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HUMANITARIAN 2016 RESPONSE PLAN JANUARY-DECEMBER 2016

JAN 2016

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DJIBOUTI :PART I TOTAL PEOPLE IN NEED PEOPLE TARGETED REQUIREMENTS # HUMANITARIAN POPULATION (US$) PARTNERS

965,598 282,417 237,999 74.8M 12

02 :PART I

TABLE OF CONTENT

PART I: COUNTRY STRATEGY

Foreword by the UN Resident Coordinator �� 04 The humanitarian response plan at a glance �� 05 Overview of the crisis �� 06 Strategic objectives �� 08 Response strategy �� 09 Operational capacity �� 11 Humanitarian access �� 12 Response monitoring �� 13 Summary of needs, targets & requirements �� 14 03

PART II: OPERATIONAL RESPONSE PLANS Food security �� 16 Nutrition �� 17 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) �� 18 Health �� 19 Protection �� 20 Education �� 21 Refugee Response Plan �� 22

PART III: ANNEXES Objectives, indicators & targets �� 25 Participating organizations & funding requirements �� 31 Planning figures: people in need and targeted �� 32 What if? ... we fail to respond �� 33 PART I: Foreword by the UN RESIDENT coordinator

FOREWORD BY THE UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR

Recurrent drought conditions induced by climate change over to transit through Djibouti to the Gulf countries, in search of the past two decades have led to a significant deterioration in better living conditions. The humanitarian situation is also Djibouti’s humanitarian situation. Heat and arid conditions exacerbated by chronic weaknesses, such as lack of access have left only 0.01 per cent of the land arable with minimal to safe water and basic sanitation services and health care, annual rainfall. The El Niño climatic event that is currently the limited provision of safety nets, high food prices and affecting the Horn of Africa region and is expected to have structural poverty. severe impact over the coming months may also lead to flash Overall, 282,000 people will require humanitarian assistance floods and/or increased drought conditions in some parts of in 2016, including Djiboutians living in extreme poverty, the country. The population’s coping capacities have steadily refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. The 2016 HRP focuses eroded, people have had to flee from the rural to the peri- on providing life-saving assistance, including food security, urban areas surrounding Djibouti. As a consequence, people nutrition, water and sanitation, health and protection. are increasingly unable to generate sufficient household 04 While providing humanitarian assistance, the international income to provide for basic necessities. More than fifty-eight community will collaborate very closely with the Government per cent of the rural population is food insecure and about of Djibouti and municipal and local level authorities to twenty-three per cent live in extreme poverty. Fourty-two strengthen the resilience of affected communities and people per cent of the total population live in absolute poverty, and and their capacity to cope with environmental emergencies, thirty-five per cent of the rural population have no access to and to improve access to basic social services. water. Malnutrition has also reached extremely high levels. Humanitarian assistance in 2016 will be pivotal to contribute The increased influx of refugees and migrants has created to achieving the goals of the Government of Djibouti and additional pressure on public infrastructure and further of the international community, as outlined in the UN stretched the state’s limited capacity to provide basic Development Assistance Framework (2013-2017) and the five- services. Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants are fleeing year national plan of Djibouti ‘SCAPE’ (2015-2019) Strategy from Somalia, Yemen and Ethiopia due to recurring armed for Accelerating Growth through Promoting Employment. conflicts and extreme poverty to seek asylum in Djibouti or

Valerie Cliff UN Resident Coordinator PART I: The Humanitarian Response Plan at a glance

THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN AT A GLANCE

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1 PEOPLE IN NEED OPERATIONAL PRESENCE: NUMBER OF PARTNERS Strengthen resilience 282,417 of drought- 12 affected people 12 by re-establishing their PEOPLE TARGETED livelihoods. 237,999 9 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2 Save lives by improving REQUIREMENTS (US$) 8 access to basic services 9 4 and reducing the risk 74.8M 8 of epidemics and their impact on affected populations and livestock. 05 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3

Strengthen AFFECTED HOST COMMUNITIES & LOCAL POPULATIONS protection and assistance for refugees and vulnerable migrants. 222,088 10 276

23 536

PEOPLE WHO NEED HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 129 025 11 504 24 145 282,417 23 602

24146 – 129025

10276 – 11504 Obock

REFUGEES MIGRANTS

Tadjourah 25,579 34,750

Arta Djibouti

Dikhil Ali Sabieh 28 250 22 500 18550 17 500 8 750 15089 5908 0 PART I: Overview of the crisis

OVERVIEW OF THE CRISIS Djibouti continues to face distressingly high rates of food insecurity and malnutrition, scarcity of drinkable and usable water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, as well as limited access to basic health care throughout most of the country. Repeated and severe droughts in the past two decades induced by climate change have led to a significant deterioration in living conditions of vulnerable Djiboutians.

There are two main drivers of humanitarian needs in Djibouti. First, the negative impact of the recurring drought and KEY ISSUES chronic, extreme poverty. Second, the inflow of refugees and asylum seekers mostly Food insecurity and severe from Somalia and Yemen, as well as a continuous inflow of malnutrition 06 tens of thousands of vulnerable migrants transiting mostly from Ethiopia through Djibouti to Yemen and the Gulf Access to safe water and Countries. sanitation Years of consecutive drought in one of the world’s Access to health services most arid countries continue to have harsh impact on the lives and livelihoods of Djiboutian. Refugee and migrant crisis Since 2007 precipitation levels have dropped by half in all regions, drawing the country in a long-lasting drought which caused extensive depletion of pasture, crops and water resources, resulting in a loss of income by herders and rural dwellers, massive displacements of population to urban areas, A continuing deterioration of the nutrition situation disruption of traditional coping strategies and an increased The last SMART survey conducted in December 2013 reveals vulnerability, proliferation of communicable diseases, food that 29.7 per cent of children in Djiboubi are stunted and 1 insecurity and malnutrition. out of 6 children are acutely malnourished. The prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) is at 17.8 per cent, an The food security situation continues to deteriorate. increase from 10 per cent in 2010. In Obock region, the worse affected region, GAM rates are at 29.9 per cent. Nearly one About 155,000 people in Djibouti are food insecure. This out of three children under five years of age in Obock region figure reaches 60 per cent of the total population in rural is acutely malnourished. The rate of severe acute malnutrition areas of Obock, one of the country’s most food insecure (SAM) varie between 2.1 per cent to 6.9 per cent in the most regions. Djibouti imports over 90 per cent of its food needs. affected areas. The Nutrition Working Group estimates that With staple food prices continuing to rise in country with over 82,000 people (including chidren under five years of age, high unemployment and 23 per cent of the population living pregnant and lactating women) are affected by either acute in extreme poverty, access to food is very limited for many or chronic malnutrition. The majority of these people live in vulnerable people in Djibouti, including those living in rural the suburban area of Balbala and in the regions of Obock, Ali areas as well as refugees hosted in the country. Sabieh, Dikhil and in the refugee camps. PART I: Overview of the crisis

