Reference :
V-P-SO-E-00975
Date :
09/04/2022
Caption :
Mogadishu region, Dayniille internally displaced people camp. Millions of people in Somalia continue to face the severe consequences of drought. Since the beginning of 2022, the ICRC has been scaling up its assistance and relief operations in the country, particularly for internally displaced people.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Siteweb du CICR, article du 31.05.2022:
"Severe drought in Somalia: The ICRC has already reached over 120,000 households as the emergency response rolls out
Millions of people living in Somalia continue to face the severe impact of the drought.
At the beginning of May 2022, the estimated number of people affected by drought in Somalia rose to about 6.1 million, of whom over 760,000 are displaced and in urgent need of food, water and access to health care. The ongoing rainy season remains below average at this stage, and thus unlikely to improve the situation in the short or even mid-term.
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Since the beginning of 2022, the ICRC has been scaling up its operations in Somalia, and across drought-affected countries of Africa, helping affected people and communities. In Somalia, the ICRC has focused on the most affected and hard to reach areas and on some IDP settlements. We have distributed emergency cash grants and rehabilitated boreholes and wells. We have enhanced our primary health care response, including identifying and treating malnutrition among children and pregnant and lactating women. We have also strengthened the monitoring of protection needs and provided of Restoring Family Links (RFL) services to separated families.
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Original material :
digital
Resolution :
3000x2000
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
