FSNAU In Focus
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Quarterly Brief - Focus on Gu 2019 Season Early Warning
April 29, 2019Read More ....
Key Findings
- Below-average rains across most of Somalia during the 2018 Deyr (October-December), followed by harsh weather conditions during the dry Jilaal (January–March 2019) season and the poor performance of the Gu (April-June 2019) rains in April, has led to worsening drought conditions in many parts of the country.
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Somalia Food Security Outlook, November 2018
November 7, 2018Read More ....
Deyr rainfall expected to sustain current outcomes, except in some pastoral areas
KEY MESSAGES
- Food security has continued to improve throughout Somalia since the 2018 Gu. Most...
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FSNAU-FEWS NET 2018 Post Gu Technical Release - 02 Sep 2018
September 2, 2018Read More ....
1.5 million people still face acute food security Crisis or worse in Somalia despite improvements
294 000 children are acutely malnourished
September 2, 2018, Mogadishu...
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SOMALIA Food Security Outlook - June 2018 to January 2019
July 2, 2018Read More ....
Above-average rainfall throughout 2018 expected to drive improvements in food security
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SOMALIA Flood Impact on Food Security - FEWS NET/FSNAU Joint Report
May 11, 2018Read More ....
Heavy Gu rainfall leads to widespread flooding
Key Messages
- Rainfall totals during the first half of the April to June Gu season are some of the highest on the 1981-2017 record, equivalent to between 130 and over 200 percent of average
- Heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding has led to fatalities, massive displacement, and damage to infrastructure and cropland.
- Needs are expected to increase in displacement sites and riverine areas in the near term.
- FEWS NET and FSNAU estimate 700,000 people...
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SOMALIA Food Security Outlook Update April to September 2018
May 2, 2018
Heavy rainfall supports Gu crop development in most areas, though significant flooding also reported
KEY MESSAGES
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In several areas of southern Somalia, food security is expected to improve more than previously...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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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