Situation Report UNICEF Mali August 2013

HEADLINES  The second round of Presidential elections took place on 11 August without incident. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won the presidential runoff with 78 per cent of the vote and is due to be sworn in by Mali's Supreme Court on 4 September. Legislative elections are to be held in the near future though the precise date remains unclear.  UNICEF continues to engage with the government as well as technical and financial partners in the planning and development for Early Recovery and long-term development strategies to help Mali build back better.  UNICEF is playing a key role in the return of basic social services in the North and is supporting a mapping exercise to better understand access and functionality of basic social services in 36 priority commune areas where high numbers of displaced people or refugees are expected to return.  Addressing the needs of teachers and students and improving the quality of teaching are fundamental investments on which UNICEF continues to focus for the 2013 – 2014 Back to School initiative to build a better education system across Mali. Providing hardware such as desks, books and teaching manuals remains a central component of UNICEF’s support for Back to School. Training on peace building, psychosocial support and pedagogy of large groups are included in Ministry of Education’ strategy.  SMART methodology nutrition surveys are nearing completion in all regions of southern Mali, with results expected to be made available in September.  A donor conference in Bamako is being planned for mid-September, and will follow-up the progress made since the donors’ conference in Brussels in May.  UNICEF requires $91.9 million to provide urgent assistance to children in Mali. So far, only $32.7 million or 36 per cent of the required funding has been received. The sectors that are most under-funded are WASH and Child Protection, requiring $17.7 million and $7.1 million respectively. (See page 14 of this report for details on funding needs for all sectors)

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Mali Situation at a Glance

Total population (census 2009) 1 14,528,662 Children under 18 (census 2009) 7,453,080 Children Under 5 (census 2009) 3,114,000 Children Under Five with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)2 210,000 Children Under Five with Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)2 450,000 Internally Displaced Population 3 342,033 4 Refugees in Neighbouring countries 175,282 Number of Separated/Unaccompanied Children registered Dec 2012- 1,536 Feb 2013 (verified) 5 (Of which 142 non-accompanied) Number of gender-based violence cases reported (as of 11 July)6 1,497 Number of mine/ UXO victims 2012-2013 7 78 1 The National Institute of Statistics undertook a review of the national population in May 2013, based upon growth estimates from the 2009 census – age groups were not disaggregated in this revision. 2Cluster Nutrition, June 2012 CAP, based upon data from the June 2011 SMART survey; 3Population Movement Commission estimates; 25 July. 4UNHCR 22 August. A total number of 46 refugees in Guinea and Togo are included in overall number reported by UNHCR. 5 As a result of verification conducted this month, the number has reduced as of 26 July. 6 40 child victims including 6 child deaths; 17 victims in 2013. Reporting mechanism coordinated with UNMAS and Handicap International. This figure is unchanged from June. 7These are cases of GBV identified by UNICEF implementing partners only.

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UPDATE OF THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION

