MOZAMBIQUE. Drought Humanitarian Situation Report. Highlights. 850,000 Children affected by drought

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UNICEF and partners have reached 90,000 people with access to safe water and 3,777 children with treatment of SAM.

1 MOZAMBIQUE Drought Humanitarian Situation Report UNICEF /2016/Julio Dengucho. Highlights UNICEF s drought response is based on WASH and Nutrition interventions aimed at complementing Government and HCT response efforts to the drought emergency. UNICEF and partners have reached 90,000 people with access to safe water and 3,777 children with treatment of SAM. Overall UNICEF HAC appeal for nutrition response is only 13% funded, however UNICEF has allocated RR and ORR funds to support the nutrition emergency response. Funds received against HAC appeal for WASH and Nutrition interventions remain at $712,261 (or 8%) out of the total $8.8m requirement for UNICEF s Response with partners SITUATION IN NUMBERS Date 30 June ,000 Children affected by drought 1,500,000 People affected by drought (SETSAN March 2016) 243,960 People to be reached by UNICEF Through WASH and Nutrition Interventions 67,920 Children to be reached by UNICEF Through WASH and Nutrition Interventions UNICEF Appeal 2016* US$ 8.8 million UNICEF Sector/Cluster 2016 Funds Available WASH: People provided with access to safe water WASH: People benefitting from hygiene promotion activities Nutrition: Children < 5 with SAM Nutrition: Pregnant and lactating women reached with IYCF UNICEF Target Cumulative results (#) Cluster Target Cumulative results (#) 120,000 13, ,000 90, ,000 13,000a 300,000 12,580 27,500 3,777 27,500 3, ,000 0* 150,000 0* $270,575 Carry Forward Funds 2016 funding requirement $8.8 million Funding gap: $8,087,739 $441,686 Funds Received Carry forward Funding gap Funds received *Nutrition activities are yet to be implemented due to funding gaps *Funds available includes funding received for the current appeal year as well as the carry-forward from the previous year.

Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs The El Niño drought continues to affect many families in the central and southern regions of the country.

The third SETSAN assessment will be conducted in July and will play a key role in confirming these projections both for food insecurity and the nutrition situation.

2 Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs The El Niño drought continues to affect many families in the central and southern regions of the country. Current and projected acute food insecurity situation for March-June 2016 and October-March 2017 provide an alarming picture with increasing concerns that over 1.9 million people may be affected. The third SETSAN assessment will be conducted in July and will play a key role in confirming these projections both for food insecurity and the nutrition situation. UNICEF is providing technical and financial support to this assessment which will measure the nutritional status of children in 6 provinces. The assessment will also guide on-going drought response interventions, including adjustments to the current response strategy and government s decision to downgrade or maintain the Red Alert. There are increasing discussions within the Government but also within the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) to strengthen preparedness efforts particularly looking at the monitoring results of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the increasing possibility (75%) of a transition of the El Niño to La Niña, which may result in floods and active cyclone season in. Although the development of the national contingency plan traditionally follows the official release of the season forecast by Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum and (SARCOF) and the National Institute for Meteorology (INAM), UNICEF internally and the HCT are already engaged in strengthening preparedness and are adjusting the drought response plan to accommodate preparedness actions for the rainy and cyclone season, particularly amid new cases of cholera outbreaks in Quelimane (Zambezia province) and Nampula. Figure 1. (left) Map of current IPC March June 2016 (Source SETSAN March 2016) (right) IPC projected Acute Analysis June-September 2016) (Source SETSAN March 2016). Estimated Drought Affected Population (Numbers below are based on SETSAN s March 2016 food security and nutritional assessment report) Total Male Female Total population in food insecurity 1,500, , ,025 Total children affected (under 18 years old) 850, , ,000 Total people to be reached by UNICEF 243, , ,430 Total children to be reached by UNICEF 67,920 33,560 34,360 Children under 5 with SAM targeted through therapeutic feeding programmes 27,500 14,530 12,970 Pregnant and lactating women 150, ,000 Total people to be targeted by UNICEF through WASH 120,000 59,875 60,125

