Just over 100 days have passed since famine was declared in southern Somalia on 20 July. Since July,
there has been a significant scale-up in response activities. At least 2.2 million people have benefited from
enhanced access to food, up from 770,000 before July. Nearly 1.2 million people now have sustained access
to safe drinking water compared to 850,000 by
the end of June, with an additional 1.8 million
people receiving temporary water provision.
Partners have established at least 217 new
nutrition treatment centres since July, with 1,142
static and mobile centres able to treat children by
the end of September. Some 1.16 million
children have been immunized against measles
since July. Partners significantly increased food
voucher, cash-for-work and cash relief
programmes since the declaration of famine, with
1,177,229 people benefiting from these
programmes since July, compared to 100,201
from January to June. Read more
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