FSNAU In Focus
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Somalia Food Security Outlook, February 2018
March 1, 2018Read More ....
Despite improvements, 2.7 million people need emergency assistance through the lean season
KEY MESSAGES
- Large assistance needs will continue throughout 2018, with worst-affected populations in northern and central pastoral areas facing larger gaps in their basic food needs. Although a better than expected October to December 2018 rainy season contributed to a reduction in the risk of Famine (IPC Phase 5), humanitarian assistance also played a large role in driving improvements. There is high concern food security would deteriorate...
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FSNAU-FEWS NET Technical Release, January 29, 2018
January 29, 2018Read More ....
As the risk of Famine declines, 2.7 million people still face Crisis and Emergency in Somalia
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SOMALIA Food Security Outlook: October 2017 to May 2018
November 10, 2017Read More ....
- Food security needs are nearly double the five-year average in Somalia, with an estimated 2,444,000 people currently in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and 866,000 in Emergency (IPC Phase 4). Widespread food insecurity is driven by three consecutive poor seasons that led...
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Release of the Quarterly Food Security and Nutrition Special Brief - September 2017
September 28, 2017Read More ....
Highlights and key messages:
Based on results of assessments conducted across Somalia in June and July 2017 by FSNAU and FEWS NET, in collaboration with government and other partners, levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition will remain high in Somalia through the end of the year. In the worst-case scenario where humanitarian assistance is scaled down substantially, food prices increase sharply, and the Deyr rains perform poorly, Famine (IPC Phase 5) is possible.
- In southern Somalia, which is the...
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FSNAU-FEWS NET 2017 Post Gu Technical Release Final - 31 Aug 2017
August 31, 2017Read More ....
With 3.1 million people facing crisis and emergency, acute food insecurity persists in Somalia
Acute malnutrition Increases and risk of Famine continues
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Quarterly Brief June 2017- Focus on Post Gu Season Early Warning
July 17, 2017Read More ....
Highlight and key messages:
Based on ongoing monitoring and the findings from rapid field assessments and household surveys conducted by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) in June 2017, current food security outcomes and humanitarian needs are expected to persist in most parts Somalia through the end of 2017. In some pastoral and agropastoral livelihoods which cover parts of Mudug, Galgadud, Gedo, Middle Shabelle and Lower Shabelle regions, food security outcomes are actually expected to deteriorate through the end of the year. A robust level of... -
FSNAU Food Security Quarterly Brief, April 2017
May 29, 2017Read More ....
- Results from the post-Jilaal assessment and recent SMART surveys indicate that Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and Emergency (IPC Phase 4) levels of acute food insecurity persist in many areas of Somalia
- Accordingly, approximately 3.2 million people will be in Crisis and Emergency (IPC Phase 3 and 4) and are in need or urgent humanitarian assistance through June 2017, An additional 3.5 million will be Stressed (IPC Phase 2) and are in need of livelihood protection support between now and June.
- Levels of acute malnutrition are Critical (15-30% GAM) among rural pastoral populations...
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SOMALIA Food Security Alert
May 9, 2017Read More ....
Post-Jilaal assessment indicates that an elevated risk of Famine (IPC Phase 5) persists in parts of Somalia
SUMMARY STATEMENT
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FEWSNET-FSNAU Joint Somalia Food Security Outlook, February to September 2017
March 15, 2017Read More ....
Risk of Famine (IPC Phase 5) persists in Somalia
KEY MESSAGES
· In January, FEWS NET and FSNAU released joint statements on deteriorating food security in Somalia and the risk of Famine (IPC Phase 5) in a worst-case scenario in which the April to June 2017 Gu season performs very poorly, purchasing power declines to levels seen in 2010/11, and humanitarian assistance...
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FSNAU-FEWSNET Technical Release, February 2017
February 2, 2017Read More ....
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