 Five more children formally associated with armed groups or forces were released from the central prison in Bamako and handed over to UNICEF by the National Directorate of Child Protection (DNDE). The children, who had been in the adult prison for over a month were released following advocacy efforts by UNICEF and partners and are now receiving care at an institution established specifically for the care of such children and run by UNICEF partner InterSos. UNICEF has provided funding for a second site where additional children formally associated with armed groups or forces can receive care.  According to the Education Cluster, 580 primary schools and 8 secondary schools are currently implementing catch-up classes out of a total of 1,042 schools in the regions of Gao and Timbuktu. An estimated 115,111 students are being taught by 2,763 teachers in these schools. To date, thirty-two per cent of students and forty-three per cent of teachers in Gao and Timbuktu are in need of support through provision of teaching and learning materials.  Sixty-eight per cent of teachers currently teaching in the north are in need of teacher training on thematic issues relevant to education in emergencies as to ensure that conflict-affected children in the north are able to appropriately complete the accelerated learning program currently being implemented in schools in the north.  UNICEF, the government and NGO partners celebrated Global Breastfeeding Week this month, with a ceremony in Koulikoro on the theme of "Supporting breastfeeding alongside mothers” which included the participation of the government, the UNICEF Representative and nutrition partners.  Approximately 11,300 people in Kidal and Ségou were affected by flooding between 10 and 12 August. This was the first instance this year that the flood response mechanism, established by the Malian Civil Protection with support from UNICEF and partners ACTED and Solidarités International, has been implemented. In Ségou, where 10,700 people were affected, the Civil Protection conducted two rapid assessments and in response was able to provide 100 kits with cooking sets, shelter materials, and hygiene products to 600 of the most vulnerable, flood-affected people. In Kidal, Solidarités International conducted rapid assessments and provided 490 people who lost their homes with 70 water treatment and hygiene kits provided by UNICEF.  Flooding also occurred in Bamako on 28 August, with 34 deaths reported and at least 300 families made homeless according to the Civil Protection. A coordination system established by the Civil Protection and supported by UNICEF was activated. UNICEF provided WASH supplies, including soap, jerry cans and 500 each of buckets, mats, blankets and boxes of aquatabs. Early in August UNICEF conducted a training in Bamako with the Civil Protection on rapid assessment and response in the instance of flooding.  Reports that IDPs continue to return to their places of origin in northern Mali appear to be confirmed by evaluations carried out by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in coordination with government actors. Some 137,000 people are thought to have returned to Timbuktu and Gao to date.  Food security is of concern, according to preliminary results of the survey on food security in emergencies in northern Mali conducted by the World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization. Some 90 per cent of households surveyed reported having used crisis strategies to meet their food security needs.  In the past month, two incidents involving unexploded ordinances (UXO) and four child casualties were reported in Gossi (in Timbuktu region) and in Diabaly (in Ségou region). One of the victims died from injuries sustained.  This month 416 survivors of GBV of whom 343 female and 73 male have been identified amongst IDPs in Mopti, Koulikoro, Kayes regions and Bamako district. Twenty four of them have been survivors of sexual assault, while 50 survivors of physical violence were reported and 113 cases of psychological violence were reported. The remaining cases range from verbal aggressions to early and forced marriages. Some 141 cases have benefited of medical support and 158 received psychosocial support from protection actors.

INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATION

 UNICEF is working with all UN agencies in Mali to develop an Early Recovery strategy. This development of this strategy has initially focussed on the revitalisation of basic social services (health, nutrition, education and WASH) in the conflict-affected North and cercles of Mopti. However the

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intention is to focus on Early Recovery interventions nationwide and providing assistance for vulnerable populations whether or not they were displaced following the conflict.  UNICEF and other partners in the health sector are working together with the government to develop an action plan that will support the Regional Directorate of Health in Timbuktu in the recovery of nutritional and health services.  A joint mission conducted by the UNICEF-led health, nutrition and WASH clusters took place in Timbuktu in support of the establishment of coordination and information management mechanism in the region. A mission conducted by the Child Protection cluster was also completed in Mopti this month.  In 2013 UNICEF in Mali has signed partnership agreements with 36 organisations and has 11 new agreements with NGOs in the pipeline. UNICEF has signed partnership agreements (both development and emergency) amounting to $23 million. UNICEF also works with government institutions to finance activities and supplies.

UNICEF Mali Partner NGOs in 2013 ACF, ACTED, Aga Khan, Alima – AMCP, Alima Nord, AMSOPT, ARCAS, ARDIL, ASDAP, AVSF, CARE, Catholic Relief Services, COMADE, Croix Rouge Francais, Danish Refugee Council, ENDA/ BNCE, Family Care International, Handicap International, IMC, InterSOS, IRC, MDM- Belgique, MDM-France, Oxfam-GB, Plan International, Protos, RECOTRADE, SamuSocial, Save the Children, Sini Sanuman, SNV, Solidarités International, Tagne, Terres des Hommes, URTEL, Ya-G-Tu

CONFLICT RESPONSE AND RECOVERY

Nutrition data for humanitarian response is reported nationwide and is indicated in the nutrition response table below in the Mali Nutrition Response section (pages 10 – 11).

