SITUATION OVERVIEW RESPONSE FUNDING. Somalia: Humanitarian Dashboard - May 2017 (issued on 16 June 2017)

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1 SITUATION OVERVIEW An elevated risk of famine persists in some parts of Somalia due to severe food consumption gaps, high acute malnutrition and high disease burden. The Gu rains started later than normal and have so far been below average in all areas, except in the northeast where rains have been near average, according to FAO-SWALIM. While rainfall in late April and in has led to seed germination, reduced yields are expected due to early season losses and erratic rainfall. A massive scale up of humanitarian response is ongoing, reaching more than 3 million people per month with life-saving assistance, livelihood support and protection services. However, funding gaps remain to sustain the operation. In Food Security partners reached 2.7 million of their 3.3 million people monthly target with improved access to food. While AWD/cholera cases continue to be reported, the situation is increasingly under control and the Case Fatality Rate is being reduced. While donor contributions continue to enable humanitarian partners to scale up life-saving and life sustaining humanitarian activities sectors such as WASH have reduced their reach in due to lack of resources. Further resources are urgently required to sustain the response into the second half of the year to avert loss of lives. FUNDING

2 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 1 Provide life-saving and life-sustaining integrated multi-sectoral assistance to reduce acute humanitarian needs among the most vulnerable people Reduce acute malnutrition levels in settlements for internally displaced and host communities through integrated multi-sectoral emergency response. Reinforce the protection of the displaced, and other vulnerable groups at risk, and enable durable solutions Support the restoration of livelihoods, promote basic services to build resilience to recurrent shocks, and catalyze more sustainable solutions. EDUCATION 528,000 school children in need 211,000 children targeted in Jan-Dec Number of school going children accessing safe drinking water in schools 118,000 children targeted in Jan-Dec Number of school going children provided with food 239,000 children targeted in Jan-Dec 93,594 children reached Jan- 32,920 children reached Jan- 98,452 children reached Jan- Number of school going children provided with Teaching and Learning Materials Ensure emergency and crisis affected children have access to safe and protective learning environments, and are engaged in life-saving learning. Some 528,000 children are in need of assistance to stay in schools. An estimated 286,000 school age children are among the 739,000 drought-displaced people and are vulnerable. Provision of education assistance ensures they access education and are provided with a protective environment. A further scale up of the response is needed to prevent crisis-related school drop outs. In Baidoa, expansion of permanent schools around IDP settlements is being explored to absorb more displaced children and provide them with sustainable access to education. Nearly 128,000 (50 per cent) of the targeted 250,000 children have access to education services. Approximately 93, 600 children have been provided with safe drinking water in schools and another 33,000 with school meals, while 98,000 received teaching and learning materials. Retaining children in schools has ensured they are protected from risks such as child labor, child recruitment into armed groups and other negative coping mechanisms. Lack of funding remains a concern. Available funding is mainly short term for up to six months. There is an urgent need for additional funding to cover until the end of the year and to protect the gains made so far in keeping children in school. Of what has been made available for drought response in the HRP, only 1 per cent is for education. AWD/cholera cases among pupils have been reported in schools. Increased focus on hygiene promotion is needed to create awareness. For more information, contact: sskovgaard@unicef.org

