Reports

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Eastern Africa experienced a locust invasion starting November 2019, when the dangerous migratory pests crossed into the region in large numbers. What started as an outbreak eventually covered larger geographical areas,…

PREAMBLE The year 2020 was an exceptional one following the outbreak of COVID-19. The unique challenges such as climatic shocks, conflicts, macroeconomic conditions coupled with COVID-19 led to a rapid increase in food insecurity, further aggravating the…

2020 IN REVIEW SOMALIA HUMANITARIAN FUND AT A GLANCE HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT Humanitarian situation in 2020 The humanitarian crisis in Somalia continues to be characterized by ongoing conflicts, climate-related shocks, communicable disease outbreaks and weak social protection mechanisms. In 2020, three…

INTRODUCTION Cash-based interventions have been used by humanitarian organisations in Somalia since 2003. Initially, significant variations in transfer values were implemented by different organisations, occasionally leading to different transfer values in the same locations. It was…

Summary of major revisions made to the emergency plan of action: Five National Societies – Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda – were allocated start-up funds to enable initial activities including assessments, training and engagement in…

Somalia is facing a growing number of threats to its food security. The ongoing desert locust invasion, socio-economic effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and recurrent climate shocks, including frequent flooding and drought, continue…

Context, Shocks, and Impact of the Crisis Somalia’s prolonged humanitarian crisis is characterized by ongoing conflicts, climate-related shocks, communicable disease outbreaks and weak social protection mechanisms. Since the beginning of 2020, three additional shocks have contributed to…

Foreword by the Humanitarian Coordinator As we head into 2021, Somalia is facing a myriad of persistent and protracted humanitarian crises driven by alarming political instability, widespread insecurity and recurring climate disasters. While we continue to address…

This report covers the period from January 2020 to January 2021. It tracks the main developments in politics, security and the economy as well as in the humanitarian sector and also looks at the role of…

INTRODUCTION The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Somalia has been increasing for the last several years. As of 2020, 2.6 million IDPs live in 2,000 sites across Somalia, the majority of whom were found to…