! ! DRC ! ! ! ! ! TANZANIA ! ! ! !! ! ! ! 276k ! ! !! !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!! ! ! !!!! ! ANGOLA ! ! !!!!! !!!!!!!! !!!!!!! ! !!!!!! ! ! !!!!!!! ! !!!!! 56k ! ! !!!!!! MALAWI !!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! MOZAMBIQUE COMOROS ZAMBIA ! ! ! !77k ! 27k ! ! 93k ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!! ! ! ! ! ! 633k MADAGASCAR!! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ZIMBABWE! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !!! !! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! 34k ! !! !! ! NAMIBIA ! ! ! ! 32k! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! !! 5.6k ! ! !! ! ! ! ! !!!! !! !!314! BOTSWANA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!!! 1k ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! !!!!! ! !! ! ! ! !!! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! !!! ! ! !!! ! !! !!! !! !! ! ! ! !! ! !! ! !! ESWATINI ! 2k ! SOUTH AFRICA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! LESOTHO!!! 388 !!! 267k ! ! ! ! ! ! !!!!! SOUTHERN AFRICA Humanitarian Snapshot December 2020 As 2020 came to a close, countries in Southern Africa faced multiple shocks, of origin from March to June 2020, and Lesotho, Mozambique and semi-arid southern and central areas of the country drove Crisis (IPC Phase including the COVID-19 pandemic, crop-threatening pests, drought in multiple Zimbabwe reporting the highest numbers of returns. Multiple Southern 3) levels of food insecurity. In Zimbabwe, 2.6 million people were severely locations and conflict in northern Mozambique. On 27 December 2020, South African countries saw significant spikes in gender-based violence, food insecure from October to December 2020 due to the prevailing Africa became the first country on the African continent to confirm more particularly during lockdowns. By the end of the year, severe food insecurity economic situation and erratic rainfall, and 3.4 million people are projected to than 1 million cases of COVID-19. Restrictions implemented to contain the was affecting 13.6 million people across 11 countries, and this will rise be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or Emergency (IPC Phase 4) from January to March pandemic across the region in 2020 impacted supply chains, resulting in during the lean season (January to March 2021). In the Grand Sud of 2021. Without the humanitarian assistance delivered in Zimbabwe in 2020, food-deficits and price hikes in some locations. The pandemic challenged Madagascar, over 900,000 people faced severe food insecurity from these figures would be much higher, according to the IPC analysis. already fragile health systems and disrupted health services, including October to December due to back-to-back droughts, compounded by Meanwhile, pests threatened crops across large swaths of the region, immunization, sexual and reproductive healthcare and access to critical COVID-19 and displacements due to the growing insecurity related to catle including the African Migratory Locust outbreak in Angola, Botswana, testing and treatment of chronic diseases, such as tuberculosis and HIV. raiding. Hunger will increase and affect 1.14 million from January to April Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, a brown locust outbreak in South Africa Migrants in the region—which relies heavily on remittances—faced unique 2021. In Mozambique, conflict in Cabo Delgado Province—which had (including the country’s bread basket region), and the first-ever sighting of the challenges, with over 63,000 migrants reportedly returning to their countries displaced more than 500,000 people by end-October—and drought in the Senegalese grasshopper in Zimbabwe. KEY FIGURES FOR THE REGION STUNTING 18.7M 13.6M GAM 2.3M 2.3M 16.6M 1.5M 667K 818K SEVERELY FOOD-INSECURE MALNUTRITION PREVALENCE SEVERELY FOOD-INSECURE PEOPLE PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV4 COVID-19 CASES INTERNALLY REFUGEES & ³ 5 PEOPLE¹ FOR THE REGION² LIVING IN LOCUST-AFFECTED AREAS (As of 31 December 2020) DISPLACED PEOPLE ASYLUM-SEEKERS6 FOOD INSECURITY PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV / MALNUTRITION / COVID-19 DISPLACEMENT / VIOLENCE ! ! DRC ! ! ! ! ! TANZANIA ! DRC DRC TANZANIA ! ! !! ! ! 489k 1.7m ! 276k TANZANIA ! ! !! !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!! ! ! !!!! ! ANGOLA ! ! !!!!! ANGOLA MALAWI !!!!!!!! ANGOLA !!!!!!! ! !!!!!! ! ! !!!!!!! 1.1m ! !!!!! 56k ! ! !!!!!! MALAWI !!!!!! 340k ! ! ! ! ! !! MALAWI ! ! COMOROS ! COMOROS ! MOZAMBIQUE COMOROS 2.6m ZAMBIA MOZAMBIQUE ZAMBIA ! ! 562k 2.0m ! !77k ! 27k ZAMBIA MOZAMBIQUE ! ! 93k ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1.2m ! ! ! 2.2m ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! 2.7M ! ! ! ! ! !!! ZIMBABWE ! ! ! ZIMBABWE MADAGASCAR ! ! 633k MADAGASCAR!! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ZIMBABWE! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !!! !! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! 1.4m 34k ! !! !! ! NAMIBIA ! ! ! ! MADAGASCAR 32k! ! ! ! 39k ! ! ! ! ! !! ! !! 2.6m 5.6k ! ! !! ! ! ! ! NAMIBIA NAMIBIA BOTSWANA !!!! !! !!314! 1.1m BOTSWANA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!!! BOTSWANA 1k ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 380k ! ! ! ! ! 38k !! !!!!! 441k ! !! ! ! 210k ! !!! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! !!! ! ! !!! ! !! !!! !! !! ! ! ! !! ! ESWATINI ESWATINI !! ! !! ESWATINI ! 2k 366k 200k ! SOUTH AFRICA ! ! ! ! LESOTHO ! ! SOUTH AFRICA ! ! ! 582k ! ! 340k LESOTHO!!! LESOTHO 388 !!! SOUTH AFRICA 267k 7.5m ! Areas affected by African ! Refugee camp Migratory Locust ! ! ! !!!! (as of December 2020) !!! Refugee centre / settlement XX Food insecure population IPC Food Insecurity Phase Prevalence of Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) Number of refugees / asylum seekers Violence type (Jan 2020 - Dec 2020)7 1: Minimal 3: Crisis 5: Catastrophe/Famine Very low <2.5% Low 2.5 - <5% Medium 5 - <10% High >10% Battles No. of internally No. of Refugees 2: Stressed 4: Emergency displaced people Explosions/ Remote violence & Not classified / no data available XX Number of people COVID-19 Cholera Measles living with HIV violence against civilians 1 - This figure includes: Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. All figures are based on the latest IPC analysis available, except for Botswana which is based on the latest VAC acute food insecurity analysis, and Angola, which is based on the Government and WFP hotspot analysis; 2 - UNICEF; 3 - FAO / FNSWG (December 2020); 4 - UNAIDS Data 2020 report; 5 - WHO, MOH; 6 - UNHCR (as of 30 September 2020); 7 - ACLED (as of 23 December 2020). The administrative boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 12 January 2020 Sources: ACLED, FAO, FNSWG, IPC TWG, OCHA, SADC RVAA, UNAIDS, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, WHO, MOH Feedback: [email protected] Feedback: [email protected] Twitter: @unocha_rosea www.unocha.org/rosea www.reliefweb.int.