Soomaalya: Qorshaha ka Jawaabidda Saameynta Roob Yarida Guga oo la Diyaarsahay si Looga Fogaado Xasarado waa Wayn
Publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Date: 2019
Topics: Climate Change, Disasters, Humanitarian Assistance, Livelihoods
Countries: Somalia
Two years after the prolonged 2016/2017 drought destroyed livelihoods and displaced almost one million Somalis - but also triggered a massive and successful scale up in humanitarian response to avert famine - severe climatic conditions, combined with other persistent drivers of humanitarian crisis, armed conflict, protracted and continued displacement and a spike in evictions of internally displaced persons are again pushing Somalia towards a major humanitarian emergency.
The delayed start and poor performance of the 2019 Gu’ (April-June) rains resulted in severe drought conditions across Somalia through early May, pushing millions of people into acute food insecurity, with dire consequences for marginalized and displaced communities. In response, the Federal Government of Somalia and the aid community are together implementing a Drought Impact Response Plan which will provide critical life-saving assistance to 4.5 million Somalis between now and the end of the year at a cost of $686 million.