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    A famine has been declared in parts of Somalia and is expected to spread across the south in the coming weeks. Over 3.7 million people, more than half the population, require humanitarian assistance due to the drought crisis. Global acute malnutrition rates in some areas exceed 50%, well above emergency thresholds. Nearly one quarter of Somalia's population is displaced internally or externally, with over 40,000 arriving in refugee camps in Kenya in July alone. The UN has allocated over $100 million from emergency funds to address immediate needs like food access, but the revised UN appeal for $1 billion remains underfunded, having received only around $500 million so far.

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    A famine has been declared in parts of Somalia and is expected to spread across the south in the coming weeks. Over 3.7 million people, more than half the population, require humanitarian assistance due to the drought crisis. Global acute malnutrition rates in some areas exceed 50%, well above emergency thresholds. Nearly one quarter of Somalia's population is displaced internally or externally, with over 40,000 arriving in refugee camps in Kenya in July alone. The UN has allocated over $100 million from emergency funds to address immediate needs like food access, but the revised UN appeal for $1 billion remains underfunded, having received only around $500 million so far.

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    A famine has been declared in parts of Somalia and is expected to spread across the south in the coming weeks. Over 3.7 million people, more than half the population, require humanitarian assistance due to the drought crisis. Global acute malnutrition rates in some areas exceed 50%, well above emergency thresholds. Nearly one quarter of Somalia's population is displaced internally or externally, with over 40,000 arriving in refugee camps in Kenya in July alone. The UN has allocated over $100 million from emergency funds to address immediate needs like food access, but the revised UN appeal for $1 billion remains underfunded, having received only around $500 million so far.

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    KeyFiguresonSomalia3August2011

    GeneralInformation Famine has been declared in parts of Middle Shabelle, IDP settlements along the Afgooye Corridor, partsofMogadishuhostingIDPs,LowerShabelleandpartsofBakool Famineisexpectedtospreadacrossallregionsofthesouthinthecomingfourtosixweeks Tensofthousandsofpeoplehavediedandmanymorelivesareatrisk 3.7millionpeople,morethanhalfthepopulation, requirehumanitarianassistancea35%increase from2.4millioninthebeginningoftheyear Cerealpricesareatanalltimehigh,withthecostofsomecommoditiesupby270%insomeareasin thesouth Thecostofthefoodbaskethasincreasedby50%inthesouthernregions. Malnutrition 1.25 million children are in urgent need of malnutrition treatment of these, 640,000 are acutely malnourished ThehighestGlobalAcuteMalnutritionRate(GAM)in18surveyscarriedoutrecentlyexceeded50%in GedoandBakoolagropastoralareas(thisisabovethe15%WHOthreshold) Mortalityrateshavereachedahighof15per10,000inchildrenunder5amongMogadishuIDPs Displacement Nearly one quarter of Somalias 7.5 million people are displaced either within Somalia or to neighboringcountriesespeciallyKenyaandEthiopia 27,000 people have been displaced into Mogadishu and its environs from other southern regions in Julyalone Atotal100,000peopleweredisplacedintoMogadishuinJuneandJuly 40,400SomalisarrivedinDadaabrefugeecampsinKenyainJulyanaverage1,300peopleperday. Funding ConsolidatedAppealforSomalia: TherevisedCAPisseekingapproximatelyUS$1billion,anincreasefrom$561inDecember2010 Only43%$453millionhasbeenfundedandanadditional$49millionhasbeenpledged. CommonHumanitarianFund(CHF): In2011,$35millionofthe$45millionavailablethroughthesecondStandardAllocationoftheCHFwas allocatedtodroughtresponseactivitiesfocusingonfood,livelihoods,waterandhealthsectors $13.6 million has been allocated through the emergency reserve for drought response from January 2011todate. CentralEmergencyResponseFund(CERF): $15millionwasallocatedfromtheunderfundedwindowtoaddressthedroughtsituationinthemost affectedareasofsouthandcentralregionsofSomalia InJulytheCERFrapidresponsewindowreleased$28millionforthemostimmediateneedsincluding accesstofood.

    Contact Roberta Russo on russor@un.org or +254 733 643 737 and Rita Maingi on maingir@un.org or +254 734800 120

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