The recurrent drought has placed severe strain on A growing number of refugees/asylum seekers and water, sanitation and hygiene services. migrants require humanitarian assistance. Water is as precious as it is scarce in Djibouti. As the country Recurring armed conflicts and extreme povery have affected does not have rivers or fresh water lakes, people rely on deep many people mostly from Somalia, Yemen and Ethiopia to rain-fed underground water-where it exists. In ordinary years, seek asylum in Djibouti or to transit through Djibouti to the the average rainfall has been of 150 mm, but since 2007, Gulf countries, in search for better living conditions. the country has been suffering from the consequences of a In October 2015, Djibouti hosted 15,392 protracted refugees drought that has reduced these rainfalls by half. Scarce rainfall and asylum seekers mostly from Somalia, but also from allows for a temporary regeneration of water aquifers, but it Ethiopia and Eritrea. They are hosted in the Ali Addeh and is clearly insufficient to properly replenish these sources as Holl Holl camps as well as in Djibouti city. the drought persists. This has created increasing difficulties for households to access this vital good. In addition, many With the intensification of the armed conflict in Yemen rural dwellers have lost their sources of livelihoods, and since March 2015, the number of people fleeing Yemen to an increasing number of families saw their income being the Horn of Africa, including Djibouti, continues to rise. drastically reduced, being forced to abandon their homeland UNHCR Djibouti has registered 5,605 refugees and asylum and seek refuge in urban centres. Dikhil, Tadjourah and seekers from Yemen. These refugees reside in Markazi Camp Obock regions are the most exposed to drought and at in Obock, Obock city and Djibouti city. Overall, this brings the same time record rate of access to improved water and the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Djibouti adequate sanitation lower than the national figures. The water to currently 20,997 people. Most of these people rely on and sanitation crisis is more severe in these regions and the international protection and assistance for their survival. rural population is the most affected due to the low coverage UNHCR projects this number to reach 25,579 refugees and of WASH facilities. Some 35 per cent of rural populations asylum seekers by the end of 2016. have no access to improved water sources (according to the Despite the conflict in Yemen, there is still a continuous Joint Monitoring Programme 2015, access to safe water in flow of migrants from Ethiopia through Djibouti to Yemen. rural area is considered to be at around 65 per cent). An Djibouti is a transit country for an estimated 150,000 people estimated 171,000 people, including refugees and migrants mostly from Ethiopia, who pass through Djibouti, staying in 07 require urgent assistance to maintain or increase access the country for some weeks, months or years, on their way to minimum heath standards for safe drinking water and to the Gulf of Aden and beyond in search for better lives. sanitation. High exposures to the continuous and recurrent These migrants of largely undocumented and low-means droughts in recent years steadily increase the risk of spread travelers are at severe risk of falling prey to traffickers and of communicable diseases such as cholera, measles and opportunists.This population influx and movement has put acute respiratory infections. Communities living along the additional stress on the country’s limited resources and local migration routes should be given priority due to severe coping capacities. Security officials return approximately half pressures faced by their facilities. Due to water scarcity, of the overall influx of migrants while the rest spend relatively the limited existing water points need to be protected and longer time in transit in Djibouti. In 2016, IOM plans to be properly managed in a way that takes into account human able to provide assistance to 34,750 migrants. needs such as drinking and households use, as well as livestock and agricultural needs. Since the beginning of the war in Yemen, about 12,000 migrants in transit fleeing the war in Yemen (non-Yemeni nationals, non-Djiboutian) arrived in Djibouti. These Access to basic health care remains limited for many migrants were either documented or not, were present legally people in Djibouti. or illegally in Yemen and had a diplomatic representation in Djibouti or not. IOM Djibouti helped more than 4,000 of An important proportion of people in Djibouti require urgent them with documentation, onward transportation to country assistance to maintain or increase access to primary health of origin/destination, health assistance, accommodation, care. Because of high vulnerability, every year many people food and WASH services. Among these people, 2,257 most die due to preventable and treatable to diseases of poverty vulnerable persons were evacuated on IOM chartered boats. such as acute pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria , measles, tuberculosis, HIV and Non Communicable Diseases. Nearly Regions most affected by the large presence of irregular 300,000 people, about one third of the population, require migrants are Obock, where the migrants congregate prior assistance for Primary Health Care. These include 222,088 crossing the Gulf of Aden to Yemen, and Tadjourah, which is most vulnerable Djiboutians (extremely poor people living crossed by the migrants prior reaching Obock. in rural and peri-urban areas without or with limted access to heath services; children <5 and pregnant women), 25,579 projected refugees and asylum seekers as well 34,750 migrants. PART I: Strategic Objectives

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Humanitarian partners will focus their response on three strategic objectives to address the humanitarian impact of the recurrent drought on the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable Djiboutians, and to protect and assist refugees and migrants in the country.