UNICEF & operational partners Sector / Cluster

% of % of Sector Indicator UNICEF Cumulative Cluster Cumulative Target Target Target results (#) Target results (#) Achieved Achieved

Number of people who received temporary access to potable chlorinated 1,549,672 866,621 56% 2,000,000 929,760 46% water of sufficient quantity Number of people who received access to an 136,000 106,370 78% 250,000 168,380 67% improved potable water source Number of households received a hygiene kit & a community hygiene 200,000 49,896 25% 200,000 56,944 28% WASH awareness session (in conflict affected areas) Health / nutrition centres received WASH interventions (latrines / 150 20 18% 200 39 20% safe water/ chlorine products / hygiene promotion) 1 UNICEF Operational Partners: ACF-E, ACTED, CARE, Handicap International, IRC, MDM-B, Oxfam-GB, Solidarités International. 1To date, the agreements signed between UNICEF and its operational partners should allow 128 health centres to be rehabilitated by end of 2013. The interventions listed here are only those which are complete. This has not changed since July.

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UNICEF & operational partners Sector / Cluster

% of % of Sector Indicator UNICEF Cumulative Cluster Cumulative Target Target Target results (#) Target results (#) Achieved Achieved

Number of people in measles-affected areas reached with vaccination 367,856 208,367 57% activities – northern regions and Mopti) Number of people in measles-affected areas reached with vaccination 1,362,943 1,033,335 76% activities – southern regions)1 Number of people Health benefitting from Inter- 800,000 336,000 42% Agency Health Kits (IEHK)

Number of people benefitting from IEHK – 600,000 60,000 10% South (only to Mopti) Number of children under 5 provided Vitamin A in each round of integrated 276,493 168,134 61% vaccination in the conflict affected North UNICEF Operational Partners: ALIMA, MDM. 1Target under revision with the Ministry of Health. Number of people reached by community level Mine 100,000 67,792 68% Not 141,044 n/a Risk Education activities1 defined

Number of personnel Not trained to conduct Mine 600 325 54% 325 n/a Risk Education activities defined Number of children

released from armed 100% of 100% of 100% of 100% of 20 20 forces or groups provided identified identified identified with care / support 2 identified Child Number of GBV survivors Protection who receive appropriate

care and support (medical, 1,050 913 87% psychosocial, economic, judicial services) 3

UNICEF Operational Partners: ENDA/BNCE, Handicap International, IRC, Sini Sanuman, Samu Sociale, Tagne, Terre des Hommes Caritas, IOM, UNMAS, InterSOS. The number of people reached by community level Mine Risk Education activities from UNICEF interventions has previously been reported based on all CP Cluster actors’ activities, whereas this figure considers only UNICEF activities. 1 This result has now been split between UNICEF and cluster for the first time, hence the reason for the lower UNICEF total as compared to the June situation report. 2To date all children confirmed as released from armed forces or groups have been taken into care. 33The total number of estimated cases to date is 1,050. While the initial target was 750, the Child Protection Section has increased the target to 1,050 through the end of the year in consideration of the current capacity to respond. IDP children in host schools/ conflict or flood affected children Education benefitting from Education 500,000 94,314 19% 803,584 130,079 16% Supplies – northern regions and southern regions 1

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UNICEF & operational partners Sector / Cluster

% of % of Sector Indicator UNICEF Cumulative Cluster Cumulative Target Target Target results (#) Target results (#) Achieved Achieved

Teachers trained to provide psychosocial 3,000 2,703 90% 5,000 3,787 76% support to students 2 Temporary learning spaces installed 3 100 45 45% 100 50 50% UNICEF Operational Partners: ACAS, APADL, APROMORS, CRADE, GARDL, Danish Refugee Council, Handicap International, International Rescue Committee, Plan International/Mali, Save the Children 1 The Ministry of Education Back to School initiative, supported by UNICEF, has identified children in the vulnerable areas (risk of natural disasters, impact of nutrition crisis and political crisis) in need of immediate education support. This total includes children who have never been in school. Overall these numbers have been updated for the 2013 – 2014 Back to School campaign. 2 This is a new target for the 2013 – 2014 academic year according to the CAP. An additional 1,503 teachers have benefitted from education supplies, 3 This number has been revised. There is insufficient information on the need for such structures. An evaluation is being planned. The number of Temporary Learning Spaces includes those for Early Childhood Development. Number of mobilisation visits to concessions/ 759,846 107,576 14% households1 Number of group discussions on Essential 78,983 35,805 45% Communication Family Practices2 for Development (C4D) Number of displaced persons educated on Essential Family 110,405 5,186 5% Practices3 UNICEF Operational partners for the C4D programme include RECTOTRADE, ASDAP and the Ministry of Social Development, Solidarity and Elderly People. For justification of indicators please see UNICEF’s MYR July Sitrep.