3 FOOD SECURITY 3.3 million Number of through activities geared towards improving access to food and safety nets per month 1.6 million Number of through livelihood investment and asset activities per month 3.2 million People targeted by end of season 6.7 million 2.7 million 251,900 2,511,852 Jan- Improved immediate access to food for people in emergency and crisis. Provide emergency livestock assets protection support. Immediate access to food for people affected by drought, conflict and disease to prevent the risk of famine. This includes the needs of new arrivals from inaccessible areas, in addition to the protracted caseload. Livelihoods support to drought-affected people to safe guard their livelihoods and increase local production. The emergency livestock support to keep animals alive and productive, and ensuring the availability of inputs to produce food. Appropriate livelihoods support to stressed people to prevent adoption of irreversible coping strategies to maintain survival in the face of growing acute food insecurity. Number of through livelihood inputs The FSC has revised its three response objectives target upwards based on the result of FSNAU Jilaal impact assessment. The scale up of response by some partners has helped the cluster to maintain its response levels thereby reducing household food consumption gaps despite increase in acute need. FSC partners have scaled up response to reduce household food consumption gaps. Improved access to food and safety net (IASN) has been one of the primary focus of the cluster in. Nearly 2.7 million people across Somalia have received unconditional assistance in various forms (accounting for 81 per cent of the revised target). Whilst in-kind (food), cash/cheque and voucher response modality represents approximately 20 per cent and 80 per cent of the beneficiaries assisted under IASN objective, respectively, the number of beneficiaries reached increased in Awdal, Banadir, Gedo, and Sool, Nugal regions. Banadir which has been hosting a large number of displaced and food insecure people received increased assistance during the reporting period. Middle and Lower Shebelle are of concern due to low response. Middle Juba is of critical concern because of the total absence of ongoing IASN activities despite the need due to access and security related limitations. The FSC partners have scaled up conditional transfer response in and reached about 251,870 beneficiaries under the improved livelihood assets (LA) objective. This accounts for about 14 per cent of the revised target and a 6 per cent further increase compared to the previous month. The response aimed at improving livelihoods assets while contributing to improved access to food other basic household necessities. A significant increase in the number of beneficiaries assisted with livelihood assets was observed in Galgaduud, Bakool, Middle/ lower Shebelle, Mudug, Sool and Gedo regions. This is an indication of partner s ability to adapt response type with appropriate modalities targeting area of acute food insecurity pronounced recently. However, overall response across all regions of Somalia are below the FSC target threshold of 50 per cent and require further scale up to prevent households in stressed IPC phase from sliding to worst phase and adopt irreversible coping strategies. For more information, contact: mulugeta.shibru@fao.org & charles.hopkins@wfp.org

4 . FSC partners have provided seeds (cereal, cowpea and vegetable) to some 35, 580 rural farming and agro pastoral households in Awdal, Bakool, Bay, Gedo, Hiraan, Woqooyi Galbeed, and Lower and Middle Shebelle regions to plant during the ongoing Gu season. These families also received unconditional cash (cash plus) to allow targeted households to tend their field activities addressing their immediate food and household needs. The FSC partners have also continued with livestock assets protection and seasonal input provision to drought-affected communities across Somalia. The partners collectively reached about 865, 733 beneficiaries in. About 80,540 beneficiaries were assisted with seasonal input (mainly seed) in the form of seed voucher. Cumulatively, 2, 511, 852 beneficiaries have been reached since the season started accounting for about 69 per cent of the seasonal revised target. More than 14.4 million heads of livestock have been treated against common diseases since March, benefiting 2, 159, 839 million people (360, 000 households) across all regions of Somalia (with the exception of Middle Juba). The level of livelihoods support to populations in stressed IPC phase was not to the level of need across Somalia. This is attributable to the need to prioritize available funding to meet immediate needs. This gap has persisted and potentially increasing risks of food security deterioration for households forcing some of them to resort to irreversible coping strategies. The limited agricultural support to populations in Somaliland have limited their ability to take advantage of the Gu rainy season and increase food production. Limited humanitarian access had negative impact in response in some of the affected areas, particularly in Middle Juba, Lower Shebelle, Bakool (Tieglo) and Bay. This has contributed to the growing displacements to Baidoa or / and Mogadishu as people move to seek life-saving assistance. For more information, contact: mulugeta.shibru@fao.org & charles.hopkins@wfp.org

