DRC Humanitarian Situation Report

Photo Credit: UNICEF DRC 2018 Wingi September, 2018 SITUATION IN NUMBERS

Highlights 4.49 million Internally Displaced • UNICEF’s response on the North and Ituri persons (IDPs) (OCHA, April 2018) outbreak can be found on a weekly basis on Ebola’s latest situation report: 7,900,000 children in need of https://www.unicef.org/appeals/drc_sitreps.html humanitarian assistance (OCHA, Jan.2018)

• 3 September, schools have reopened in all provinces in the 2,000,000 children are suffering from DRC. UNICEF has scaled up its activities in providing access Severe Acute malnutrition (DRC Cluster to quality education and psychosocial support to students, Nutrition, May 2018)

distribution of learning materials, and training of teachers to cases of cholera reported since further promote a stable learning environment. 21,408 January 2018 (Ministry of Health, September • In Beni town, province, certain schools remained 2018) closed due to the high insecurities in the area, however, UNICEF remains active in supporting schools towards Ebola UNICEF Appeal 2018 prevention, while ensuring an active surveillance in case of US$ 268 million school reopening.

39% of required funds available

UNICEF’s Response with Partners

UNICEF Sector/Cluster 2018 DRC HAC

UNICEF Total Cluster Total funding status Funds Target Results* Target Results* Funding received gap Nutrition : # of children with SAM $74.7M 1,140,000 129,624 1,306,000 170,454 $166.3M admitted for therapeutic care (28%) Health : # of children in (61%) humanitarian situations 979,784 652,396 vaccinated against measles WASH : # of natural disaster and conflict-affected people with 2018 Funding 1,987,500 730,736 45,100 3,262,000 access to water, hygiene and Requirements sanitation basic services $268M Child Protection : # of displaced, refugee and returnee children provided with safe access to 100,000 87,223 170,000 104,061 community spaces for socialization, play and learning Carry-Over Education: # of school aged boys $28.9M(11 and girls affected by crisis 623,750 271,863 1,700,000 448,618 %) receiving learning materials * Total results are cumulative since January 2018 DRC Situation Report September 2018 Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs • The latest nutrition surveillance and early warning system fact sheet1 reveals that 59 out of 435 health zones present at least four indicators out of threshold. The most affected provinces are Kasai Central with 15 affected health zones, 11 health zones in Kwilu, 10 health zones in Kwango and 9 health zones in Sankuru. • In the province of , clashes between Mayi-Mayi Yakutumba and the FARDC caused a large-scale movement of population. • In Kasai, 243 Children formerly Associated with Armed Forces/Groups, of which 62 girls, and 140 Unaccompanied and Separated Children, of which 58 girls, have been identified during the reporting period of July to September. • 2,212 cases of measles and 26 deaths (fatality 1.17%) was recorded in the provinces of Haut Lomami, Haut Katanga and Lualaba during the month of September. • Ebola Outbreak: As of 29 October, 274 cases of Ebola have been notified in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, of which 239 confirmed cases and 174 deaths were recorded in the ten affected health zones2. UNICEF’s response can be found here: https://www.unicef.org/appeals/drc_sitreps.html

Estimated Population in Need of Humanitarian Assistance Estimates calculated based on initial figures from Humanitarian Response Plan, December 2017 IDPs and returnees figures calculated based on UNOCHA website, as of March 2018

Start of humanitarian response: January 2018 Total Male Female Total Population in Need 13.1 million 6.3 million 6.8 million

Children (Under 18) 7.9 million 3.8 million 4.1 million

Children Under Five 3.6 million 1.73 million 1.87 million Internally Displaced persons and 4.49 million 2.16 million 2.34 million returnees

Humanitarian Leadership and Coordination • UNICEF is leading five Clusters in DR Congo humanitarian architecture, at national () and provincial hub levels (Bukavu, , Kalemie and Kananga), including Nutrition, Education, WASH, Non-Food Items & Shelter and the area of responsibility for Child Protection. As part of the Ebola response, UNICEF co-leads the commissions on communication, WASH, and psychosocial care.

