Somalië Acute droogtecrisis Gezamenlijke respons 2026

Doel: De gezamenlijke reactie op de droogte in Somalië is bedoeld om gemeenschappen die te maken hebben met grote voedselonzekerheid te ondersteunen met een multisectorale noodhulpactie.

Leidende organisatie: Oxfam Novib

Organisaties: Stichting Vluchteling, Red een Kind, CARE International, Plan International, Tearfund, Save Somali Women and Children, Tadamun Social Society, Taakulo, Wamo Relief and Rehabilitation Services, KAALO and DAWA

Duur: maart 17, 2026 –

september 16, 2026

Informatie:

Somalia is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis driven by the convergence of prolonged drought, erratic rainfall, conflict, high food prices, and sharply reduced humanitarian assistance. These shocks have severely undermined livelihoods, agricultural production, and access to food, pushing millions into acute food insecurity and worsening malnutrition, especially among children.

What has happened is a rapid deterioration in food security conditions. Following the failure of the 2025 Deyr rainy season and poor rainfall performance more broadly, crop production declined and water sources dried up, particularly along the Shabelle River. Pastoral households lost livestock and milk production, while agro-pastoral communities experienced failed harvests. At the same time, persistent insecurity and displacement disrupted markets and restricted access to grazing land and humanitarian aid. Overall, the crisis reflects a combination of climatic shocks, conflict, economic pressures, and insufficient humanitarian response, leaving millions of Somalis at risk of hunger, disease, loss of livelihoods and loss of life.

In response to the escalating food insecurity in Somalia, the Joint Response delivers coordinated, multi-sectoral life-saving assistance to communities facing extreme hunger and displacement. Activities focus on food security, nutrition, health, WASH and cash assistance for example through rehabilitation of water sources, food voucher distributions, treatment of acute malnutrition and provides (mobile) primary health care. Vulnerable households receive multipurpose cash to meet urgent basic needs, while protection is mainstreamed to ensure safe and accountable support.

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De gezamenlijke reactie

The Somalia Drought Joint Response proposes a multi-sectoral emergency response targeting those in high food insecurity in the most impacted regions, selected based on the scale of impact and identified humanitarian gaps. Within these priority areas, the intervention will focus on the districts and communities experiencing the greatest levels of displacement, loss of livelihoods, disruption to basic services and other vulnerabilities. Priority locations were selected based on the regions with the highest IPC4, namely Banadir, Bossaso, Qardho, Baydoa and Gaalkayco.

In het kader van dit gezamenlijke antwoord worden de volgende activiteiten uitgevoerd:

Water, sanitaire voorzieningen en hygiëne (WASH): distribute hygiene kits, construction of emergency latrines, borehole repairs, waterhole rehabilitation, and water trucking.
Voedselzekerheid en middelen van bestaan (FSL): Rehabilitation of 10 communal grazing lands and the distribution of food vouchers.
Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA): multiple rounds of cash transfers to vulnerable households.
Gezondheid: provision of maternal and newborn care, supplying essential medical supplies, primary health care services support through (mobile) clinics, and enhancement of cholera preparedness.
Nutrition: provision of treatment for severe and moderate acute malnutrition for children and pregnant women.

The JR is planning to reach more than 154,500 people under this response.

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Contact hoofdorganisatie Oxfam Novib

Lou van Roozendaal

E: lou.vanroozendaal@oxfamnovib.nl

Somalië Acute droogtecrisis Gezamenlijke respons 2026

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