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Horn of Africa Core Child Protction Messages (597.5Kb)
HoA Core Child Protection messages as of July 28th 2011.
OCHA Horn of Africa situation report #20, 28 October 2011 (401.5Kb) - OCHA situation report for Somalia #19, 25 October, 2011 (385.4Kb)
- Horn of Africa OCHA sit rep #9, 21 October 2011 (89.4Kb)
- Child Protection Assessment from Dadaab camp complex (TdH) 17 Nov, 2011 (278.9Kb)
- Dadaab camp complex MHPSS WG meeting minutes 22 September 2011 (42.5Kb)
- Notes from GBV Horn of Africa teleconference 29 September 2011 (33.1Kb)
- Updated 4W matrix (79Kb)
Who is doing what in Dadaab in MHPSS. Updated matrix. - 4Ws matrix of MHPSS activities Dadaab refugee camp complex (79Kb)
4Ws matrix as produced by the Dadaab MHPSS WG, currently chaired by Edna from CARE, Dadaab. - OCHA Somalia Famine and Drought Situation report September 15th-20th (813.6Kb)
I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
· Partners are scaling up response activities in order to reach the worst-affected population to avert further unnecessary deaths. Food assistance partners have reached 1.39 million people in crisis so far in the first two weeks of September, compared to 1.3 million throughout the month of August.
· An estimated 585,000 urban dwellers in Somalia are projected to be in crisis by December if interventions are not scaled up, a quarter more than the first half of the year.
· According to UNICEF, children constitute 80 per cent of the worst-affected population in the current famine. - OCHA Horn of Africa Situation Report no. 14, September 15th 2011 (1.3Mb)
OCHA Sit Rep no. 14, Horn of Africa September 15th
HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
· The number of beneficiaries reached in southern Somalia has increased in the last two months.
· The number of arrivals to the Dollo Ado refugee camps is slowing down, but mortality and malnutrition rates amongst the arrival population remain alarming.
· The volatile security situation in Sudan’s Blue Nile State and deteriorating situation in Somalia continue to drive Sudanese and Somali refugees into Ethiopia.
· On 8 and 9 September, Kenya hosted a regional summit titled “Ending Drought Emergencies: A Commitment to Sustainable Development”, in an effort to bring to the fore root issues of underdevelopment and climate change that have increased vulnerability to drought. The well attended summit endorsed the ‘Nairobi Strategy’ which aims to support pastoralism and strengthen early warning systems.
- OCHA Horn Of Africa- Snapshot as of Sept. 9th 2011 (691.4Kb)
A one page snap shot on the situation in the Horn of Africa as of September 9th produced by OCHA - OCHA Somalia Situation Report no. 13, 7-13 September (804.9Kb)
I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
· With the recent addition of a sixth area in famine, the number of people facing famine conditions and the risk of death in Somalia has increased from 350,000 to 750,000 people.
· Disease outbreaks continue to be a challenge in south central Somalia. Despite interventions, there will likely be an increase in malnutrition and mortality statistics in the next two months in part due to
the increased risk of disease that will come with the onset of the Dehr rains.
· Nearly one million Somalis now live as refugees in the four neighbouring countries and one third of Somalis are currently displaced.
· The current famine in Somalia continues to attract huge regional and international interests prompting the delivery of bilateral humanitarian assistance by donor governments outside of the established coordination system. Efforts are underway to capture the full extent of assistance being provided on the ground.
- OCHA Somalia drought crisis situation report number 12, 2 - 7 September, 2011 (407.5Kb)
- OCHA Horn of Africa Sitrep no. 12, September 2nd 2011 (242Kb)
OCHA Horn of Africa Drought Crisis situation report covering the period from August 25th to September 1st 2011. - OCHA Somalia Famine and Drought SItuation Report No. 10, August 30th 2011 (588.1Kb)
OCHA update on the situation in Somalia as of August 30th. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
· Internal displacement in Somalia is decreasing: the number of people moving to Mogadishu decreased from 28,000 in July to just over 5,000 in August to date.
· Communicable diseases continue to spread. Of particular concern is the 53 per cent increase in acute watery diarrhea to 635 cases that has been reported in Kismayo, Lower Juba region.
· The situation is likely to deteriorate over the coming months given current levels of malnutrition and mortality, in combination with the likelihood of increasing prices and a harsh dry season.
· New nutrition figures for southern Somalia are expected soon.
- Global Protection Cluster Alert "Responding to Urgent Risks in the Horn of Africa- GBV" (92.8Kb)
Part of an urgent call for action sent out by the Global Protection cluster, Prevention of, and Response to Gender-Based Violence, August 29th 2011. "Protecting people in the Midst of Famine: Responding to Urgent Risks in the Horn of Africa". 3/3 - Global Protection Cluster Alert: Responding to Urgent Risks in the Horn of Africa- Child protection (105.8Kb)
Part of an urgent call for action sent out by the Global Protection cluster, focusing on Child Protection concerns, August 29th 2011. "Protecting people in the Midst of Famine: Responding to Urgent Risks in the Horn of Africa". 2/3 - Global Protection Cluster Alert "Responding to Urgent Risks in the Horn of Africa" (99.9Kb)
Part of an urgent call for action sent out by the Global Protection cluster, August 29th 2011. "Protecting people in the Midst of Famine: Responding to Urgent Risks in the Horn of Africa". 1/3 - OCHA sit rep No: 11 on Horn of Africa drought (dated 25 August 2011) (89Kb)
I. Highlights/key priorities
• Despite massive efforts by humanitarian agencies to continue to scale up the response to the Horn of Africa drought crisis, the situation continues to deteriorate.
• Preliminary results of the national Long Rains Assessment released on 25 August indicate that the beneficiary caseload for Kenya has increased from 2.4 million to 3.75 million people in the last seven months.
• More than $350 million has been pledged at the AU Pledging Conference on the Horn of Africa.
• The Government of Kenya will host a Summit on Ending Drought Emergencies in the Horn of Africa region on 8-9 September in Nairobi.
• UN OCHA strongly encourages all donors and humanitarian actors to carry out their activities in coordination with existing structures on the ground. Cash rather than in-kind contributions is also
advised.
