FSNAU In Focus
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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 ....
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FSNAU Releases the Nutrition Situation Update for Somalia (May - June, 2012)
June 29, 2012Read More ....
The nutrition situation among rural,urban and IDP populations across Somalia is likely to remain unchanged since January 2012. Northern and central regions are projected to remain in Serious.
Critical phases, while southern regions will likely remain in Very Critical phase, except for Lower Shabelle in Critical phase where average crop harvests are anticipated. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are likely to remain in Critical-Very Critical nutrition phase except for Hargeisa IDPs, in sustained Serious phase, Mogadishu IDPs in Critical and Mogadishu Urban in Serious phases, based...
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Quarterly Brief - Focus on Post Gu Season Early Warning
June 25, 2012Read More ....
Based on the results of the rapid preliminary Gu season field assessment carried out in June 2012 and monthly monitoring of food security and nutrition situation, FSNAU projects a total number of people in a food security crisis is likely to remain unchanged in the second half of the year. This forecast will hold under the conditions of continued humanitarian support (cash and food), which was extended to 3.4 million people in January-April this year. The impact of the assistance is seen in improved access to food, social safety nets and household incomes to allow for restocking of...
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FSNAU Launches Market Data Export Functionality in its web-based Integrated Database System (IDS)
February 9, 2012Read More ....
FSNAU has updated the online IDS in order to provide you with the raw market data for all commodities/products that we monitor. This new feature allows you to export all or a range of data automatically.
To access this feature, simply follow the steps below:-
- Log on to the IDS (http://www.fsnau.org/ids/) using the credentials you registered. If you have forgotten your password, go to http://www.fsnau.org/ids...
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Famine ends, yet 31% of the population remain in crisis
February 3, 2012Read More ....
NAIROBI/WASHINGTON FEBRUARY 3, 2012 – Recent analysis by FAOS’s FSNAU and FEWS NET confirm that Famine outcomes no longer exist in Southern Somalia, yet nearly a third of the population remain in crisis, unable to fully meet essential food and non-food needs. Based on the latest assessment findings, Mogadishu IDPs, Afgoye IDPs, and agropastoral households in Middle Shabelle (populations formerly classified as IPC Phase 5 – Famine) have now improved to Emergency-level food...
