Highlights
The 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Somalia was launched on 19 January 2016 in Mogadishu. The HRP is seeking to reach 3.5 million people with urgent life-saving assistance by the end of 2016. In line with the HRP, UNICEF is requesting US$82 million to meet the humanitarian needs of children in 2016.
On 21 January 2016, authorities in Puntland issued an appeal to assist populations affected by El Niño. The Humanitarian Affairs and Disasters Management Agency (HADMA) estimates that 213,000 people are affected by the drought. UNICEF and partners are scaling up efforts to respond to the emergency needs.
UNICEF’s social protection work in 2016 will focus on the roll-out of a year-long, monthly unconditional cash transfer to labour-constrained households. UNICEF supports predictable, long-term, resilienceoriented approaches to social protection, which incorporate prevention and promotional activities in addition to basic health and livelihood protection.
SITUATION IN NUMBERS
4.9 million # people in need of humanitarian and livelihood support
1.1 Million # people internally displaced
308,000 # acutely malnourished children under the age of 5
Humanitarian Funding needs January - December 2016 US$ 82.2 million