Somalia
Overview
COVID-19 in Somalia
Key Figures
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People in Need 5,900,000 13% increase since January 22, 2020
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People Targeted for Assistance 4,000,000 33% increase since January 22, 2020
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Children in Need 3,900,000 15% increase since December 3, 2019
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People in Food Crisis/Emergency (IPC phase 3+) 1,600,800 24% decrease since October 1, 2020
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Acutely Malnourished Children Below 5 962,885 7% increase since February 3, 2019
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IDPs 2,967,000 12% increase since February 28, 2021
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Total Internal Displacements (per year) 112,000 92% decrease since December 31, 2020
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Total Internal Displacements (per month) 18,000 74% decrease since February 28, 2021
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Internally Displaced due to Conflict/Insecurity (per year) 71,000 71% decrease since December 31, 2020
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Internally Displaced due to Conflict/Insecurity (per month) 6,000 89% decrease since February 28, 2021
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Internally Displaced due to Drought (per year) 38,000 76% decrease since December 31, 2020
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Internally Displaced due to Drought (per month) 12,000 14% decrease since February 28, 2021
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Internally Displaced due to Floods (per year) 400 100% decrease since December 31, 2020
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Somali Refugee Returnees with assistance from UNHCR (since 2014) 92,150 No change since February 28, 2021
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Somali Refugee Returnees with Assistance from UNHCR (per year) 53 91% decrease since December 31, 2020
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Somali Refugee Returnees from Kenya (cumulative since 2014) 85,171 No change since February 28, 2021
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Somali Refugees Voluntary Repatriated from Yemen under the Assisted Spontaneous Return Programme (cumulative) 5,416 No change since February 28, 2021
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Somali Refugees in the Horn of Africa & Yemen 631,538 No change since February 28, 2021
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Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Ethiopia 204,303 No change since January 31, 2021
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Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Kenya 269,541 1% increase since May 31, 2020
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Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Uganda 41,123 1% increase since August 31, 2020
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Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Yemen 250,860 No change since August 31, 2019
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Somali Refugees in Djibouti 13,242 1% increase since August 31, 2019
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Somali Refugees in Eritrea 78 7% increase since August 31, 2019
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Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Zambia 3,883 4% increase since August 31, 2020
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Registered Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Somalia 25,307 1% increase since February 28, 2021
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Refugees & Asylum-Seeker Arrivals in Somalia (per year) 2,005 329% increase since June 30, 2019
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Ethiopian Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Somalia 17,373 1% increase since February 28, 2021
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Yemeni Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Somalia 6,895 2% increase since February 28, 2021
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AWD/Cholera Cases (per year) 780 10% increase since February 28, 2021
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AWD/Cholera Deaths (per year) 2 No change since February 28, 2021
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KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested) against Aid Workers (per year) 2 75% decrease since June 30, 2020
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Aid Workers affected by KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested per year) 2 93% decrease since June 30, 2020
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Aid Workers Killed (per year) 2 100% increase since June 30, 2020
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People Received WFP Food Assistance (per month) 1,850,000 3% decrease since November 30, 2020
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New Displacements by Conflict & Violence (per year) 188,000 67% decrease since December 31, 2018
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New Displacements by Disasters (per year) 479,000 12% decrease since December 31, 2018
Key Content
- Protection Cluster: Inter-Agency Child Protection Case Management Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Somalia and Somaliland - Approved/Endorsed by CMTF on August 2020
- Govt. Somalia: Humanitarian leadership calls for urgent action to mitigate impact of worsening drought in Somalia [EN/SO]
- OCHA: Somalia Humanitarian Bulletin, March 2021
Appeals & Response plans
- OCHA: 2021 Somalia Humanitarian Needs Overview
- OCHA: Somalia: Humanitarian Response Plan 2021 (February 2021)
- UNHCR: UNHCR Somalia Interim Livelihoods Strategy 2021-2022
- IOM: Somalia Crisis Response Plan 2021
- UNICEF: Humanitarian Action for Children 2021 - Somalia
- FAO: Somalia | Humanitarian Response Plan 2021
- UNCT Somalia: United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Somalia 2021-2025
- Govt. Somalia: The National Durable Solutions Strategy (2020 – 2024)
Latest Updates
- UNHCR: UNHCR Ethiopia Fact Sheet, March 2021
- FEWS NET: Global Weather Hazards Summary: April 16 - April 22, 2021
- FEWS NET: Food Assistance Outlook Brief, Projected Food Assistance Needs for October 2021
- UNHCR: UNHCR Update Libya (16 April 2021)
- MSF: Flashquote from Dana Krause, the Head of Mission for MSF in Kenya
Useful Links
- Humanitarian InSight: Somalia 2019
- Somalia 2020 Financial Tracking Service
- HR.Info Somalia
- OCHA Somalia
- OCHA Southern & Eastern Africa (ROSEA)
- UNHCR Information Sharing Portal: Refugees in the Horn of Africa: Somali Displacement Crisis
- UNHCR Global Focus
- FSNAU (FAO Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit Somalia)
- SWALIM (Somalia Water and Land Information Management)
- UNSOM (UN Assistance Mission in Somalia)
- Food Security Cluster: Somalia
- Logistics Cluster: Somalia
- Human Rights Watch: World Report 2019: Somalia