Lives on line as UN and partners launch 2022 humanitarian plan for Somalia

The United Nations

Roughly 7.7 million people in Somalia will need assistance and protection in 2022, a 30 per cent rise in just one year, the UN and partners said on Monday, launching a nearly $1.5 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for the country.

The funding will support 5.5 million of the most vulnerable, as Somalia faces its third failed rainy season in a row, for the first time in 30 years.

📢The 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan for #Somalia is launched.
Humanitarian partners require $US 1.46B to assist 5.5M people out of the 7.7M in need.

UN News Release. More on this here.