• UNICEF participates in inter-cluster meetings at national and decentralized level, and is an active member of the humanitarian Country Team (HCT). • UNICEF participates in several humanitarian coordination working group, including the cash working group, gathering humanitarian actors implementing multipurpose cash transfer and cash based activities.

Humanitarian Strategy • The Rapid Response to Movements of Population (RRMP) mechanism will target areas affected by shocks, mass displacement and provide a multi-sectoral package of interventions. • In support of the joint Ebola response plan between the Ministry of Health, World Health Organisation, UNICEF, and other partners, UNICEF’s response strategy will focus on key areas: communication, WASH, Psycho-social care, education, and nutrition. • UNICEF will support partners to reinforce access to primary health care at the community and health center levels in areas affected by conflict and disease outbreaks; provide psychosocial support and recreational activities for children who are displaced, separated, unaccompanied, formerly associated with armed groups, or

1 Early warning system factsheet overing the period of August 2018 2 Health Zones: Mabalako, Beni, , , Musienene, Masereka, Kalunguta, Mandima, Komanda, Tchomia DRC Situation Report September 2018 survivors of sexual violence; pre-position WASH supplies, for water purification and chlorination, and will support the renovation/construction of latrines/water points for cholera prevention and response; focus on risk communication, provision of WASH services, and psycho-social care; and increase outreach for screening, provision of Wash in Nutrition (WiN) kits, referral and treatment of SAM to address a larger share of the national SAM burden.

Summary Analysis of Programme Response Nutrition From January to September 2018, 129,624 (11% coverage) children under the age of five were admitted to treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), of which 32,256 were reached during the reporting period in the provinces of Ituri, Kasai, Kasai Central, Kasai Oriental, Sankuru, South Kivu, and Tanganyika. Of those reached during the reporting period, 5,909 faced medical complications.

The recovery, death and default rates3 were estimated respectively at 91%, 1.5% and 7.5%.

In response to the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri, 21 Ebola patients, of which two lactating women and one child (three months), have benefited from specific nutrition treatment and counselling in Beni and Mangina Ebola Treatment center (CTE). Furthermore, a package of nutrition supplies including therapeutic milk, anthropometric equipment (electronic scales, MUAC) have been donated to Butembo Health Zone to facilitate the therapeutic treatment in Butembo ETC.

Health In Kasaï Province, 147 cases and 3 deaths of cholera were notified during the month of September, of which 79 cholera cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Dekese Health Zone. In addition, 191 cholera cases and 5 deaths were notified in Dena Dibele Health Zone, Sankuru province. As part of the cholera response, UNICEF and its implementing partner NGO Medecin d’Afrique provides support in the medical management of cases with oral rehydration solution, Ringer Lactate and antibiotics.

The first round of polio response in seven provinces 4 reached 5,431,006 5 children (104.6% coverage) with polio vaccinations. During that period, 103 cases of acute flasque paralysis was notified. The second round polio response is ongoing in nine provinces6, reaching 6,957,149 children7 (106.4% coverage). During that period, 72 cases of acute flasque paralysis was notified.

During the month of September, 239,559 persons affected by conflict and disease outbreaks received access to primary health care service, reaching 624,165 (38% coverage) persons since January.

In Kasai Province, UNICEF and implementing partner NGO Medecin d’Afrique provided treatment to 4,040 malaria cases (2,132 children under five among them) and 457 acute respiratory infection cases of children under five in Dekese health zone. In Bas Uele province, UNICEF launched an insecticide-treated mosquito nets distribution campaign in 11 Health zones, targeting 1,372,378 people (297,717 households) living in the province, including 270,616 children under 5 and 26,205 pregnant women. WASH In September, 45,100 persons affected by natural disaster and conflict gained access to water, hygiene, and sanitation basic services, reaching a total of 730,736 (37% coverage) persons since January. In addition, 2,216,558 (117% coverage) persons in cholera prone zones and other affected zones benefited from preventative WASH cholera response

3 Recommended standard thresholds: Recovery >75%; death rate <5% and default rate <15% 4 Tanganyika, Maniema, Haut Lomami, Haut Katanga, Lualaba, Lomami, and Kasai Oriental 5 With 96% of reports available 6 Mongala, Nord Ubangi , Sud Ubangi, Tshopo, Haut-Uele, Bas-Uele, Ituri, Nord-Kivu et Sud-Kivu 7 With 98% of reports available

DRC Situation Report September 2018 package and 44,093 (8% coverage) severely malnourished children and host family received WASH assistance from the nutrition centres, at household level.

