Highlights
Parts of Puntland and Somaliland continue to experience severe drought conditions. An estimated 385,000 people face acute food insecurity and are in dire need of assistance, while another 1.3 million are at risk of slipping into acute food insecurity. UNICEF is working with WFP on an integrated response to halt the deteriorating food security and malnutrition situation in the drought affected areas.
With thousands of children estimated to be at risk of dropping out of school due to the drought, the Education, Food Security, Nutrition and WASH Clusters, together with the Child Protection sub-Cluster are working on an integrated approach using schools as entry pointsto ensure children and teachers remain in schools, and prevent exposure of children to the risks of family separation, child labour and abuse.
The number of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD)/cholera cases continue to rise in Central South, due to the increasing scarcity of water. A similar trend has been recorded in health centres in Puntland and Somaliland, as communities share unprotected water sources with livestock.
SITUATION IN NUMBERS
4.7 million People in need of humanitarian and livelihood support
1.1 million People internally displaced
305,000 Acutely malnourished children under the age of 5
Humanitarian Requirements January - December 2016 US$ 82.2 million
Funding Gap 94%