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HUMANITARIAN ACTION REPORT 2006 – MID-TERM REVIEW

In January 2006 UNICEF launched its Humanitarian Action Report (HAR). This is UNICEF’s appeal for children and women, not only in CAP countries, but in 29 emergencies around the world where children face conflicts, post-conflict situations, natural disasters, deep consequences of HIV/AIDS and many other threats to their survival and well-being. This Mid-Term Review is an update on funding received against the HAR in all of the emergency countries. The appeal figures correspond to the original HAR appeals. Wherever the HAR appeal has been revised -due to changes in the humanitarian situation and the needs for children and women- this has been noted in the text and the tables. In many countries, development funding may have been received, but humanitarian needs are still short of urgent financing. The Mid-Term Review also provides a brief summary overview of the key achievements made to date against the goals set out in the HAR. Please note that this is not a comprehensive overview of all activities carried out by the country and regional offices during the first six months of this year, but merely a summary of their main achievements. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Olivier Degreef ([email protected]) or Esther Vigneau ([email protected]).

Region/Country Original HAR funding requirements (US$)

Funding received against HAR appeals (US$)**

CEE/CIS 500,000 0

Georgia 1,545,000 150,000

Northern Caucasus 7,470,000 4,499,686

EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1,100,000 0

DPR Korea 11,200,000 1,932,249 EASTERN AND SOUTHERN

AFRICA 7,685,000 1,988,306

Angola 10,000,000 1,954,385

Burundi 26,301,482 10,942,147

Eritrea 10,918,595* 7,408,698

Ethiopia 45,580,000* 13,867,029

Kenya 4,900,000* 6,897,039

Malawi 13,000,000* 12,524,918

Mozambique 7,312,000 850,730

Somalia 18,786,330 10,459,449

Swaziland 4,145,000 491,000

Tanzania, United Republic of 4,892,300 1,668,196

Uganda 44,128,496* 16,723,991

Zambia 6,688,000 603,366

Zimbabwe 23,763,815 4,246,506 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH

AFRICA 2,350,000 448,763

occupied Palestinian territory 8,360,454* 5,019,039

Sudan 331,067,102 66,806,096

SOUTH ASIA 940,800 0

Afghanistan 21,854,792 1,488,173

Nepal 7,287,723 1,087,041 THE AMERICAS AND

CARIBBEAN 2,030,000 0

Colombia 3,676,000 612,000

Haiti 5,960,640 972,484

WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA 10,229,918 3,353,600

Central African Republic 7,390,600 1,228,248

Chad 13,516,325* 5,591,039

Congo 3,802,400 884,999

Côte d’Ivoire 16,164,878 1,996,372

Democratic Republic of the Congo 91,671,112 21,643,780

Guinea 8,720,533 611,321

Liberia 20,845,025 9,746,737

TOTAL CAP 222,362,379 84,415,407

TOTAL NON-CAP 583,486,341 134,281,980

GRAND TOTAL 805,848,720 218,697,387

*These countries have had an additional appeal or have revised their appeal requirements since the launch of the HAR. See country summary for further details. **Or funding received against the revised appeal where applicable.

COUNTRY/REGIONAL OFFICE % FUNDING AGAINST THE HAR*

CEE/CIS1 0% EAPRO2 0% ROSA 0%

TACRO3 0% Afghanistan 6.8%

Guinea 7% Zambia 9% Georgia 9.7%

Mozambique 11.6% Swaziland 11.8%

Côte d’Ivoire 12.4% Nepal 14.9% Haiti 16.3%

Colombia 16.6% Central African Republic 16.6%

DPR Korea 17.3% Zimbabwe 17.9%

MENA4 19.1% Angola 19.5% Sudan 20.2%

Occupied Palestinian Territory 22.2% Democratic Republic of Congo 23.1%

Republic of Congo 23.3% WCARO5 24.3% ESARO6 25.9% Ethiopia 30.4% Uganda 31.4%

Tanzania 34.1% Chad 34.8% Kenya 36.2%

Burundi 41.6% Liberia 46.8% Eritrea 48%

Somalia 55.7% North Caucasus 65.8%

Malawi 71.6% *Or % of funding received against the revised appeal target where applicable.

1 Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe & the Commonwealth of Independent States 2 Regional Office for East Asia and the Pacific 3 Regional Office for the Americas and Caribbean 4 Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa 5 Regional Office for West and Central Africa 6 Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa

Table 1: Funds received against appeal (US$)

Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Emergency Response Fund 400,000 0 400,000

Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning (EPRP)/

Training

100,000 0 100,000

Total* 500,000 0 500,000 * The total includes the UNICEF recovery rate. The actual rate on contributions is calculated in accordance with

UNICEF Board Decisions and was amended on 9 June 2006.

Main Achievements: January – June 2006

Although no funding was received against the HAR, the Regional Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: Inter-agency cooperation: • Strengthened collaboration with sister UN agencies at the regional level to promote

joint inter-agency contingency planning efforts, with a particular focus on Turkmenistan, Georgia, Armenia, Belarus and Tajikistan.

Emergency preparedness and response: • Organized disaster preparedness and response training sessions in Tajikistan,

Armenia and Georgia. Most included the participation of international and local humanitarian partners

• Τhe global Early Warning and Early Action (EW/EA) system has been introduced in

all countries in the region. Country offices are regularly reviewing humanitarian developments in their respective countries, updating risks assessments and implementing preparedness actions as required

Avian/human influenza:

• Actively supported country offices in the region in mobilizing financial and human resources in responding to the outbreaks of avian influenza and in undertaking preparedness measures in the region

• Lessons learnt and best practices were documented on UNICEF Turkey’s experience

in responding to the avian and human influenza crisis and shared with other country offices in the region


Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Health and nutrition 350,000 150,000 200,000 Water and sanitation 300,000 0 300,000

Education 300,000 0 300,000 Child protection and social development

430,000 0 430,000

Program support 165,000 0 165,000 Total* 1,545,000 150,000 1,395,000

* The total includes the UNICEF recovery rate. The actual rate on contributions is calculated in accordance with UNICEF Board Decisions and was amended on 9 June 2006.

Main achievements: January-June 2006

Health and nutrition: • Ongoing distribution of essential drugs, disposable supplies, surgical and obstetric

equipment to rural health posts, mother/child health clinics, polyclinics, maternity wards and regional hospitals throughout Abkhazia

Water and sanitation: Activities not yet commenced Although no funding was received against the HAR, the Country Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: Education:

• 130 schools (20,000+ children) in all seven regions of Abkhazia supplied with essential student and teacher supplies, and recreation materials. During the distribution, a large school survey was carried out to detail information on the overall education system (student and teacher numbers, language of instruction, secondary languages, sports facilities, etc.)

• As part of preparation for a large school rehabilitation project, in partnership with the EC, UNDP and the DPKO United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG), an assessment mission has been conducted in the conflict affected areas of Abkhazia and Georgia proper. Eight to ten schools have been recommended for full structural rehabilitation, new equipment and furniture, school and recreation supplies, new libraries and teacher training

Child protection:

• Is funding and helping to organize an annual summer camp for child landmine survivors and their families in Abkhazia. The focus is on physiological rehabilitation for children and counseling for the parents. UNICEF works with a local Abkhaz NGOs and the de-mining organization HALO Trust in the operation of the camp

Program support: Activities not yet commenced

Table 1: Funds Received Against Appeal (US$)

Sector 2006 appeal

(revised requirements)

Funds received Gaps

Education 2,410,000 1,606,991 803,009

Health and nutrition (including psychosocial rehabilitation)

2,490,000 1,580,847 909,153

Child protection / Mine action 1,020,000 991,849 28,151

Water and sanitation 910,000 320,000 590,000

Total* 6,830,000 4,499,686 2,330,313

*The total includes the UNICEF recovery rate. The actual rate on contributions is calculated in accordance with UNICEF Board Decisions and was amended on 9 June 2006.

Main achievements: January – June 2006

Health and nutrition: • Supporting the rehabilitation of the cold-chain and other child immunization initiatives

in Chechnya and Ingushetia • Raising and supporting the awareness on child health care of vulnerable (including

displaced) mothers • Providing counseling (including HIV/AIDS prevention) to local teenagers and youth

Psychosocial rehabilitation:

• Assisting 3,000 children and adults in Beslan and fostering the capacity of local structures

• Launched a comprehensive rehabilitation program for 3,400 children in Chechnya.

Water and environmental sanitation: • Managing the daily production and distribution of water to 117,000 residents in

Grozny • Promoting the hand-over of the water program to the local public provider.

Education:

• Managing 12 IDP schools (with over 1,500 children) and 4 children’s centres (with 590 pre-school age children) in Ingushetia

• Supporting 25 community-based early childhood education centres (for 1,250 children) in Chechnya

• Implements the new Peace & Tolerance program (with a focus on peace education). Child Protection/Mine action:

• Providing mine risk education as well as survivor assistance to children in Chechnya; • Promoting the CRC7 and provides training on child rights to local government and civil

society structures (particularly in Chechnya and Ingushetia)

7 Convention on the Rights of the Child


Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Emergency preparedness and disaster mitigation 850,000 0 850,000

Adolescent development support in post-conflict countries 250,000 0 250,000 Total* 1,100,000 0 1,100,000



Although no funding was received against the HAR, the Regional Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: Emergency preparedness:

• Completed review and update of EPRP8s supported in Mongolia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and PNG9

• EPR trainings conducted in Thailand, Mongolia, and the Philippines. Interagency preparedness coordination meeting held in PNG, (OCHA, UNHCR, WHO,UNDP,UNFPA were participating agencies)

• Supported and coordinated support for emergency response in Timor Leste and Indonesia

• Technical assistance to Country Offices in mainstreaming emergency in new country programs in Laos, and DPR Korea

• Developed the regional roster of consultants to contribute to surge capacity in emergencies

• Contributed to and supported partnerships with regional agencies such as OCHA, ISDR, FAO, WHO in emergency preparedness and response as well as in fostering coordinated response for Avian Influenza

• Completed the AI/HI contingency plan for EAPRO. Adolescent development:

• Supported ARC10 training in Myanmar • Supported DPR Korea and Mongolia to mainstream gender into the new country

program

8 Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning 9 Papua New Guinea 10 Action for the Rights of Children

Table 1: Funds received against appeal US$

Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Health and nutrition 7,315,500 985,863 6,329,637 Water and sanitation 3,184,500 946,386 2,238,114

Education 700,000 0 700,000 Total* 11,200,000 1,932,249 9,267,751



Health and nutrition:

