At least 3.2 million Somalis in urban centres, rural areas, and IDP camps will require humanitarian aid up to June 2009, says an assessment by the UN/FAO Food Security Analysis Unit and the Famine Early Warning Systems Network published on 4 February.
Overall conditions in Somalia are not expected to improve over the next six months and delivery of humanitarian aid has become increasingly difficult, with aid workers targeted, security deteriorating, political tensions and renewed armed conflict.
The October-December rains were largely inadequate in most parts of Somalia, leading to an extended dry period which affected crop development, pasture growth, and water availability. The Juba and Shabelle valleys, where the bulk of cereal production normally occurs, have experienced almost complete crop failure.
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Overall conditions in Somalia are not expected to improve over the next six months and delivery of humanitarian aid has become increasingly difficult, with aid workers targeted, security deteriorating, political tensions and renewed armed conflict.
The October-December rains were largely inadequate in most parts of Somalia, leading to an extended dry period which affected crop development, pasture growth, and water availability. The Juba and Shabelle valleys, where the bulk of cereal production normally occurs, have experienced almost complete crop failure.
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