3 Cholera There are outbreaks of cholera in Nampula province (north) and Zambezia province in Quelimane center. In Quelimane the outbreak started on 20 June and originates from the same locations identified in last year s outbreaks. As of 27 June, there was a cumulative of 102 cases and no deaths. UNICEF s support is mainly in case management and C4D. In Nampula province, UNICEF sent a number of cholera treatment medications, including a cholera preparedness kit for 10,000 patients in late This strategy falls within UNICEF s CO preparedness and its efforts to strengthen sub-national cholera preparedness. UNICEF continues to provide support in Zambezia and Nampula, is closely monitoring the situation in these two provinces and has deployed a personal to Zambezia to support the government response. Humanitarian leadership and coordination The National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) provides overall leadership and coordination of all humanitarian interventions in the country and is supported by the Humanitarian Country Team working group (HCT-WG) co-chaired by UNICEF and WFP. The HCT-WG gives direct support to implementation of drought response interventions, working directly with relevant government sectors and inter-agencies. Overall humanitarian coordination takes place within government and UN led coordination forums, which include CTGC, HCT, cluster coordination and sectoral work. Given the increasing complexity of the current drought response, amid increasing political and military tensions and reports of pockets of IDPs the HCT has laid out a plan to strengthen its coordination capacity. As co-chair of the HCT, UNICEF is working with WFP and the RC on a plan to strengthen the HCT and cluster coordination which includes requesting surge support from OCHA for a Humanitarian Affairs Officer and an Information Management Specialist as well as surge support for dedicated cluster coordinators for Food Security (through WFP) and WASH (through UNICEF). UNICEF is also planning field work in July aimed at strengthening coordination at the sub-national level, particularly looking at identifying IM capacities and needs of the HCT provincial focal points. Humanitarian Strategy UNICEF s humanitarian strategy continues to focus on two critical areas of intervention, WASH and Nutrition as part of the broader Government and HCT intervention strategy. UNICEF continues to support government leadership and sectoral coordination through advocacy and technical support. Following the initial response January to April, the HCT has gathered a number of experiences through various monitoring and assessment missions and also received feedback from government on the overall humanitarian strategy. This has also included the need to harmonize the different approaches to humanitarian assistance. The most notable being the voucher system and how and when to use cash transfer mechanisms for humanitarian assistance (vertical expansion-cash top-up; adding new beneficiary or setting up a parallel system). We continue to work with the government to reach a consensus that is both suitable to the conditions but also which meets the needs of the beneficiaries. UNICEF continues to monitor the overall situation and strategy in particular the situation of children and women in the affected areas to ensure that all CCCs are being met and interventions are scaled-up when required. Summary Analysis of Programme response UNICEF s drought response is based on WASH and Nutrition interventions as priority sectors aimed to complement both Government and HCT response efforts to the El Niño drought emergency. In Nutrition UNICEF has trained 25 mobile brigades to carry out nutrition screening and has conducted nutrition assessments and completed nutrition response operational plans in 5 out of 6 drought affected provinces. The remaining province (Manica) is expected to start the deployment of 6 mobile teams targeting over 1,700 severely malnourished children over the next quarter. In addition, UNICEF has distributed RUTF for 2,252 SAM children, and has admitted another 107 children with SAM for treatment over the past month. Weekly monitoring of acute malnutrition cases in Health units show an increase of almost double the number of MAM cases over the past 4 months in the drought affected provinces. The Food Security cluster is planning to target 100,000 children through emergency school feeding programmes aimed at supporting student retention. In WASH an analysis of the overall humanitarian response clearly indicates that current response efforts have been heavily impacted by a lack of humanitarian funds available. UNICEF s WASH response is progressing through the provision of safe drinking water to the most affected communities in Magude district, Maputo province. So far over