EDUCATION

UNICEF and partners’ programming (with UNICEF financial/technical support)

 Reinforcing teachers’ capacity to provide quality education and ensure a sense of normalcy for crisis- affected children is a priority in the run-up to the 2013 – 2014 academic year, which has a cascading start from 1 October in all regions except Gao, Timbuktu and Kidal, which are reported to start later. For the North, trainings on peace education and psychosocial support will be delivered both for trainers and teachers. In southern regions, trainings will include pedagogy of large groups to tackle the crowded classrooms found in urban areas. For teachers in rural areas, training on multi-grade teaching will be offered so that all children can be given the chance to develop their potential.  As part of the Back to School campaign for 2013 – 2014 UNICEF and the Ministry of Education, together with NGO partners met in Selingé, Mali for a two-day workshop to develop social mobilization and communication strategies in support of the 2013 – 2014 Back to School campaign. Discussions on an integrated package of assistance including dissemination of messaging on WASH (hygiene education), nutrition (school canteens), child protection and health were also held.  In August, UNICEF partners GARDL and ACAS distributed learning and teaching materials for 7,874 conflict-affected children and 114 teachers in the region of Gao (Bourem, Ansongo Ménaka). UNICEF continues to support the resumption of school in the North through its partners and has distributed additional school supplies and teaching materials.  UNICEF through Save the children rehabilitated 12 classrooms in regions of Gao, Ségou and Mopti. 10 schools in Gao region were additionally provided with 250 school benches.  This month, UNICEF and the Ministry of Education have provided training for 753 teachers in psychosocial support, 274 (879 in total) in the areas of pedagogy of large groups and remediation in Mopti. The objective here is to ensure the well-being and quality education to affected children.  Early childhood development is also present in the training package planned for Back To School and will target all dimensions of children development, and involve all actors responsible for children

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growth and development. Parents will be trained in parental education in the fields of nutrition, health, and protection. In addition a specific training will be delivered to parents and pre schooling educators to improve the quality of the interactions with children in terms of communication and play. Such a training represents an innovative tool jointly developed by WHO and UNICEF and which comes highly recommended by the International Pediatrics Association. Finally, 1,000 pre-school educators will receive pedagogical training through UNICEF support.  Save the Children, in partnership with UNICEF, has rehabilitated 12 classrooms in Gao, Mopti and Ségou. A total of 10 schools in the Gao region received 250 additional tables and benches.  For the current month the Ministry of Education in partnership with UNICEF trained 753 teachers in psychosocial support in Mopti region (cercles of Youwarou and Tenenkou). 274 teachers were additionally trained in the pedagogy of large groups and remediation classes in the cercle of Douentza in Mopti region.

Education Cluster  To date, Cluster partners have distributed school kits to 130,079 crisis-affected children in Mali for the 2012- 2013 school year, including 77,960 (68 per cent) in the North. In August Cluster partners distributed 7,874 learning kits to students and 114 teacher kits in 44 schools in the cercles of Gao, Ansongo and Ménaka in Gao region.  To ensure the well-being and quality education to affected children, 3,787 teachers have received support in terms of psychosocial support training and 1,244 on themes related to pedagogy of large groups and remediation.

CHILD PROTECTION

UNICEF and partners’ programming (with UNICEF financial/technical support)  During the reporting period, 12,337 persons were reached by mine risk education activities in Gao, Timbuktu, Gao and Mopti regions. During these sessions 8,905 leaflets and 322 posters were distributed to the attendance fur further dissemination.  Capacity building session where organized for 831 social actors including community focal points and leaders on issues related to child protection including Gender based violence and communication technics in 3 sessions of which one in Bamako with 327 participants , in Mopti region with 464 participants and in Kayes with 40 participants.

