Somalia IFRC Humanitarian Appeals and Disaster Response Funding

This dataset tracks humanitarian funding requests and disaster response actions in Somalia through Emergency Appeals and the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF). Maintained by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the records document financial and operational support for both localized and complex disasters as of March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing humanitarian funding trends in Somalia by comparing Emergency Appeal vs. DREF frequencies
• Correlating disaster types with IFRC response scales in the region
• Tracking the temporal distribution of humanitarian aid requests within Somalia

Strengths

• Primary source data from the world's largest humanitarian network
• Distinguishes between long-term Emergency Appeals and rapid DREF allocations
• CC-BY-IGO license allows for open humanitarian research

Limitations

• Unknown record count and column structure in the provided metadata
• Restricted to IFRC-led actions, excluding interventions by UN agencies or other NGOs
• Geographic focus is limited strictly to Somalia

Provenance

Source

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Collection Method

Administrative records of humanitarian appeals and fund disbursements

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Somalia