Beneficiaries Total: 15, Total: 15, The beneficiaries of these water, environmental sanitation and hygiene services will be IDPs and host community men, women and children in Dhuusamareeb town. The ongoing drought has contributed to a rapid deterioration of the humanitarian context in Somalia, with a predicted high risk of famine in and therefore the risk of famine persists in parts of Somalia.
While the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance declined to 6. Malnutrition rates remain high with an estimated , children under the age of five acutely malnourished, 87, of them severely and at risk of death without urgent intervention The humanitarian situation in Galgaduud region has deteriorated further following increased drought and conflict related displacements.
According to the interagency assessment conduced august, , tens of thousands of pastoralists migrated to urban and peri-urban areas of the region between November and April , due to severe drought conditions. The migration was largely attributed to the loss of nearly 65 per cent of livestock as a result of lack of pasture, water and livestock related diseases.
The humanitarian situation has continued to worsen due to the below average Gu rains in May and June.
Majority of the affected pastoralists have moved with their remaining livestock to areas in Puntland, Somaliland and Hiraan regions, in search of pasture and water for their livestock. This migration resulted in the separation of families. Women, children and the elderly have either moved into IDP settlements or with relatives in urban and pre-urban areas while other family members migrated with their livestock in search of pasture. Additionally, more than 14, people have fled from Heraale town to nearby safer villages and other areas in Galgaduud region following the recent conflict between two rival armed groups inside Ahlusunah religious group.
