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Core country data (Source: The State of the World’s Children 2001)

Child Population (‘000s) 6,749 U5 mortality rank 2 U5 mortality rate 295 Infant mortality rate 172 Maternal mortality ratio (1980-99) 1 a N/a Primary school enrolment ratio (1980-99) 2 a 88 % U1 fully immunized (DPT) 29 % of population using improved drinking water sources 38 Estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS in 1999 (‘000s)3 160 % U5 suffering moderate and severe malnutrition 42

1 Maternal mortality data provided in this table are those reported by national authorities. Periodically UNICEF and WHO evaluate these data and make adjustments to account for underreporting and misclassification of maternal deaths. Such an exercise is currently in progress, and if no data is shown above then this indicates that results are not yet available a Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified 2 The number of children enrolled at primary school level, regardless of age, divided by the population which officially corresponds to that level. 3 Source: UNAIDS UNICEF

A Humanitarian Appeal for Children and Women

January – December 2002 ANGOLA

UNICEF Angola Financial Summary US$ Health 7,113,615 Nutrition 1,659,500 Water and sanitation 3,248,750 Education 2,490,000 Child protection 2,357,500 Mine action 1,136,700 TOTAL 18,006,065 Country background – situation of children and women

The level of vulnerability among the general population in Angola is one of the highest in the world. A greater percentage of Angolan people are at risk of disease and destitution than in virtually any other African country. More than 25% of the population is displaced and at least 10% of all Angolans are dependent on external assistance to survive. The recent intensification of guerrilla and counter- insurgency warfare has deepened the crisis for many civilian populations, particularly groups struggling to subsist in interior regions and other militarily active areas. The most basic human rights of civilians are routinely violated by armed elements, which directly target communities, either by attacking their villages and looting agricultural fields or by forcibly relocating entire groups away from their homes and land. Approximately 257,000 IDPs live in camps and transit centres where they are dependent on humanitarian assistance. An additional 393,000 IDPs are temporarily resettled in peri-urban areas and receive assistance aimed at helping them achieve self-reliance. The remaining 562,000 IDPs, most of whom receive some form of assistance, are integrated into urban or peri-urban communities.

Continued conflict throughout 2001 has continued to increase hardship for most Angolan children and women. Children are the primary victims, both in terms of major threats such as separation from families, lack of food, mines, abduction and other gross violations of their rights but also in their right to access basic services such as health and education.

The under-five mortality rate of 295 per 1,000 live births is the second highest in the world, with one child dying every three minutes. More than 50% of Angolan children suffer from chronic malnutrition. 53% percent of children under five are stunted and 19% of infants are born with a low birth-weight. At least 60% of children suffer from vitamin A deficiency. Throughout 2001, malnutrition rates more or less stabilized, except for places like Kuito and Camacupa linked to IDPs movement from inaccessible areas to the municipalities of Balombo and Ganda in Benguela, where rates of over 10% were registered during the hungry season.

Malaria is the primary cause of mortality among children, accounting for 40% of deaths. Less than 20% of children are fully immunized against preventable diseases. In most locations, facilities for pre- and post-natal care and delivery services are either inadequate or non-existent, contributing to exceptionally high maternal and infant morbidity and mortality rates. The infant mortality rate is estimated at 172 deaths per every 1,000 live births. The maternal mortality rate remains one of the highest in the world, reaching 1,800 deaths per every 100,000 live births. Only an estimated 33% of urban, and 15% of rural households, have access to safe drinking water.

Approximately 160,000 Angolans are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS. The HIV/AIDS crisis is expected to create an estimated 350,000 AIDS orphans by 2009. Displaced populations are particularly vulnerable due to lack of protection, HIV/AIDS awareness and poor healthcare. In the absence of a strong national response, the prevalence rate is likely rise to approximately 10% of the adult population by 2009. As little as 45% of Angola’s school age children attend school. Dropout rates remain high, particularly among girls – estimates show that as many as 65% of adolescent girls are illiterate. Virtually none of the children who are permanently or temporarily outside the formal school system have access to other educational opportunities, including non-formal education. Teaching is severely hampered by the lack of basic materials and high pupil-teacher ratios in almost all classrooms make it difficult for children to learn. In several provinces, schools have been forced to shut due to the lack or absence of teachers. Teacher training is often poor, affecting professional performance and leading to lower educational standards.

