Report

Somalia Situation Reports 2022

Monthly snapshot of current needs and responses

UNICEF/Somalia/Sewunet

Highlights

Read the monthly situation and needs of children in Somalia along with UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.

January - December 2022

Somalia is in a dire humanitarian situation; while the famine thresholds projected for some parts in Bay region were not crossed due to the scale-up, more than 8.3 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
In 2022, children in Somalia were exposed to multiple risks with wasting increasing from 11 per cent in 2021 to 16 per cent in 2022 (FSNAU; 2022), exceeding WHO thresholds for emergencies. Acute water shortages and outbreaks of diseases such as cholera and measles increased risks of excessive mortality among children.
Drought, displacement, and conflict increased protection risks for children, including early marriage, gender-based violence, child labour and child recruitment. Approximately 4.8 million Somali children remain out of school, representing a 15 per cent increase over the previous year.
In 2022, UNICEF scaled-up provision of integrated services for children; nearly 459,616 children were admitted for treatment of severe wasting, 2.3 million children aged 6 to 59 months were vaccinated against measles, 1.9 million people received emergency water, while 1.6 million children and women received essential healthcare services.
While most children in need are inaccessible areas, UNICEF worked with sister UN agencies and partners, reaching more than 20,000 children in 11 hard-to-reach districts. Providing predictable, timely, and sustained services to children in areas with constrained access remains challenging and UNICEF is engaging local partners to improve access.