5 HEALTH 358,333 people targeted in 5.5 million Number of people receiving primary and/or basic secondary health care services per month The Health Cluster is targeting vulnerable people for improved health care, with a focus on life-saving services including timely and adequate response to disease outbreaks and epidemics. Health needs in Somalia have increased dramatically due to the ongoing drought conditions. AWD/cholera cases and deaths continue to rise sharply due to the depletion of water sources. Since January, 48,607 AWD/cholera cases and 763 deaths (CFR 1.6%) have been recorded in 52 districts across 16 regions. The number of suspected measles cases continues to rise with 10,499 suspected measles cases reported since January Most of the cases were reported from Banadir, Togdheer, Hiran and Lower Shabelle regions. The increased vulnerability of the population, especially children, requires improved immunization coverage from the current level of 56 percent. 395,224 The second round Oral Cholera Vaccination campaign was completed in Baidoa and Jowhar districts. 407,314 people (88 percent of the target) aged one year and above were vaccinated. The campaign targeted 463,000 people. In, Health Cluster partners delivered 15 AWD/cholera beds to Cholera Treatment Centres (CTCs) in Banadir hospital. WHO delivered 5 tons of lifesaving medical supplies to health facilities in South West state. WHO also delivered 4 Interagency Diarrhea Disease Kits (IDDKs) to Cholera Treatment Centers in Banadir. A Cholera Treatment Unit (CTU) was established in Kismayo town in response to the ongoing AWD/cholera outbreak. In addition, 2 mobile clinics offering outpatient and referral health services were deployed to IDP settlements in the town. UNICEF delivered 10 Integrated Emergency Health Kits to Puntland Ministry of Health as part of scale up of ongoing drought responses to the AWD/cholera outbreak in Puntland. WHO and UNICEF, in collaboration with Puntland Ministry of Health, conducted a rapid epidemiological assessment of the malaria situation in Bossaso from 15 to 18. 2,008 houses were sprayed and distribution of 60,000 Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets is ongoing in the district. Somaliland Ministry of Health delivered 1,200 cartons of Intravenous solutions to Burco district in response to the worsening AWD/cholera outbreak. Health partners established the only CTC in Burco district and deployed extra teams to provide AWD/cholera case management support for cases admitted at the CTC. WHO deployed 2 Epidemiologists, 2 Medical Officers and 4 mobile teams through Somaliland Ministry of Health to Burco district to support the on-going AWD/cholera outbreak response. During the reporting period, 395,224 people received primary and secondary health care services from health partners. Ministry of Health and health partners established 4 CTCs and 2 CTUs in Gedo to curb the spread of AWD/Cholera cases in the region. On 20, Somalia Ministry of Health, with support from WHO, UNICEF and partners, launched a measles vaccination campaign targeting 125,000 children in IDP settlements of Daynille, Dharkenley, Hodan, Kaxda and Afgoye corridor in Banadir region. Vitamin A supplement was also administered to children between six months and five years. The health cluster funding shortfall continues to hamper delivery of life-saving health services to most vulnerable people including children and internally displaced persons. Inaccessibility of some districts in Bay, Bakool, Gedo, Lower Shabelle and Middle Jubba because of insecurity is affecting delivery of basic health services to affected communities. At least 2 additional CTCs are urgently needed in Burco town. For more information, contact: abdilhamid.ibrahim@savethechildren.org

6 LOGISTICS 100% of service requests fulfilled 100% of service requests completed Access around the country remains severely limited due to insecurity and infrastructure deterioration. This is impacting on the ability of the humanitarian community to efficiently and effectively deliver humanitarian relief to populations in need, requiring an ongoing, scaled-up air response for humanitarian cargo and personnel. In collaboration with UNHAS, three cargo planes are positioned in Mogadishu to facilitate the airlift of critical humanitarian supplies. Since the beginning of the drought response in February, over 1,600 metric tons of humanitarian aid has been airlifted within Somalia. On behalf of humanitarian partners, the Logistics Cluster through lead agency WFP is also facilitating access to sea and road transportation for humanitarian aid cargo. Humanitarian supplies are being transported by sea on a monthly basis from the Port of Mombasa to Mogadishu, Berbera, Bossaso and Kismayo, ensuring a more predictable and regular delivery to functional Somali Ports. Since February, more than 345 metric tons of critical supplies have been transported on behalf of FAO, UNHCR and UNICEF by road and sea into and throughout Somalia. The Logistics Cluster continues to support humanitarian partners involved in the response to ensure more efficient prepositioning of emergency items through making available storage facilities in Mogadishu, Baidoa, Bossaso, Doolow, Gaalkacyo and Kismayo. Plans are also underway to install an additional storage facility for heat-sensitive items in Mogadishu, to be made available through WFP as lead agency of the Logistics Cluster, to meet the needs for storage of heatsensitive relief items for all members of the humanitarian community responding to the drought emergency. Due to road access limitations and deteriorating infrastructure and airstrips, a number of key operational areas remain only accessible by air while others are completely inaccessible. The Logistics Cluster is working closely with members of the humanitarian community to identify logistics solutions in order to address these logistics gaps. For more information, contact: lucy.styles@wfp.org and vladimir.jovcev@wfp.org