• 15 pediatricians/nutritionists trained on treatment of severe malnutrition • Supplementation of multi-micronutrients to pregnant women extended • Supplementation of iron/folic acid before pregnancy for prevention of anemia is on-

going • Sufficient vaccines until December 2006, one vaccine carrier per rural health clinic

ordered • 5,000 EPI11 service providers are trained in proper handling of vaccines; • Supported the CMW12- more than 7,000 medicine kits distributed. Continuing to

support the logistic capacity of the CMW and the provincial medical warehouses • Monitoring visits by UNICEF health officers conducted, as well as joint field visits with

government counterparts - useful for improving efficiency of distribution and use of essential medicines, and strengthening the managerial and technical capacity of MoPH

• Joint Government/UNICEF/WHO/UNFPA meeting on reproductive health held Water and sanitation:

• Water treatment chemicals and spare parts for water pumps stations for 5 provincial capitals ordered

• Review of UNICEF WES projects conducted jointly with ministry of city management. Although no funding was received against the HAR, the Country Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: Education:

• Focus on psychosocial development of young children through provision of stimulating play materials and introducing the concept of learning through play;

• At national level, pilot project on improving quality of education for children initiated. Data collected so far covered 1,800 children

• 100 tons of printing paper for text books ordered, which meets about 10 % of the total annual requirement

• Rehabilitation of physical facilities in two kindergartens and one primary school • Student desks and chairs procured to benefit 9,000 children in seven primary schools

11 Expanded Program of Immunization 12 Central Medical Warehouse

Table 1: Funds received against appeal (US$) Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps

Emergency preparedness 100,000 Emergency response 150,000 190,000 60,000

Madagascar 7,250,000 564,947 6,685,053 Support to HOA Crisis 2,234,400** 1,181,960 1,052,440

Child protection 185,000 51,399 133,601 Total* 9,919,400 1,988,306 7,931,094


**Not originally included in 2006 HAR. (Included in the 2006 Appeal for the HOA.)


Emergency preparedness and response: • Conducted regional training on Sphere and minimum standards in emergencies for

UNICEF colleagues in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Madagascar as well as with participation from NGO partners

• Provided technical support/surge capacity to Eritrea, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia and Namibia for preparing/updating their Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans. In Zambia and Namibia focus was Avian Influenza/Human Influenza Pandemic (AI/HIP);

• Provided guidance and support to all countries in the ESARO region on preparedness planning for Avian Influenza/Human Influenza Pandemic, and reporting back to HQ;

• Regional Emergency Officers facilitated an emergency preparedness session for all country offices' program and external communication officers on how to ensure a coordinated response to threat of AI/HIP. Provided technical support to regional task force on AI/HIP.

Support to the Great Lakes and child protection:

• With the Regional Interagency GBV13 Task Force organized a Regional Gender Based Violence Strategy Consultation in March 2006 in Zambia, which resulted in finalization of a GBV strategic framework

• Training workshop on psychosocial support for children affected by HIV/AIDS, conflict and poverty was organized in May in Zambia

• Technical assistance to Burundi and Rwanda to support capacity building for prevention and response to GBV

• Participated in inter-agency contingency planning exercises for the Great Lakes • Action for the Rights of Children training material used in Ethiopia to enhance

interagency partnership and coordination around issues of child protection in emergency and training with attention to child rights violations, sexual exploitation, and IDP protection

• Continued to take leadership in two important regional interagency working groups, including the team on HIV and AIDS in Humanitarian Response and GBV. Both groups are focusing on dissemination of IASC Guidelines on HIV and AIDS in Humanitarian response and on Gender Based Violence within their respective work plans

• ESARO participated in a Columbia University seminar addressing Child DDR14 and supported research including a literature review and analysis of Gender Based Violence and Children Associated with Armed Forces and Groups

13 Gender Based Violence

Madagascar:

• UNICEF Madagascar implemented 5 operational bases in alliance with the Malagasy government and national/international NGOs to respond to the nutritional emergency in twelve communes in the southern east coast of Madagascar, district of Vaingaindrano. 4022 children were admitted to nutritional rehabilitation and 96% were cured. 1830 pregnant/lactating women were received food supplementation. 8 health centres were rehabilitated and their equipment was improved including water and sanitation facilities. Two SMART surveys were applied, at the start point and the exit point of the operation. The intervention decreases Global acute malnutrition rate from 20.4% to 10.0% and Severe malnutrition rate from 2.1% to 0.9%, meaning that the nutritional crisis was overcome

• A national SMART team was established and trained for accurate evaluation of nutritional crisis. This team participated in two SMARTs in the south east and one SMART in the south

• UNICEF helped to recuperate school normality by providing school tents and kits in four communities in the province of Toleare affected by Boloetse cyclone in the southern coast

Support to the Horn of Africa crisis: (not foreseen in the 2006 HAR):

• Regional M&E workshop on the Horn of Africa emergency organised in June 2006 in Nairobi, with the participation of the M&E Officers from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Kenya. The participants were trained on the coordination, collection, analysis, reporting and general management of data for the Horn of Africa drought and nutrition emergency. Included in this three day workshop was an introduction to using the new version of DevInfo15 (5). This workshop was an opportunity for Country Office staff to identify and address the challenges and gaps on data collection and monitoring for the Horn of Africa emergency

• ESARO M&E Officers, together with the Regional Emergency Support Unit, provided technical support to sectoral offices in Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti to operationalize the data collection tool and IMEP16, including agreeing on timing, scope and responsibilities for data collection for calculating CCC17 indicators, as well as other indicators agreed with partners. Based on 44 nutritional surveys conducted in the 5 affected Horn of Africa countries, review and consolidation of the country-based nutritional surveys to provide nutritional analysis of the trends of malnutrition. In addition, provided surge capacity on nutrition to Eritrea, Kenya, and Ethiopia;

• Together with HQ, provided surge capacity on HR, WES, emergency coordination, logistics for the drought-affected countries

• Contributed actively to the development and monitoring of the Regional Appeal for the Horn of Africa and to sending out regular donor updates;

• With support from HQ, developed and launched Child Alert for the Horn of Africa focusing on the pastoralist child

14 Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration 15 Software tool for monitoring human development 16 Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 17 Core Commitments for Children


Sector 2006 appeal Funds received* Gaps Health and nutrition 2,300,000 775,747 1,524,253 Water and sanitation 2,000,000 1,178,637 821,363

Education 1,500,000 0 1,500,000 Child protection 2,000,000 0 2,000,000

HIV/AIDS and youth 2,200,000 0 2,200,000 Total ** 10,000,000 1,954,385 8,045,616

*All funds received are specifically for cholera response. ** The total includes the UNICEF recovery rate. The actual rate on contributions is calculated in accordance with UNICEF Board Decisions and was

amended on 9 June 2006.

Main achievements: January – June 2006 Health and nutrition:

• Since February, supported (with WHO, the MoH, MSF and other key implementing agencies) the national response to cholera. The National Cholera Task Force meets daily;

• Cold chain training held. 52 freezers, 223 fridges and 645 cool boxes bought to replace non-functional cold chain equipment and expand national cold chain capacity;

• 796,000 LLIN18 pre-positioned in provinces for distribution during July child survival campaign. Communication materials developed to promote distribution and use of LLINs

• In collaboration with MoH 38,000 KG of therapeutic milk distributed to treat malnourished children. Agreement reached with MoH on a plan for Government to take over procurement and distribution of therapeutic milk

• Kit on community integrated management of childhood illness developed, including the development of national guidelines, a manual to facilitate training, communication materials for mobilizers and monitoring tools

Water and environmental sanitation: • Sanitation facilities provided to 30 schools; 9 wells and boreholes constructed, supply

of safe drinking water to 34,750 people. Although no funding was received against the HAR, the Country Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: Education:

• 60 community-constructed/rehabilitated schools established; • 5,049 community-based animators established, trained and provided with teaching

materials to conduct adolescent learning. Teacher training for 20,000 teachers • Community based learning established for over 10,000 out-of-school adolescents.

Child protection: • Technically and financially supporting MRE19 national meeting on methodologies,

participating in MRE technical working group and deciding future MRE strategies • Support to international and national NGOs conducting MRE; • Family tracing and reunification through "Post-Conflict Child Protection Strategy" • Advocated for reform of the Birth Registration legislation

18 Long Lasting Insecticide Impregnated Nets 19 Mine Risk Education

Table 1: Funds Received against Appeal (US$)

Appeal Sector 2006 Appeal Funds Received Gaps Health and nutrition 10,471,756 2,959,347 7,512,409 Water and sanitation 2,717,680 473,932 2,243,748

Education 10,707,424 7,508,868 3,198,556 Protection/Human Rights 868,000 0 868,000

Mine Action 397,600 0 397,600 Emergency Preparedness 1,139,022 0 1,139,022

Total* 26,301,482 10,942,147 15,359,335 * The total includes the UNICEF recovery rate. The actual rate on contributions is calculated in accordance with UNICEF Board Decisions and was amended on 9 June 2006.


Health and nutrition: • With FAO and WFP, assessment of nutritional situation and 2006B season harvest.

