Libya Humanitarian Situation Report UNICEF/Libya 2017/Turkia B. Saoud Highlights: 1,283,794 children were vaccinated in the second round of the nation wide polio campaign. In preparation for this campaign UNICEF procured and delivered 1.8 million doses of polio vaccines to the National Centre of Disease Control in Libya. 390 girls and 410 boys in hard to reach areas in the cities of Al Ghat and Barakat benefited from the implementation of recreational activities organised by the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Libya. 6,500 children benefited from the rehabilitation of WASH facilities in 13 schools in Sabha and Ubari in the South of Libya. Terms of Reference for the Education Sector Working Group and the key milestones for 2017 have been finalized under the leadership of the Ministry of Education. As of December, UNICEF has received US$ 10.92 million against the Humanitarian Action for Children 2016 appeal. An overall funding gap of almost 43 per cent continued to hinder adequate response to the needs of affected children and families. UNICEF s Response with Partners: SITUATION IN NUMBERS December 2016 32,000 children affected out of 79,400 people in need of humanitarian assistance in Sirte 139,349 children displaced out of 348,372 Internally Displaced Persons 279,000 school-aged children s education affected out of 1,200,000 school-aged children in Libya 2016 FUNDS AVAILABLE # of people reached with hygiene items and information # of teachers trained in conflict-affected areas # of children under 5 years of age covered with appropriate vaccination # children participating in structured, sustained child protection or psychosocial support programmes UNICEF UNICEF Cumulative results (#) Sector/Cluster Cluster Cumulative results (#) 250,000 67,447 250,000 88,617 1,000 191 1,000 169 342,000 1,359,120 20,000 41,590 Funds Received 48% 2016 funding requirements US$19.3M Funding Gap 43% Carry Forward 9% 1
Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs The humanitarian situation in Libya continues to deteriorate in several areas where fighting is affecting the provision of basic services and causing electricity and water cuts. In Sirte, an estimated 10,420 returnee children (8,300 in primary schools and 2,120 in secondary schools) are in urgent need for education and psychosocial support. Data obtained from the head of education regional office of Sirte shows that out of the 101 schools in the city catering for 35,400 students (18,995 girls and 16,405 boys), 39 schools are partially damaged, while two schools are totally damaged. The latest IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix 1 identified a total of 313,236 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and 462,957 returnees. UNHCR 2 reports that the total number of registered refugees and asylum seekers is 38,026 and the total number of refugees in Libya is estimated at 100,000 with 195,000 3 migrants. Some 25,800 4 unaccompanied or separated children arrived to Italy by sea in 2016 that s more than double the 12,360 who arrived during the previous year. These children account for a staggering 91 per cent of all the 28,200 children who reached Italy s shores in 2016 as refugees or migrants. The Libya Humanitarian Country Team finalized The Libya 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) with a total requirement of $US151.5 million to respond to humanitarian needs of about 980,000 people. The HRP 2017 was launched on December 15 in Tunis, Tunisa. Humanitarian Leadership and Coordination UNICEF continues to work in coordination with the Humanitarian Country Team and is leading the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Education sectors, as well as the Child Protection sub-sector, within the Protection sector. In the Health sector, UNICEF works closely and in coordination with WHO. UNICEF continues its efforts to diversify and expand partnerships with local and international implementing partners active in Libya. Since the beginning of the year, UNICEF has established over 23 programme cooperation agreements with 6 international and 13 local non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Education Sector Working Group held its first meeting with the Ministry of Education (MoE) in Tunis on 16 December 2016. The meeting was chaired by the International Cooperation Department at the MoE. Senior representatives from different departments of the Ministry of Education, Save the Children International and the United Nations Mine Action Service were in attendance. The meeting contributed to strengthening the cooperation between UNICEF and the Ministry of Education, and was an opportunity for finalizing the Terms of Reference for the Education Sector Working Group and key strategic objectives for education sector in Libya in 2017. Humanitarian Strategy Estimated Affected Population (Estimates based on Libya Humanitarian Response Plan, 2017 and updates from agencies assessments) Total Affected Population Children Affected (Under 18) Refugees and Asylum Seekers Internally Displaced Persons Total Male Female 1,330,000 731,500 598,500 439,000 241,450 197,550 38,026 20,914 17,112 313,236 156,618 156,618 All international UN staff were evacuated from Libya in July 2014. Since then the UNICEF programme has been supported and overseen by national staff and local national consultants with remote support from international staff based in Tunis. Despite the challenging context in Libya, UNICEF is delivering a multi-sectoral emergency response and continues to work towards sustainable solutions to provide the basic services to children and protect their rights. UNICEF delivers humanitarian assistance in Libya in partnership with line ministries, municipalities, national, local and international NGOs. 1 http://www.globaldtm.info/libya/ 2 UNHCR Monthly factsheet November 2016 https://goo.gl/gsozsw 3 Libya Humanitarian Response Plan 2017 4 UNICEF News note: Number of unaccompanied or separated children arriving by sea to Italy doubles in 2016 2