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Child Protection sub-Cluster  To date 167,803 children and 84,882 adults have been reached by child protection sub cluster members through different activities such as awareness sessions, psychosocial and recreational activities, referral (medical/legal) and identification, documentation, tracing and reunification (IDTR) services.  To strengthen the coordination at sub-regional level, the Child Protection sub-Cluster has trained 17 cluster members (NGOs, INGOs and the government) in Mopti. The objective of which was to support establishment of mechanisms for coordination and information management at regional level.  A training of trainers on Child Protection Rapid Assessment Tools for cluster members will be held in Bamako on 26-27 August.  Lack of access, data, including on potential exacerbation of pre-existing child protection issues and overall lack of presence of specialized child protection remains a huge constraint on the emergency child protection response in all affected areas.

WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH)

UNICEF and partners’ programming (with UNICEF financial/technical support)  In response to flooding in Kidal, UNICEF is moving supplies to Kidal for about 300 people, including hygiene kits to 44 affected households in the village of Aguelhok.  For the next three months UNICEF will be working together with ICRC to support SOMAGEP restoring its water production and distribution capacities in the 3 major towns of Kidal, Gao and Timbuktu.

WASH Cluster  WASH Cluster partners continue cholera prevention activities including through local radios despite no new cases reported since May. Door to door visits have reached over 3,000 people in Ansongo, with IRC having distributed 500 hygiene kits and PuR in the eight communities in Ansongo. ACF and Secours Islamique France have rehabilitated 13 water points and organized water management committees for cholera prevention in Gao cercle.  National Civil Protection training on rapid evaluation and flood response is complete in Koulikoro with Solidarities International and in Ségou and Mopti with ACTED. Non-food item (NFI) kits are prepositioned in regions at risk, with 40 kits distributed in Kayes through the French Red Cross in response to flooding, and 500 kits distributed to displaced families in Bamako.  ACTED has rehabilitated 11 wells of 20 planned in Ségou with work ongoing on four wells. In Mopti for WASH in Nutrition, two latrines, showers and hand washing facilities are complete. In Niono, Ségou, five training sessions on hygiene promotion and sanitation are complete.  The ICRC has constructed or rehabilitated water points in nine CSCOMs in Gao, to be handed over to NGOs or government when complete.  In Timbuktu, Kidal and Koulikoro, Solidarités International is focussing on WASH in Nutrition activities in health facilities. In Timbuktu 600 kits have been distributed and rehabilitation work in 25 CSCOMs ongoing. A further 1,200 persons have received hygiene promotion training.  Several partners have projects under development or review including an IRC evaluation of an OFDA project, and IRC is planning a further project in Mopti and Gao. ACF is developing a WASH in Nutrition project for ECHO funding in 19 health centers in Gao.

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HEALTH

UNICEF and partners’ programming (with UNICEF financial/technical support)  Through support from UNICEF, over 1 million children aged 6 months to 14 years were vaccinated for measles in the six communes of Bamako, reaching over 100 per cent of the target in these areas.  Surveillance systems are indicating a worrying trend in malaria cases for this year, with reports indicating a 46 per cent increase in suspected cases compared to the same period last year, across the country. Particularly affected are the three northern regions, where a total of 3,721 suspected cases have been reported over the last week, of which 508 were severe malaria cases. Three districts of Timbuktu region, namely Dire, Timbuktu and Niafunké are particularly affected. UNICEF NGO partners such as ALIMA, IMC and Merlin, covering a population of 510,000 people, are currently being supplied additional essential medicines, bed nets and malaria kits, in addition to the contributions of other partners such as the government and USAID to control the situation.  Over the last two weeks, no new case of measles has been reported from the conflict affected north. Nationally though, a total of 647 cases have been reported up till last week, with 12 deaths. For the same period last year, there were 559 cases and 5 deaths.  In areas previously occupied by armed groups, 65 per cent of health structures are partially functional or not functional, compared to 17 per cent nationwide. Service delivery in the northern region of Gao region has been given a significant boost by the support provided by UNICEF to re- launch service delivery in one of the main secondary health centres in this region, the Referral Health Centre of Gao. Maternal / Child Health services have benefitted from reproductive health medicines and equipment, and the cold chain has been restored with the donation of an electric refrigerator, freezer and a backup generator.

