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Somalia: Hunger Crisis 2021 - Emergency Appeal, №: MDRSO011
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This Emergency Appeal seeks a total of 8.7 million Swiss francs to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support Somalia Red Crescent Society (SRCS) to deliver humanitarian assistance to 563,808 people (93,968 households) over 18 months to address the current hunger crisis in Somaliland and Puntland. The operation will focus on: Livelihood & Basic Needs, Health and Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Protection, Gender & Inclusion, Disaster Risk Reduction and Strengthening National Society Capacity. The planned response reflects the current situation and information available at this point of the evolving operation and will be adjusted based on further developments and more detailed assessments.
The United Nations agricultural agency today called for greater efforts bring the food crisis in the Horn of Africa under control, saying that famine conditions had spread to a sixth area in Somalia,
The United Nations agricultural agency today called for greater efforts bring the food crisis in the Horn of Africa under control, saying that famine conditions had spread to a sixth area in Somalia, putting an estimated 750,000 people in the country at risk of starvation over the next four months.
The latest data released by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit for Somalia (FSNAU), which is managed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), indicated that famine has spread to the Bay region, one of Somalia’s most productive areas. Famine was earlier declared in five other areas in southern and central Somalia.