As part of the cholera response, UNICEF and WASH Cluster Partners8 provided safe water through the installation of 99 chlorination points and the chlorination of 495,000 liters of water in the greater Kasai 9 , as well as implemented community activities such as household disinfection and mass sensitization in Kasai Oriental.

In collaboration with , Catholic Relief Services, and Tearfund, 33 water points have been rehabilitated in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) sites in Kamonia, Dibelenge and Mutena areas, Kasai and Kasai Centrale province. In addition, 1,981 persons received Non-Food Items/Hygiene Kits and 4 schools have been provided with Sanitation facilities for boys and girls in the same displacement sites.

As part of the Ebola response in North Kivu and , 116 health facilities, 438 community sites were equipped with handwashing facilities and 639,134 persons gained access to a safe water source in the affected areas.

Education In September 2018, 26,430 children (5-11 years) in conflicts affected areas gained access to quality education and to psychosocial activities, reaching a total of 262,985 (42% coverage) out of the targeted 623,750 children since January. During the reporting period, 42,602 were provided with school materials, reaching a total of 271,863 (42% coverage) out of targeted 623,750 children since the beginning of the year. 11,732 (127% coverage10) teachers received training on learner-centered methodologies, in peace education, in conflict/disaster risk reduction (C/DRR), and in psychosocial support, reaching 1,262 teachers during the reporting period.

During the reporting period, at the operational level in the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) affected provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, a total of 60,785 (20% coverage) students were reached with Ebola prevention messages and 3,566 teachers (50% coverage) teachers were briefed on Ebola prevention measures.

In addition, 309 (52% coverage) schools in high risk areas were provided with handwashing facilities and infrared thermos-flashes to check temperatures. In addition, UNICEF education team continue monitoring the implementation of EVD prevention measures in schools.

Child Protection From January to September, a total of 96,024 children (41,977 girls, or 44%) affected by conflict received a child protection assistance 11 and recreational activities including 8, 325 children (3,652 girls, or 44%) for the month of September. Among them, 326 (66% coverage) Children formerly Associated with Armed Forces/Groups (CAAFG) and 107 (42% coverage) Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) were identified and received temporary assistance, and 220 (133% coverage12) UASC were reunited with their families.

Since January 2018, UNICEF implemented psychosocial support activities for 87,223 (87% coverage) children, of which 39,222 girls, including 7,781 new children (3,468 girls) for the month of September.

8 Implementing partners: Soldarités International, Medecins d’Afrique, National Red Cross and Save the Children 9 Affected health areas: Ilebo, Mushenge, Dekese, Bulape, Mikope, Lukalenge, and Nzaba 10 Increased availability of funding enabled UNICEF to scale up its activities 11 A child protection assistance can include: psycho-social assistance, medical care, educational support, socio-economic reintegration, temporary assistance in transit centers and/or families foster care. 12 During the reporting period, the target has been exceeded due to the increase of identification of UASC DRC Situation Report September 2018

In South Kivu, 10 UASC and 30 CAAFG from the areas affected by the recent clashes between Children assisted by provinces Mayi-Mayi Yakutumba and FARDC received 24,733 assistance to return to school. 19,235 1,372 girls and 58 boys survivors of sexual 13,89913,142 violence were identified and provided with a 11,458 13 holistic response . Since the beginning of the 5,903 3,814 year, a total of 3,293 (63% coverage) persons 1,856 1,094 762 70 58 have been reached.

Regarding the Ebola outbreak in Nord Kivu and Ituri, and since the beginning of the response, 150 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)-affected families received psychosocial support and material assistance14; 1,351 EVD-contact families received psychosocial support, and a total of 144 of school age children who became orphans due to the Ebola virus (out of the 154 orphans identified) received UNICEF assistance to return to school.

