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Fact Sheet - Djibouti

- ECHO Daily flash of 21/07/2016

  • Djibouti hosts over 17 000 long-term refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from Somalia, whose basic needs such as shelter, water and protection need to be catered for. Some 3 000 Yemeni refugees are still present in Djibouti following the 2015 crisis in Yemen.
  • Djibouti imports 95% of its food. The number of people at risk of hunger has increased since the 2011 drought, accelerating the rural exodus to urban areas. A combination of high food prices, water scarcity, climate change and reduced pasture has increased food insecurity. This year’s El Niño has led to even dryer weather.
  • Humanitarian funding from the European Commission provides refugees with access to clean water and sanitation as well as shelter, protection, nutrition and health care. Food assistance is given in the form of cash transfers as a way of promoting refugees’ self-reliance.

http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/aid/countries/factsheets/djibouti_en.pdf


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