UNICEF has prioritized its response to the highlighy affected cities of Benghazi, Tripoli, Sabha, Sirte and its surroundings to assist both IDPs and host communities, as well as conflict affected people. UNICEF continues to invest and build the capacity of national Civil Society Organisations and local authorities to deliver and monitor its interventions. UNICEF continues to strengthen independent third party programme monitoring. As experience in Janzour, Tarhuna and Fellah, has shown that it is critical to ensure appropriate implementation in hard to reach areas. To mitigate the risks associated with remote programming, in December, 64 programmatic visits were undertaken by an independent international NGO, responsible for third party monitoring. Financial assurance activities spot checks - were undertaken for seven implementing partners including two in Benghazi. Compliance to UNICEF civil society engagement procedures remains a guiding framework for partnership management. By the end of November, five out of 10 eligible partners were micro assessed for risk assurance. Summary Analysis of Programme Response Child Protection UNICEF continues to provide protection and psychosocial services to vulnerable children and responding to alarming levels of gender-based violence in Tripoli, Benghazi, Sabha, Ghat and Azzawiyah. During December, over 9,229 children (4,649 girls, 4,580 boys) participated in psychosocial and recreational activities organized in child friendly spaces supported by UNICEF in cooperation with partners CESVI, Alnahla and STACO in Tripoli, Azzawaya, Ghat and Sebha. In 2016 UNICEF, together with the United Nations Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), established a Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on the six grave violations against children in situations of armed conflicts. On December 9th a three-day capacity building and networking workshop on reporting on grave violations to children in armed conflict took place with the participation of 24 civil society activists and human rights experts from Libya. The training focused on essentials related to recruitment or use of children, killing, maiming, rape or other sexual violence and on developing action plans to end and prevent these violations. Education UNICEF and its parnters continue the provision of educational and recreational support to school-aged children in conflict affected cities and hard to reach areas, as well as offering safe learning spaces. Education support for out-of- school children affected by the conflict is provided through catch-up classes by local partners, Ekraa and Breezes. A total of 6,488 children (3,437 girls and 3,051 boys) are enrolled in catch up classes in Benghazi during a three month cycle. 800 5 children (390 girls and 410 boys) benefited from the implementation of recreational activities in Al-Ghat and Barkat organised by the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Libya, one of UNICEF national partners. Recreational activities involved public celebrations with children, parades, masquerades, street parties, games, food and entertainment, giving a sence of normality to conflict affected children. The Development of a national policy on teacher training, a national strategy on teacher deployment and strengthening teacher training in Libya programme commenced in December 2016. One component of this project will address the management of overcrowded classrooms caused by multiple displacement. Through this programme Libyan teachers will develop their capacities to deal with teaching the displaced children in overcrowded classrooms. Health 1,283,794 6 children were vaccinated in the second round of the nation wide polio campaign, which took place from 10 to 17 of December. In preparation for this campaign UNICEF procured and delivered 1.8 million doses of polio vaccines as 5 The result of 800 children reached in hard to reach areas are reported under the Child Protection sector of HPM, indicator 4 6 National Centre for Disease Control results for December Polio Campaign. 3
well as prepared the communication material required for the campaign. The results of the vaccination campaign coverage will be available in January 2017. WASH UNICEF continues working with local and international partners in Libya, to provide adequate access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for women, children and the affected population. In December, UNICEF support increased access to safe water supply to approximately 10,000 people in Mizda municipality through the supply and installationion of a water pump. In Benghazi, the chlorination system procured by UNCIEF and being installed by a local contractor is securing access to safe water for almost 125,000 people affectd by the ongoing conflict in the city. Access to sanitation facilities has increased for a total of 31,775 people through UNICEF direct interventions and agreement with partners, while the supply of four dewatering pumps to Tawargah Local council improved the sanitation situation for 12,500 displaced people living in IDPs camps. In Janzour and Souk Al Khamis, some 10,000 people benefited from improved sanitation conditions through the UNICEF technical support to the municipalities that included provision of two dewatering pumps. Through a cooperation agreement between UNICEF and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), rehabilitation of sewerage networks in Sabha took place improving access to sanitation facilities for 9,120 people. Furthermore, DRC distributed hygiene kits to 2,250 IDPs and provided soap bars to 5,000 