Somalia Snapshot 20 September
Somalia Snapshot 20 September
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
H.E President William Samoei Ruto (PhD), President of the Republic of Kenya and the African Union Champion on Institutional Reform. H.E. Ruto was appointed during the 37th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in February 2024 to champion the AU Institutional Reform process taking over from the H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda who led the implementation of the reform process since 2016.
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Somalia Snapshot 20 September
OCHA Somalia Famine & Drought Situation Report No. 14, dated 20 September (covering the period from 15 to 20 September)
HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
.Partners are scaling up response activities in order to reach the worst-affected population to avert further unnecessary deaths. Food assistance partners have reached 1.39 million people in crisis so far in the first two weeks of September, compared to 1.3 million throughout the month of August.
.An estimated 585,000 urban dwellers in Somalia are projected to be in crisis by December if interventions are not scaled up, a quarter more than the first half of the year.
.According to UNICEF, children constitute 80 per cent of the worst-affected population in the current famine.
The main purpose of this document is to advocate and sensitize Africa’s Leaders about the essential role that Intra-African Trade can play in facilitating and sustaining Food and Nutrition Security and consequently the socio-economic development of the continent, in light of the upcoming African Food and Nutrition Security Day (AFNSD). It details the rich background of continental nutrition policies, plans and programmes and emphasizes the interrelationships between Trade and Food and Nutrition Security as well as successes accomplished through boosting Trade.
The concept note describes plans for the continental commemoration of the African Food and Nutrition Security Day (AFNSD) with this year’s theme being “Investing in Intra- African Trade for Food and Nutrition Security”. It will also serve as a source of information and working document for programme managers, implementers and local organizing committees in the Ministries of Agriculture, Health, Trade & Industry, Education, Gender, Social Welfare & Protection, Science & Technology, Economic Development & Finance as well as Local Government Offices, all other Government Agencies, Private Sector Organizations, Development partners and CSOs involved in implementing the African Food and Nutrition Security Day (AFNSD). It provides concrete ideas and strategic actions that inform member states’ commemoration of the AFNSD.
Highlights
• Over 13,600 refugees relocated to Hilaweyn camp
• Slight decrease in overall mortality rate, but under 5 mortality rate
remains a concern
• Further nutritional interventions agreed to mitigate severe acute
malnutrition among new arrivals
• Measles & polio vaccination campaign completed in all camps
• Significant improvement in water supply in all camps
• UNHCR essential relief supply arrived in Gode
Please find below the tentative breakdown of pledges made during the Pledging Conference for the Horn of Africa
Presentation of the Deputy Chairperson during the African Union Pledging Conference for the Horn of Africa
Conference for the Horn of Africa. Joint AU/FAO/IFAD/WFP Paper
Conference for the Horn of Africa. Joint AU/FAO/IFAD/WFP Paper