In Equateur and following the end of the Ebola epidemic, 22 child friendly spaces have been implemented to conduct recreational activities for vulnerable children from the areas previously affected by the Ebola outbreak.

Non-Food Items (NFI) / Shelter materials During the month of September, 49, 143 person Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returnees were provided with access to essential household, personal Non-Food Items (NFI) and shelter materials in Haut Katanga, Ituri, Kasai, North Kivu, Tanganyika, and Tshopo, reaching a total of 632,153 (144% coverage15) persons since January.

Rapid Response to Movements of Populations (RRMP) During the month of September, a total of 28,356 newly Internally Displaced Persons (approximately 4,726 households) were assisted through the RRMP mechanism in the province of Kasai with a multi-sectoral package covering education, health, nutrition, Non-Food Items (NFIs), protection and WASH need. Through the NGO Concern Worldwide, the RRMP program supported 2,017 vulnerable households through multipurpose cash in the Wikong Health Zone (Luilu Territory, Lomami Province) and 2,709 households in Tshipuka Health Area in Kamiji Health Zone (Kamji Territory, Lomami Province). As for education and protection sectors, the RRMP finalized an intervention in Lombelo sector (Demba territory, Kasaï Central province) to complete the multi-sectoral intervention carried out between April and August 2018, which covered NFI and WASH responses.

In Mangala, Ituri province, 3,689 IDPs and returnees since the beginning of the intervention, of which 123 under-five children were diagnosed with malnutrition and 1,615 children were reintegrated into five subsidized primary schools. In Jiba Health Zone, Ituri province, 3,292 people received treatment since the beginning of the response, of which 42 children under 5 years of age were screened and identified as malnourished. In addition, 15,040 beneficiaries were reached through the WASH intervention in Numbi Health Zone and 8,551 beneficiaries in Mulamba Health zone, South Kivu province.

During the reporting period, several other interventions were launched (i) Cash assistance planned in Luebo territory (Kasaï province) for approximatively 8,333 vulnerable households in six health areas, including affected Congolese expellees from Angola , (ii) Preparation of NFI, education, health and WASH interventions for displaced people in the Lubutu Health Zone in Maniema, (iii) Cash assistance in South Kivu province, specifically in Katobo targeting 2,961

13 Holistic response is the overall response to survivors of sexual violence that includes psychosocial care, medical care, socio-economic reintegration and legal assistance

14 In this response, psychosocial support is comprised of daily individualized visits to break stigmatization, identify social problems resulting from EVD and provide material assistance on a case by case basis, which might include daily food assistance, Non-Food Items (NFIs) and/or temporary assistance. 15 Target exceeded due to increased numbers of alerts and crisis in the DRC, such as mass displacement and conflict in Ituri and Tanganyika. DRC Situation Report September 2018 households and NFI distributions in the City of Uvira (2,000 targeted households) are underway in Uvira territory in South Kivu.

Communications for Development (C4D), Community Engagement & Accountability In North Kivu and Ituri provinces, 3,899,172 persons were reached with Ebola prevention messages through community engagement, interpersonal communications, church meetings etc. In addition, 3,102 frontline workers (RECOs) were trained on Ebola prevention, engagement in surveillance of suspected cases and 247 households presenting reluctance to Ebola vaccination received personalized house visits to address their concerns.

During the month of September, over 13,000,000 persons were reached with polio vaccination messages in the provinces of Tanganyika, Maniema, Haut Lomami, Haut Katanga, Lualaba, Lomami, and Kasai Oriental.

In the provinces of Kasai Orientale and South Kivu, 104,633 persons were reached with cholera prevention messages through raising awareness activities, community workers, churches, and schools. In addition, 2,934 persons were reached in the health zones of Kalemie and Nyemba, Tanganyika province.

