition, and mortality levels in the southern Somali population. As a result, famine outcomes characterized by evidence of of all three of the following outcomes, based on the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) version 2.0, are no longer existent in Southern Somalia:
- at least 20 percent of households face extreme food deficits.
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Somalia Post-Gu 2012: Food Security and Nutrition Outlook, August to December 2012
August 31, 2012Read More ....
In Somalia, 2.085 million people including populations in both rural and urban areas and including internally displaced persons (IDPs) are currently food insecure. This represents a decrease of the population in need by 17 percent compared to the estimate from six months before. Despite the decrease of the population in need, the total remains among the world’s largest. 53.7 percent of the food insecure are classified in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) in urban and rural areas, 7.9 percent are classified in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) in urban and rural areas, and 38.4 percent are IDPs in a food...
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Somalia Crisis Easing, but 2.12 Million People Remain Food Insecure
August 29, 2012[b]August 29, 2012, Nairobi [/b]- Food security and nutrition data indicate continued improvements in food security in Somalia. During 2011, a Famine affected over 4 million people, or more than half of the population of Somalia, leading to tens of thousands of deaths. However, a report by Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU), managed by UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with FEWS NET, estimates that 2.12 million people are in acute food security crisis for the August to December 2012 period, a 16 percent reduction from the beginning of the year. The improved...Read More ....
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FSNAU Releases the Nutrition Situation Update for Somalia (May - June, 2012)
June 29, 2012Read More ....
The nutrition situation among rural,urban and IDP populations across Somalia is likely to remain unchanged since January 2012. Northern and central regions are projected to remain in Serious.
Critical phases, while southern regions will likely remain in Very Critical phase, except for Lower Shabelle in Critical phase where average crop harvests are anticipated. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are likely to remain in Critical-Very Critical nutrition phase except for Hargeisa IDPs, in sustained Serious phase, Mogadishu IDPs in Critical and Mogadishu Urban in Serious phases, based...
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Quarterly Brief - Focus on Post Gu Season Early Warning
June 25, 2012Read More ....
Based on the results of the rapid preliminary Gu season field assessment carried out in June 2012 and monthly monitoring of food security and nutrition situation, FSNAU projects a total number of people in a food security crisis is likely to remain unchanged in the second half of the year. This forecast will hold under the conditions of continued humanitarian support (cash and food), which was extended to 3.4 million people in January-April this year. The impact of the assistance is seen in improved access to food, social safety nets and household incomes to allow for restocking of...
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FSNAU Launches Market Data Export Functionality in its web-based Integrated Database System (IDS)
February 9, 2012Read More ....
FSNAU has updated the online IDS in order to provide you with the raw market data for all commodities/products that we monitor. This new feature allows you to export all or a range of data automatically.
To access this feature, simply follow the steps below:-
- Log on to the IDS (http://www.fsnau.org/ids/) using the credentials you registered. If you have forgotten your password, go to http://www.fsnau.org/ids...
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Famine ends, yet 31% of the population remain in crisis
February 3, 2012Read More ....
NAIROBI/WASHINGTON FEBRUARY 3, 2012 – Recent analysis by FAOS’s FSNAU and FEWS NET confirm that Famine outcomes no longer exist in Southern Somalia, yet nearly a third of the population remain in crisis, unable to fully meet essential food and non-food needs. Based on the latest assessment findings, Mogadishu IDPs, Afgoye IDPs, and agropastoral households in Middle Shabelle (populations formerly classified as IPC Phase 5 – Famine) have now improved to Emergency-level food...
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Famine continues; observed improvements contingent on continued response
November 18, 2011Read More ....
NAIROBI/WASHINGTON NOVEMBER 18, 2011 – Recent analysis by FSNAU and FEWS NET confirms that Famine will persist through December 2011 in agropastoral areas of Middle Shabelle and among Afgoye and Mogadishu IDP populations. In areas of Bay, Bakool, and Lower Shabelle formerly classified as IPC Phase 5 – Famine, substantial humanitarian assistance has mitigated the most extreme food deficits and reduced mortality levels. Therefore, these areas have been downgraded to...
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Famine spreads into Bay Region - 750,000 people face imminent starvation
September 5, 2011Read More ....
NAIROBI/WASHINGTON SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 – August survey results indicate that the prevalence of acute malnutrition and the rate of crude mortality have surpassed Famine thresholds in Bay Region of southern Somalia. In addition, July/August Post-Gu seasonal assessment analysis suggests that poor households in this region face massive food deficits due to a combination of poor crop production and deteriorating purchasing power. As a result, the FAO managed...
- Famine declared in three new areas of Southern Somalia
August 3, 2011Read More ....NAIROBI/WASHINGTON AUGUST 3, 2011 – New evidence indicates that both the prevalence of acute malnutrition and rates of crude mortality have surpassed famine thresholds in the agropastoral areas of Balcad and Cadale districts of Middle Shabelle, the Afgoye corridor IDP settlement, and the Mogadishu IDP community. Food access indicators in these areas surpassed the famine threshold earlier this year. As a result, FSNAU and FEWS NET have now classified these areas as...
- Famine declared in three new areas of Southern Somalia