This article needs to be updated.(March 2024) |
As of 2021, following four consecutive failed rainy seasons, over 2.3 million people are facing food shortages in Somalia. Over 80% of the country is suffering a severe drought. In affected areas up to 20% of the population have experienced shortages of water, food and pasture, which have displaced an estimated 100,000 people.
Climate change is a major cause with climate related hazards on the increase. [1]
71% of people in Somalia are living beneath the poverty threshold. The number of people requiring assistance is predicted to rise in 2022 to about 7.7 million from 5.9 million. [4]
As of November 2021: [5]
In November 2021, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, called for urgent action. [6]
In November 2021 the Somali Humanitarian Response Plan for 2021 is 66% funded. [7]
The Somali Humanitarian Fund has allocated $6 million and the UN Emergency Response Fund has allocated $8 million toward relief efforts. [4]