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 1,800,000 No change since December 1, 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+) 2,105,000 64% increase since July 31, 2020
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Acutely Malnourished Children Below 5 962,885 7% increase since February 3, 2019
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IDPs 2,650,000 No change since August 31, 2020
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Total Internal Displacements (per year) 1,297,000 68% increase since December 31, 2019
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Total Internal Displacements (per month) 151,000 180% increase since October 31, 2020
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Internally Displaced due to Conflict/Insecurity (per year) 213,000 12% increase since December 31, 2019
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Internally Displaced due to Conflict/Insecurity (per month) 13,000 86% increase since October 31, 2020
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Internally Displaced due to Drought (per year) 148,000 No change since December 31, 2019
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Internally Displaced due to Drought (per month) 57,000 418% increase since October 31, 2020
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Internally Displaced due to Floods (per year) 919,000 121% increase since December 31, 2019
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Internally Displaced due to Floods (per month) 79,000 126% increase since October 31, 2020
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Somali Refugee Returnees with assistance from UNHCR (since 2014) 91,832 No change since September 30, 2020
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Somali Refugee Returnees with Assistance from UNHCR (per year) 334 91% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Somali Refugee Returnees from Kenya (cumulative since 2014) 84,982 No change since September 30, 2020
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Voluntary Assisted Returns from Dadaab (since Dec 2014) 80,628 No change since June 30, 2019
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Somali Refugees Voluntary Repatriated from Yemen under the Assisted Spontaneous Return Programme (cumulative) 5,416 No change since September 30, 2020
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Somali Refugee Assisted Spontaneous Returns from Yemen (per year) 329 80% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Somali Refugees in the Horn of Africa & Yemen 665,901 3% decrease since November 30, 2020
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Somali Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Ethiopia 203,805 1% increase since November 30, 2020
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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 3,736 1% increase since July 31, 2020
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Registered Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Somalia 24,073 2% increase since October 31, 2020
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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 19,385 1% increase since June 30, 2020
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Yemeni Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Somalia 10,153 1% decrease since June 30, 2020
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AWD/Cholera Cases (since Jan 2020) 6,720 2% increase since December 27, 2020
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AWD/Cholera Deaths (in 2020) 34 3% increase since December 27, 2020
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KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested) against Aid Workers (per year) 8 27% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Aid Workers affected by KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested per year) 27 8% increase since December 31, 2019
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Aid Workers Killed (per year) 1 83% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Aid Workers Kidnapped (per year) 25 39% increase since December 31, 2019
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Aid Workers Arrested (per year) 1 No change since December 31, 2019
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People Received WFP Food Assistance (per month) 1,900,000 5% decrease since October 31, 2020
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New IDPs by Conflict (per year) 188,000 67% decrease since December 31, 2018
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New IDPs by Natural Disasters (per year) 479,000 12% decrease since December 31, 2018
Key Content
Appeals & Response plans
- OCHA: Somalia Humanitarian Response Plan 2020: HRP Revision – COVID-19 (July 2020)
- OCHA: Somalia Country Preparedness and Response Plan (CPRP) COVID-19 (August 2020)
- OCHA: Somalia Humanitarian Response Plan 2020 (January 2020)
- UNHCR: Coronavirus emergency appeal: UNHCR’s preparedness and response plan (REVISED) 5 August 2020
- IOM: Somalia Crisis Response Plan 2020
- IOM: IOM Somalia Preparedness and Response Plan - COVID-19 (April 2020)
- UNICEF: Humanitarian Action for Children 2021 - Somalia
- UNCT Somalia: United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Somalia 2021-2025
Latest Updates
- ICRC: Somalia: A new digital tool to improve the quality of children healthcare
- UNICEF: Somalia: Monthly Water Price Updates (as of 25th January 2021)
- UNICEF: UNICEF Somalia Humanitarian Situation Report No. 12, Reporting period Jan - December 2020
- UNHCR: Regional Bureau for East And Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region - Refugees, Asylum-Seekers, Refugee Returnees and IDPs (as of 31 December 2020)
- UNHCR: Regional Bureau for East And Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region - Refugees and Asylum-Seekers by country of asylum (as of 31 December 2020)
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