Also Supported Ministry of Public Health in producing strategy document to combat micronutrient deficiencies

• Measles Campaign launched in collaboration with Ministry of Health and WHO • National Strategic Plan 2007-2010 for the Global Campaign Against HIV/AIDS and

National Plan on Avian Flu drawn up with Ministry of Public Health, UN agencies, NGOs

• Roll Back Malaria: Insecticide Treated Nets campaign in 10 communes • Supported workshop to draw up Action Plan with African First Ladies Against

HIV/AIDS, training guide on life skills for STOP AIDS clubs in primary schools, and distributed 40,000 copies of HIV/AIDS prevention newsletter

Water and sanitation: • As Cluster lead: Coordinated donor meeting on water and sanitation. Trained 16

Provincial coordinators. Health promotion to 5,512 people (with local entities) • Improved hygiene for 10,000 pupils in 20 primary schools and 50,000 more people

have access to potable water through 143 water protected sources. • 14,000 households sensitized on basic sanitation. 538 trained in latrine construction

Education: • Distributed 1,193,216 exercise books with ONUB20, to 696 schools in 6 provinces • Study on the State of Education in Burundi concluded. • The 3rd Joint Mission of the Education Sector Partners took place

Although no funding was received against the HAR, the Country Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: Protection and human rights:

• Activities to prevent sexual and gender based violence and rehabilitate its victims • Human Rights based approach training for teachers in three provinces • Technical and financial assistance to the National humanitarian Mine Action

Coordination authority to provide Mine Risk Education Emergency preparedness and response:

• 337 classrooms rehabilitated/constructed in seven provinces (Sep 2005 -Jun 2006)

20 United Nations Operations in Burundi

Table 1: Funds Received Against Appeal (US$) Sector

2006 appeal regional CAP & HAR

Funds received Gaps

Water and sanitation 6,392,800 3,193,741 3,199,059

Health and nutrition 5,759,488 2,590,048 3,169,440

Child Protection and Non-food items 1,965,440 381,449 1,583,991

Education 946,400 338,286 608,114

Mine Action 376,295 555,174 -178,879

Not yet allocated 350,000 - 350,000

Total* 15,440,423 7,408,698 8,031,725 *The total includes the UNICEF recovery rate. The actual rate on contributions is calculated in accordance with



Health and Nutrition: • National vitamin A and measles vaccination campaign (with WHO and MoH)

conducted between 28 June and 2 July targeted half a million children 6-59 months • All zobas21 received vaccines, vitamin A capsules, syringes and IEC22 materials and

were supported to conduct micro planning and pre-campaign assessments • Preparations for the opening of 10 additional TFCs with MoH started

Water and environmental sanitation: Construction of water systems commenced (10,800 people out of planned 65,000 people

now have access to clean water) Water trucking to villages, 66 primary schools and 26 schools in drought areas, on-going Hand pumps in 12 villages under installation

Education: • Assessments and action plans done with MoE on impacts of drought on education • Educational materials procured for 3,600 children, to be distributed in September

Child protection and IDP support: • Emergency kits including used clothing, blankets, and tarpaulin plastic sheets for

housing procured for 2,285 vulnerable households • 30 recreational kits for an estimated 8,000 children procured and training module on

basic psychosocial care and support developed Mine Action:

• Trained 4 MRE teams consisting of 40 members of the Eritrea De-mining Authority • MRE in schools as well as MRE TOT workshop (now 445 adults/teachers trained

reaching 25,000 children with MRE awareness) • 6 MRE teams reached out to 25,384 people (18,366 are children) and 70 trained

MRE Community Volunteers 2,068 persons (998 were children) including IDPs resettlement communities

21 Regions 22 Information, Education and Communication


Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Health and nutrition 25,000,000 8,026,253 16,973,747 Water and sanitation 9,600,000 4,581,875 5,018,125

Education 7,130,000 393,838 6,736,162 Child protection 1,500,000 283,715 1,216,285

HIV/AIDS prevention 2,000,000 581,348 1,418,652 Mine-risk education 350,000 0 350,000




• Sixteen mobile health teams operating across drought hit Somali and Oromia regions, reaching more than 1.3 million people

• Measles immunization campaign for 1.5 million children (with IMC and CARE) • 7 million children reached with life-saving package of interventions – including

Vitamin A, de-worming, measles vaccinations and nutrition screening – in partnership with WFP and Ethiopian government.

Water and environmental sanitation: • Emergency water tankering (for 250,000 people), sanitation work (benefiting

800,000), water purifying benefiting 50,000, 78 boreholes benefiting 200,000, 27 new wells being drilled – all in southern drought hit regions

• 780,000 water purifying tablets sent to clean up water pools Education:

• Advocacy and awareness promotion on protection of rights of children, adolescents and women involving child focused institutions, military personnel, media and communities

• Providing peer education and life skills for adolescents - for the reunification/reintegration of abandoned children and adolescent sex workers. Facilitating community dialogue

• Monitoring the progress of activities and evaluating the outcomes Child protection, HIV/AIDS, Mine Risk Education:

• Preparedness plan on child protection developed, consolidated and adopted by regional authorities. Capacity building of: RTF23s; School Clubs; AAC24s; Youth, Farmers and Women Associations; CBOs, Iddir25. Training on psychosocial support started

• Situation analysis on vulnerability completed and regularly up-dated (focus on child protection in emergencies: abuse/exploitation/separation).

• Providing integrated livelihood, legal and psychosocial support to children, victims of child abuse, adolescent girls and women working/living in military camps

• Training military forces on CRC26, HIV/AIDS and reporting of abuse

23 Regional Task Forces 24 Anti-AIDS Club 25 A funeral association 26 Convention on the Rights of the Child

Table 1: Funds received against appeal

Sector 2006 appeal and regional CAP

Funds received Gaps

Water and sanitation 9,956,000 2,409,822 7,546,178

Health and nutrition 7,600,000 3,684,927 3,915,073 Education 1,175,000 300,000 875,000

Protection 333,000 29,542 303,458 Others 472,748 Total* 19,064,000 6,897,039 12,166,961



Health and nutrition • Nearly 50,000 malnourished children reached through UNICEF-funded TFC

Programmes. • Partnership agreement with NGOs/National Health in all the affected districts. • Emergency nutrition supplies delivered to districts with high malnutrition rates. • Coordination mechanism set in place in all the emergency affected districts. • Delivered emergency health supplies, implemented emergency health programmes in

the 11 most affected districts, and promoted health education. • Assisted the MoH in the implementation of emergency vaccination campaigns in all

most affected districts. • Nutritional survey conducted in all the most affected districts.

Education & Child Protection • Supported boarding schools in drought-affected districts, after the substantial

increasing of the number of enrolments as a consequence of the ongoing emergency. • Provided school supplies and boarding equipment. • Improved the quality of water and sanitation to many schools of the 11 most drought

affected districts. • Promoted a national workshop on nomadic education. • Improved district coordination, • Improved the general level of education through Non Formal Education centres for

domestic girls and mobile schools for nomads. • Cash Transfer Programme for OVC in some of the districts affected by the drought. • Nutrition programme for children with AIDS.

Water and Sanitation • Emergency water and sanitation supplies delivered to all emergency-affected

districts. • Supplied fuel for water pumping for key boreholes, and replacement equipment for

boreholes and rehabilitated water pumps. • Established coordination mechanism in the most affected districts. • Promoted hygiene education.

Emergency preparedness and response • Established coordination mechanism in districts more affected by the drought. • Ensured permanent presence of UNICEF programme staff in the field. • Collaborate with OCHA in establishinga permanent emergency response mechanism. • Collaborate in short and long rain assessments. • Leading agency in Nutrition, Water and Sanitation and Nutrition countrywide.

Table 1: Funds received against appeal

Sector 2006 appeal Additional appeal Funds received Total gaps Health 1,500,000 300,000 1,094,887 705,113

Nutrition 9,000,000 2,500,000 8,834,766 2,665,234

Water and sanitation 1,700,000 1,000,000 1,619,225 1,080,775

Education 500,000 500,000 576,040 423,960

Child protection 300,000 200,000 400,000 100,000

Total* 13,000,000 4,500,000 12,524,918 4,975,082 *The total includes the UNICEF recovery rate. The actual rate on contributions is calculated in accordance with


Main Achievements: January – June 2006 Health and nutrition:

• Supported treatment of severely malnourished children • Supporting emergency nutrition interventions involving supplementary and selective

feeding programmes that are delivering essential support to vulnerable children and their families, reaching 30,000 children and pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers

• Community based therapeutic feeding programmes and institutionalized TFCs, are being supported for 1000 severely malnourished children.

Water and sanitation:

• Emergency assistance has benefited 300,000 people • Purchased and distributed 163, 5,000 liter water storage tanks to schools. • In the process of installing 23 solar systems • Flood displaced populations issued with 45kg of chlorine powder and 14,000 water

purification tablets while another 21,000 tablets pre-positioned • 5 generating sets, 5 submersible pumps and accessories; electrical and mechanical

spare parts for community operated boreholes in Mandera and Wajir districts delivered

• Provided transport support to the Wajir Rapid Response Team/ District Water Office Education/Child protection:

• With the Ministry of Education, finalizing plans to train teachers and education managers from the affected districts in psycho-social counseling

• Procuring education kits for distribution to the most affected parts • Currently engaged in a wide- ranging assessment of protection issues • Emergency preparedness plans, including the establishment of child- friendly shelters

and safe spaces for displaced and vulnerable youth agreed with government and NGOs

• Developing targeted psychosocial interventions and training for government and other staff to recognize and intervene appropriately where children have been traumatized. The reintegration of 30 conflict- affected children through the Community Education Investment Programme is being supported


Health and nutrition 3,000,000 501,556 2,498,444 Water and sanitation 2,000,000 349,174 1,650,826

Education 1,100,000 0 1,100,000 Child protection 1,212,000 0 1,212,000

Total* 7,312,000 850,730 6,461,270 *The total includes the UNICEF recovery rate. The actual rate on contributions is calculated in accordance with



Nutrition and health: • 51 health staff trained on cholera case management and 26 cholera tents procured • 45 health staff received training on the treatment of severe malnutrition • Since Integrated Nutrition and Health Programme implemented in drought affected

areas 71,377 children under five have been screened, 4,673 identified as moderately malnourished, 759 as severely malnourished, 30,690 have been supplemented with Vitamin A and 33,525 de-wormed, but so far only around 250 have received CSB27


• 139 water points constructed/rehabilitated • 139 community water-point maintenance committees trained • 2,150 families with improved HH latrines • Emergency supplies (chlorine HTH, bladders, Chorine saches) provided; provided

safe drinking water through water trucking for cholera affected communities; hygiene promotion activities conducted in cholera affected locations; environmental cleaning for cholera mitigation carried out

27 Corn and Soy Bean Blends

Table1: Funds Received against Appeal (US$)

Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Total Gaps Health and nutrition, Water and sanitation 10,046,330 9,145,821 900,509

Education 7,069,000 1,313,628 5,755,372 Protection 1,671,000 0 1,671,000




Health and nutrition: • 1,004,972 children aged 9 months to 15 years vaccinated against measles in

Northeast and Central/Southern Zones through catch-up campaigns • 59,949 women of child-bearing age protected against tetanus in the Lower Shabelle

region of the Central/Southern Zone • Over 1.2 million children under-five years of age vaccinated against polio • Pilot emergency school feeding project developed with WFP to be implemented

through various NGOs Water and sanitation:

• 258,000 people, 34% of the population experiencing an acute food and livelihood crisis reached by provision of safe water through UNICEF direct implementation

• 30 boreholes rehabilitated, 119 shallow wells deepened, 57 water management committees trained

• Reduction of mass displacement of over 80,000 drought affected persons by providing five litres safe water per person per day (12,300 m3) in 40 locations

• Increased capacity in hygiene and sanitation awareness promotion following training of 830 persons and 30 trainers in hygiene education for school teachers and communities

• Cluster achievements: 57 boreholes rehabilitated by provision of spare parts and pumping systems, 68 shallow wells and 21 rainwater catchments deepened and water trucking achieved to 212 locations by the cluster response led by UNICEF, reached with direct water support in response to the drought in the drought affected regions Bay, Bakol, Gedo, Middle and Lower Juba

Education: • 26,000 school age children assisted in returning to school, of which about 37% are

girls, attending regularly and benefiting from quality education through provision of 79 tented learning spaces, instructional materials, appropriate psycho-social support and school feeding.

