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  • Discussion paper
  • 18 May 2016

Somalia flooding

On 18 May 2016 we responded to a funding alert for Somalia, raised in response to floods in the Hiran region. An estimated 3,500 displaced households have

On 18 May 2016 we responded to a funding alert for Somalia, raised in response to floods in the Hiran region. An estimated 3,500 displaced households have been directly affected. An additional 220,000 people living in Beledweyne (up to 36,666 households) are at risk of floods.

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’s Financial Tracking Service (FTS), donors have committed/contributed US$256 million of humanitarian assistance to Somalia since the start of 2016.

Read our full analysis of the current funding situation.

Download the data as Excel or OpenDocument.

GHA AND THE START NETWORK

The GHA Programme is partnering with the START network to help to inform its funding allocation decisions. The START network is a consortium of British-based humanitarian INGOs, which has recently launched its own fund to help fill funding gaps and enable rapid response to under-reported crises where need is great.

When the START members issue a funding alert, we produce (within 12 hours) a rapid overview of the humanitarian funding picture – recent funding, an overview of appeals and funds, and analysis of donor trends. The analysis is targeted not only at the START network but also to a wider set of stakeholders engaged in these crises – including donors, humanitarian organisations, analysts, advocates and citizens.