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Somalia

Overview

Drought in Somalia

Key Figures

  • People in Need

    7,700,000 31% increase since February 15, 2021

    Source: OCHA
  • People Targeted for Assistance

    5,500,000 38% increase since February 15, 2021

    Source: OCHA
  • Children in Need

    5,100,000 31% increase since December 14, 2020

    Source: UNICEF
  • People in Food Crisis/Emergency (IPC phase 3+)

    7,100,000 18% increase since April 8, 2022

    Source: FSNAU
  • Acutely Malnourished Children Below 5

    1,500,000 25% increase since November 12, 2021

    Source: FSNAU
  • IDPs

    2,970,000 No change since February 28, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Children IDPs or Refugees

    1,958,550

    Source: OCHA
  • Total Internal Displacements (per year)

    693,000 21% decrease since December 31, 2021

    Source: UNHCR
  • Total Internal Displacements (per month)

    107,000 133% increase since April 30, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Internally Displaced due to Conflict/Insecurity (per year)

    128,000 76% decrease since December 31, 2021

    Source: UNHCR
  • Internally Displaced due to Conflict/Insecurity (per month)

    73,000 284% increase since April 30, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Internally Displaced due to Drought (per year)

    560,000 129% increase since December 31, 2021

    Source: UNHCR
  • Internally Displaced due to Drought (per month)

    33,000 32% increase since April 30, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Internally Displaced due to Floods (per year)

    56 100% decrease since December 31, 2021

    Source: UNHCR
  • Internally Displaced due to Floods (per month)

    18 50% decrease since April 30, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugee Returnees with assistance from UNHCR (since 2014)

    92,740 No change since April 30, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugee Returnees with Assistance from UNHCR (per year)

    264 30% decrease since December 31, 2021

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugee Returnees from Kenya (cumulative since 2014)

    85,598 No change since April 30, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugee Returnees from Kenya (per month)

    28 12% increase since April 30, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugee Returnees from Kenya (per year)

    133 55% decrease since December 31, 2021

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugees Voluntary Repatriated from Yemen under the Assisted Spontaneous Return Programme (cumulative)

    5,416 No change since April 30, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugees in the Horn of Africa & Yemen

    652,806 1% increase since April 30, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Ethiopia

    237,206 4% increase since February 28, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Kenya

    286,867 1% decrease since November 30, 2021

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Yemen

    114,024 No change since October 31, 2021

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Uganda

    51,321 2% increase since October 31, 2021

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugees in Djibouti

    14,325 No change since November 30, 2021

    Source: UNHCR
  • Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Zambia

    4,088 1% increase since October 31, 2021

    Source: UNHCR
  • Registered Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Somalia

    33,111 No change since April 30, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Refugees & Asylum-Seeker Arrivals in Somalia (per year)

    980 76% decrease since December 31, 2021

    Source: UNHCR
  • Ethiopian Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Somalia

    22,598 No change since April 30, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • Yemeni Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Somalia

    9,095 1% increase since April 30, 2022

    Source: UNHCR
  • AWD/Cholera Cases (per year)

    2,404 185% increase since February 20, 2022

    Source: WHO
  • AWD/Cholera Deaths (per year)

    6 500% increase since February 20, 2022

    Source: WHO
  • Access Incidents (per month)

    10 25% increase since August 31, 2021

    Source: OCHA
  • KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested) against Aid Workers (per year)

    3 63% decrease since December 31, 2020

  • Aid Workers affected by KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested per year)

    3 85% decrease since December 31, 2020

  • Aid Workers Killed (per year)

    2 50% decrease since December 31, 2020

  • Aid Workers Kidnapped (per year)

    1 94% decrease since December 31, 2020

  • People Received WFP Food Assistance (per month)

    3,400,000 6% decrease since March 31, 2022

    Source: WFP
  • New Displacements by Conflict & Violence (per year)

    549,000 87% increase since December 31, 2020

    Source: IDMC
  • New Displacements by Disasters (per year)

    271,000 74% decrease since December 31, 2020

    Source: IDMC

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