Although no funding was received against the HAR, the Country Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: Protection:

• Child protection and participation activities focusing on preventing abuse, violence, and exploitation including monitoring and reporting child protection violations, capacity building in psychosocial care, community mobilization, justice for children, and preventing harmful traditional practices.


Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Child Protection 1,900,000 491,000 1,409,000

Education 1,125,000 0 1,125,000 Health and nutrition 500,000 0 500,000

Water and Sanitation 620,000 0 620,000 Total* 4,145,000 491,000 3,654,000



Child protection: • Total number of NCP28s in the country is 438 – approximately 33,000 orphans and

vulnerable children receive protection, care and support in communities • A total of 465 caregivers received training on PSS29, and Managing NCPs for two days

each, and 1065 caregivers received 2 day Refresher training to strengthen activities at NCPs

• 93 NCPs were established this year and there are over 150 additional communities ready to start NCPs; it is likely that all 150 will be functional by end of the year, bringing the total to close to 600

• 686 caregivers were trained on livelihood skills, including managing savings and credit schemes, to sustain their care-giving role at NCPs

• 502 LL30 Child Protectors received 3 days of training Although no funding was received against the HAR, the Country Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: Education: • 579 NCP caregivers were trained on ECD31 • Almost 600 teachers in primary and secondary schools have been trained on lifeskills

education for 4 days, and materials have been produced for the role out of lifeskills education to all schools

Health and nutrition: • 250 outreach sites and 438 NCPs received ORS32 and vitamin A supplements provided

through ECHO funding Water and sanitation: • 93 new NCPs received 5000 liter storage tanks. Through WFP collaboration 300 water

tanks were distributed to 300 communities to benefit nearby NCPs, schools and clinics • Hygiene supplies, including soap and purification supplies, were distributed to 438 NCPs

benefiting approximately 33,000 OVCs. 438 NCPs also received materials to construct 531 toilets, and to date approximately 280 have been constructed

28 Neighborhood Care Points 29 Psychosocial Support 30 The Lihlombe Lekukhalela Child Protectors provide a “shoulder to cry on” to victims of abuse, and educate communities about the role child abuse plays in spreading HIV. 31 Early Childhood Development 32 Oral Rehydration Salts


Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Health and nutrition 1,221,000 389,000 832,000 Water and sanitation 687,000 0 687,000

Education 1,234,200 562,440 671,760 Child protection 227,700 15,000 212,700

HIV/AIDS 1,522,400 701,756 820,644 Total* 4,892,300 1,668,196 3,224,104



• Support to national emergency response - drought that hit 3.5 million and influx of over

10,000 asylum seekers due to drought in Burundi

• Continuing support to 250,000 Burundian and Congolese33 refugee women and children in health/nutrition, education, child protection in collaboration with UN agencies and NGOs

Health and nutrition and HIV/AIDS: • Conducted Rapid Nutrition Assessment in districts hit most by drought to assess the

impact on children and women and determine intervention needs • Carried out emergency measles campaign in relation to the influx of 10,000 asylum

seekers due to drought in Burundi. 4,000 children were vaccinated • 70,000 under-five children and 16,000 pregnant women in refugee camps are

provided with preventive health and nutrition services, distribution of free mosquito nets and medicines, PMTCT 34programme, training of health staff and sensitisation

Education:

• Assisted new asylum seekers from Burundi to organise temporary schools for 1,200 children and provided school supplies

• 25,000 pre-school, 90,000 primary and 20,000 post-primary school children in refugee camps are supported with improved studying environment through rehabilitation of classrooms, teachers’ training, strategic schools supplies, and support to national exams

Child protection:

• Supported 400 separated children among new arrivals in tracing and foster care. • Over 20,000 vulnerable children, identified through exercise involving children, are

provided with psychosocial and material support and close follow-up by social workers

33 From Democratic Republic of Congo 34 Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission


Sector 2006 appeal Additional appeal Funds received

Total Gaps

Health and nutrition 10,385,492 2,743,400 5,250,700 7,878,192 Education 8,450,000 4,356,800 1,783,040 11,023,760 HIV/AIDS 7,000,000 0 2,010,176 4,989,824

Water and sanitation 5,264,000 1,745,798 3,518,202 Child protection 6,327,000 1,931,200 3,556,409 4,701,791

Family shelter and non-food items

4,680,000 0 2,307,853 2,372,147

Coordination, cluster leadership, security and safety

2,190,804 70,015 2,120,789

Total* 44,297,296 9,031,400 16,723,991 36,604,705 *The total includes the UNICEF recovery rate. The actual rate on contributions is calculated in accordance with



• With partners immunized 1,243 children and 458 women of childbearing age, dewormed 978 children and provided Vitamin A supplementation to 824 children in IDP camps

• Therapeutic milk, and biscuits provided to 12 Therapeutic Feeding Centres to assist 763 severely malnourished children

• 3,645 people in IDP camps benefited from Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV activities

• In response to meningitis outbreak technical and logistic support was provided for vaccination, disease surveillance, case management and social mobilization activities, including the provision of 610,000 vaccine doses (current coverage of 85%)

Education: • With partners provided 160 tarpaulins as roofing material for primary schools and

temporary learning centres in the IDP camps to serve approximately 5,500 children • Notebooks, math sets, pencils distributed to 1,500 displaced pupils. 29 Early

Childhood Development (ECD) centres completed to serve 4,500 children as were 28 classrooms of temporary learning centres to benefit 1,700 pupils

Water and sanitation: • With partners installed 194 latrine units to serve 8,700 displaced people; 5 boreholes

in IDP camps to assist 2,000 people; completed repairs to 40 water-points • In response to an influx of approximately 7,000 Congolese supported the delivery of 6

water tanks (10,000 liters each) and 50 mobile latrine units Child protection:

• With partners reunified 626 formerly abducted children with families and communities of origin in Pader and Lira, and provided follow-up psychosocial support (as well as emergency shelter and household items) to 536 formerly abducted children

• 20 UPDF and police personnel trained in issues of protecting children in armed conflict

Family shelter and non food items/ HIV/AIDS: • Emergency shelter and household items provided to 3,300 IDPs with HIV/AIDS

Coordination, security and support services: • Collaborate with many key implementing partners


Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Health and nutrition 1,550,000 603,366 946,634 Water and sanitation 890,000 0 890,000

Education 3,525,000 0 3,525,000 Child protection 723,000 0 723,000




• Emergency nutrition programmes in three provinces affected by the drought • Monitored change in nutritional status of vulnerable populations • Providing assistance to the MoH to strengthen the disease surveillance, recognition

and response system • Continuing to support the national malaria prevention and control programme through

distribution of impregnated bed nets and anti malarial drugs; • 16,500 long lasting nets and 20,000 malaria rapid diagnostic tests distributed

nationally • Contributed to advocacy efforts by the National Malaria Control programme to

mobilize communities around malaria prevention and early treatment during Africa Malaria Day

• Procured 150,000 doses of measles vaccines in January and 250,000 doses in June; • Providing support in the rehabilitation of severely malnourished children. Continues to

support the training and capacity building of health centre staff in the management of severe malnutrition and continues to provide therapeutic food and technical assistance

Although no funding was received against the HAR, the Country Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding:


• Responded to the effects of the drought in fifteen of the thirty-eight most affected districts with water, sanitation and hygiene interventions. 30 water points rehabilitated

• Over 80 school latrines (separate for boys and girls) have been constructed and 80 hand-washing facilities have been created to improve personal hygiene practices;

• To improve the availability of safe water at school classroom level, 1,200 x 20Lt jerry cans for water storage and 1,900 x 250ml chlorine bottles for water treatment were procured and distributed in the first cluster of 20 schools

• Vegetable seeds for school gardens were procured and distributed to supplement dry rations for the first cluster of 20 schools

Education • Supports the joint Ministry of Education/UNICEF/WFP school-feeding program • The section supported the procurement of provisions for the school feeding

programme. The programme targets 120,000 pupils in 450 schools in four Provinces Child Protection:

• Study on street children using 12 urban sites is being undertaken • Supports Women in Law and Development in Africa NGO


Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Health and nutrition 11,501,980 700,000 10,801,980 Water and sanitation 4,550,000 1,100,000 3,450,000

Education 3,011,835 400,000 2,611,835 Child protection 2,725,000 1,800,000 925,000

HIV/AIDS 1,975,000 246,506 1,728,494 Total* 23,763,815 4,246,506 19,517,309



Health and nutrition: • Supported national Measles and Vitamin A campaign reaching over 1,600,000

children. • Procured 11,000 traditional bed nets and re-treatment kits for people affected

displacements as well as for OVC and chronically ill in malaria-endemic areas • Procured ARVs for 20,000 People living with AIDS through an innovative financing

arrangement with MOHCW35 and NAC36 • Trained 520 Home Based Care (HBC) providers in urban areas affected by

displacements. • Nutritional Surveillance and coordination of Nutrition Working Group continued.

Water and sanitation: • Coordination of water and sanitation sector interventions continued. • In response to Cholera outbreaks technical and logistic support was provided. More

than 500,000 IEC materials produced and distributed. • Water and sanitation interventions in 4 urban sites and 1 rural site of the country

affected by Operation Murabatsvina with reaching 25,000 households. Child protection:

• Emergency interventions addressing impact of displacements reaching 30,000 orphans and other vulnerable children. Displaced families supported with humanitarian supplies.

• Family tracing and reunification intervention reached 100 unaccompanied children • Training of 200 humanitarian workers on prevention of sexual exploitation, IASC

guidelines and code of conduct • Development of a joint project to reunify children deported from South Africa.

Education: • Continued to play coordination role in by co-chairing Education Working group

convening over 10 NGOs active in education sector • In collaboration with implementing partners identified and tracked 2,500 children out

of school and those at risk of dropping out in order to enroll and retain them in school • Support for affected schools: 10,288 textbooks, stationery and learning equipment • Play equipment was installed at two temporary settlements for displaced children.

