- An estimated 53.6 million people in Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda were severely food insecure (IPC3 Phase 3+) and in need of urgent assistance in October 2020.
- Below-average rains are forecast through December 2020, which could further threaten food security and livelihoods across the region.
- Over 13.2 million children from across the IGAD region are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition. Within this, 3.6 million are severely malnourished.
- There are signs of regional trade recovery following the easing of some COVID-19 related measures. Nonetheless, the lagging effects of these measures, including delays in the movement of commodity trucks across borders, continue to impede trade.
- Millions of people, particularly in Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan, are dealing with the aftermath of recent widespread flooding, aggravating an already critical situation for many who have already been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, desert locust upsurge, and conflict and insecurity.
- Humanitarian funding gaps continue to be reported across all major humanitarian sectors. In the IGAD region for instance, only 43% of the total funding requirement for 2020 had been met by October 2020, representing a 4% increase compared to the previous month (September 2020).
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