Humanitarian overview
Conflict and violence in the Horn of Africa have forced many to seek protection in Djibouti. Its position has also made it a transit country and the main route for migration towards Yemen and beyond. Repeated droughts and occasional flash floods have worsened the already extreme climatic condition, causing severe water shortages and increasing the levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. The drought and floods continue to displace people in the region and push them to cross the border to Djibouti.
The country has been dealing with multiple crises, including recurrent droughts, locust swarms, flooding, and epidemics of malaria and chikungunya. The recent Covid-19 pandemic has seriously strained the country’s health system and put already very poor households under additional economic stress.
Djibouti hosts about 31,096 refugees and asylum seekers, mainly Somalis, Ethiopians, Eritreans and lately, Yemenis fleeing war.
High pressure on weak services in camps, rural and urban areas has left an increasing number of people with little access to basic services and water.
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Publish date : 2016-06-24 08:36:02
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