35 Ministry of Health and Child Welfare 36 National AIDS Council


Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Emergency response 950,000 248,763 701,237

Technical expertise and training

300,000 200,000 100,000

Advocacy for child rights 50,000 0 50,000 Western Sahara 1,050,000 0 1,050,000



Main Achievements: January – June 2006 Emergency response (Early Warning)

• Continuing to enhance early warning systems Emergency response (Response Planning)

• Supporting Iraq, oPt, Sudan, Yemen Country Offices to develop, update, operationalize and practice advances response planning, including at sub-regional and sub-national levels and within an interagency context

• Supporting enhancement of the capacity of national partners and NGOs to better respond to emergencies

• Supporting other country offices to develop and update, operationalize and practice response planning within an inter-agency context

Emergency trust fund

• Regional emergency fund has been set up which: o Ensures through pre-positioning of limited supplies that COs can respond

rapidly at the on set of a crisis o Is strengthening the ‘surge capacity’ mechanism for the region to allow fast

deployment of experienced staff o Securing targeted standby agreements with seconding agencies

Table 1: Funds received against appeal (US$) Sector 2006 revised appeal Funds received Gaps

Health and nutrition 12,488,000 2,540,912 9,947,088 Education 5,267,000 609,007 4,657,993

Adolescents 2,153,648 1,276,068 877,580 Child protection 2,741,537 593,052 2,148,485



Main Achievements: January – June 2006 Health and nutrition: • Based on needs outlined in MoH appeal, UNICEF has procured almost $1.2 million in

emergency drugs for over 400 clinics • Upgraded health facilities and cold chain equipment and supplies • Provision of one year’s supply of iron, folic acid and vitamins and child growth monitoring

tools to 140 clinics • Expanding mobile health team capacity by supporting health teams with rental cars, fuel

and vehicle maintenance to ensure access to remote areas that would normally not be reached

Education: • Equipped schools with computers, lab equipment, teaching kits, school bags, stationary,

furniture, worksheets, musical instruments, recreational kits. Math and science kits provided to 900 schools

• Procurement of educational kits and bags on-going (for example 110,000 bags containing school supplies)

• 400 children deeply affected by conflict participated in art and music activities. • 153,000 remedial worksheets ready for distribution • Ensured that teachers reached exam location on schools for the tawjihi exam Adolescents: • Safe play areas created with activities for adolescents; 7,500 participate daily in

recreational activities • 18,000 adolescents received life skills training and engaged in after-school sporting

competitions Child protection: • 12 psychosocial emergency teams are operating in West Bank and Gaza - 13,806

children and adolescents participate in sessions. 11,804 participate in fun days. • 7,595 care givers equipped with skills on how to protect children • 340 home and hospital visits took place following violent events • 36 volunteers from Red Crescent Society trained to lead Mine Risk Education activities

with families and communities in high risk areas, including Northern Gaza; 1,900 children attended mine risk education sessions

Table 1: Funds received against appeal (US$) Sector 2006 appeal

North Sudan, Darfur Funds received 2006 appeal

Southern Sudan Funds received Total Gaps

Cross-sector support 1,934,400 8,937,058 438,600 0 -6,564,058 DDR37 5,500,000 1,941,336 16,500,000 0 20,058,664

Education/training 17,723,700 5,345,762 66,732,800 500,000 78,610,738 Governance/law 1,536,000 0 0 0 1,536,000

Health 35,263,000 10,765,962 25,320,000 2,250,000 47,567,038 Mine action 2,135,000 420,000 2,135,000 0 3,850,000

Non-food items 44,431,182 7,407,834 12,184,820 750,000 48,458,168 Nutrition 8,850,000 3,985,030 12,522,600 1,800,000 15,587,570

Protection/Rights 10,620,000 3,050,377 8,050,000 1,550,000 14,069,623 Water and sanitation 38,826,000 15,102,737 20,319,000 3,000,000 41,042,263

Total 166,819,282 56,956,096 164,202,820 9,850,000 264,261,006

Main achievements January – June 2006

North Sudan including Darfur

Cross sector support for return and reintegration • Over 150,000 facts sheets disseminated on 25 topics including 7 geographic fact

sheets which describe conditions in area of returns. Estimated these fact sheets reached 450,000 potential returnees

• Supported Training of trainers with IOM for 45 partners on communication skills and methods of engaging with IDPs; including State Governments organizing returns to the Southern Sudan. These trained persons will in turn disseminate messages reaching an additional 1,500 person with messages on IDP returns information

• More partnerships formed with NGOs and INGOs on message dissemination and direct engagement with IDPs

Education and vocational training

• Learning opportunities were restored or expanded for 220,699 primary school children

• 47 straw classrooms were rehabilitated; 20 straw classrooms were constructed; 112 brick classrooms were rehabilitated and 16 constructed benefiting 19,500 children

• 3,293 schools kits distributed benefiting 164,650 children. 11,700 uniforms distributed to girls. 15,000 textbooks distributed benefiting 45,000 children

• 100 head teachers participating in training and increased their knowledge and skills on child-centered teaching approaches

• 532,732 (45% girls) war-affected school age children enrolled in Darfur, including 47,896 nomadic children

• 338 temporary classrooms constructed or rehabilitated; 33 permanent classrooms rehabilitated benefiting 37,100 children

• 2,221 volunteer teachers participated in training. 3,353 school kits and 53,925 textbooks distributed benefiting 323,550 children. 25,242 uniforms provided to girls

37 Disarmament, demobilization, reintegration

Water and sanitation • Non-Darfur states: Construction of 274 wells with hand pumps (HPs) and 7 water

yards (WYs) and extension of 9 WYs. Beneficiaries are 104,500. Also, rehabilitation of 206 water schemes with beneficiaries being 75,000

• Construction of 4 communal latrines and 1,791 household (H/H) latrines with 14,740 beneficiaries. Latrines were also constructed in 36 schools to benefit approximately 8,500 children

• Hygiene education training to 922 women and youth group members, teachers and children was conducted. Training on community WES systems management was extended to 631 community leaders, WY operators, HP mechanic and village health committee members

• Darfur states: Operation & maintenance support provided to 855 HPs & 115 WYs benefiting 707,332 IDPs and host communities. Rehabilitation support to 297 HPs and 46 WYs benefiting 228,000 people. Construction of 169 HPs and 14 WYs with 109,550 beneficiaries

• Construction of 9,206 latrines benefiting 95,870 people and rehabilitation of 3,370 latrine benefiting 67,154 people. Providing 42 schools with latrines and 82 schools with hand washing facilities

• Hygiene education training supported to 486 promoters. Training on community WES systems management was extended to 428 HP mechanics and caretakers, WY operators, chlorinators and village health committee members

• Carried out hygiene promotion visits to 57,871 H/Hs and soap distribution to 211,354 H/Hs. Spraying with insecticides to 8,581 H/Hs and garbage disposal support to 18,808 H/Hs

Health and nutrition

• 6.2 m. children U5 reached during each round of polio NID in February and April and 105% and 118% vaccinated in Darfur and South Sudan; 100.5 % in the rest of Sudan

• In Darfur 1,231,000 children U5 (94%) receive 2 doses of polio vaccine. Overall DPT338 coverage is 74% and acceleration campaigns ongoing. 604,000 pregnant & lactating mothers have access to PHC39

• 50 hospitals received EmOC40 equipment and able to provide services to 483,000 women

• Estimated 1.7 million IDPs and conflict affected have access to PHC • 75 PHC centers in Darfur equipped to provide immunization services to 0.8 million • 70,000 LLITN41 distributed to 70,000 household. Propositioning of essential cholera

supplies in 8 states. Training activities ongoing for 308 health workers • NFI42s supplied to 12,863 vulnerable IDP returnees • 5,000 NFI packages pre-positioned for emergency needs distribution in Eastern

Sudan • 13 Nutrition surveys conducted. The Nutrition surveillance system is fully functional

and three nutrition updates have been produced and circulated. These bulletins are well received by donors and most of the partners

• Workshop on Nutrition and food security information system for Darfur A minimum • 3,500 severely malnourished and 17,000 moderately malnourished children, treated • Draft Nation Nutrition policy and strategy document developed • Micronutrient guideline is being developed as part of the minimum nutrition package

Southern Sudan Health and nutrition

• Mass Measles Campaign (MMC) immunized 1,100,682 children • Provision of all vaccines and cold chain for the Expanded Programme of

Immunization (EPI) implemented by partners throughout the South 38 diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus 39 primary health care 40 emergency obstetric care 41 Long Lasting Insecticide-Treated Nets 42 Non food items

• Lifesaving nutritional support provided to 18,432 children under five in 2006 through 11 partners

• Major emergency response to cholera outbreak – including water and sanitation resources and provision of medical supplies to hospitals and treatment centers

Water and sanitation

• 100 new water points created, serving 54,000 people • Rehabilitated 1,496 water points to ensure continued access to safe water for

748,000 people • Water and sanitation facilities established at seven way stations to support returns • 95,000 doses of meningitis vaccine provided in response to outbreak • Over 65, 808 people in vulnerable families received non-food items • Around 24,100 mothers and children under five are benefiting from the distribution of

over 8,000 LLINs • Over 600,000 people benefited from the distribution of 514 essential medicine kits to

health facilities Education

• 4,245 MT of school materials, including stationary and almost a million textbooks, delivered into Southern Sudan. Materials have been purchased to last Southern Sudanese school children until the end of 2007

• 11,000 children have been moved from classrooms under trees into school tents • 500 teachers trained • Girls and boys in five of ten states have established Girls Education Movement

(GEM) clubs and are now advocating for girl child enrollment in Lakes, Central Equatoria, Western Equatoria, Upper Nile and Western Bahr el Ghazal

• The Rapid Assessment of Learning Systems (RALS) is nearly complete and will provide critical data on schools across the South including enrolment, facilities and teacher qualifications. Field work for all ten states is finished

• Major capacity building work for the sector through secondment of senior staff to the Ministry

• Ministry of Education in the development of 87 micro plans for education in every county in Southern Sudan

HIV/AIDS

• Over 20,000 pregnant women received improved antenatal care and Routine Counseling and Testing (RCT) services by end 2005. Data from 2006 being registered and analyzed

• Supporting the training of VCT counselors • 176 community leaders and authorities trained on HIV/AIDS in 2006 - including on the

role of law enforcement officers in protecting groups vulnerable to HIV/AIDS Child protection

• With the Southern Sudan DDR Commission, 759 children associated with the SPLA43 and other armed forces in the South have been demobilized

• More than 28,000 people, including children and teachers, reached with mine risk education (MRE)