school children in Ubari and Sabha. A total of 155 children in Sedi Alsayeh IDP camp benefited from increased access to sanitation facilities through the construction of two latrines in Child Friendly Spaces by UNICEF local partner, the Libyan Society for National Reconciliation and Charity Works. The same partner distributed hygiene kits to 8,000 IDPs in Benghazi, 14,700 Sirte returnees. Additionally 60 hygiene kits benefiting 272 women and unaccompanied children from Sirte were distributed in partnership with Eimdad Charity Association in Misrata. During December, UNICEF Implementing partner STACO completed the rehabilitation of WASH facilities in four schools and finalised the work in additional nine schools, benefiting a total of 6,500 children in both Sabha and Ubari. A total of 6,629 migrants in Libya detention centres were provided with soap and hygiene awareness through UNICEF implementing partner IMC. Funding As of the end of December 2016, UNICEF Libya Country Office has received funding against its 2016 Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) in Libya through generous contributions from the Swedish Government, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development BMZ and the German Foreign Office. Funding Requirements (as defined in Humanitarian Action for Children, 2016 for a period of 12 months) Appeal Sector Requirements Funds available* Funding gap $ % WASH 2,559,600 1,310,750 1,248,851 48.80% Education 2,484,000 4,153,073-1,669,073-67.20%** Health 11,251,500 1,133,786 10,117,714 89.90% Child Protection 3,024,000 4,324,106-1,300,106-43.00%** Total 19,319,100 10,921,715 8,397,385 43% * Funds received against current appeal including US$1.68 million programmed for 2017 from BMZ as well as carry-forward from the previous year. ** Multi- year funds covering programmes during 2016, 2017 and 2018 4
Next SitRep: 15 January 2017 UNICEF Libya FB: www.facebook.com/unicef.libya/ UNICEF Libya Twitter: @UnicefLibya UNICEF Libya HAC, 2016: www.unicef.org/appeals/libya.html Who to contact for further information: Dr Ghassan Khalil Special Representative Libya Country Office, Tel: +216 99 068 889 Email: gkhalil@unicef.org Mr Mostafa Omar Communication Specialist Libya Country Office, Tel: +216 99 070 815 Email: mosomar@unicef.org 5
Annex A SUMMARY OF PROGRAMME RESULTS Overall needs WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE - WASH # of people provided with the minimum amount of safe water in line with international standards (1) Sector Response 2016 Total Results Change since last report 2016 UNICEF and IPs Total Results Change since last report 380,000 213,000 156,316 135,000 213,000 156,316 135,000 # of people provided with gender appropriate sanitation facilities (2) 380,000 120,000 42,607 21,775 120,000 42,607 31,775 # of people reached with hygiene items and information (3) #of children provided with water and sanitation facilities in their learning environments # of WASH institutions provided with technical support EDUCATION # of out-of-school children (disaggregated by gender and age) that benefit from safe learning spaces (1) # of teachers trained in conflict-affected areas (2) # of schools in conflict-affected areas rehabilitated and repaired (3) CHILD PROTECTION # children participating in structured, sustained child protection or psychosocial support programmes (girls and boys) (1) 380,000 250,000 88,617 36,851 250,000 67,447 36,851 150,000 75,000 10,000 6,500 75,000 10,000 6,500 18 10 5 0 10 5-150,000 99,241 8,976 47,000 8,976-5,000 1,000 191 0 1,000 169-104 64 20 13 50 20 13 20,000 41,590 9,229 # children supported with specialized Child Protection services (girls and boys) (2) N/A 2,000 3,027 - # child protection actors and stakeholders trained (male and female) (3) 120 186 - # of children reached in conflict affected and hard to reach areas supported with recreational programmes HEALTH # of children under 5 years of age covered with appropriate vaccination (1) Footnotes WASH 50,000 10,926 800 342,000 1,359,120-1) Number of people accessing safe drinking water through rehabilitation/ repair of water supply facilities specifically for IDP shelters reached through installation of boreholes and water tanks. Sphere standard of 15 lit per person per day is considered as a target. 2) Number of people in the IDP camps, host communities, collective shelters and institutions with access to hygienic toilets or latrines with hand washing facilities, and rehabilitated sewage and drainage infrastructure. 3) Number of people reached with distribution of hygiene items in institutions and IDP camps coupled with dissemination of hygiene promotion messages. An average family size is composed of five people. 4) UNICEF was the only implementing agency for WASH till the second quarter of 2016. Education 1) Number of Out of school aged children supported with non-formal education (catch-up classes) 2) Number of teachers in conflict affected areas trained 3) Number of schools in conflict affected areas rehabilitated and repaired. 4) Additional pre-fab classes established to increase access; may be included in the rehabilitated/ repaired schools Child Protection 1) Number of new children benefiting from psychosocial support in Child Friendly Spaces (CFS), mobile units, and school clubs. 2) Number of new children who receive specialized psychosocial services 3) Number of new child protection actors trained in psychosocial, case management and referrals Health 1) Number of children below the age of six who received polio vaccine during the national immunization campaign held for the first time in two years. In 2016, two rounds of national immunciation campains (NIDs) organised in Libya during the first NID 1,359,120 children were vaccinated, while during the second NID over 1,283,794 million children were vaccinated 6