The conflict and increasing poverty continue to push children out of their homes and to separate them from their natural families, either voluntarily or involuntarily. It is estimated that 100,000 children are orphaned of at least one parent, and many of these no longer live with their birth families. Some children are also exposed to gross violation of their rights through abduction by armed groups, sexual exploitation and domestic violence. Many children, particularly those who have fled militarily contested areas, end up on the streets of larger towns and provincial capitals. The absence of support systems exposes them to hazardous work, sexual exploitation and domestic violence and many separated children are institutionalized – at least 8,000 children live in homes and orphanages. Although there are systems for family tracing, support for reunited children and families remains inadequate.

The Ministry of Justice estimates that only about 5% of children have had their births registered, which means that unregistered children do not legally exist and therefore cannot enrol in schools. It also becomes difficult for young boys to prove their age and have consequently greater risk of early recruitment into the armed forces. Displaced youths are particularly vulnerable, as they may not have the family or community support to protect them. In 2001, the Government approved a campaign led by the Ministry of Justice for the registration of three million children in 18 months.

The Angolan Government and the IMF have recently reviewed progress in staff monitoring programmes. Though there has been some improvement in terms of macro-economic reform, this has not translated into greater investment in the social sector (Health and Education each received only about 5.5% of the national budget), and support to humanitarian action remains inadequate. Angola continues to have major foreign debts, mainly for military spending, which are guaranteed by oil revenues. However, this year the Ministry of Health has purchased stocks of vaccine and essential drugs as part of an increase in expenditure in the Endemic Disease Control Programme. UNICEF country focus

The Government of Angola/UNICEF Programme of Cooperation 1999-2003 aims to ensure greater realization of children’s rights in Angola, through interventions in specific areas of health and nutrition, water and sanitation, education, child protection and mine awareness. The Country Programme aims to contribute to medium to long term strategies to qualitatively improve the situation of children and women in Angola, while responding to acute emergency needs.

The specific focus is on:

ƒ Reduction of morbidity and mortality of children from preventable diseases through increased immunization coverage, improved protection and curative strategies for malaria – the biggest killer of under-5 children – and the reduction of water born diseases through improved access to water and sanitation. ƒ Eradication of polio by the year 2005 and immunization of at least three million children every year against polio. ƒ Support for the protection of children’s rights against abuses and violence, to be re-united with their families and to have their births registered. ƒ Increased learning for school age children, particularly displaced children living in camps. ƒ Promotion of mine awareness in 14 provinces to reduce the number of landmine victims, particularly among displaced populations. ƒ Increased awareness, particularly among youth, on the dangers of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmittable diseases. UNICEF has seven sub-offices – Huambo, Kuito, , Malange, Lobito, Lubango, Luena and Uige – and these work in close co-ordination with the Government, UN agencies and NGOs. Security costs are shared with other UN agencies.

UNICEF humanitarian action 2001

In 2001, UNICEF supported activities in the health, nutrition, water and sanitation, education, mine awareness and child protection sectors, in collaboration with a wide range of government counterparts, NGOs and other partners.

Notable achievements in 2001

Immunization UNICEF provided a total of 21 million vaccines against polio, measles, DPT, BCG, Yellow Fever, and Tetanus Toxoid (TT). Additional material for vaccination and cold chain equipment was also distributed to six provinces. 200,000 UI of vitamin A were also distributed to children under five during the second round of National Immunization Days (NIDs). 650,000 children (9 to 59 months) were vaccinated against measles in emergency campaigns carried out in various parts of the country.

Malaria In the context of the global Roll Back Malaria campaign, UNICEF distributed 79,760 nets and supported community capacity for impregnation of nets through the setting up of 21 community-based impregnation centres. A total of 186,000 people benefited from this initiative.