Strengthen resilience of Save lives by improving Strengthen protection drought-affected people access to basic services and assistance for ref- by re-establishing their and reducing the risk of ugees and vulnerable 08 livelihoods. epidemics and their im- migrants. Building the resilience of pact on affected popula- The number of refugees the most vulnerable Djiboutians will tions and livestock. is projected to increase, mainly due 1break the negative cycle of increased 2Given the limited access to health 3to the continued conflict in Yemen vulnerability linked to the recurrent services, safe water, basic sanitation and and the protracted crisis in Somalia. droughts. nutritious food, many vulnerable people Ethiopian migrants continue to transit are at risk of diseases. The international through Djibouti to Yemen, despite the community will contribute to escalating conflict in the country, and improving people’s access to basic to other Gulf countries. Humanitarian services and to provide life-saving partners will assist migrants and assistance. refugees with special focus on strengthening protection. PART I: Response strategy

RESPONSE STRATEGY Although Djibouti’s territory and population are relatively small, existing national and international capacities are unable to meet the acute and chronic needs in the country. Humanitarian partners will therefore prioritize the most vulnerable people, and the geographical locations mostly affected by the prolonged drought and population movements. Humanitarian needs are expected to increase, as the El Niño may have a significant impact on worsening the drought conditions, and more people fleeing conflicts and extreme poverty would seek asylum in or transit through Djibouti.

Scope of the humanitarian response regions are particularly vulnerable, as in addition to severe drought conditions, they host refugees and are transit areas Given the recurring drought and its growing negative for thousands of migrants on their way to Yemen and the impact on the coping capacity of the most vulnerable, Gulf countries. efforts in Djibouti will target both acute and chronic needs. Humanitarian action will prioritize coordinated multi-sector 09 response to save lives and rebuild the livelihoods of the Planning assumptions most affected, including vulnerable Djiboutians as well as Humanitarian needs are projected to increase in 2016. refugees and migrants who rely on humanitarian assistance for their survival. At the same time, earlier and long-term Due to the current El Niño event, which is expected to have interventions are required to address the country’s chronic a stronger impact in 2016, climatic conditions are forecasted problems. This includes supporting vulnerable populations to worsen over the coming months, leading to massive floods to better adapt and recover from the recurring shocks, and and/or increased drought in some areas. Some countries building the capacity of national and local actors to lead in the region, Ethiopia in particular, have already started sustained interventions. witnessing the adverse effects of El Niño. An estimated 282,417 people are projected to be in need of In Djibouti, El Niño could lead to increased drought and humanitarian assistance in Djibouti in 2016. Out of the total, worsening of the already dire conditions for many vulnerable the collective response will target 237,999 people, which households. This in turn would increase the number of include 23 per cent of the Djiboutian population living under people affected by food insecurity and malnutrition, as well the extreme poverty line (US$ 1.25/day), and the entirety of as people with limited access to water and health services. the migrant and refugee populations. The refugee response Livelihoods would be severely affected as many pastoralists will target both Yemeni refugees already in the country, as lose their livestock. well as expected new arrivals, and the Somali refugees that Meanwhile, the number of refugees and asylum seekers have been present in the country for many years. Vulnerable in Djibouti are projected to increase as the protracted groups, including children under five years old and pregnant conflict in Yemen and crisis in Somalia continue or escalate and lactating women, will be given particular attention further. Most of these refugees will continue to depend on by multi-sector humanitarian assistance, including food, international protection and assistance for their survival. nutrition, health and WASH interventions. The new arrivals will place additional burden on already Geographical coverage of the response will include overstreched capacities. Obock, Dikhil, Tadjourah and Ali Sabieh regions as well as The flow of migrants from Ethiopia through Djibouti to suburban area of Balbala. These areas are the most exposed Yemen is expected to continue despite the escalating armed to drought and at the same time record a higher number of conflict in Yemen. Migrants fleeing the war in Yemen will people affected by food insecurity, malnutrition and limited also continue transiting through Djibouti. access to WASH and health services. Obock and Tadjourah PART I: Response strategy

Prioritization children, adolescents and youth, and to strengthening the resilience of population towards natural disasters and food The humanitarian response in Djibouti will prioritize insecurity. life-saving and protection interventions towards the most vulnerable people, namely the Djiboutians living in extreme poverty in rural and poor urban areas, refugees, asylum Cross-cutting issues seekers and migrants. Humanitarian assistance will be Resilience: multi-sectoral and will mainly focus on providing food and Djibouti is facing a multitude of environmental challenges, nutritional supplements, improving access to water, hygiene including natural disasters and risks associated with climate and health services, strengthening protection for refugees, change (floods, droughts, rising sea waters, degradation of asylum seekers and migrants and ensuring education to marine and coastal biodiversity) which have had a negative refugee children. impact on human development. Environmental issues and The vulnerability of Djibouti to recurrent droughts also climate change negatively affect development gains and makes it of paramount importance to focus the response on contribute to an increase of poverty, food insecurity and need strengthening the coping capacities of local communities for basic social services. Rural communities, in particular, to respond to recurrent emergencies. Therefore, the have limited capacity to cope with climate change and humanitarian response will also prioritize interventions environmental risks and to adapt to a changing environment. aiming at improving resilience of affected people to respond Institutional mechanisms to support livestock are also missing. to climate shocks. Prolonged droughts, desertification and climate-change- related events, along with limited coping capacities of affected communities and weak policies and governance systems, Implementation arrangements and coordination make Djibouti a country at risk. To address some of these mechanisms issues, the humanitarian response in the country will aim at The international community will implement the 2016 HRP strengthening resilience of affected communities in all sectors, jointly with the Government of Djibouti and the relevant by improving coping mechanisms, supporting livelihoods line Ministries. Working groups were established and are and livestock activities, early recovery and rehabilitation active within most sectors to ensure effective coordination interventions. 10 with all relevant stakeholders, ensure adequate coverage of Gender: humanitarian assistance, avoid overlaps and address gaps The UN Country Team is committed to ensure that gender and challenges in the response. Sectoral working groups and age sensitive programming is appliedthroughout the are coordinated by UN entities closely with Government HPC, requiring that projects across all sectors carry a gender counterparts. marker, and that indicators for strategic and sector objectives The humanitarian response to refugees will be led by UNHCR provide gender and age-disaggregated data. As such, more and the Government of Djibouti through the National than 75 per cent of the projects in the response plan have Office for Assistance to Refugees and Affected Populations been scored as contributing significantly to advance gender (ONARS). Assistance to migrants in transit, stranded equality. migrants and Djiboutian returnees is coordinated by IOM in Accountability to Affected Population (AAP): partnership with the Government of Djibouti, the Ministry of Interior, the inter-ministerial committee for migration Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) is integrated policy and fight against migrant smuggling and trafficking, into needs assessments, project design and planning. Projects all relevant central and local authorities and concerned have benefited from local participation and inputs and diplomatic missions. incorporate participatory and feedback mechanisms in their project implementation plans. The UN Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team will ensure a coordinated and effective humanitarian response, In addition, humanitarian actors will work closely with and will take the lead to ensure close collaboration with partners at regional, municipality and community level to Government partners and to adjust humanitarian operations, deliver assistance to people in need, which will also contribute if/as needed. towards greater accountability and partnerships to better tailor the humanitarian response.

