FSNAU In Focus
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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... -
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...- 2.85 million people facing food security crisis in Somalia
June 28, 2011Read More ....
June 28, 2011 - FSNAU has just updated the number of people in crisis to 2.85million up from 2.4million reported in January (19% increase). The revised figures are the result of analysis done on the basis of new forecasts of the Gu harvest and its impact on the food security of the population. The overwhelming majority of the 2.85million are in the South (61% of the total population in crisis) where there is extremely limited food assistance due to...- Press Release: Somalia - Food prices swell, crisis expected to deepen
June 20, 2011Read More ....
June 20, NAIROBI –The humanitarian crisis in Somalia is expected to deepen in the 2nd half of 2011 with food prices hitting a new record high, the United Nations warned on Monday. This is following two consecutive poor rainy seasons, -- depriving many more people of food in the Horn of Africa nation.The number of Somalis in need of emergency humanitarian assistance is now 2.5 million, a 25 per cent increase since mid 2010, representing 1 in 3 of the population, and expected to...
- Drought in Horn of Africa threatens millions
June 14, 2011Read More ....
14 June 2011, Rome/Nairobi - The number of people facing severe food shortages is set to increase as the impact of drought, along with high food and fuel prices, continues to grip the Horn of Africa region, FAO warned today.High levels of acute malnutrition are widespread and more than 8 million people in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are in need of emergency assistance.
The region has now experienced two consecutive seasons of significantly below-average rainfall,...
- Inter-Agency Report to the G20 on food price volatility
June 14, 2011Read More ....
G20 leaders at their summit meeting in November 2010 requested FAO, IFAD, IMF, OECD, UNCTAD, WFP, the World Bank and the WTO work with key stakeholders "to develop options for G20 consideration on how to better mitigate and manage the risks associated with the price volatility of food and other agricultural commodities, without distorting market behaviour, ultimately to protect the most vulnerable".The preparation of this report, coordinated by FAO and OECD, has...
- Somalia drought impact intensifies as rains delay
April 27, 2011Read More ....
April 27, NAIROBI –The number of needy Somalis is set to increase as the impact of drought continues to grip the Horn of Africa country, the UN has warned. Currently, 2.4 million Somalis—32 percent of the country’s population, are in need of humanitarian assistance but with the ongoing conflict coupled with the current drought blighting crops and killing livestock, many more Somalis may fall into crisis.Two units of the UN’s Food Agriculture Organization;...
- Outcome of Jilaal Dry Season (Jan – Mar)
April 19, 2011Read More ....
The food security situation in Somalia remains as classified during the post Deyr 2010/11 assessment (Jan – Jun 2011) with an estimated 2.4 million people in crisis. However, the effects of the ongoing drought, deteriorating purchasing power, rampant conflict and limited humanitarian space continue to aggravate the situation in most parts of the country. The Jilaal dry season has been particularly harsh, considering the prevalence of dry conditions for almost 9 months, as short the rainy season failed...- World Health Day: The Burden of Malnutrition in Somalia
April 7, 2011Read More ....
The health indicators of the population in Somalia remain among the poorest in the world today. The population is faced with a chronic nutrition crisis, with malnutrition rates exceeding emergency thresholds. High morbidity rates, household food insecurity coupled with sub-optimal feeding and child care practices are the direct factors resulting in the persistently poor nutrition situation of the children in Somalia. The lack of adequate safe water and basic health... - Famine declared in three new areas of Southern Somalia