Essential Drugs (ED) To support the National Essential Drugs Programme, UNICEF provided 600 Essential Drugs Kits (EDK) and supported the National Programme in developing management capacity at a municipal level and in improving coordination of coverage.

Nutrition UNICEF remains a key actor in coordinating interventions in this sector with the Ministry of Health, WFP and NGOs. In addition to the supply of 30 tons of specialized food items to 19 nutritional centres, UNICEF also supported 11 nutritional surveys throughout the country and delivered nutrition equipment. UNICEF actively supported the Ministry of Health with the finalization of the National Protocols for Nutrition Rehabilitation and nutrition surveillance, as well as in the dissemination and implementation of the protocols.

Reproductive health UNICEF provided emergency obstetric supplies including an ambulance for a maternity hospital, six obstetric drug kits, two maternity equipment kits and hot-air sterilizers for maternity wards. The Ministry of Health, with UNICEF support, provided training to 40 midwives on safe-motherhood in Malange province.

Mine action With UNICEF support, the Ministry of Education trained 550 primary school teachers in mine awareness education. As a result, approximately 24,750 children in 88 primary schools became “mine smart”. UNICEF continued to support five Community Theatre Groups and local NGOs to deliver mines awareness messages to IDP camps, resettlement areas and peri-urban areas benefiting approximately 288,000 people. UNICEF supported the training of a mobile evaluation team to assist in the implementation of mine action policies and to further the standardization of mine awareness education across the provinces. Water and environmental sanitation In collaboration with the National Directorate of Water, NGOs and the private sector, UNICEF supported the reconstruction of two new small water systems, four stand posts with public laundries, 20 water points with hand-pumps and the rehabilitation of 100 hand-pumps throughout the provinces. Activities in IDPs camps were supported through the construction of 650 family latrines, training of hygiene educators and family clean-up campaigns.

Child protection The Ministry of Justice, with UNICEF support, initiated an 18-month campaign for birth registration of three million under 18’s. UNICEF support provided registration materials, social mobilization campaigns and training to 500 facilitators. UNICEF also supported a national family tracing programme with the provision of technical material and training. 2,052 children out of 3,351 registered separated children were reunified and received follow up support. UNICEF also supported local NGOs to establish eight “Child Friendly Spaces”, offering a set of integrated services for IDP and impoverished children.

Education UNICEF continued to work with the Ministry of Education and the Norwegian Refugee Council to extend the Teacher’s Emergency Package to benefit 20,000 IDP children. UNICEF also continued to work with the Ministry and NGO partners to expand learning opportunities for Angolan children who are out of school. A total of 7,000 children benefited from the Miniescolas in Benguela, 20,000 IDP children were included in community based literacy groups. 120,000 children received educational materials through UNICEF support. UNICEF also produced a handbook for non-formal basic education in an effort to extend learning opportunities to IDP children.

HIV/AIDS UNICEF supported a youth NGO in the provinces of Huambo and Huila to implement education/awareness activities on HIV/AIDS related issues and condom distribution, targeting youth, trucks drivers, soldiers and police officers. UNICEF supported a participatory study on HIV/AIDS amongst young people in three areas. A study was also undertaken on the HIV prevalence rate. UNICEF sponsored training for 28 young facilitators on HIV/AIDS.

Multiple Indicator Survey (MICS) The National Institute of Statistics, with UNICEF support, is carrying out a nationwide MICS, examining a variety of social indicators. UNICEF hopes to carry out a similar survey in IDP camps.

Constraints and lessons learned in 2001

Under-funding and the late receipt of funds impacted negatively on UNICEF’s capacity. The lack of funds impaired the timely purchase of enough vaccines and injection materials, delaying vaccination responses at a time of increasing numbers of measles cases. Lack of funds also limited the number of people benefiting from impregnated nets, supplies for provincial maternity hospitals, and support to community birth attendants who assist over 80% of non-hospital births.