Linkages to development frameworks Protection: The humanitarian community has ensured that protection The humanitarian response of the international community is integrated within all programmes. The Yemen crisis, will also contribute to achieving the joint goals of the combined with the protracted humanitarian needs in Government of Djibouti and of development partners, as Djibouti, has exacerbated the vulnerabilities of refugees, outlined in the UN Development Assistance Framework migrants, asylum seekers and the host population. Efforts (2013-2017), and the National Plans of the different line to strengthen protection will be integrated across all Ministries. Among other objectives, humanitarian partners interventions through a sectoral approach to ensure a better will contribute to improving access to basic social services, use of resources and maximized impact. with focus on the most vulnerable groups including women, PART I: Operational capacity

OPERATIONAL CAPACITY Operational capacity to address increasing acute and chronic needs in the country is limited.

Capacity building interventions are needed to streghten are present in the country and operate in collaboration with the capacity of national and local authorities to respond to relevant government line ministries. However, ther number humanitarian needs and to better allocate resources towards of national and international NGO partners active in the emergency preparedness and response. country is still limited. The relatively small UN Country Team (UNCT) continues Overall, twelve partners, including UN entities and NGOs are to strengthen its presence and capacity in Djibouti. All part of this humanitarian response plan and are committed to major UN humanitarian agencies, funds and programmes deliver humanitarian assistance in Djibouti in 2016.

Djibouti: Operational presence map (as of 15 Dec 2015) # OF HUMANITARIAN PARTNERS 12 partners in 6 regions 12 11

Obock

Tadjourah

Djibouti

Dikhil Arta Number of Ali Sabieh partners 2 - 4 5 - 6 7 - 8 9 - 10

ACF- Johanniter Region France DRC FAO IOM Unfallhilfe NRC SOS Sahel UNICEF UNHCR UNFPA WFP Total Ali Sabieh X X X X X X 6 Arta X X 2 Dikhil X X X X X X X 7 Obock X X X X X X X X X X 10 Tadjourah X X X X X X X 7 Djibouti X X X X X X 6 PART I: Humanitarian Access

HUMANITARIAN ACCESS While humanitarian access is not a major issue in Djibouti, poor infrastructure restricts physical access to some areas.

There have been no reports of security incidents against Phone coverage is limited to certain areas of the country humanitarian workers. However, physical access to some and the geographical landscape obstructs good VHF/HF areas has been difficult due to lack of roads or poor road communications. conditions. This has had a direct negative impact on the The Migrant Response Centre (MRC) constitutes a base for implementation of humanitarian activities and could hamper humanitarian assistance to vulnerable migrants in the North the timely and effective delivery of humanitarian aid. of the country (Obock and Tadjourah).

12 PART I: Response Monitoring

RESPONSE MONITORING Humanitarian partners are committed to monitoring interventions and their impact on the targeted communities, regularly reporting progress against agreed targets, and adjusting humanitarian assistance, as required.

Effective monitoring is critical to ensure accountability of the Sector leads will ensure regular monitoring within their international community towards the affected communities, sectors. Sector-specific monitoring plans and systems may be as well as donors. Monitoring findings will inform the established, as appropriate. Sector leads will also ensure that humanitarian community on results and challenges, and information collected and analysed by the sectors will inform allow to adjust the response operations. In line with the the overall HRP reporting. Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) guidelines, the Implementing organizations will be responsible to monitor humanitarian partners will ensure regular monitoring of their projects and to share their reports and information with humanitarian assistance and timely reporting. In this respect, other partners within the relevant sectors. a Monitoring Framework for the HRP has been developed along with the HRP document. The Monitoring Framework Monitoring will be conducted through different means, focuses on the collective response, namely strategic and such as joint assessment missions, surveys, meetings with sector objectives. beneficiaries and relevant partners. All partners will actively participate in inter-sector Tentatively, humanitarian partners commit to produce two 13 coordination platforms to jointly implent, monitor and report periodic monitoring reports (PMRs), one in mid of 2016 and on the collective humanitarian response. one annual report at the end of the HRP implementation, as well as related dashboards.

HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME CYCLE TIMELINE

2016 GHO HNO HRP GHO 2017 Humanitarian Response Monitoring Framework Humanitarian Dashboard Periodic Monitoring Report JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN PART I: Summary of needs, targets & requirements

SUMMARY OF NEEDS, TARGETS & REQUIREMENTS

PEOPLE IN NEED PEOPLE TARGETED REQUIREMENTS (US$)

282,417 237,999 74.8M

Overall 282,417 people will require humanitarian assistance security, nutrition, WASH, health, protection and education. in 2016, including Djiboutians living in extreme poverty, The plan also aims to strengthen resilience of drought- refugees and asylum-seekers as well as migrants. The 2016 affected communities to eventually reduce their reliance on humanitarian response plan focuses on providing life humanitarian assistance. saving assistance to 237,999 people in the areas of food 14 PART I: Summary of needs, targets & requirements

PART II: OPERATIONAL RESPONSE PLANS

Food Security Nutrition Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Health Protection Education