7 NUTRITION 395,550 Children /women targeted in 2.3 million Number of children under five years and pregnant and lactating women treated for malnutrition per month 1,430,223 Children/women targeted in 370,251 children/women reached in 448,473 children/women reached in Number of children under three years and pregnant and lactating women reached with malnutrition prevention per month Improved nutrition status and access to nutrition services for emergency affected populations through predictable, timely, effective and at scale response thereby enhancing resilience. The nutrition situation has deteriorated. An estimated 2.2 million people are in need of nutrition interventions. Here of, the nutrition cluster targets to treat 539, 000 moderately malnourished children, 346, 000 severely malnourished children aged 6 to 59 months and 270, 000 pregnant and lactating women. This is a total of 1,155,000 beneficiaries targeted for treatment of acute malnutrition. In, the cluster targeted to treat 395,550 beneficiaries for acute malnutrition and reach 1,430,223 beneficiaries with nutrition preventive services. In, the nutrition cluster treated 370,251 beneficiaries for malnutrition. This accounted for 94 per cent of the total targeted beneficiaries for the month. The nutrition cluster also reached 448,473 beneficiaries with nutrition preventive services. This was equivalent to 31 per cent of the targeted beneficiaries. Insecurity remains a challenge in some areas that need nutrition services. For more information, contact: sdesie@unicef.org Creation date: 15/06/2017 Feedback: ochasomaliainfo@un.org *FTS - Financial Tracking Service Sources: OCHA reports, UNHCR, FAO-FSNAU, FEWS NET, Somalia clusters, OCHA FTS, 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan, Humanitarian Needs Overview, Operation Plan for Prevention of

8 . PROTECTION 1.8 million Jan-Dec 2 million 212,140 Jan- Number of through protection cluster services per month Provide effective and quality protection services to women, men, girls, and boys affected by conflicts and emergencies, and strengthen policy on protection. Protection needs remain high for the most vulnerable groups especially women, children, persons with disabilities, the elderly and the minority communities. Internal displacement continues to be a key driver of humanitarian and protection needs. Although the estimated number of IDPs in protracted displacement has remained stagnant at 1.1 million in the past couple of years, a recent displacement trends suggest that this figure is much higher. The centrality of protection shall be maintained across all clusters in the humanitarian action/ drought response. More than 739,000 Somalis have been displaced due to severe drought since November Additionally, the high numbers of forced evictions among internally displaced people and the urban poor from major urban centers like Mogadishu and Kismayo continue to account for internal displacements. Protection needs have sharply increased especially in Bakool, Bay, Gedo Lower Shabelle, Middle Juba, South Galgaduud and Sanaag. Most of the displaced are moving to crowded urban centers with existing IDP camps in search of humanitarian assistance. Approximately 44,000 drought-affected people were reached through protection and prevention activities/interventions including 7,699 girls, 7,001 boys, 13,223 women and 6,725 men. Child Protection partners reached 9,244 drought displaced persons with various Child Protection, Prevention and Response Services. The GBV Sub-Cluster partners reached a total of 9,620 beneficiaries with GBV prevention, response and capacity building activities. GBV response services include lifesaving medical assistance including the post rape treatment, temporary protection accommodation for GBV survivors, legal, psychosocial, material and livelihood assistance. Housing, Land and Property sub cluster reached some 549 persons through the prevention of forced evictions, community dispute settlement, advocacy, and counselling responses. During the reporting period 46,000 individuals were forcefully evicted in South Central, Somaliland and Puntland. Explosive Hazard subcluster partners continued working in South-central Somalia and Somaliland conducting risk education, mine clearance, survey and marking, peace building and conflict resolution. The EH partners have reached 11,696 individuals including women and children. Security constraints remain a major protection concern and is limiting protection partner s ability to ensure effective protection monitoring. Remoteness and inaccessibility to conflict affected areas under control of non-state armed actors remains a challenge. Protection partners are unable to scale up due to limited funding. Without additional funding, many vulnerable group or persons with specific needs (women, children, and elderly) will not be able to access protection services. Mines and explosives ruminant of war (ERW) continue to threaten civilian lives and livelihoods and to compromise the ability of humanitarian actors to safely carry out their duties. Limited tracing and reunification (IDTR) and GBV services for families, children and survivors of rape and sexual violence etc. in priority locations including Awdal, Sool, Sanag, Bari, Nugal, Galkacyo, Gedo, Hiraan, Banadir, Lower Juba. Security of land tenure for new arrivals is limited increasing the risk of evictions. For more information, contact: abuya@unhcr.org Creation date: 15/06/2017 Feedback: ochasomaliainfo@un.org *FTS - Financial Tracking Service Sources: OCHA reports, UNHCR, FAO-FSNAU, FEWS NET, Somalia clusters, OCHA FTS, 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan, Humanitarian Needs Overview, Operation Plan for Prevention of

