**Somalia
Turning to Somalia, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today said that the extended and unprecedented drought conditions in Somalia have left pastoral, agropastoral and farming communities unable to cope. According to the latest projection update, between January and March 2023, 1.9 million people are expected to be in IPC Phase 4, which is emergency conditions. This is forecast to increase to 2.7 million people between April and June.
From May to December 2022, FAO has reached more than 700,000 individuals across 35 districts with cash and more than 40,000 individuals with agricultural inputs such as seeds, animal feed and fertilizers.
FAO has also treated 11 million animals to support their survival and trucked 27 million litres of water to remote areas. FAO also plans to reach over a million more people on the ground in the coming months.
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