Refugee Response Plan PART II: Food security

PEOPLE IN NEED FOOD SECURITY 154,129 Reduce the impact of drought and re- and of recent upsurges in livestock diseases, establish livelihoods of affected people priorities will be given to livestock restocking PEOPLE TARGETED of drought affected communities and The drought has directly affected 154,129 distribution of veterinary products as well 146,550 people including refugees and migrants. as livestock food supply. These activities will In 2016, the Food Security sector (FS) be done in collaboration with all national will target a total of 146,550 food insecure partners, such as such as the Ministy of people. It will ensure that the immediate REQUIREMENTS (US$) Agriculture, SOS Sahel, Paix et Lait, etc. The needs of food-insecure, drought-affected people targeted will be mainly food insecure households are met with particular focus pastoralist or semi-pastoralist communities M on increasing their resilience to shocks and in key pastoralist areas in Obock, Ali Sabieh, 20 enhancing their ability to produce as well Tadjourah, Dikhil and Arta. as to preserve assets.The FS sector response # OF PARTNERS activities are implemented through a well- established partnership with the Government Improve access to food and other basic of Djibouti, the Regional Council as well services for refugees and vulnerable as regional associations and cooperatives. migrants 6 Priority areas and targeted communities are identified in initial project steering The FS sector will continue to assist the basic FOOD SECURITY OBJECTIVE 1 committee meetings and discussions needs of the registered refugees residing in between all partners. At the same time, camps through the distribution of monthly Strengthen resilience of target communities are involved in planning, combined food and cash transfers, in vulnerable rural and urban coordination with UNHCR and the “Office communities to react to droughts implementation and supervision. In addition, 16 national d’assistance aux réfugiéset sinistrés” 1and reinforce their food production all programs and/or initiatives designed capacity. within the FS sector are aligned with existing (ONARS). RELATES TO SO1 multiple national frameworks such as the In addition, in order to increase their Country Paper Program or “Plan national resilience and self-reliance, they will be FOOD SECURITY OBJECTIVE 2 d’investissement du secteur agricol (PNISA)”. assisted through gardening activities in order Stregthen the animal production to increase diet diversity and vitamins intake, capacities of vulnerable as well as to improve income generation. populations in rural and urban Minimize the risk of animal diseases 2areas by increasing their resilience and and reduce their impact on drought- For the migrants, an average of 400 stranded improving their capacity to preserve affected populations and livestock migrants per month will be assisted in the their herds using risk minimizing Obock IOM migration center through hot measures. Because of poor pastoral households seeing meals prepared by IOM with WFP basic RELATES TO SO2 their livestock numbers fall significantly commodities complemented with fresh food.

FOOD SECURITY OBJECTIVE 3 BREAKDOWN OF PEOPLE IN NEED AND TARGETED BY STATUS, SEX AND AGE Save lives of refugees by providing them with food % assistance and livelihoods HOST 3support. LOCAL % CHILDREN, REFUGEES MIGRANTS IDPS RETURNEES COMMU- POPULATION FEMALE ADULT, NITIES RELATES TO SO3 ELDERLY

People in NEED 25,579 18,550 - - - 110,000 47% 37% CONTACT children 60% adult Hibo Mohamed Muse 4% elderly Food Security Specialist People targeted 18,000 18,550 - - - 110,000 47% 37% Hibo.MohamedMuse@ children fao.org 60% adult Etienne Labande 4% elderly Head of Programme Financial $ 2,227,576 $ 18,069,300 [email protected] Requirements PART II: NUTRITION

PEOPLE IN NEED NUTRITION 82,310 The nutrition sector targets 100 per cent synergy of activities. However, UNICEF and of people in need (82,310) for nutrition WFP will work with several implementing PEOPLE TARGETED comprehensive services. Selected high partners in their area of comparative impact and cost-effective specific nutrition advantage. interventions will be delivered focusing 82,310 The present response plan is closely linked on lifesaving interventions to prevent and to the biennial National Nutrition Action treat wasting, stunting, micronutrient Plan which aims to increase access to deficiency among children under five years REQUIREMENTS (US$) curative and preventive quality nutrition old, pregnant and lactating women among services for children, pregnant and lactating refugees and people in extreme poverty women including refugees, population areas. Community Management of Acute M in extreme poor areas. Therefore it is 4 Malnutrition approach, blanket feeding, critical to strengthen government and deworming, Vitamin A supplementation, civil society organizations, capacity for multiple micronutrients supplementation will # OF PARTNERS early identification of acute malnutrition be carried out. cases and timely referral for treatment, to This response plan will be carried out in strengthen government capacity to oversee 8 close collaboration with UN agencies, funds and coordinate interventions; and contribute and programmes, government counterparts to the effective coordination of interventions NUTRITION OBJECTIVE 1 and NGO partners with demonstrated and partners. It also critical to strengthen capacity to implement community based- the capacity of NGOs and government Increase access to quality curative nutrition interventions. UNICEF, WFP health workers on nutrition in emergencies interventions for under five and National Nutrition Program will work including service delivery, assessments year’s children, pregnant women in close collaboration with other nutrition and information management in close 17 1among refugees and local population living in extreme poverty areas. actors (FAO, ACF, Johanniter, SOS Sahel, coordination with WHO and WFP. and African Humanitarian Action) to ensure RELATES TO SO1

NUTRITION OBJECTIVE 2 Increase access to quality preventive interventions for under five year’s children, 2pregnant women among refugees and local population living in extreme BREAKDOWN OF PEOPLE IN NEED AND TARGETED BY STATUS, SEX AND AGE poverty areas. RELATES TO SO1 % HOST LOCAL % CHILDREN, REFUGEES MIGRANTS IDPS RETURNEES COMMU- POPULATION FEMALE ADULT, NUTRITION OBJECTIVE 3 NITIES ELDERLY Improve the monitoring of the nutritional situation for refugees People in NEED 1,813 - - - - 80,497 65,32 62,48 and people living in poverty Children 3areas. 37,51 adult RELATES TO SO1 0 elderly People targeted 1,813 - - - - 80,497 65,32 62,48 Children 37,51 adult 0 elderly CONTACT Financial $ 0 $ 4,161,577 Kalil SAGNO Requirements Nutrition Specialist - UNICEF [email protected] PART II: WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE

PEOPLE IN NEED WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE 171,087 Reduction of the impact of the drought: the needs of 100 per cent of refugees and Among all the vulnerable population affected 25 per cent of the host population in need PEOPLE TARGETED by the drought, the WASH sectoral group sharing the same facilities with refugees targets 30 per cent of the total population through a sustainable approach. The needs of in need during 2016. Communities living the remaining 75 per cent will be covered by 93,137 along the migration routes should be given the development programme. priority due to severe pressure faced by their All (100 per cent) of migrants entering the facilities. The needs of the remaining 70 per country through Djiboti and Obock official cent of the population will be covered by Ports and irregular migrants from Ethiopia REQUIREMENTS (US$) the development programme implemented to Yemen stopped by national authorities at through existing cooperation. Local Lake Assal border post are in need of access authorities will be involved in the targeting to safe water and adequate sanitation in the M process and in charge of the coordination 6 different sites throughout they are transiting. with supervision from actors at national level. The main interventions planned are (i) Reduction of risk exposure to epidemic: Construction/rehabilitation of water supply # OF PARTNERS Due to water scarcity, the limited existing and sanitation facilities in rural affected areas, water points need to be protected and in refugee camps and in migrant transiting properly managed in a way that takes into sites, (ii) Provision of support to emergency account human needs such as drinking 6 water trucking interventions in water scarce and households use, as well as livestock areas, (iii) Reinforcement of the water quality and agricultural needs. A comprehensive control mechanism; in zones exposed to monitoring of the quality of water is WASH OBJECTIVE 1 high risk of epidemics and in refugees camp 18 fundamental to complete the epidemic for a safe water chain; (iv) Reinforcement Ensure equitable access to safe warning system managed by the health sector. water, adequate sanitation and of the capacity of water points’ committees In order to support preventive interventions, hygiene for vulnerable women, on facilities and resources management, (v) 1girls, boys and men in drought-affected the WASH sector must support the Reinforcement of Hygiene Promotion and areas and in Balbala. Government at national and regional levels. distribution of WASH kits in rural affected RELATES TO SO1 Coverage of basic needs of refugees, host areas and in refugees camp and (vi) Provision population and migrants: The integrated of fresh water at Djibouti-city Port for new WASH OBJECTIVE 2 WASH response component aims to cover arrivals from Yemen. Enhance local governance and protection of water points in drought-affected areas with 2regular monitoring of water quality in areas exposed to risk of epidemics. BREAKDOWN OF PEOPLE IN NEED AND TARGETED BY STATUS, SEX AND AGE RELATES TO SO2

% HOST LOCAL % CHILDREN, REFUGEES MIGRANTS IDPS RETURNEES COMMU- POPULATION FEMALE ADULT, NITIES ELDERLY WASH OBJECTIVE 3 People in NEED 25,579 34,750 - - 8,381 102,377 47% 34% Ensure equitable access to safe children; water, adequate sanitation 63% and hygiene for refugees, host adults; 3population and vulnerable migrants. 3% elderly RELATES TO SO3 People targeted 25,579 34,750 - - 2,095 30,713 44% 30% children; 68% CONTACT adults; 2% elderly Dina Rakotoharifetra WASH Specialist Financial $ 3,502,831 $ 2,676,434 [email protected] Requirements PART II: HEALTH SECTOR

PEOPLE IN NEED HEALTH SECTOR 282,417 Access to preventive and curative health violence, strengthening the preparedness for care remains a challenge in Djibouti, and management of trauma care; provision PEOPLE TARGETED particularly for children under five and of Basic and Comprehensive Emergency pregnant women. To address these issues, Obstetric and Newborn Care service; training in 2016, the health sector will provide health workers in Integrated Management of 237,999 support to the Government, focusing on the Child Illness (IMCI). following issues. Strengthening health sector coordination Increasing availabilty of essential drugs, between stakeholders in health by (i) REQUIREMENTS (US$) supplies and equipement for an essential engaging with partners to develop and make package of quality life-saving health care widely available reports on the health sector services: The health sector partners will situation and progress made in achieving 6.7M ensure proper procurement of essential drugs health sectors objectives (ii) conducting including drugs for Non Communicable regular coordination meetings, field visits and Diseases, medical supplies, equipment and surveys (iii) strengthening communication # OF PARTNERS laboratory reagents for first level health and information between health partners (iv) facilities, transit camps and hospitals. strengthening monitoring and evaluation Vaccines will be also provided to cover all activities and information management (v) under-five children’s need for all antigens. improve local coordination for effective 4 Procurement of emergency medical kits will health response one coordination staff will be be done for trauma, diarrhoea and surgical. recruited. HEALTH OBJECTIVE 1 Increasing availabilty of minimum package Strengthening disease surveillance and early of quality life-saving health services: Life- warning systems of epidemic-prone diseases Provide quality life-saving 19 health care services by ensuring saving activities will include preventive and will be implemented through (i) syndromic availability of essential drugs, curative including awareness and health surveillance, disease monitoring and early 1supplies and equipment. education of refugees on communicable warning systems (ii) assessing the vaccination RELATES TO SO2 diseases such as TB, HIV, Malaria; provision status all under-children prevent, detect of supplementary immunization activities and respond to epidemic-prone diseases for target populations; training for health (including polio and measles), with 100 per care workers on guidelines for essential cent of alerts responded to within 48 hours HEALTH OBJECTIVE 2 services; provision of specialized health care (iii) pre-position emergency medical supplies according to needs including emergency and and materials to ensure a timely response Ensure availability of high quality trauma care; support to mobile health care to epidemic-prone diseases outbreaks (iv) of preventive and curative health care for vulnerable people services for refugees and mobile populations; provision of technical assistance, training and 2including maternal and child health. improving identification, referral and access equipment for surveillance. to medical care for victims of gender-based RELATES TO SO2

BREAKDOWN OF PEOPLE IN NEED AND TARGETED BY STATUS, SEX AND AGE HEALTH OBJECTIVE 3 Strengthen disease surveillance response, inclduing laboratory HOST & LOCAL % % % % % REFUGEES MIGRANTS capacities and guidance on COMMUNITIES FEMALE MALE ADULT CHILDREN ELDERLY 3priority public health issues and threats. People in NEED 25,579 34,750 222,088 49 51 50 46 4 RELATES TO SO2

People targeted 25,579 34,750 177,670 49 51 50 46 4 CONTACT Dr Severin von Xylander, WHO Representative Financial $ 3,369,000 $ 3,407,021 [email protected] Requirements PART II: PROTECTION