Media and External Communication The CO concentrated its external communication activities during the reporting period on UNICEF’s response to the new Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC. The CO issued four press releases focused on the its activities community communication, the expansion of the outbreak in Butembo, the orphans and unaccompanied children due to Ebola and the work of UNICEF with Ebola-survivors. A content gathering mission lead to new videos and stills available for outsides audiences through WeShare. The CO posted new stories on the impact of the Ebola outbreak on children and their families and UNICEF’s response on various digital platforms, including stories on Ponabana, Connect, www.unicef.org. Media coverage on UNICEF’s response included RFI, BBC, AP, AFP, CNN, FOX, NBC Xinhua News Agency , El Pais, ABC.es, VOA, Slate Afrique, De Volkskrant, Radio Okapi, EuroNews, DW, 24.

The CO facilitated during the reporting period a visit to Goma for the Italian National Committee for UNICEF focused malnutrition among children and the protection work done by UNICEF for vulnerable children, including children that were associated with armed groups.

The CO published in total 14 articles on humanitarian related issues on its blog www.ponabana.com during the reporting report, as well as 15 Facebook posts, 10 Instagram posts and more than 100 tweets.

Funding From January to September 2018, UNICEF DRC received US $75 million (28%) of the US $268 million 2018 HAC appeal amount. In addition, UNICEF has approximately US$29 million funding available as carry-over from the previous year, bring a total available amount of US$104. In September, UNICEF DRC received a generous grant from ECHO (USD 876,126) and an in-kind contribution from UPS Foundation (USD 321,000) to transport supplies to North Kivu and Ituri province.

In the context of the Ebola response in DRC, USD $4,847,761 was also mobilized to support the response this year from key donors GAVI, CERF, USAID, and German Natcom. The available funds include funds reprogrammed from the Equateur response in consultation with the , ECHO, USAID and Japan.

Sectors like nutrition, child protection and health remain heavily underfunded, which delays the implementation of responses within the sector.

Funding Requirements (as defined in the revised Humanitarian Appeal 2018) Funds available** Funding gap Appeal Sector Requirements Funds Received Carry-Over*** $ % Current Year* Nutrition 137,940,000 11,921,759 9,823,573 116,194,668 84% DRC Situation Report September 2018 Health 10,583,769 1,254,031 470,949 8,858,789 84% WASH 28,085,485 13,200,212 1,387,053 13,498,220 48% Child Protection 21,290,500 5,696,987 1,671,341 13,922,173 65% Education 16,269,000 7,097,636 1,076,773 8,094,590 50% RRMP (including Cash-based 52,302,250 32,056,149 14,497,499 5,748,602 11% interventions)* Cluster/Sector Coordination 1,650,000 3,525,863 0 0 0% Total 268,121,004 74,752,637 28,927,188 166,317,042 62.03% * ‘Funds received’ does not include pledges ** Funds available includes funding received against current appeal as well as carry-forward from the previous year.

***Carry-over figure is the unutilized programmable balance that was carried over from the prior year to the current year, as of year-end closure

Next SitRep: 05/11/2018

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DRC Situation Report September 2018 Annex A

SUMMARY OF PROGRAMME RESPONSE UNICEF and IPs Cluster Response

Overall 2018 Total Total Change 2018 Total Change needs Target results since Target results since last last report report ▲▼ ▲▼ 2,000,000 NUTRITION 16 # of children 6-59 months with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) 1,140,000 129,624 32,256 1,306,000 170,454 32,256 admitted for therapeutic care HEALTH 10,500,000 # of children (6 months-14 years) in humanitarian situations 979,784 652,396 0 vaccinated against measles # of people affected by conflict and disease outbreaks having 624,165 239,559 53,720 received access to primary health care WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE 13,100,000 # of natural disaster and conflict-affected people with access to 1,987,500 730,736 45,100 3,262,000 1,602,676 60,527 water, hygiene and sanitation basic services

