Rehabilitation and recovery of the relatively stable northern areas of Somaliland and Puntland, with an estimated 1.7 million people, was the focus of 60 percent of donor contributions, the appeal document stated. In contrast, “there is evidence of a full-blown humanitarian crisis in southern and central Somalia, estimated to have 4.3 million people”, it added. In these areas, the focus of humanitarian agencies was on “life-saving support” and essential basic services, such as healthcare and safe water, but UN agencies estimated they were unable to get access to some 1.6 million people due to insecurity, the report said.
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