• Social Work course in Southern Sudan completed by 20 participants • Youth networks in Malakal, Nyal, Leer, Yambio and Juba are advocating for child

rights within their communities • Code of Conduct on Prevention of Sexual Abuse developed and training underway to

ensure its integration into Human Resource systems of NGO and UN agencies • Family tracing network established and expanded through partner agencies to

support returns 43 Sudan People's Liberation Army


Pre-positioning of emergency supplies

660,800 0 660,800

Technical support for emergency preparedness

and response

160,000 0 160,000

Training for regional and country office capacity

building

120,000 0 120,000

Total* 940,800 0 940,800 *The total includes the UNICEF recovery rate. The actual rate on contributions is calculated in accordance with


Main Achievements January – June 2006

Although no funding was received against the HAR, the Regional Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding:

Pre-positioning of emergency supplies: No funding has been received to date. From funding announced but not yet received, US$ 40,000 will be allocated later in 2006 from the UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia to the UNICEF Bangladesh Country Office for pre-positioning of emergency supplies and related logistics requirements. Technical Support for emergency preparedness and response:

• EW/EA44: at the moment India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are regularly updating their assessment in Intranet and receiving comments from the Regional Office

• Emergency preparedness planning: support provided to Sri Lanka (central office and 7 zonal offices), Bangladesh, Maldives and Nepal for finalization of the EPRP45

• Avian Influenza/Pandemic influenza preparedness: all 8 country offices in the region have been supported in the definition of the UNICEF component of the inter agency contingency plan

Training for regional and country office capacity building:

• EPRT supported in Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh • Supported a training on humanitarian negotiation with non state actors in Sri Lanka • Some of these trainings have included also participants from other UN agencies as

well as government counterparts • Pilot testing of Multi sectoral Rapid Assessment Tool kit and Education in emergency

tool kit

44 Early Warning Early Action 45 Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning

Table 1: Funds Received against Appeal (US$) Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps

Health and nutrition 676,918 532,862 144,056

Water and sanitation 2,831,451 250,000 2,581,451 Education 13,813,383 405,311 134,08,072

Child protection 273,459 0 273,459 Humanitarian response activities 4,033,799 300,000 3,733,799

Emergency coordination, assessment and monitoring

$225,782 0 225782




Health and nutrition: • Provided non-food items (family kits, blankets, tarpaulin, and warm jackets) for 3,596

families, in coordination with other UN, NGOs and Government bodies in response to natural disasters (avalanches in northeast, flooding, landslide) 5,000 families have been affected by these emergencies

• Provided vaccine and non-vaccine supplies to provincial Health departments, more than 1,000 children vaccinated against measles

• Supporting the Ministry of Public Health in a campaign to prevent diarrhoeal diseases during the summer months, which will eventually reach around 2 million people

Water and sanitation: Supporting the Government of Afghanistan with $120,000 to provide water through tankers to

drought-affected areas. The project is targeting around 70,000 people (15,500 students). UNICEF also provided USD 80,000 worth of supplies (23 collapsible water tanks and WES supplies) for reservation of water in these areas

Providing 250 drums (50 kg/drum) of chlorine and 2 million tablets of water purification tablets to the Government of Afghanistan for water treatment, targeting high risk areas

Education: • Assisting provincial education departments in resuming school functionality following

school burnings/attacks by providing tents, floor mats and teaching materials • Emergency plan covers 40,000 students and 10,000 teachers across the country to

include all materials for temporary learning spaces • Providing cash assistance to rehabilitate schools and build low-cost temporary learning

spaces with participation of communities to accelerate provision of school buildings • $400,000 reserved for rehabilitation of schools - so far 4 schools are in the process of

rehabilitation with these funds Although no funding was received against the HAR, the Country Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: Emergency coordination, assessment and monitoring: • Training on Emergency Preparedness and Response conducted in 5 zonal offices


Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Health and nutrition 1,465,620 0 1,465,620 Water and sanitation 731,800 0 731,800

Education 1,598,000 0 1,598,000 Child protection 1,031,819 171,500 860,319

Mine action 159,000 104,248 54,752 Multisectoral 1,170,234 421,035 749,199

Earthquake/Disaster preparedness 856,250 390,258 465,992 NGO/inter-agency management 275,000 0 275,000



Main achievements: January – June 2006 Although no funding was received for health and nutrition, water and sanitation, and education against the HAR, the Country Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: Health and nutrition:

• Supporting PLIC46 program (with WFP) to protect livelihoods of food insecure communities

Water and sanitation/earthquake and other natural disaster preparedness: • Funds for earthquake preparedness in Kathmandu Valley received – work started

with Ministry of Home Affairs and Municipality of Lalitpur in identifying concentration points where water points can be established

Education: • Supporting capacity building of duty bearers and right holders: school teachers,

health workers, school management committee, parents and teachers association Child protection:

• Monitoring children affected by armed conflict. Co-chairing with OHCHR, a task force on monitoring. Preparation of DDR of children associated with armed groups/forces started

• Contracted consultant to support process of strategy development for DDR. Conducted several focus group discussions on community attitudes on returning children

• Capacity assessment of community groups to support reintegration conducted in order to help develop capacity building strategies

Mine action: • Comprehensive report on victim-activated explosions in Nepal in 2005 finalized • MRE materials developed, printed and distributed through a large network of partners • Emergency kit developed to give rapid mine risk education post engagement

Multisectoral: • Supports physical improvement that entails rehabilitation of schools, sub-health

posts, drinking water/sanitation facilities while WFP provides rice for participants to ensure community participation

46 Protecting Livelihood in Conflict


Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Support to preparedness of Country

Offices 500,000 0 500,000

Regional preparedness measures 600,000 0 600,000 Protection and psychosocial support 250,000 0 250,000 Education for disaster preparedness 580,000 0 580,000 Humanitarian advocacy on children’s

issues 100,000 0 100,000

Total* 2,030,000 0 2,030,000 *The total includes the UNICEF recovery rate. The actual rate on contributions is calculated in accordance with


Main achievements: January – June 2006 Although no funding was received against the HAR, the Regional Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: Support to preparedness of country offices/Training and capacity building of national partners:

• Support provided to countries in the region for update of EPRP through visits and on-line consultations, in processes that often involved counterparts;

• Capacity building in sector-specific emergency response in health, nutrition and WES (sectors in which UNICEF is humanitarian sector-lead at global level) conducted for UNICEF officers and counterparts

• Partnership with the Federation of the Red Cross to systematize attention to psycho-social support to children in emergencies;

• Review of country offices’ preparedness measures, with a particular focus on Central America and Caribbean country offices

• Particular attention was paid to ensuring continued support to country offices facing on-going complex emergencies (Colombia) and recovery processes (Haiti)

• Enhanced cooperation with sub-regional risk management entities like CEPREDENAC (Central America), CAPRADE (Andean community) and CDERA (Caribbean countries)

• At the request of CEPREDENAC, training in shelter management is being planned for operators across Central America, in partnership with OPS and with the International Federation of the Red Cross

Preparedness at regional level – Maintaining a surge capacity for rapid response

• Continued cooperation on assessment, preparedness and response with other IASC regional team members

• Small emergency stock of essential relief items continued to be maintained by TACRO;

• Regional roster has been expanded, including internal and external candidates that have been vetted against their technical expertise. Staff is regularly deployed to support emergency responses within the region and outside of it

Risk reduction through mitigation and education

• Establishment of regional partnerships (ISDR, sub-regional bodies) and development of funding proposals for risk reduction education in the region;

• Development of mitigation projects to reduce risk in locations across the region, that are prone to recurrent disasters.


Appeal Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps Protection of Child

Soldiers 1,876,000 538,000 1,338,000

Humanitarian Action for IDPs

650,000 0 665,000

Humanitarian Mine Action

1,150,000 179,205 970,795



Main Achievements: January - June 2006

Protection of Child Soldiers and prevention of recruitment: • Strengthening of local networks supporting prevention of voluntary and forceful

recruitment of people under 18 years in illegal armed entities (Catholic Church key partner). Facilitating inclusion in the school system, psychosocial support, socio-cultural and sport activities, local radio production and broadcasting

• 200 indigenous young, participating and rediscovering their roots and traditions and 100 in livestock activities and financial support to start up six associative and family income generating projects

• “The Golombiao: Football for Peace” project is on-going with 100 parents and traditional authorities now trained on indigenous legislation, recruitment prevention, human and children's rights and coexistence

• Cooperation with the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare for the improvement of planning and delivering of specific services for demobilized children

Although no funding was received for IDPs against the HAR, the Country Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: In regard to Humanitarian Action for IDP children:

• 4,891 children from 1,814 families have been supported with civil registration, health care and information (mother and child care, hygiene - water and sanitation, HIV-AIDS prevention), nutrition, education (support to integration in the local school system), social networks' strengthening and provision or improvement of shelters in some cases

• Cooperation with sister UN agencies acting in most affected areas by displacement, blockage or armed attacks (OCHA, UNHCR, PAHO, WFP, IOM).

Humanitarian Mine Action:

• Campaign launched aim to raise awareness of the issue of landmines and UXO in urban schools. 92,004 children participated in events related to mine awareness and training to Mobile Teams (from National Institute of Family Wellbeing). Collaboration with local and international institutions in physical and psychosocial rehabilitation for mine victims


Sector 2006 Appeal Funds Received Gaps Health and nutrition 2,121,330 208,702 1,912,628 Water and sanitation 876,600 0 876,600

Education 1,021,400 354,020 667,380 Child protection 821,340 135,347 685,993

Security 376,630 176,630 200,000 Emergency

preparedness and response

743,340

97,785

645,555



Main achievements: January - June 2006 Health and nutrition:

• Intensive vaccination campaign Port-au-Prince 20,000 children 35,000 women (with WHO/PAHO). Agreement signed with Medicine du Monde Canada (routine vaccinations)

• 20 technicians trained in cold chain maintenance • Implemented therapeutic feeding center for 1,000 severely malnourished in Cite

Soleil. Water and environmental sanitation: Activities not yet commenced Education:

• 20,000 children receiving school supplies, furniture, teacher kits • School infrastructure survey conducted (with IOM)

Protection: • 110 children receiving legal assistance and support (with IBESR)47 • 2,000 street children received medical and psychosocial support (with AMI)48 • 400 women and girls victims of sexual violence received psychosocial support • 5,000 children (victims of armed violence) receiving psychosocial support and

education Security:

• Armored vehicle purchased • Field security officer hired

Preparedness:

• Hygiene kits, kitchen kits, Vitamin A and worm treatment supplies

47 National Institute for the well-being of children 48 Aide Medicale Internationale

Table 1: Fund received against appeal (US$) Sector 2006 appeal

CO Funds

received 2006 appeal

RO Funds

received Total Gaps

Coordination and support services

0 0 660,800 200,000 460,800

Health and nutrition 310,200 0 5,372,640 1,200,000 4,482,840 Water and sanitation

460,400 130,000 (Benin) 447,552 0 777,952

Education 1,086,400 0 460,000 1,546,400 Child protection 838,326 36,000 (Benin) 593,600 593,600 802,326

To be distributed by RO**

697,000 497,000 - 1,194,000

Sub-totals* 2,695,326 863,000 7,534,592 2,490,600 6,876,318 *The total includes the UNICEF recovery rate. The actual rate on contributions is calculated in accordance with

UNICEF Board Decisions and was amended on 9 June 2006. **WCARO has recently received 1,394,000 USD from the Swedish government against West Africa CAP. Out of this total amount, 697,000 USD and 497,000 USD remain

to be distributed respectively between CO and RO projects.