In the mine action sector, lack of funds in the first half of the year delayed implementation and expansion of mine awareness activities at a community level.

The water and sanitation sector remained grossly under-funded throughout the year, seriously affecting coverage.

Given the enormous priority in education in Angola, especially for those children most affected by the conflict such as new IDPs and children in very poor communities, this sector was inadequately funded. UNICEF planned humanitarian action 2002 Health

Target beneficiaries 1.5 million children under five, new IDP children and mothers 560,000 pregnant and lactating women

UNICEF will focus on five priority areas, namely immunization, malaria control, maternal mortality reduction, provision and management of essential drugs and community participation. Activities in this sector seek to complement and support ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Health, WHO, UNFPA and NGOs to provide a minimum health package to vulnerable populations, especially displaced children and mothers, in the most war affected provinces such as Uige, Malanje, Bie, Huambo, Moxico, Benguela, Huila, and Kuando Kubango.

Key activities

ƒ Support vaccination against main preventable diseases, with special focus on measles, and vitamin A supplementation of 1.5 million children under five, and vaccination of 280,000 pregnant women against tetanus. ƒ With the Ministry of Health, creation of buffer stocks of vaccines, cold chain equipment and vaccination materials to be positioned in all 18 provinces, ensuring all new IDP children aged six months to 12 years old are vaccinated against measles, all new IDP children under five are vaccinated against polio, and all new IDP pregnant women are vaccinated against tetanus. ƒ Increase the number of health professionals skilled in vaccination techniques through the training of 350 health workers in eight provinces. ƒ Undertake periodic immunization coverage surveys to follow up immunization levels in targeted population. ƒ Support the HIV/AIDS National Programme to strengthen surveillance of HIV/AIDS and STDs. ƒ Support the training of Community Health Workers on the management of common diseases. ƒ Design a communication package covering prevention and treatment of common diseases and nutritional practices and train 180 health workers as facilitators in use of this health and nutrition communication package in all 18 provinces. ƒ Continue to support strategies for increasing awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS among youth. ƒ Support and facilitate community-based Information, Education and Communication (IEC) to create awareness and community commitment to prevention and control of common diseases and HIV/AIDS, and to ensure that basic information on health and nutrition care is available and properly used at household level. ƒ UNICEF will continue to support the Roll Back Malaria campaign through the promotion of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) for 100,000 families. This will include the provision of 200,000 mosquito nets and insecticide in seven provinces, and the installation of at least one community- based impregnation unit and training of ten workers each of seven provinces. ƒ Create a buffer stock of mosquito nets sufficient to cover three month needs for children and women in seven provinces. ƒ Provision of 400 essential drugs malaria kits to meet the yearly need of 300,000 people in seven provinces. ƒ UNICEF will also provide technical and logistical support to basic health facilities within and around IDP camps for prompt diagnosis and adequate treatment of common diseases focusing on malaria cases. ƒ Contribute towards greater access to essential drugs at the periphery, especially in areas with high influxes of IDPs, through the creation of a buffer stock of essential drugs sufficient to cover three month needs of children and women in seven provinces. ƒ Provide technical material and forms for a proper management and reporting system on the use of essential drugs ƒ Train 350 Community Birth Attendants and midwifes on safe motherhood practices and distribute obstetric and clean delivery kits for 50,000 pregnant women in seven provinces. ƒ Create a buffer stock of safe-delivery kits sufficient to cover three month need of children and women in seven provinces. Health budget summary

Activity US$ Personnel costs 656,854 Operating costs 711,301 Vaccines and material for EPI 2,980,460 Essential Drugs Kits and management tools 550,000 Maternity equipment, obstetric drug kits and clean delivery kits 230,000 Mosquito nets and insecticide 1,320,000 Installation of community impregnation treatment units 65,000 Training of community health workers 180,000 HIV/AIDS and STD laboratory testing kits 120,000 Emergency IEC package 120,000 Immunization coverage surveys 38,000 Training 96,000 Supervision and monitoring 46,000 TOTAL 7,113,615

