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FSNAU
Nutririon Update
(.pdf 1400KB)

Sept-Oct, 2009


FSNAU Climate Data
Update (.pdf 5300 KB)
-October, 2009

FSNAU Market Data
Update (.pdf 5 KB)

-November, 2009

Food Security & Nutrition
Quarterky Brief
(.pdf 1,100 KB)

-November 2, 2009


FSNAU Post Gu '09
Technical Series
Report (.pdf 15,500KB)

-September 29, 2009

FSNAU Post Gu 09
Nutrition Technical Series

-September 11, 2009

FSNAU Press Release
- Aug 24, 2009


FSNAU Press Release
- Somali Version

-Aug 24, 2009

FSNAU Quarterly Brief
Somali Version
(.pdf 2700KB)
-June, 2009


FSNAU Baseline Profile
Baidoa Urban
Baseline Analysis Report

-May 2009


FSNAU Baseline Profile
Bay Bakool Rural
Baseline Analysis Report

-May 2009


FSNAU Baseline Profile
Baidoa Urban

-May 2009


FSNAU Baseline Profile
Southern Inland
Pastoral LZ

-May 2009


FSNAU Baseline Profile
Bakool Agro-pastoral LZ

-May 2009


FSNAU Baseline Profile
Bay Bakool Agro-pastoral
Low Potential LZ

-May 2009


FSNAU Baseline Profile
Bay Agro-pastoral
High Potential LZ

-May 2009
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
RECENT INTERVIEWS
VOA Broadcast
by Cindy Holleman
CTA, FSNAU
- August 25, 2009

BBC Broadcast
Abdirizak Nur
Senior Analyst
FSNAU
August 25, 2009

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Nov. 9, 2009
Closing:
Nov. 23, 2009
Breaking News
PHASE CLASSIFICATION MAPS
Issued November 2, 2009

FSNAU Quarterly Brief - Focus on Deyr Season Early Warning

The food security situation in all livelihoods of Somalia remains as classified during the post Gu ‘09 assessment (June-July ‘09). The early Deyr rains have begun to improve the situation in the drought affected north and the central areas. There is a good off-season cereal and cash crop production in Juba regions in the South. Cereal prices have decreased in the south, except for areas that suffered from Gu ‘09 crop failure. The urban poor food security situation is showing improvement in the south, northeast and northwest, where declines in the cost of minimum basket are observed. However, for the urban poor the situation has deteriorated in central regions due to increased cereal prices and reduced social support. The central regions also have the largest number of population displaced due to the drought.  The overall civil security situation has worsened in the south and central causing displacement of over 100,000 people since July ’09.

Climate:

During Hagaa dry season scattered showers were received in parts of Juba, Shabelle and Bay regions in July-August. At the same time, Karan rains in the northwest were erratic, below average and ended early. The rest of Somalia remained dry up to September when early Deyr ‘09 rains started in the central and the northern regions.

Civil Insecurity:

The security situation in the south and the central regions has deteriorated due to intensified clashes between government forces and insurgents, causing civilian causalities, injuries and population displacement. UNHCR estimated that 123,000 people were displaced in Somalia since July ‘09, mainly due to insecurity and conflict, while drought and loss of livelihood are the second main reason for displacement, mostly affecting central and southern regions.

Agriculture:

FSNAU off-season assessment estimated good off-season production of maize and cash crops (sesame, cowpea) in Juba regions. Early Deyr rains improved the conditions of established crops in the south, as well as in the northwest, and have encouraged farmers to accelerate Deyrplanting. Cereal prices have decreased in the southern regions of Shabelle, Bay and Juba as a result of good Gu and off-season harvest.

Livestock:
Pasture and water conditions have improved following the good Deyr rains. Although livestock body conditions show improvement, livestock reproduction is below average due to low calving and kidding due to low conception during the peak of the drought. Livestock sales increased in Aug.-Oct. because of the increased demand for Hajj.

Markets:
The Somali Shilling has appreciated marginally (2-4%) in July-Sept. ’09, but depreciation is still equivalent to 90-95% compared to the 5-year average. The Somaliland Shilling has also gained value slightly (6%) after several months of devaluation. The price of sugar increased throughout Somalia. Additionally, prices increased for vegetable oil in the central regions and for petrol and rice in the northwest.

Nutrition:
FSNAU and partner agencies are currently conducting livelihood based nutrition surveys in Central, Hiran and Togdheer regions. Nevertheless, the latest figures from selective feeding centres treating moderately and severely malnourished children in south and central Somalia report a varied picture with many locations seeing increasing trends of admissions in recent months as illustrated in the feeding centers in Bakool, Central and Mogadishu.

Urban:
FSNAU carried out a seventh round of the rapid quarterly urban emergency assessment in main regional towns throughout Somalia. The analysis indicates that urban households’ access to food has begun to improve since June ’09 in most areas, with the exception of the central regions.  Urban households in the south, the north and northwest are able to cover the cost of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (CMB), however, poor households are still reliant on either remittances, cash gifts or loans to cover between 20-25% of this minimum expenditure basket.


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FSNAU Nutrition Update
FSNAU Post Gu '09 Technical Series Report
September/October

In this edition, we place a special focus on interventions in Somalia to reduce child morbidity and mortality, based on the recommendations from the Lancet Series on Undernutrition (2008).  We report on a meta analysis of eight years of  Somalia health and nutrition survey data gathered since 2001 in relation to the recommendations and provide brief summaries of some of the related ongoing response interventions.  The analysis presented is a snapshot of an upcoming detailed report from FSNAU, due in December 2009, “Nutritional Trends in Somalia, 2001-2008, A Meta-analysis Study”

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Issued September 29, 2009

FSNAU has released the 2009 Post Gu Analysis Technical Series Report.  This report provides the full in-depth sector analysis (Climate, Civil Insecurity, Agriculture, Livestock, Markets, and Nutrition) and the rural and urban integrated food security, livelihood, and nutrition analysis of the 2009 Post Gu Assessment.

In addition to the sector and integrated urban and rural analysis, there are five special focus articles.


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Post Gu '09 Nutrition Technical Report
POST Gu '09 SSS FSEDC PRESENTATION
Issued September 11, 2009

This technical series report  includes a detailed analysis of all the nutrition information collected from the surveys, health centres, rapid assessments, selective feeding centres and related secondary data from January to July 2009.
 
In addition to including all the nutrition information on which the Estimated Nutrition Situation map is based on , which is presented by livelihood and region, we have also included summary tables of the results, the results of the quality checks on our surveys and the tools we use in our data collection analysis.

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SSS FSEDC PRESENTATION

Issued August 21, 2009

The Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit for Somalia (UN FAO/FSNAU), together with FEWS NET Somalia, presented the findings of the Post Gu ‘09 Seasonal Assessment and Analysis at a special meeting of the SSS FSEDC on August 21, 2009. The full presentation is available at the following link:

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