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Briefing on the Situation in SOMALIA

Briefing on the Situation in SOMALIA. IASC, 28 May 2008 Ute Kollies, GCMS. Security Council Briefing , 14 May by DPA New Security Council Resolution 1814 Peace Talks in Djibouti end in 9 point communiqué New Humanitarian Coordinator in place. Increased food insecurity

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Briefing on the Situation in SOMALIA

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  1. Briefing on the Situation inSOMALIA IASC, 28 May 2008 Ute Kollies, GCMS

  2. Security Council Briefing , 14 May by DPA New Security Council Resolution 1814 Peace Talks in Djibouti end in 9 point communiqué New Humanitarian Coordinator in place Increased food insecurity Continuous displacements Reduced humanitarian access Piracy Human rights abuses, including torture, rape, killings, arbitrary arrests Abductions /kidnappings of humanitarian workers Current Developments

  3. « Low »lights • Soaring food prices, deepening drought and delayed Gu season rains lead to a detereoration of the situation with about 2.6 million people (35% of total population) in need of assistance; • Additional 600,000 urban poor particularly vulnerable , as shilling was devalued - Hyperinflation • Insecurity hampers delivery of assistance (South Central and Puntland) • Except for Food Aid Cluster all clusters are downscaling operations • 42,000 newly displaced in April alone • Third week of April heaviest fighting experienced this year. • Over 16,000 arrivals at the coast of Yemen (Jan-Apr)

  4. «Low »lights ctd... • Poor harvests • Cereal price rise of over 80% • Increase of people in need expected to possibly rise to 3.5 million!!! By year end • Very critical nutrition situation with GAM at 24.1% and SAM at 2.8% • Jan-April: 24,828 AWD cases reported • After a mosque raid, 41 children arrested • CAP funding at 35% • IDP numbers doubled from 325,000 in 2007 to 750,000 in 2008- 82% of new IDPS in most vulnerable regions of Lower and Middle Shabelle

  5. Highlights • 23,000 MT of food distributed to 1.2 million beneficiaries, despite difficult security environment • ARS met with SRSG and agreed to talk to the TFG • Peace talks in Djibouti SC resolution 1814 • supports UN peacekeeping troops SUBJECT TO broad based political and security agreements and IMPROVED conditions on the ground • Supports the SG’s approach and welcomes a comprehensive and integrated UN strategy for peace and security • Relocation of UNPOS from Nairobi to Somalia foreseen • CP for eventual PK deployment to continue

  6. Capacity & Response 114 International Staff plus 652 National Staff across 15 locations Food: • WFP requests an additional 123 million USD or 117,067 MT – 2 million beneficiaries targeted • Shipping delays affect pipeline • WFP partners with CARE to feed 677,500 people in the central regions of Mudug and Galgaduud • WFP achieved 87% of the planned distributions and distributed 21,147 MT to 1.2 million beneficiaries • WFP and DRC entered agreement on wet feeding programme in Mogadishu (50,000 people per day)

  7. Capacity & Response Livelihoods & Food Security: • In drought affected regions, FAO(with COOPI and CISP) supports 3,000 households with supplies for fishing, farming etc. • In Lower Shabelle, FAO/WFP provide cash and food for work for rural infrastructure rehabilitation: 30 kms of river embankment 300 kms of irrigation canals 4 water catchments 150 kms of feeder roads • In Awdal region, FAO and Min. of Livestock work on an intra cluster animal health intervention and restocking , following mass mortality of lifestock of pastoralists

  8. Capacity & Response Nutrition: • Nutrition assessments undertaken reporting serious GAM at 24.1% • Resumption of some emergency nutrition interventions • 8 new supplementary feeding programmes and 8 outpatient therapeutic feeding programmes in Diinsoor (IMC/UNICEF) • 44,000 children registered in IDP corridor for 10 kg blended food ration distribution in 1. Week of May • Baidoa experiences increased nutrition vulnerability – integrated response considered • Nutrition programmes were delayed or interrupted due to insecurity

  9. Capacity & Response Health: • Decrease in AWD cases in comparison to last year • Priorities : provision of Acute Flaccid paralysis surveillance training, National Immunization days in July and August, vitamin A distribution and deworming WATSAN: • Water trucking expanded to Galgaduud and Mudug, Hiraan, Bay, Puntland and Somaliland • 600,000 people receive a minimum of 5-10 l water per day • Rehab of water supply systems are planned • Water trucking in the Afgooye corridor delivers to 600,000 people • Advocacy

  10. Capacity & Response Education: • Emergency education continues • UNICEF/IAS, Islamic Relief, SAACID provide basic education services in Mogadishu • Expansion in Mogadishu planned • In Galgaduud, CARE, CISp and Intersos plan to implement emergency education Funding: • Food aid, shelter&Nfis, protection and WASH moderately funded • Overall funding at 35% • Pooled fund mechanisms supported water trucking and wet food feeding

  11. Issues • Lack of media attention due to situation in China and Myanmar • Lack of funding • Access negotiation • NEW Humanitarian Coordinator to preserve humanitarian space • UNPOS: joint planning unit to be established for coherence in the UNCT • Free lance militia not included in Djibouti communiqué • Capacity of national NGOs to be boosted

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