PEOPLE IN NEED PROTECTION 66,329 The protection sector will focus its ii. Improve access to justice. In order to humanitarian interventions to assist track irregular migration fluxes, a user- refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. friendly information communication PEOPLE TARGETED Protection assistance to refugees will be technology (ICT)-based tracking system led by the UNHCR in partnership with will be developed. With the aim of reducing 66,329 the Government of Djibouti through the irregular migration to Yemen, awareness National Office for Assistance to Refugees raising campaigns will be organized on and Affected Populations (ONARS). The the risks related to irregular migration, protection response for migrants in transit, smuggling and trafficking. stranded migrants and Djiboutian returnees REQUIREMENTS (US$) iii. Enhance access to basic services, medical is coordinated by IOM in partnership with and psychosocial assistance for SGBV the Government of Djibouti, the Ministry of victims and child protection. Community- Interior, the Inter-Ministerial Committee for M based child protection mechanisms will be 17.6 migration policy and fight against migrant strengthened and psychosocial support will smuggling and trafficking, all relevant be provided to children and caregivers in central and local authorities and concerned order to help them cope with trauma and # OF PARTNERS diplomatic missions. stress. Special focus will be put on child The response strategy of the protection sector violence and SGBV cases with protection, 5 will focus on the following priorities: medical and psychosocial support. i. Ensure freedom of movement, security and iv. Reinforce assistance to migrants in protection. Advocacy efforts will continue transit and asylum seekers, to ensure 20 PROTECTION OBJECTIVE 1 with the Government of Djibouti for basic protection needs are addressed and freedom of movement and documentation. protection services are provided to migrants Ensure freedom of movement Capacity building will be undertaken to in transit. and access to territory for national public forces (police, gendarmerie, refugees and migrants. 1 coastguards and military bodies), regarding RELATES TO SO2 , SO3 the rights of refugees and migrants. Similarly, advocacy will continue for registration and PROTECTION OBJECTIVE 2 assistance to refugees to be extended to urban areas. Separated and unaccompanied Strengthen response capacity children will continue to be identified and building of local authorities, family tracing will also be conducted. partners and the host community 2to ensure the protection of refugees and migrants and their access to basic services. BREAKDOWN OF PEOPLE IN NEED AND TARGETED BY STATUS, SEX AND AGE RELATES TO SO1 , SO3

HOST % % % % % REFUGEES MIGRANTS RETURNEES PROTECTION OBJECTIVE 3 COMMUNITIES FEMALE MALE ADULT CHILDREN ELDERLY Improve access to documentation and protection mechanisms People in NEED 25,579 34,750 3,000 3,000 48 52 50 46 4 including the most vulnerable 3refugees and migrants. RELATES TO SO2 , SO3 People targeted 25,579 34,750 3,000 3,000 48 52 50 46 4

CONTACT Paul Ndaitouroum Financial UNHCR Representative in $ 10,783,243 $ 6,857,800 Djibouti Requirements [email protected] PART II: EDUCATION

PEOPLE IN NEED EDUCATION 16,296 For most refugee children, educational needs school. The sector also proposes to recruit are related to access to schools in the camps qualified teachers from within the host PEOPLE TARGETED and in the urban areas and sensitizing the community and the refugee population, community on the importance of enrolling and will provide financial aid to vulnerable children in school. The conflict situation in families in Djibouti city and Obock who 9,518 Yemen forced families to leave their country are not registered as refugees and are not in April and seek refuge in Djibouti. Schools able to pay school and transportation fees. were closed and education was suspended. In Markazi, the use of Al-Rahma school is For other refugee children, predominantly ideal because of its proximity to the camp, REQUIREMENTS (US$) Somalis, Ethiopians and Eritreans, their however further structures will have to be families have been refugees in Djibouti for constructed in order to accommodate the many years and a significant proportion of growing number of children wanting to 3.5M these children were born in Djibouti, mostly enroll in the educational system. Vocational in the camps of Ali Addeh and Holl Holl. training is another aspect that would need to The demand for education is high both for be considered to target adolescents aged 14- # OF PARTNERS children in Markazi camp and children in 17 who are not currently in school because the older refugee camps who face difficulties of the gap in secondary school services in the of overcrowded classes, an unrecognized three camps. Vocational training structures 4 curriculum and hindered vocational or with elements of peacebuilding activities livelihood opportunities. will serve for future livelhoods opportunities and will keep the adolescents occupied and In the 2015/2016 school-year, 3,221 (out engage them away from ideas of violence, EDUCATION OBJECTIVE 1 of a school-age population of over 5,000) idleness or migration. 21 Ensure continuous access to Somalis, Ethiopian and Eritrean refugee education for refugee children children and adolescents residing in the Ali The sector will target the refugee population and adolescents in Ali Addeh and Addeh and Holl Holl refugee camps attend aged 5-17 (8,318 children and adolescents 1Holl Holl. school in the camps set up by UNHCR and in Ali Addeh, Holl Holl and Markazi camps RELATES TO SO1 , SO2 ONARS with support from UNICEF through in addition to 150 children from vulnerable a programme run by LWF and which non-refugee families in Djibouti City). covers from kindergarten to 10th grade. UNICEF and UNHCR will work closely Furthermore, there are about 325 children with the Ministry of Education and the EDUCATION OBJECTIVE 2 currently enrolled in the school pertaining to implementing partners to ensure all refugee Al Rahma NGO in Obock. children and adolescents have access to Ensure sustainable access to education, including children of school-going The educational sector will focus on education for Yemeni refugee age from vulnerable families who have fled children and adolescents living community outreach to encourage children 2in Markazi camp or Obock city. Yemen and have not registered as refugees. of school-going age to enroll and stay in RELATES TO SO1 , SO3

BREAKDOWN OF PEOPLE IN NEED AND TARGETED BY STATUS, SEX AND AGE EDUCATION OBJECTIVE 3 % Support the schooling of Yemeni HOST LOCAL % CHILDREN, REFUGEES MIGRANTS IDPS RETURNEES COMMU- children from most vulnerable POPULATION FEMALE ADULT, NITIES refugee or non-refugee families ELDERLY 3living in Djibouti City. RELATES TO SO1 , SO2 People in NEED 16,296 - - - - - 48% 100% children

