• The March-to-May rainy season was average across Djibouti, supporting pasture regeneration, increased water availability, and improved livestock body conditions. However, pastoralists have lower-than-normal access to milk due to poor livestock productivity following the below-average October-to-February coastal rains. Many pastoralists are expected to remain in Stressed—IPC* 2—levels of food insecurity through September. Additionally, poor households in parts of Dikhil and Ali Sabieh regions have below-average herd sizes and are unable to sell sufficient livestock to meet their food and non-food needs. These households are expected to remain in Crisis—IPC 3—levels of acute food insecurity through the end of the lean season in September. The October-to-February rainy season is expected to be average or above-average, increasing availability of pasture and water resources through January.  
• Djibouti hosts approximately 26,330 refugees from neighboring countries. The majority of this population are long-term refugees who have resided in camps in Ali Sabieh Region for up to 20 years. Refugee camps in Djibouti are located in very isolated areas and refugees are prohibited from working, leaving them dependent on assistance and vulnerable to food insecurity.  

* The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a standardized tool that aims to classify the severity and magnitude of food insecurity.  The IPC scale, which is comparable across countries, ranges from Minimal—IPC I—to Famine—IPC 5.

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