9 SHELTER 116, million 11,040 Number of displaced people assisted with non-food items (Plastic sheeting, blankets, jerry cans, sleeping mats, and kitchen sets) per month Provide non-food items and emergency shelter for newly-displaced people. Improve shelter conditions in existing settlements. An estimated 739,000 drought-displaced people are in need of shelter/nfi assistance. Most of the displacement is to Baidoa and Mogadishu. Safe and secure settlements are needed to provide crisis-affected communities with protected and healthy living spaces and environments, while ensuring sufficient privacy and dignity to the groups, families, and individuals within them. In, 11,040 persons were assisted with emergency non-food assistance. Emergency NFI packages include plastic sheeting, blankets, jerry cans, sleeping mats and kitchen sets. These are core items for daily household use and survival. Some 51,480 persons were assisted with Emergency Shelter Kits, comprising of plastic sheets, supporting poles and ropes for the structures. This provides the most basic shelter which can offer protection from extreme weather in. Limited funding has affected the delivery of humanitarian assistance by shelter cluster partners. Increased advocacy is required to highlight the need to provide shelter and NFIs to drought displaced individuals. Logistical challenges including flight costs, road inaccessibility, insecurity, check points for the transportation of NFI/Shelter supplies are affecting the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance. Lack of prepositioned stocks due to long standing low funding for shelter activities hampers timely response to displaced populations. For more information, contact: Creation date: 15/06/2017 Feedback: *FTS - Financial Tracking Service Sources: OCHA reports, UNHCR, FAO-FSNAU, FEWS NET, Somalia clusters, OCHA FTS, 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan, Humanitarian Needs Overview, Operation Plan for Prevention of

10 WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE 300, million 128,596 Number of people assisted with sustained access to safe water. 750,000 Number of people assisted with temporary supply of safe water 120,000 Number of beneficiaries accessing safe sanitation facilities 500, , , ,275 People reached through hygiene activities, including hygiene kits distribution Provide access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for people in emergencies The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate due to severe drought conditions; more than 739,000 people have been displaced since November This includes 159,000 new IDPs in Baidoa and 155,000 in Mogadishu since the start of the crisis. Close to 35,000 latrines need to be built and provision of temporary water for extended duration has to continue. Sustained access to safe water through construction or rehabilitation of boreholes and wells with connections to water kiosks should be implemented as an exit strategy. The severe drought and its consequence (water scarcity, food insecurity and malnutrition) are major contributing factors to the AWD/ cholera outbreak which has spread to 16 regions in Somalia. More AWD/ cholera cases were recorded among drought-displaced people in IDP camps in Baidao, Banadir and other locations. Active transmission of AWD/ cholera is still ongoing in all districts in Banadir region especially in Wadajir district. Scaling up sanitation and hygiene promotion, including distribution of hygiene kits will be critical to avert additional disease outbreak, as well as chlorination of existing water sources. Wash cluster partners have scaled up the response in the last few months. The number of people supported with temporary access to water has increased from 90,000 in January to 1, 05 million in April. Nevertheless, in only 706,900 people have been reached with temporary access to safe water. This is due to the closure of several short-terms projects and lack of funding for their extension. Same trends can be seen in terms of permanent access to safe water: 128,600 beneficiaries were reached in versus 212,100 in April. A total of 3.51 million people have been assisted with temporary or permanent access to safe water in 2017, some 75 per cent of the 4.5 million of people targeted for access to safe water. Provision of safe sanitation infrastructure has continued to increase in, but at a slower pace than in April (141,850 beneficiaries in compared to 165,560 in April) illustrating, once again, the problem to sustain the response in a challenging funding perspective. To contain the AWD/cholera outbreak, the cluster has reached over 1.4 million people of the 2.5 million people targeted countrywide for hygiene promotion activities in These include 550,000 people who have received hygiene kits. Limited funding has affected the delivery of humanitarian assistance by shelter cluster partners. Increased advocacy is required to highlight the need to provide shelter and NFIs to drought displaced individuals. Logistical challenges including flight costs, road inaccessibility, insecurity, check points for the transportation of NFI/Shelter supplies are affecting the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance. Lack of prepositioned stocks due to long standing low funding for shelter activities hampers timely response to displaced populations. For more information, contact: plaurent@unicef.org Creation date: 15/06/2017 Feedback: ochasomaliainfo@un.org *FTS - Financial Tracking Service Sources: OCHA reports, UNHCR, FAO-FSNAU, FEWS NET, Somalia clusters, OCHA FTS, 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan, Humanitarian Needs Overview, Operation Plan for Prevention of