People targeted 8,318 - - - - 1,200 52% 100% CONTACT children Moncef Moalla Deputy Representative Financial $ 3,270,233 $ 300,000 [email protected] Requirements PART II: Refugee response plan

PEOPLE IN NEED REFUGEE RESPONSE PLAN 25,579

The Government of Djibouti and UNHCR of Ali-Addeh and Holl-holl, will remain in will work with seven humanitarian partners Djibouti. An increase in their number is not PEOPLE TARGETED to ensure a comprehensive response to the to be excluded. Humanitarian assistance is needs of refugees and asylum seekers from required for camp-based refugees as well as 25,579 the Yemen crisis and the already existing urban cases in terms of health, nutrition, refugee population. The target population wash, shelter, legal protection, registration for refugee response in 2016 is 25,579 and documentation. refugees including 10,280 refugees fleeing the During 2016, UNHCR and humanitarian Yemen crisis and 15,299 from the protracted REQUIREMENTS (US$) agencies and partners will work on the refugees. The projected number consists objectives of firstly, strengthening registration of 12,248 females (5,833 children and 6,415 and documentation to refugees and asylum adults) and 13,331 males (5,960 children and M seekers from the Yemen crisis to provide 39.6 7,371 adults). protection through advocacy efforts, training The Yemen crisis combined with the and capacity building of authorities. Special protracted humanitarian needs prevailing in focus will be given to protection and SGBV # OF PARTNERS Djibouti has exacerbated the vulnerabilities cases. Secondly, enhancing access to basic of refugees, asylum seekers and the host services to all refugees and asylum seekers in population. The targeted response takes into Djibouti by reinforcing healthcare services, 7 account priority needs to save lives, response strengthening community-based protection capabilities and access issues. Special services, putting in place mechanisms to 22 attention is reserved for the most vulnerable ensure access to potable water, adequate REFUGEE RESPONSE OBJECTIVE 1 populations. sanitation and hygiene, and guaranteeing access to primary education to children In addition to the new arrivals from Yemen, Strenghtening registration and in the camp and to the most vulnerable in documentation to refugees and Djibouti hosts a 15,299 protracted caseload urban settings. Thirdly, the humanitarian asyulm seeksers from the Yemen of refugees, mainly from Somalia, living in 1crisis to better provide protection and country team will work on enhancing Djibouti camps and Djibouti city. Given save lives. durable solutions and access to livelihood the security situation in Somalia, Somali opportunities to Ali Addeh camp-based RELATES TO SO1 , SO2 refugees who constitute about 80 per cent refugees by promoting self-reliance and of the total number of refugees and asylum improving livelihoods. seekers accommodated in the refugee camps REFUGEE RESPONSE OBJECTIVE 2 Enhance access to basic services for all refugees and asylum 2seekers in Djibouti. PEOPLE IN NEED PEOPLE TARGETED $$ RELATES TO SO1 , SO3 % % children, % % children, Financial Refugees Refugees SECTOR female adult, elderly female adult, elderly Requirements

REFUGEE RESPONSE OBJECTIVE 3 Food Security 25,579 47% 45%-51%-4% 18,000 47% 45%-51%-4% 2,227,576 Enhance durable solutions and Nutrition 25,579 47% 45%-51%-4% 1,813 47% 45%-51%-4% 0 access to livelihood opportunities to Ali Addeh camp-based WASH 25,579 47% 45%-51%-4% 25,579 47% 45%-51%-4% 3,502,831 3refugees. Health 25,579 47% 45%-51%-4% 25,579 47% 45%-51%-4% 3,369,000 RELATES TO SO1 , SO2 Protection 25,579 47% 45%-51%-4% 25,579 47% 45%-51%-4% 10,783,243

Education 25,579 47% 100% children 8,318 49% 100% children 3,270,233 CONTACT Refugee 25,579 47% 45%-51%-4% 25,579 47% 45%-51%-4% 16,477,166 Paul Ndaitouroum non-sectoral UNHCR Representative in response Djibouti [email protected] TOTAL 25,579 47% 45%-51%-4% 25,579 47% 45%-51%-4% 39.6 M GUIDE TO GIVING

CONTRIBUTING TO THE HRP DONATING THROUGH THE CENTRAL HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND To find the Djibouti Humanitarian Needs (CERF) Overview and Humanitarian Response Plan, and CERF provides rapid initial funding for life-saving donate directly to organizations participating to the actions at the onset of emergencies and for poorly plan, please visit : funded, essential humanitarian operations in protracted crises. The OCHA-managed CERF receives contributions from various donors – www.humanitarianresponse.info/ mainly governments, but also private companies, operations/djibouti foundations, charities and individuals – which are combined into a single fund. This is used for crises anywhere in the world. Find out more about the CERF and how to donate by visiting the CERF website:

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REGISTERING AND RECOGNIZING YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS

OCHA manages the Financial Tracking Service (FTS), which records all reported humanitarian contributions (cash, in-kind, multilateral and bilateral) to emergencies. Its purpose is to give credit and visibility to donors for their generosity and to show the total amount of funding and expose gaps in humanitarian plans. Please report yours to FTS, either by email to [email protected] or through the online contribution report form at http://fts.unocha.org Foreword by the Humanitarian Coordinator �� 04 The humanitarian response plan at a glance �� 05 Overview of the crisis �� 06 Strategic objectives �� 08 Response strategy �� 09 Operational capacity �� 11 Humanitarian access �� 12 Response monitoring �� 13

PART I: SummarySummary of needs of needs,, targets targets & req &uirements requirements �� 14

PART II: OPERATIONAL; RESPONSE PLANS Food security �� 16 PART CoordinationIII: ANNEXES �� 17 Refugee response plan �� 18 Guide to giving �� 19

OBJECTIVES, INDICATORS & TARGETS1

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES, INDICATORS AND TARGETS

Strategic Objective 1 (SO1): Strengthen resilience of drought-affected people by re-establishing their livelihoods.