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 2,968,000 No change since March 31, 2021
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Children IDPs or Refugees 1,958,550
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Total Internal Displacements (per year) 450,000 66% decrease since December 31, 2020
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Total Internal Displacements (per month) 80,000 69% decrease since April 30, 2021
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Internally Displaced due to Conflict/Insecurity (per year) 330,000 36% increase since December 31, 2020
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Internally Displaced due to Conflict/Insecurity (per month) 15,000 94% decrease since April 30, 2021
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Internally Displaced due to Drought (per year) 58,000 63% decrease since December 31, 2020
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Internally Displaced due to Drought (per month) 7,000 42% decrease since April 30, 2021
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Internally Displaced due to Floods (per year) 55,300 94% decrease since December 31, 2020
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Internally Displaced due to Floods (per month) 53,000 2550% increase since April 30, 2021
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Somali Refugee Returnees with assistance from UNHCR (since 2014) 92,199 No change since April 30, 2021
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Somali Refugee Returnees with Assistance from UNHCR (per year) 102 83% decrease since December 31, 2020
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Somali Refugee Returnees from Kenya (cumulative since 2014) 85,220 No change since April 30, 2021
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Somali Refugee Returnees from Kenya (per month) 17 47% decrease since April 30, 2021
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Somali Refugee Returnees from Kenya (per year) 49 74% decrease since December 31, 2020
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Somali Refugees Voluntary Repatriated from Yemen under the Assisted Spontaneous Return Programme (cumulative) 5,416 No change since April 30, 2021
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Somali Refugees in the Horn of Africa & Yemen 641,540 No change since May 31, 2021
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Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Ethiopia 209,949 1% increase since April 30, 2021
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Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Kenya 275,354 2% increase since September 30, 2020
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Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Uganda 46,373 13% increase since September 30, 2020
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Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Yemen 112,125 55% decrease since September 30, 2019
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Somali Refugees in Djibouti 13,822 4% increase since September 30, 2019
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Somali Refugees in Eritrea 80 3% increase since September 30, 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 25,368 No change since March 31, 2021
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Refugees & Asylum-Seeker Arrivals in Somalia (per year) 383 83% decrease since December 31, 2020
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Ethiopian Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Somalia 17,428 No change since March 31, 2021
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Yemeni Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Somalia 6,897 No change since March 31, 2021
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AWD/Cholera Cases (per year) 2,761 254% increase since March 7, 2021
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AWD/Cholera Deaths (per year) 24 1100% increase since March 7, 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) 1,600,000 36% decrease since March 31, 2021
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New Displacements by Conflict & Violence (per year) 293,000 56% increase since December 31, 2019
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New Displacements by Disasters (per year) 1,037,000 116% increase since December 31, 2019
Key Content
- IOM: Bridging the Divide in Approaches to Conflict and Disaster Displacement: Norms, Institutions and Coordination in Afghanistan, Colombia, the Niger, the Philippines and Somalia
- DRC: Diaspora organizations and their humanitarian response in Somalia
- IFRC: Somalia: Hunger Crisis 2021 - Emergency Appeal, №: MDRSO011
Appeals & Response plans
- OCHA: Somalia Emergency Response and Preparedness Plan 2021 - Conflict, Floods, Drought (April 2021)
- OCHA: 2021 Somalia Humanitarian Needs Overview
- OCHA: Somalia: Humanitarian Response Plan 2021 (February 2021)
- UNHCR: UNHCR Somalia Interim Livelihoods Strategy 2021-2022
- UNICEF: Humanitarian Action for Children 2021 - Somalia
- IOM: Somalia Crisis Response Plan 2021
- FAO: Greater Horn of Africa and Yemen Desert Locust Crisis Appeal (January 2020 – December 2021)
- 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
- USAID: Somalia: USG Response to the Complex Emergency (Last Updated 07/27/21)
- USAID: Somalia - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #3, Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (July 27, 2021)
- UNHCR: UNHCR Somalia Factsheet: July 2021
- UNHCR: UNHCR Somalia: Operational Update 1-30 June 2021
- USAID: The United States announces nearly $199 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Somalia
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