FSNAU In Focus
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ABOUT 4.3 MILLION PEOPLE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE HIGH LEVELS OF ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY; 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM ACUTE MALNUTRITION
September 18, 2023Read More ....
The IPC Acute Food Insecurity classification based on household surveys and field assessments conducted in June and July 2023 and subsequent analysis in August 2023 show that more than 3.7 million people are experiencing Crisis or worse (IPC Phase 3 or above) outcomes between August and September 2023. This number is expected to increase to 4.3 million people between October to December 2023. The key drivers of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in Somalia...
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Large scale, multi-sectoral assistance will likely avert Famine (IPC Phase 5), but 6.5 million people in Somalia still face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity outcomes
February 28, 2023Read More ....
1.8 million children are likely to be acutely malnourished; Risk of Famine persists in some areas
28 February 2022, Mogadishu...
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Multi-Partner Technical Release on Updated IPC Analysis for Somalia for October 2022 to June 2023 (English)
December 13, 2022Read More ....
Nearly 8.3 million people across Somalia face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity outcomes
Famine (IPC Phase 5) is projected in three areas
13 December 2022, Mogadishu – Amid an anticipated scale-down in humanitarian assistance starting in April 2023 due to insufficient funding, approximately 8.3 million people across Somalia are expected to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse...
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Nearly 6.7 million people across Somalia face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity outcomes
September 12, 2022Read More ....
Close to 1.8 million children are likely to be acutely malnourished; Famine (IPC Phase 5) is projected in two districts
12 September 2022, Mogadishu – Amid a scale-down in funded humanitarian assistance in late 2022, approximately... -
Without urgent assistance, Somalia is projected to face its second F amine in just over a decade
September 5, 2022Read More ....
Famine (IPC Phase 5) is projected to emerge in three areas of Bay Region, Somalia, in late 2022 in the absence of urgent, multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance. Although levels of acute malnutrition among children and the rate of hunger-related deaths have not yet met the IPC’s technical definition of Famine (IPC Phase 5), those thresholds are expected to be reached during the October to December 2022 projection period based on currently available...
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Famine (IPC Phase 5) is expected in parts of Bay Region unless humanitarian assistance urgently reaches people most in need
September 5, 2022Read More ....
5 September 2022, Mogadishu – Based on integrated food security, nutrition and mortality surveys conducted in June and July 2022 and subsequent IPC analysis, agropastoral populations in Baidoa and Burhakaba districts and displaced populations in Baidoa town of Bay Region in...
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Somalia Updated IPC and Famine Risk Analysis Technical Release - 4th June 2022
June 7, 2022Read More ....
Worsening drought is putting some areas in central and southern Somalia at an increased Risk of Famine through at least September 2022 if the current Gu season crop and livestock production fails, food prices continue to rise sharply and humanitarian assistance is not scaled up to reach those most in need. These areas include Hawd Pastoral of Central and Hiraan, Addun Pastoral of Northeast and Central, Agro Pastoral livelihoods in Bay and Bakool regions, and IDP settlements in Baidoa, Mogadishu, Dhusamareb, and Galkacyo. The situation in Bay region is particularly concerning as the acute...
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Somalia faces Risk of Famine (IPC Phase 5) as multi-season drought and soaring food prices lead to worsening acute food insecurity and malnutrition
April 8, 2022Read More ....
April 8, 2022, Mogadishu – Worsening drought is putting some areas across Somalia at risk of Famine (IPC Phase 5) through June 2022 if the current April to June Gu season rains fail, food prices continue to rise sharply and humanitarian assistance is not scaled up to reach the country’s most vulnerable populations. These areas include Hawd Pastoral of Central and Hiran, Addun Pastoral of Northeast and Central, Bay Bakool Low Potential Agropastoral and IDP settlements in Mogadishu, Baidoa and Dhusamareb.
Acute food insecurity in Somalia has drastically worsened...
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Somalia Food Security Outlook Report for Feb-Sep 2022
March 28, 2022Read More ....
Key Messages
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More than 4.1 million people in Somalia face acute food insecurity Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse outcomes
February 10, 2022Read More ....
February 10, 2022, Mogadishu/Washington – Over 4.1 million people across Somalia, or over 25 percent of the total population, need urgent humanitarian food assistance to prevent food consumption gaps or the accelerated depletion of livelihood assets indicative of Crisis (IPC Phase 3)1 or worse outcomes through mid-2022. The key drivers of acute food insecurity in Somalia include the combined effects of consecutive seasons of poor and erratic rainfall distribution and conflict. Moreover, approximately 1.4 million children, or over 44 percent of...