4 13,000 people have benefitted from access to safe drinking water. The intervention is being complemented by the distribution of household water storage supplies to ensure safe water storage and management at household level and hygiene promotion activities. In addition schools are being targeted for WASH related interventions at the community level. In partnership with water & sanitation provincial Directorate, contract for upgrading of existing community water points in Magude has been awarded and the contractor has initiated field work. As the drought situation evolves, a joint field assessment (involving UNICEF and provincial and district technical staff) was conducted during the week of 20 June, in 13 drought affected communities in Marara, Changara and Cahora Bassa districts in Tete province, in view of upgrading the existing community water point. Communications for Development (C4D) UNICEF is providing communication and media support to the UN HCT-supported interventions in the country and has developed a communication plan for the drought emergency response. WASH and Nutrition behaviour change interventions will be promoted through an integrated Communication for Development (C4D) plan. This includes targeting communities with IYCF and WASH-related behaviour change messages through multimedia mobile units and radio messages in the communities of Chokwe, Chibuto, Chicualacuala and Mabalane districts in Gaza province. Prioritization of WASH interventions at the community level also include schools allowing schoolchildren to benefit from WASH activities, including hygiene promotion. In Tete UNICEF trained all community and private radios. The initiative was jointly delivered with the support of INGC, INAM SESTAN and Health authorities and it focused on key messages for the drought response including early warning, hygiene promotion and better rationing of water in the context of drought and promotion of drought resistant crops. In total UNICEF trained in Tete 16 different radio stations in emergency related issues, which included 130 radio producers (66 children and 64 adults). Supply and Logistics Currently there are no major challenges to logistics and supply. As part of UNICEF s preparedness actions, supply and logistics capabilities were assessed to ensure business continuity and guarantee timely delivery of emergency goods to the affected populations. UNICEF has pre-positioned stocks in the Maputo (south) and Beira (centre) warehouses which helps to minimize risks and challenges associated with access and transit ability. Media and External Communication The UN Communication plan for drought response continued to be implemented, including a Drought/Emergency response social media campaign, to highlight response activities in the field. A nutrition trip was conducted in Gaza, with an article supported on global media/social media as well as Human interest stories and photos for ongoing communication activities. The focus was on needs for fundraising purposes as well as response. UNICEF has scheduled a field mission from 4-8 July to support all NatComs with online fundraising/communications at the national, regional and global levels. During May and June, the drought emergency response social media campaign continued with the ONE UN press release through print/online media outlets. Six Facebook posts on drought emergency have reached 117,576 people and have been viewed 193,183 times, engaging 7,583 people. On Twitter, 18 tweets were shared on the drought emergency and two website articles were read 400 times. Funding Funding Requirements Appeal Sector Requirements ($) Funds Received* Funding gap $ % WASH 4,800, ,550* 3,782, Nutrition 4,000, ,711 3,882, Total 8,800, ,261 8,087, * Funds available includes funding received against the current appeal as well as carry-forward funds ($270,575) from the previous year which have been included in the WASH Funds Received column. However, UNICEF has received additional $2,961,861 from ORR, RR, and FFP funds to support UNICEF s El Niño drought emergency response.

5 Next SitRep: 31 July 2016 UNICEF : UNICEF : UNICEF : UNICEF : Who to contact for further information: Marcoluigi Corsi Representative, Tel: Mobile: Fax: mcorsi@unicef.org Michel Le Pechoux Deputy Representative Tel: Mobile : mlepechoux@unicef.org Tito Bonde Emergency/DRR Specialist, Tel: Mobile: tbonde@unicef.org SUMMARY OF PROGRAMME RESULTS Cluster Response UNICEF and IPs 2016 Target Total Results 2016 Target Total Results Nutrition Children < 5 years with SAM admitted to nutrition rehabilitation treatment programmes Pregnant and lactating women reached with IYFC services WASH Drought affected people provided with access to safe water (7.5-15L per person per day) Drought affected people benefitting from hygiene promotion activities including point-of-use water treatment safe practices 27,500 1,422 27,500 1, , , ,000 90, ,000 13, ,000 12, ,000 13,200 1 Nutrition activities are yet to be implemented due to funding gap.

MOZAMBIQUE. Drought Humanitarian Situation Report

MOZAMBIQUE. Drought Humanitarian Situation Report MOZAMBIQUE Drought Humanitarian Situation Report UNICEF/MOZA2016-00323/Sebastian Rich. Highlights UNICEF s drought response is based on WASH and Nutrition interventions aimed at complementing the Government