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NUTRITION RESPONSE

UNICEF & operational partners Sector / Cluster Cumulative % of Cumulative % of UNICEF Cluster Sector Indicator results Target results (#) Target Target Target (North / Achieved (North / Achieved

South) South)

New admissions to 47,940 out of programmes for the 47,940 out of which treatment of children with which 8,599 North / severe acute malnutrition 8,599 North / 39,341 South (SAM) with no 39,341 South complications (URENAS) 125,000 38% 125,000 38%

New admissions to 5 119 of programmes for the 5,119 of which treatment of children with which 701 North / severe acute malnutrition 701 North / 4,418 South (SAM) with complications 4,418 South (URENI) New admissions to Nutrition programmes for the treatment of children with 270,000 83,242 31% moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) (URENAM) 1 Percentage of health areas supported by NGOs 900 900 561 62% 566 63% for treatment of acute (~70%) (~70%) malnutrition 2 UNICEF Operational Partners: ACF-E, Alima-AMCP, ASDAP, AVSF, IRC, MDM-B, MDM-F. 118 operational partners supporting 543 health structures of 1,264 nationwide. Supported centres not supported by UNICEF partners in Timbuktu are assisted by MSF. 1The target of 125,000 compared to a caseload of 210,000 was rationally defined in consultation with partners. Each NGO has given its planning and how many children they would admit for SAM treatment (this corresponded to 68.7% coverage). For districts that do not have the support of NGOs for the year 2013, a theoretical coverage of 36.9%, highlighting the lack of capacity / dedicated personal support of acute malnutrition, active screening, and logistics capabilities. 2 The difference in coverage between UNICEF and the Nutrition cluster is the coverage of MSF.

Number of severely malnourished children in treatment programmes 43,341 8,199 19% 35,2142 8,199 19% who receive hygiene kits WASH and hygiene promotion UNICEF Operational Partners: ACF-E, ACTED, CARE, Handicap International, IRC, MDM-B, Oxfam-GB, Solidarités International. UNICEF has a dynamic target for the number of malnourished children reached with WASH kits, based upon the actual number of children newly admitted into the SAM treatment programmes. Partner reporting for August Number of stimulation and recreational centres for malnourished 52 20 38% 52 20 38% Education children functional UNICEF Operational Partners: Plan Mali, Save the Children, ARDIL, IRC, APADL, CRADE, ACAS, GARDL, APROMORS

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UNICEF and partners’ programming (UNICEF financial/ technical support)

 In August, UNICEF finalized the distribution of nutritional supplies and medicines for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in all the districts of the six regions of southern Mali for the 3rd quarter of 2013. In total, UNICEF has distributed 18,075 boxes of Plumpy’nut, 453 boxes of therapeutic milk F75, 540 boxes of therapeutic milk F100 and the main medicines for inpatient and outpatient treatment of cases of severe acute malnutrition.  The distribution of equipment, job aids and anthropometric material for stabilisation centres and Outpatient Therapeutic Programming in all districts of the six regions of southern Mali continues. Inpatient kits, containing the major drugs and necessary for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition with complications in stabilization centres were ordered internationally and should be arriving in November.

Nutrition Cluster  The estimated caseload of children under 5 at risk to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2013 is 660,000, including 210,000 Severely Acute Malnourished (SAM) children and 450,000 Moderately Acute Malnourished (MAM) children. The Nutrition Cluster estimates that 60 per cent of all children under 5 at risk will be reached and so is targeting 395,000 children, out of which 270,000 MAM and 125,000 SAM.  Between 1 January to 18 August, 136,301 acutely malnourished children were admitted in Nutritional Rehabilitation Unit (southern regions: 114,192 / northern regions: 22,109). Cases of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition with complications represented an average of 9.6 per cent out of all new SAM admissions (n=53,059).  Throughout August, the technical sub-group Support for Management of Acute Malnutrition composed of ten Nutrition Cluster partners has worked on the harmonization of practices and activities of Community Volunteers. Two meetings have already been held, and a one-day workshop has been held on 22 August to finalize a national document that will define all aspects relating to theirs status, role, training motivation and sustainability. New MAM admissions reported New SAM Admissions reported

30,000 27,208

25,000 18,986 19,933 19,184 20,000

14,043 15,000 13,744

11,864 11,339

10,000 16,901

12,082

5,000 12,066

11,561

10,307

8,609

8,422

4,535 5,067 6,804 5,434 6,920 7,851 7,623 5,322 6,797 0 January February March April May June July August