Nutrition

Target beneficiaries Children under five and women of childbearing age in IDP camps and vulnerable communities

UNICEF seeks to complement and support ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Health, WFP and NGOs to reduce acute malnutrition rates, and thus morbidity and mortality, in most affected provinces. The target provinces are Bié, Huíla Benguela, Kuando Kubango, Huambo, Kwanza Norte, Kwanza Sul, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Uíge and Zaire. UNICEF support will continue to focus on nutritional rehabilitation of the most vulnerable people through the supply of specialized food and micronutrient supplements. Particular attention will be paid to nutritional surveillance in order to guarantee a rapid response to critical nutrition situations. UNICEF will also continue to support psychosocial stimulation activities in Therapeutic Feeding Centres (TFCs).

Key activities

ƒ Prepare contingency stocks of specialized food and non-food items for 20,000 moderately and severely malnourished children. ƒ Distribute food and non-food items to nutritional feeding centres to benefit approximately 5,000 malnourished children. ƒ Provide material to equip ten therapeutic and 30 supplementary feeding centres. ƒ Train NGO staff and mothers at Therapeutic Feeding Centres (TFCs) in psychosocial stimulation and provide psychosocial support at TFCs. ƒ Provide one dose of vitamin A to three million children between six and 48 months. ƒ Supply other micronutrient supplements, including folic acid and iron, to nutrition centres for three million children and 400,000 women. ƒ Supply WFP with micronutrients to fortify maize in order to reduce pellagra cases in Bié Province. ƒ Strengthen coordination with partners to improve information regarding the nutritional status of populations in critical areas. ƒ Provide equipment, technical support and training to partners in order to ensure quality of nutrition surveillance systems and surveys. ƒ Develop methodologies with partners to assess emergencies and ensure appropriate emergency response capacity. ƒ Train approximately 100 staff at nutrition rehabilitation centres on the National Protocols and provide follow-up to ensure that the protocols are correctly implemented. ƒ Provide standardized reporting material for nutrition rehabilitation centres implementing the National Protocols. ƒ Develop an IEC package on nutrition to be used at the community level. Nutrition budget summary

Activity US$ Therapeutic Food (milk F100 & F75, ReSoMal) 200,000 Fortified nutritional items 100,000 Micronutrients 50,000 Basic medicines for nutrition rehabilitation centres 100,000 Non-food items (blankets, soap) 150,000 Equipment for feeding centres 148,550 Nutritional survey equipment 30,000 Surveys & data collection 200,000 Training and follow-up 100,000 Social mobilization and IEC 50,000 Psychosocial stimulation training 15,000 Coordination and technical assistance 350,000 Administrative costs 165,950 TOTAL 1,659,500 Water and environmental sanitation

Target beneficiaries 300,000 people including IDPs and residents

UNICEF-supported water and sanitation activities aim to increase access to potable water and reduce environmental health risks through better on-site sanitation and hygiene education, thereby contributing to reductions in infant mortality and morbidity rates. Activities will be implemented in resident and IDPs communities in Luanda, Bengo, Benguela, Bié, Kuando Kubango, Cunene, Huambo, Huíla, Kuanza Norte, Kuanza Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe and Uíge provinces. An essential component of implementation is ensuring consultation with, and the participation of, the community in site selections as well as in the maintenance of infrastructure.

Key activities

ƒ Provide safe drinking water to 75,000 IDP and resident people through the rehabilitation and construction of 15 small piped water supply systems. ƒ Provide safe drinking water to 200,000 IDPs and resident people through the rehabilitation and construction of 150 wells and bore holes and installation of hand pumps. ƒ Provide 15,000 IDP families in camps and transit centres with jerrycans and water purification tablets, in addition to user and safety instructions. ƒ Facilitate access to sanitary means of excreta disposals by promoting the auto-construction of 2,500 family latrines and 50 public latrines in schools and health centres. ƒ Provide 20 local communities with public laundries. ƒ Implement agreed emergency preparedness and response mechanisms, including the pre- positioning of strategic stock of materials and equipment in 10 provinces. ƒ Promote hygiene education and hygiene awareness programmes in 50 schools and 165 local communities in order to sustain water and sanitation services provided. ƒ Support operation and maintenance of existing and constructed water supply systems. Water and environmental sanitation budget summary

