FSNAU In Focus
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Market Data Update January, 2013
February 22, 2013Read More ....
• Inflation: The January Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined slightly in South-Central while remaining relatively stable in all other regions of the North. Annual inflation reduced in Somali shilling (SoSh) areas but increased somewhat in the regions using Somaliland shilling (SlSh). The minimum cost of living is significantly higher in SoSh zones whereas it is moderately elevated in SlSh area when compared to the base period (March 2007).
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Somalia Post Deyr 2012/13 Food Security and Nutrition Outlook
February 12, 2013Read More ....
KEY MESSAGES
• As a result of positive impact of the good Deyr rains on livestock and crop performance and continued humanitarian assistance, the number of people in Crisis and Emergency (IPC Phases 3 and 4) has halved to 1.05 million. Even so, malnutrition rates in Somalia remain among the highest in the world, according to surveys conducted in October - December 2012. Humanitarian assistance to protect livelihoods, reduce acute malnutrition, and help the most food insecure populations meet their food needs is still necessary.
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Seasonal Climate Update, February 5, 2013
February 5, 2013Read More ....
Rainfall
Deyr 2012 rains started as early as in the third dekad of September in most of central and southern regions. The rains advanced to the rest of the areas in October. FSNAU field reports indicated average to above average rains in all livelihoods of Bari, Hiran, Middle Shabelle, Bay and Bakool. Nevertheless, depressed rains were reported in north of Gedo, coastal areas of Lower Shabelle and Lower Juba and parts of Guban, Sool plateau and Nugal valley livelihoods.
In October and November, river flooding mainly caused by deposition of... -
Somalia’s food insecurity eases but acute malnutrition remains high
February 1, 2013Read More ....
1 February 2013, Nairobi/Washington – While the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Somalia has halved to 1.05 million since August 2012, malnutrition rates remain among the highest in the world, according to the latest data released today. Humanitarian assistance to protect livelihoods, reduce acute malnutrition, and help the most food insecure populations is needed over the next six months. The underlying vulnerability of poor households also requires actions to address the causes and reduce the risks of food and nutrition insecurity by increasing...
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FSNAU releases Market Update for December 2012
January 31, 2013Read More ....
Inflation: The December Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined slightly in South-Central while remaining relatively stable in most regions of the North. The December 2012 inflation compared to the same month a year ago was low in Somali shilling (SoSh) areas but relatively higher in SlSh regions where it is slightly elevated. In Somali Shilling (SoSh) areas, the minimum cost of living is significantly higher than it was in the base period (March 2007); it is moderately up in SlSh areas.
Exchange rate between SoSh and the US Dollar (USD) remained...
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Quarterly Brief - Focus on Deyr Season Early Warning
November 13, 2012Read More ....
The food security situation in all livelihoods of Somalia remains as classified during the post Gu 2012 analysis (Aug ‘12) with an estimated 2.12 million people in crisis until the end of the year. The major assumptions made in the food security situation projections in August-December 2012 have materialised. Specifically, lower than normal Gu off-season was harvested in riverine areas of southern Somalia due to poor performance of Hagaa rains. Normal to above normal Deyr rains in September-October 2012 facilitated timely start of the Deyr planting and improved pasture, water and...
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FSNAU Post Gu 2012 Technical Report Released
October 18, 2012Read More ....
The findings of the FSNAU, FEWS NET and partner post-Gu 2012 seasonal assessment results indicate continued improvements in food security and nutrition situation in Somalia. During a famine year of 2011, over 4 million people, or more than half of the population of Somalia were facing an acute food security crisis. In the post_Gu 2012, an estimated 2.12 million people, or 28 percent of the country’s population, remain in acute food security crisis (IPC Phases 3 and 4) for the August to December 2012 period. This indicates a 16 percent reduction from the beginning of the year...
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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 ....