COMMUNICATION AND RESOURCE MOBILISATION

 Re-launch of the funding appeal for the Back to School campaign with the support of UNICEF Geneva and Regional office. UNICEF Mali is seeking an estimated funding of USD 9.1 million to address the urgent education needs arising from the multiple crises affecting the country.  Along with the re-launch of the Back to School fundraising campaign, the Country Office prepared and disseminated stories and photos from the crisis affected North of Mali with PFP Geneva which were then published on the PANORAMA site. A video on children’s education in Mali was also disseminated and posted on UNICEF Mali social networks.  UNICEF is taking a lead role in the GIS working group for the mapping of Basic Social Services in the North of Mali. One product which the group has developed, through REACH/ ACTED, is the web map https://reach1.cern.ch/reach/flex33/MLI_SB/. This web map is a work in progress, and a living document, which will be updated over the coming weeks and months. For feedback on the web map or other mapping tools developed for Mali contact [email protected] or [email protected].

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HUMAN RESOURCES

 In January 2012 at the beginning of the crisis, the country office had a total of 108 staff employed. As of 19 August 2013, the office has 179 staff including 4 stand-by partners (Save the Children, MRE and NRC), consultants and UNICEF staff on support mission.

SUPPLY AND LOGISTICS

 From 15 July to 15 August UNICEF Mali has distributed 267 metric tons (MT) of emergency supplies, of which 56 MT to the North and 211 MT to the South.  In the North, health, WASH and nutrition supplies were distributed to Gao, Timbuktu, Kidal, Ménaka, Goundam and Niafunké towns through UNICEF partners IRC, Solidarités and to CSREFS and CSCOMs.  In the South, health, WASH and nutrition supplies were distributed to Mopti, Kayes, Ségou, Macima, Sikasso, Kolokani, Banamba, Macina and Markala to NGOs, with partners such as Solidarités, DRS and CSREFs et CSCOMs.

MT transported per section - MT transported per section - North Mali, July - August South Mali, July - August Wash 3% 0% 0% 14% Health 5% 32% 33% Nutrition

Education 78% 30% 5% Protection UNICEF FUNDING (in $US as of 23 August)

Revised Unmet Requirements as Received to % Sector requirements per CAP/HAC date * Unfunded (US$) MYR June 2013 14,476,188 21,474,689 60% Nutrition 35,950,877 4,199,875 2,541,125 38% Health 6,741,000 4,059,048 18,741,683 82% WASH 22,800,731 3,361,158 9,148,469 73% Education 12,509,627 2,073,399 7,197,309 78% Child Protection 9,270,708 1,187,429 3,460,307 74% Cluster/Sector Coordination 4,647,735 59,209,337 64% Total allocated 91,920,678 29,357,096 Not allocated 3,354,245 Total Received 32,711,341

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For further information, please contact: Ms. Françoise Ackermans Mr. Hector Calderon Ms. Josephine Ferreiro Representative Chief of Communications Resource Mobilization Specialist Telephone: (+223) 76 40 84 84 Telephone: (+223) 75 99 40 89 Telephone: (+223)75 99 54 19 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

UNICEF wishes to express gratitude to all public and private sector donors for the contributions and pledges received, which have made the current response possible. UNICEF would especially like to thank National Committees and donors who have contributed ‘non-earmarked’ funding. ‘Non-earmarked’ funding gives UNICEF essential flexibility to direct resources and ensure the delivery of life-saving supplies and interventions to where they are needed most – especially in the form of longer-term and predictable funding and in strengthening preparedness and resilience. Continued donor support is critical to continue scaling up the response.

Since 2012 UNICEF Mali has received financial and material contributions from: Australia, Brazil, Canada, CERF, Estonia, European Commission/EC, Finland, Japan, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Poland, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America; and the Danish Committee for UNICEF, Finnish Committee for UNICEF, French Committee for UNICEF, German Committee for UNICEF, Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF, Iceland National Committee for UNICEF, Japan Committee for UNICEF, Netherlands Committee for UNICEF, New Zealand Committee for UNICEF, UNICEF Bulgaria, UNICEF Canada, UNICEF Chile, United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF, United States Fund for UNICEF.

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