Assessments

BACKGROUND Baidoa or Baydhabo, as is locally known is the capital of the Bay region; a strategic town in south-central Somalia situated approximately 250 kilometers west of Mogadishu and 240 km southeast of the Ethiopian border. The…

Summary In September 2015, the South Sudan WASH Cluster, along with the humanitarian community across the country, undertook the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) process in order to identify the overall needs and vulnerabilities of the crisis-affected population.…

1. Introduction In preparation for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), the WHS secretariat commissioned Ipsos to conduct community consultations with crisis-affected communities in multiple focus countries. The countries chosen for the consultations were Afghanistan, Guinea, South Sudan, Syria,…

Background Heavy rains on Thursday 16 June resulted in flooding of low lying areas in Mogadishu including Bulo hubey and Sigale neighborhoods in Wadajir and Hodan districts respectively. In Sigaale, about 20 IDP settlements were affected by…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Two decades of armed conflict and severe recurring droughts and floods have forced a significant portion of the Somali population to leave their homes. Mogadishu hosts the largest estimated protracted IDP population in the country,…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The capital city of Somaliland, Hargeisa, is an expanding urban metropolis. Over the years, it has become host to various population groups that have been displaced as a result of conflict, insecurity or drought, and…

Date of Assessment: 12th to 16th May 2016 Objective: To assess current situation, to establish possibility of return to Ulang, present the current position of all humanitarian actors in greater Ulang county and possibility of returning the…

Somalia: Informing drought response in the Somaliland and Puntland States Cumulative and prolonged droughts in Somalia have been exacerbated by the breakdown in civil administration over the last 25 years in many areas of the country, and…

BACKGROUND The largest city of Jubaland is Kismaayo, which is situated on the coast near the mouth of the Juba River. The Lower and Middle Juba regions comprise the districts of Kismaayo, Jilib, Jamaame, Hagar, Afmadow, Badaadhe, Bua'ale…

Overview: In February 2016, HAC commissioner in Ed Deain informed the humanitarian community of the arrival of South Sudanese (SS) in Khor Omer IDP camp in Ed Deain. The arrivals of SS were reported in March 2016…