Assessments

Report drafted by: Ahmed Matan and Shair Ibrahim INTRODUCTION Somalia currently is experiencing very worsening drought conditions following the fail of the expected Gu and Deyr rains. The subsequent fail of the normally unreliable raining seasons has prompted…

Background Kajo-Keji is a densely populated county in southern Central Equatoria, located next to the Ugandan border. Before the recent crisis, it had an estimated population of around 200,000 people, predominantly of the Kuku sub-tribe of the Bari-speaking…

Since early July, fighting across Greater Equatoria has displaced hundreds of thousands, disrupted market activity, and denied humanitarian services to people in need. Due to the fluid nature of the conflict, humanitarian access has become a…

Introduction This factsheet presents preliminary findings about the humanitarian needs in Budi County, Eastern Equatoria State. Between 11 - 14 November 2016, REACH interviewed 37 key informants (KIs) with recent knowledge from 30 settlements in this area.…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Poor Gu (April to June 2016) rainfall, locally significant floods, trade disruption, droughts and new and continued population displacement contributed to a worsening of the food security situation in Somalia compared to six months ago.…

BACKGROUND At the outbreak of the civil war in 2013, Bor and the surrounding areas saw some of the most signicant incidents of violence with both Dinka and Nuer civilians heavily targeted which led to a large…

The assessment was conducted in September 2016, involving interviews of 619 households providing representative estimates of key variables/indicators for the Juba urban population. Following are the key highlights of the report: 51 percent of households in Juba are…

Executive Summary 1.1 Food security situation Overall food security classification shows that half of the population in Karamoja (50%) is food insecure, of which 12% were found to be severely food insecure. While these findings suggest a marginal…

Situation overview Following an armed conflict between Alshabaab fighters and Biyamaal clan, Al-Shabaab has forced entire communities in Lower Shabelle to abandon their homes. As a result, an estimated 9,000 households have fled from 8 villages to…

BACKGROUND Garowe (Somali: Garowe ),is the administrative capital of the autonomous Puntland region in north eastern Somalia. Garowe is located in the Nugaal region, and is the seat of the Puntland parliament, presidential palace and government ministries.…