Report

Somalia Situation Reports 2022

UNICEF/Somalia/Sewunet

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

November 2022

The severe drought in Somalia has put 8.3 million people at risk of food insecurity, while around 1.8 million children are likely to be acutely wasted by July 2023.
An estimated 6.4 million people are facing acute water shortages across the country, while the number of out-of-school children in Somalia has increased from 4.14 million to 4.84 million.
Since January 2022, 13,383 suspected cholera cases, including 73 associated deaths (CFR 0.5 per cent), have been reported from 25 districts.
In 2022, 1,625,874 people received emergency water, while 961,333 people received hygiene kits.
Between November 13 and 24, a national integrated measles campaign was conducted, reaching 2,311,466 children aged 6 to 59 months. Efforts are ongoing to vaccinate children in areas with extreme access constraints.
A total of 397,342 children were admitted for treatment of severe acute wasting in 2022, while 1,384,943 children and women received essential healthcare services.
UNICEF supported the education of 133,909 crisis-affected children in 2022, while 195,439 children and their primary caregivers received mental health and psychosocial support.