Activity US$ Rehabilitation and construction of 15 small piped water supply systems 750,000 Rehabilitation and construction of 150 wells and bore holes and installation of 850,000 hand pumps Construction of 2,500 family latrines and 50 public latrines in schools and health 420,000 centres Construction of 20 public laundry facilities 150,000 Support to operation and maintenance 150,000 Social mobilization, hygiene education, and community training 150,000 Supply of jerrycans and purification tablets 100,000 Technical assistance and coordination 353,815 Operational support costs 324,875 TOTAL 3,248,750

Education

Target beneficiaries 180,000 children and 30,000 women in IPD camps 300,000 children in vulnerable areas

UNICEF aims to expand access to effective learning environments for vulnerable children and women and to provide quality primary education for targeted beneficiaries. In addition, activities will support the training of primary teachers, inspectors and administrators. A Teacher Emergency Package (TEP) will be expanded to cover high priority areas – this gives a condensed curriculum for out-of-school children, which leads to integration into the formal school system. UNICEF will also focus on extending learning opportunities to a greater number of out of school children, especially IDPs, through community initiatives such as training of “educational promoters” and volunteers who will take on active roles at the community level in educational activities. In addition UNICEF will support the creation of non-formal learning groups, particularly for women and girls, focusing on literacy, “facts-for- life” and HIV prevention. Within this sector, UNICEF will also support the provision of essential learning and teaching materials for vulnerable communities and the development of local capacities for monitoring and learning assessments.

Key activities

ƒ Provide 400 TEP kits for 20,000 children and 800 teachers, 350 of whom will be new TEP teachers, in eight provinces. ƒ Expand educational opportunities in 90 accessible communities for children in IDP camps and resettlement sites by either expanding existing infrastructures, including PIC-PECs, or developing new programmes. ƒ Train and empower 4,000 teachers and 4,000 educational promoters in existing camps and 27 accessible communities. ƒ Help to establish and maintain 4,000 learning groups, primarily for adolescent girls and women, focusing on literacy and life-skills. ƒ Provide specialized in-service training for primary school teachers, inspectors and school administrators. ƒ Distribute 250,000 basic learning kits and 8,000 teaching kits to children and teachers in the most vulnerable primary schools. ƒ Produce 5,000 kits for non-formal education and train 1,700 promoters to use messages related to personal development, health, HIV/AIDS, hygiene, sanitation and community development. ƒ Support local monitoring activities in 18 provinces by training local authorities and promoters to collect and analyze basic information on educational coverage, attendance, quality and internal efficiency. Education budget summary

Activity US$ Community mobilization 100,000 Physical learning facilities (rehabilitation or build-up) 390,000 Empowering teachers and educational promoters 400,000 Educational material for learning groups 390,000 Non-formal educational activities 100,000 Didactic materials for selected vulnerable schools 500,000 TEP kits 125,000 Technical assistance 240,000 Operating costs 245,000 TOTAL 2,490,000 Child protection

Target beneficiaries All Angolan children, including 3 million for birth registration and 90,000 other vulnerable children

Children caught in conflict zones are often the first to suffer from abuse, deprivation and casualty. In its own input to the UN Secretary General’s report “We the Children” in 2001, the Angolan government declared that in Angola “almost every child has lived in difficult circumstances”. UNICEF’s work in this sector will therefore focus on securing essential child rights. This will include support for the Ministry of Social Assistance and Reintegration (MINARS) family tracing and reunification programmes for separated children and activities targeting street children. UNICEF will also support programmes aimed at the social reintegration of children directly affected by conflict, and targeted interventions for women and children living with HIV/AIDS. UNICEF will also support the Ministry of Justice (MINJUS) initiatives aimed at birth registration for children under 18 years of age. UNICEF will help to strengthen monitoring and reporting of protection violations against children and will promote advocacy for children’s rights, including dissemination of Angolan and international legal instruments for the protection of children.