# of persons in cholera-prone zones and other epidemic affected zones (, FHV, etc.) benefitting from preventive as 1,893,750 2,216,558** 428,589 4,304,000 2,752,758 571,550 well as WASH cholera-response packages # of severely malnourished children and host family receiving WASH assistance from the nutrition centres, through to the 549,124 44,093 5,336 652,627 44,923 5,336 household level CHILD PROTECTION 7,925,500 # of children formerly associated with armed forces/groups 6,000 3,938 326 7,200 4,503 393 released and provided with temporary assistance # of Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) identified and/or placed in alternative care arrangements and/or who 11,700 4,863 107 13,000 5,964 222 benefited from individual follow-up (SC/ UASC ; girls / boys) # of separated and unaccompanied children identified and 2,500 3,332** 218 3,500 3,617 220 reunited with their families # of displaced, refugee and returnee children provided with safe 100,000 87,223 7,781 170,000 104,061 9,829 access to community spaces for socialization, play and learning # of identified survivors of sexual violence provided with a 5,200 3,293 348 comprehensive response # of affected families of probable and confirmed cases, including children that receive protection and psycho social support kit 329* 203 49 (Ebola outbreak indicator) EDUCATION 3,400,000 # of girls & boys (5-11 years) affected by conflict or natural disasters given access to quality education and psychosocial 623,750 262,985 26,430 1,700,000 413,299 34,706 activities # of school-aged boys and girls (5 to 11 years) affected by crisis 623,750 271,863 42,602 1,700,000 448,618 86,176 receiving learning materials

# of teachers trained on learner-centered methodologies, peace education, conflict/disaster risk reduction (C/DRR), and 9,273 11,732** 1,262 30,909 19,205 2,031 Psychosocial support

# of school children reached with Ebola prevention information 427,790 178,915 48,125 (Ebola outbreak indicator)*

NFI/Shelter (RRMP) 4,700,000 # of people provided with essential household items, and shelter 632,153** 49,143 1,181,262 191,188 materials 437,500 3,700,000 Multipurpose Cash-based Assistance 4,700,000

# of people receive an Unconditional Cash Grant 603,950 338,901 57,684 3,971,050 338,901 57,684 COMMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT 10,500,000

16 Please note that 4.6 million mentioned on the January SitRep is overall nutrition needs, including adults. 2 million is only for SAM-affected children. DRC Situation Report September 2018

# of people reached with key life-saving & behaviour change 10,206,844* 1,552,51 messages on: the humanitarian available services, child rights 7,600,000 protection and Key family practices * 5 *Target and results include Equator and North numbers ** Target exceeded due to increased numbers of alerts and crisis in the DRC, such as mass displacement and conflict in Ituri and Tanganyika.

RRMP contributions to UNICEF overall response Those RRMP targets and results are included in the Summary of 2018 RRMP Response national programme response table above.

Change since last Target Total results report ▲▼

NUTRITION # of children 6-59 months with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) 2,100 4,101** 411 admitted for therapeutic care HEALTH # of children (6 months-14 years) in humanitarian situations 10,500 4,667** 0 vaccinated against measles # of people affected by conflict and disease outbreaks having 105,000 210,024** 53,720 received access to primary health care

WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE # of natural disaster and conflict-affected people with access to 787,500 142,459 23,600 water, hygiene and sanitation basic services # of persons in cholera-prone zones and other epidemic affected

zones (yellow fever, FHV, etc.) benefitting from preventive as well as 393,750 0 - WASH cholera-response packages

# of severely malnourished children and host family receiving WASH TBD 1,166 0 assistance from the nutrition centres, through to the household level

EDUCATION # of girls & boys (5-11 years) affected by conflict or natural disasters 113,750 78,315 1,615 given access to quality education and psychosocial activities # of school aged boys and girls (5 to 11 years) affected by crisis 113,750 73,341 19,629 receiving learning materials # of teachers trained on learner-centered methodologies, peace education, conflict/disaster risk reduction (C/DRR), and Psychosocial 2,275 2,412 0 support NFI/Shelter (RRMP) # of people provided with essential household items, and shelter 437,500 632,153** 49,143 materials Multipurpose Cash-based Assistance # of people receive an Unconditional Cash Grant 437,500 248,544 57,684

COMMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT

# of people reached with key life-saving & behaviour change messages on: the humanitarian available services, child rights 875,000 319,849 0 protection and Key family practices

** Target exceeded due to increased numbers of alerts and crisis in the DRC, such as Ebola , mass displacement and conflict in Ituri and Tanganyikahe target was set based on UNICEF’s performance the previous year. During the reporting period, UNICEF has scaled up its interventions and exceeded the target.