Main Achievements: January - June 2006

Coordination and support services: • RERRF49 established, so far more than US$ 200,000 accumulated • Emergency funds supplied to country offices of Guinea Bissau and CAR to support

rapid emergency response (to 55,000 displaced persons) Health and nutrition:

• 1.2 Million US$ provided by USAID/OFDA for the Sahel appeal (BFaso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger)

• Nutrition leadership capacity being strengthened in Chad and Mauritania with the recruitment of Nutrition Program Coordinators

• Regional strategy for the Management of Acute Under-nutrition in Children under implementation

• Liberia National Nutrition Survey finalized, report completed

Strengthening regional health response in emergencies: • No activities to report

Preparedness for effective cholera prevention and control: • No activities to report

Improving prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS among conflict-affected populations:

• 3 trainings provided in DRC on the IASC guidelines for HIV/AIDS interventions in Humanitarian Settings

• Gender-based Violence in Emergency Settings and HIV/AIDS consultant roster updated

• Tools on gender-based violence have been disseminated

49 Regional Emergency Rapid Response Fund

• Regional inter-agency dialogue on HIV/AIDS and Gender-based Violence in emergency settings has begun

Water and environmental sanitation:

• No funding has been received for this project to date Education:

• Regional TOT workshop for French-speaking countries- organized by INEE50 (co-funded by UNICEF) to take place in Dakar in July. National workshops planned for end 2006

Child protection:

• Information management system in place allowing for collection of data on child rights’ violations enabling responses as per Security Council Resolution 1612 recommendations

• Community-based child protection committees in place on borders (Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia and Guinea) – with trainings on: children’s rights, monitoring techniques, reporting and follow-ups on cases of child rights’ violations

• Two sub-regional inter-agency meetings were held in February and May 2006 in Dakar and Monrovia, as well as a cross-border meeting in Côte d’Ivoire with field officers

• Intensive and accelerated research have allowed for repatriation and reunification of children in Sierra Leone

• With the Ministry of Social Affairs in Guinea, process of clarifying legal status of children wishing to remain in Guinea is ongoing. The lessons learned from this process are adapted to cases of Liberian children

50 Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies

Table 1: Funds received against Appeal (US$)

Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps

Health 4,054,400 205,719 3,848,601

Nutrition 666,400 592,415 73,985

HIV/AIDS 426,560 54,222 372,338

Water and sanitation 376,320 0 376,320

Education 1,085,280 0 1,085,280

Child protection 433,640 375,892 57,748

Coordination 348,000 0 348,000

Total* 7,390,600 1,228,248 6,162,352



Health and nutrition: • Measles immunization campaign undertaken reached 332,500 children (95% of

target) • 117,900 children aged 11-59 months de-wormed with Mebendazole (90% of target) • 2,500 pregnant women and under 5 children among displaced population protected

against malaria through distribution of 1,000 Long Lasting/Impregnated Mosquito Nets

• National protocol for treatment of severe malnutrition developed and endorsed by the national counterparts from the ministry of health, NGOs and UN agencies

HIV/AIDS: • 56 peer educators from 2 post conflict districts improved competencies on HIV/AIDS

Child protection: • The network of NGOs working with street children (RFERC) strengthened operational

capacities to offer quality care and support services to 2,000 street children in Bangui • Operational capacities of the office reinforced through recruitment of international

child protection staff Although no funding was received for water and sanitation, education, and coordination against the HAR, the Country Office was able to carry out the following activities with alternative means of funding: Water and sanitation:

• 2,000 displaced persons benefited from safe drinking water through provision of jerry cans and water purification tablets

Education: • Two sites for alphabetization and income generation activities for OVC created

Coordination: • Government and civil-society partners’ capacities are strengthened for data analysis,

planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation in the area of OVC


Sector 2006 appeal Revised appeal

requirements

Funds received Gaps

Health and nutrition in Eastern Chad

2,543,900 3,249,300 1,195,185 2,054,115

Health and nutrition in Southern Chad

285,600 285,600 236,678 48,922

Water and sanitation 2,503,225 3,302,625 2,267,847 1,034,778 Education in Eastern Chad 5,600,000 6,253,520 1,250,668 5,002,852 Education in southern Chad 621,600 621,600 273,005 348,595

Child protection 1,962,000 2,315,640 367,656 1,947,984 Total* 13,516,325 16,028,285 5,591,039 10,437,246



Health and nutrition: • Support to internally displaced people in Eastern Chad • With MSF France, routine and supplementary measles vaccinations in Eastern Chad • In cooperation with WFP and partner NGOs, is monitoring the nutritional status of

children in the expanded communities and has a stock of high energy biscuits • Preparing for the control and treatment of meningitis, hepatitis, and cholera

outbreaks. In coordination with MSF-Luxemburg, treatment drugs and immunization supplies have been pre-positioned and meningitis vaccine has been ordered. Stocks of water treatment and storage materials are also in place for distribution if needed

• Support to families affected by civil unrest in N’Djamena • Ongoing support to Sudanese refugees from Darfur • Sensitization on HIV/ AIDS issues, strengthening capacities of health and social

workers • Ongoing support to Central African refugees


• Have identified existing high-yield water sources and is already increasing pumping and storage capacity to serve communities and new arrivals. Communities and new arrivals are also supported with jerry cans for water transport and storage

• Supporting establishment of household and community latrines, applying designs developed with partner NGOs in the Sudanese refugee camps

• Temporary low cost water points are being established Education:

• Ensuring set-up and maintenance of physical structures for teaching and learning • Assessment missions to southern Chad

Child protection:

• Sensitization campaign for teachers, parents, and children to strengthen the resolve of adults to remain responsible for the children in their care and is already reaching over 125,000 school children and their parents and teachers

• In cooperation with government and other partners, expanded its information programme to include UXO risk awareness information


Health and nutrition 920,000 304,648 615,352 Water and sanitation 784,000 285,000 499,000

Education 480,000 205,351 274,649 Child protection 1,321,600 65,000 1,256,600

HIV/AIDS 296,800 25,000 271,800 Total* 3,802,400 884,999 2,917,401




• Provision of an emergency stock of drugs, nutrition kits and NFI • Support to national immunization days in the Pool (first and second round) • Initial provision of drugs and medical material to rehabilitated health centres in the

Pool Water and sanitation:

• Installation of hand pumps for 57 wells built in 2005 is in process • Purchase order of 50 additional India-Mark pumps

Education:

• Provision of educational material and equipment to kindergartens in the Pool that were rehabilitated in 2005

• Rehabilitation and equipment of 2 kindergartens and 2 schools in the Pool Department (Kimba, Mayama, Boko and Kinkala)

Monitoring and evaluation:

• Follow-up of projects in the Pool and evaluation of the needs of the most vulnerable populations of Pool Department - in health, nutrition, education, protection, and HIV/AIDS


Health and nutrition 6,364,480 1,075,193 5,289,287 Water and sanitation 2,445,600 0 2,445,600

Education 4,347,598 440,000 3,907,598 Child protection 1,898,400 481,179 1,417,221

HIV/AIDS 1,108,800 0 1,108,800 Total* 16,164,878 1,996,372 14,168,506




• Nutritional surveillance carried out among 76,000 and 40,000 pregnant and lactating women, complemented by mobilization activities for consumption of iodized salt;

• Providing therapeutic foodstuffs to nutrition centres in order to combat severe and moderate malnutrition and reduce infant and child morbidity and mortality;

• Rapidly responded to meningitis outbreak providing medication and funding. 24,953 people vaccinated, limiting the outbreak to 75 cases and 23 deaths;

• Working Group established with government members and United Nations agencies in order to draft and validate an action plan in response to a possible bird flu epidemic.

• Main activities EPI sector: 1. providing support to advanced strategies for routine vaccination in 36 districts

resulting in higher vaccination coverage 2. site preparation and re-evaluation for the installation of several cold

chambers 3. yellow fever emergency vaccination campaign resulting in 156,235

vaccinations and limiting number of cases to 1 4. Development of inter-sectoral programmes to provide extensive care

packages • HIV/AIDS activities include drafting of yearly Action Plan, dissemination information

and awareness raising with regard prevention among youth associated with armed groups

Education:

• Back to School campaigns resulted in overall 60% increase in school attendance. Girls’ education strongly promoted

• Assessment is currently carried out in collaboration with Education section for the rehabilitation of 200 schools

Protection:

• Advocacy in prevention, demobilization and reinsertion of children associated with armed groups. Awareness raising campaign against Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting launched and advocacy activities performed for the promotion of birth registration


Sector 2006 appeal Funds Received

Gaps

Component 1: Saving lives: Humanitarian actions to address immediate life-threatening needs

48,421,240

Health 30,958,600 1,565,880 29,392,720 Nutrition 3,830,000 751,839 3,078,161 Protection: Survivors of sexual-gender based violence 3,136,000 0 3,136,000 Mine risk awareness and education 1,030,000 0 1,030,000 Water and sanitation 6,675,200 3,073,769 3,601,431 HIV / AIDS 2,791,040 506,565 2,284,475 Component 2 :Building a Protective Environment for Communities: Humanitarian actions designed to minimize the impact of life-threatening situations by improving the coping capacities of vulnerable populations

43,249,872

Assistance to internally displaced and vulnerable children and women 15,382,080 8,713,351 6,668,729

Education (the total amount requested out of the HAP has been increased by 2 millions given the high number of displaced children requiring emergency education assistance)

4,088,000

3,935,061 152,939

Vulnerable orphans and children 1,232,000 0 1,232,000

Child protection: Unaccompanied/separated children 5,812,800 3,097,315 2,715,485

Return, Reintegration, Rehabilitation 15,156,992 0 15,156,992

Cluster Leadership and Coordination 1,578,000 0 1,578,000

Total* 93,671,112 21,643,78051 70,027,332



Health and nutrition • Routine immunization services improved through increased technical and supply

assistance to the Ministry of Health and other partners with coverage rates increasing from about 67% in 2005 to 71% in 2006 for the same period.