Key activities

ƒ Provide material, technical and financial support to the Ministry of Justice for the birth registration campaign aimed at registering at least three million children under 18 years of age. ƒ Provide technical assistance, training and capacity-building to various government ministries to develop, implement and disseminate policies and protection mechanisms based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child. ƒ Assist 5,000 separated, institutionalized and at-risk children through the provision of material, technical and financial assistance to the government Family Tracing and Reunification Programme, NGOs and civil society organizations. ƒ Reinforce the national database for collection and dissemination of information regarding separated and abducted children in co-ordination with the government and Save the Children (UK). ƒ Conduct two quantitative and qualitative research projects on the impact of the Angolan conflict on the lives of children and women. ƒ Establish four child-friendly spaces in Moxico and Kuando Kubango to provide integrated services to 3,000 children and women in IDP camps or poor communities with high concentrations of IDPs. ƒ Conduct training and dialogue with youth and community members on HIV/AIDS and STDs. ƒ Provide material and psychosocial support and protection for children orphaned or infected by HIV/AIDS, or who are living in families affected by HIV/AIDS. ƒ Strengthen and expand the existing nationwide network of children’s organizations and conduct training to systematically collect information on the violations of children’s rights, including illegal military recruitment. ƒ Dialogue with the Angolan Armed Forces on issues relating to the protection of children in conflict situations and support training on and dissemination of Angolan and international legal instruments related to these issues. Child protection budget summary

Activity US$ Support to MINARS for family tracing and reunification 421,750 Support to MINJUS for birth registration activities 800,000 Training, capacity building and technical assistance for development and dissemination of child rights and policies 120,000 Establishment of two Child Friendly Spaces 80,000 Implementation of qualitative and quantitative researches on impact of armed conflict on children and women 150,000 Material and psychosocial support to children and mothers affected by HIV/AIDS 250,000 Coordination and technical assistance 300,000 Operational support costs 235,750 TOTAL 2,357,500

Mine action

Over six million estimated landmines and unexploded ordnances are scattered across Angola. It has been estimated that some 3% of child disabilities have been caused by landmines. UNICEF channels support for mine awareness activities through the National Mine Institute (INAROEE) in the form of resources and expertise. UNICEF’s mine awareness activities in Angola aim to promote community mobilization and behavioural change so that Angolans can live in relative safety in often heavily mined communities.

Key activities

ƒ Formation and training of a national evaluation team with INAROEE to improve policy on awareness and its effectiveness. ƒ Assist INAROEE in the collection and interpretation of field data concerning accidents. ƒ Support for the Ministry of Education to expand the training of teachers on mine awareness, including production and distribution of Mine Awareness Education materials to the provinces through the Ministry, INAROEE and active NGOs. ƒ Support for community groups in mine awareness with particular emphasis on working with the most vulnerable groups such as new IDPs, in resettlement areas and also in newly accessible areas. ƒ Continue to equip and train existing NGOs who offer Mine Awareness Education. ƒ Nurture new small Community Based Organizations (CBOs) that offer Mine Awareness Education. ƒ Support to government institution in the promotion of interactive ways of transmitting Mine Awareness Education. ƒ Social mobilization activities for advocacy. ƒ UNICEF, with UN agencies and NGOs, will continue to advocate with the Government for the completion of the ratification process of the Ottawa Treaty. Mine action budget summary

Activity US$ National evaluation team personnel with INAROEE 47,000 National evaluation team activities 30,000 Teacher training 30,000 Curricular materials 60,000 Support for mine awareness NGOs 106,000 Support for mine awareness community-based organizations 210,000 Advocacy activities 30,000 Materials and equipment 460,000 Contingency fund for rapid response 50,000 Administrative costs 113,700 TOTAL 1,136,700