• Some 1.257.999 (95.7%) children aged 6 months to 5 years immunized in a major measles campaign in 41 Health zones (districts) in the Kasai Oriental province.

• 1.589.296 (97.5%) children aged 0 - 59 months vaccinated against polio in the 1st round of emergency polio campaigns in 2 provinces (Kinshasa and Bas Congo).

• More than 8,749,424 (83%) of children aged 6 – 59 months received supplements of Vitamin A through a major nation wide supplementation campaign.

• Some 7,513,314 (80%) of children aged 1 – 5 years received single dose deworming tablet in a nation wide campaign.

• 15,157 acutely malnourished children assisted in 94 therapeutic and supplementary feeding centers by UNICEF and partners.

• Nutrition cluster under UNICEF lead established and active in 7 Provinces and at national level.

• Establishment of a rapid response capacity for nutrition emergencies in the DRC.

51 Additional humanitarian funding (US$ 1,245,156) received from the Government of Japan, was used for social mobilization and planning.

• Adoption and implementation of national standards for the treatment of acute malnutrition and corresponding rules and procedures.

Water and sanitation • 700,000 people have had access to safe water and sanitation services through UNICEF's

and its partners' interventions. • UNICEF has launched the watsan cluster mechanism in 8 of the 11 Congolese provinces

in collaboration with partner organizations.

Education • Rehabilitated 15 schools in Ituri (North-East DRC) targeting returnees children. • Procured 31,065 educational kits for 1,175,560 pupils and 16,760 teachers to be

distributed during the school re-entry in September 2006. • More than 45,000 displaced children received emergency education through the rapid

response mechanism interventions. • Trained 2,358 teachers, as well as ‘non-formal’ educators on peace education modules. • Education cluster under UNICEF lead established and active in the 9 Provinces with most

emergency needs and at national level. Child protection • 1615 children released from armed forces and groups and 1798 children formerly

associated with armed forces and groups reintegrated and reinserted into their communities with UNICEF and partners support.

• 9520 women survivors of sexual violence provided with medical care and/or psychosocial support

• 11890 children working in mines in Kasai Oriental identified and supported, 1818 unaccompanied and separated children identified and reunified with their families.

Mine-Risk Education • 150,000 refugees returning from Tanzania, 62,000 from Zambia, 50,000 from Congo

Brazzaville and 90,000 IDPs have benefited from mine-risk education dissemination in high risk DRC provinces.

Coordination and cluster leadership • 500,000 vulnerable families assisted via the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) for non-

food items, emergency shelter, emergency watsan and emergency education, co-managed by UNICEF and OCHA with implementing partners (IRC, Solidarites, CRS)

• NFI/Emergency Shelter cluster under UNICEF lead established and active in the 4 Provinces with most emergency needs and at national level.

• Assistance and protection to IDPs, returnees and conflict-affected populations has been a part of a broader multi-sectoral approach by UNICEF together with other agencies such as WFP World food programme, UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNDP, FAO, WHO and partnering NGOs

• Working close collaboration with other UN agencies as well as with local and international NGOs, state authorities and religious entities throughout DRC

• In general, all clusters have been set up at the national level with all partners, including NGOs and national authorities, and are functional in most emergency affected DRC provinces. In addition to the five clusters under UNICEF lead (education, watsan, nutrition, NFI/Emergency Shelter, Emergency Telecommunications) and UNICEF focal point role for Child Protection within the Protection cluster, UNICEF will continue to play a significant role in the coordination of several technical sectors in humanitarian response, such as emergency epidemic control, vaccination activities, sexual and gender based violence, HIV-AIDS, food security, return and reintegration of refugees and IDPs, mine action and protection in isolated or conflict-affected zones.


Health and nutrition 3,305,760 192,400 3,113,360 Water and sanitation 2,300,000 118,800 2,181,200

Education 864,773 152,521 712,252 Child protection 2,250,000 147,600 2,102,400



Main achievements January – June 2006

Health and nutrition A total of 71,000 refugees and 350,000 other vulnerable persons mainly children and women are reached in Forest Guinea by the implementation of the below activities: • Support provision of primary health care service by ensuring the provision of basic

medical Kits, ORS, essential drugs for 69 health center and vaccine and by promoting the use of these preventive services

• Support operational cost of 1 round of preventive Vitamin A distribution in 6-59 months children and one post-partum dose in Forest Guinea and provide routine immunization

• Provide of Long Lasting Impregnated bed nets and Sulfadoxine Pyrimethamin to support the newly introduced strategy of Intermittent Presumptive Treatment (IPT) against malaria and to treat malaria cases affecting U5-children, (ongoing)

As for HIV/AIDS, 441,624 people in N’Zerekore district and Macenta town are benefiting the following activities:

• Strengthen the health staff capacity of three HC, the hospital of N’Zérékoré town, and the HC and the hospital in Macenta town on VCT/PMTCT services and the care for People Living with HIV/AIDS

• Counseling, testing and care of 3,181 pregnant women and their infant • Support HIV/AIDS infected and affected children and their 152 families

(psychological support, access to care and nutritional counseling) in collaboration with local and international NGOs

Water and Environmental Sanitation • Construct 20 new modern water points for 5,000 persons (Internal displaced persons

and host communities) of N'Zerekore, Lola and Yomou • Extend water supply network and construct 50 public stand posts in overcrowded

urban areas • Construct and distribute 5,000 SanPlat household latrines and construct 200 public

latrines • Promote hygiene education/awareness and organize campaigns on Cholera

prevention

Education • Provision of 10 tents-classrooms for the emergency stock • Provision of 100 educational kits and 80 recreational kits for 84 schools (some of

them in the emergency areas) • Sensitization and mobilization of parents for their involvement in the opening and

functioning of the schools, pre-school centres, and Non formal centres built in Nzerekore and Guekedou: registration of children, recruitment of teachers, maintenance of the buildings and playgrounds

• Purchase of 38 educational kits, 38 recreational kits, and 25 tents-classrooms (ongoing)

Child protection

• Reinforce and extend the local child protection committees protection in 11 “Communautés Rurales de Développement” along the Guinea and neighboring countries affected by armed conflicts: Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia

• Provide for 5,000 victims of maltreatment, abuse and exploitation, social services provision and law enforcement and pursuit sensitization awareness campaign for local authorities and communities about trafficking and exploitation

• Reintegrate and follow-up of the 138 from 500 of children associated with fighting forces (CAFF)

• Formal education and/or skills training to reintegrated the CAFF and other children at risk from the same community; Organize community awareness campaigns in relation to CAFF; Promote social work for CAFF and provide them with basic services

• Provide support to around 500 children affected and infected by HIV/AIDS as well as to their families (counseling, appropriate psychological support, access to services in health care, food, education, income generating activities for the affected persons)

• Carry out awareness campaigns for the entire community and school medium against OVC discrimination and stigmatization ;Train social workers from listening centres, health care staff, teachers, community leaders on the technique of psychosocial support for OVC and families

• Undertake multidisciplinary mobile and regular visits in forest Guinea mainly focus in 40 Macenta’s villages for the provision of psychosocial support, mediation work, income generating activities and professional education

Table 1: Funds Received against Appeal (US$) Sector 2006 appeal Funds received Gaps

Health and Nutrition 7,614,600 1,643,300 5,971,300 Water and Sanitation 4,670,025 3,693,482 976,543

Education 4,510,000 629,186 3,880,814 Child Protection 4,050,400 3,780,769 269,631




Health and Nutrition Section • 51,649 vaccinated for DPT3 as of May 2006. Measles coverage rate is 98.7% • National tetanus vaccination campaign launched 27 June 2006 with goal of

administering 3 doses of tetanus toxiod to 258,000 women of child bearing age by March 2007

• 48 solar refrigerators installed in healthcare facilities in hard-to-reach areas • Mid-level management training to 52 healthcare workers will be completed by end

July • In collaboration with WFP, work is ongoing to prevent malnutrition through

micronutrient supplementation (Vitamin A and iron/folate), growth monitoring, and exclusive breastfeeding promotion in 120 communities

• Nutritional and food supplied plus operational funding support to 3 therapeutic feeding centres is ongoing

• 15 health clinics have been reactivated to date • 1 centre for Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission services has been identified

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion • 42 Institutional Latrines built (schools and health centres), 133 hand pumps installed

in schools and communities, 59 new water points constructed at schools, 38 community water points rehabilitated.

• 2-day training and awareness raising workshop held for community radio stations from all 15 counties in May. Stations now broadcasting cholera and diarrhea PSAs.

Education • The President launched the National Girls’ Education Policy in April 2006. UNICEF is

currently working with the MoE to open Girls’ Education Unit. • Provided 400,000 public school students at 2,000 public schools with supplies • Providing classroom instructors, including more than 600 women. • Distribution of 10,000 3-seat benches to 100 ALP schools began in July • 400 classroom instructors trained to complete their primary school teaching credential • Provided Lifeskills instruction materials to 100 public schools. • Enrolled 30,000 over-age children, including demobilized CAFF, into the Accelerated

Learning Programme.

Child Protection • 3,639 demobilized CAFF are enrolled in formal education through CEIP. 3,363

teachers have received psycho-social helping skills and are now able to provide trauma counseling to children affected by armed conflict

• 3,178 children are currently enrolled in skills training and apprenticeship programmes while 1,091 demobilized CAFF have completed skills training and apprenticeship programmes

• 8,383 follow-up visits with 11,780 demobilized CAFF have been completed • Renovated 5 Liberian National Police Women and Children Protection Unit stations in

3 counties; and trained 16 LNP trainers in child rights and protection • Support to safe house for women and child survivors of rape and gender-based

violence is ongoing. To date, there have been 155 beneficiaries (75% children) • 2 transit centres for juveniles as alternative to detention with adults have been

opened and to date have received 75 beneficiaries • Assessment of 105 orphanages with 4,982 children completed in February. 38

orphanages recommended for accreditation while 67 recommended for closure. 411 children from orphanages recommended for closure reunified with their families

• Financial and technical support to National Child Rights Observatory Group (NACROG) is ongoing

• Trained 9 TRC members on the participation and protection of children as part of TRC process

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