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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC HUMANITARIAN FUND ANNUAL REPORT 2017 CAR HF 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2 THE CAR HF THANKS ITS DONORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT IN 2017 CREDITS This document was produced by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Central African Republic. OCHA Central African Republic wishes to acknowledge the contributions of its committed staff at headquarters and in the field in preparing this document. The latest version of this document is available on the CAR HF website at www.unocha.org/car Full project details, financial updates, real-time allocation data and indicator achievements against targets are available at gms.unocha.org/bi. All data as of 31 March 2018. For additional information, please contact: Central African Republic Humanitarian Fund [email protected] Tel: +236 (0) 70 55 01 37 Front Cover Credit: OCHA/Virginie Bero The designations employed and the presentation of material on this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Final data is provisional and may vary upon final certification. CAR HF 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 FOREWORD 5 2017 IN REVIEW 6 AT A GLANCE 7 HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT 9 ABOUT CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC HUMANITARIAN FUND 12 DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS 15 ALLOCATION OVERVIEW 18 FUND PERFORMANCE 21 ACHIEVEMENTS BY CLUSTER 21 CCCM/SHLETERS/NON-FOOD ITEMS 22 EDUCATION 23 FOOD SECURITY 24 HEALTH 25 LIVELIHOODS AND COMMUNITY STABILIZATION 26 LOGISTICS 27 NUTRITION 28 PROTECTION 29 WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE 30 ANNEXES 31 FUND PERFOMANCE: INCLUSIVENESS 32 FUND PERFOMANCE: FLEXIBILITY 33 FUND PERFOMANCE: TIMELINESS 34 FUND PERFOMANCE: EFFICIENCY 35 FUND PERFOMANCE: ACCOUNTABILITY & RISK MANAGEMENT 36 CAR HF-FUNDED PROJECTS 39 CAR HF ADVISORY BOARD 40 ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS 41 REFERENCE MAP CAR HF 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 4 FOREWORD I would like to start by expressing my most sincere ap- I also would like to thank and praise our international preciation to the Fund’s donors for their long-standing and national partners, as well as United Nations Agen- partnership and support. Their strong commitment cies Funds and Programmes for their pivotal role in the continues to empower us to coordinate with our part- swift delivery of humanitarian assistance. Thanks to ners so we can jointly deliver and respond to the high- their dedication, and with the funds of the CAR HF, est priority needs on the ground. In 2017, their contri- 990,858 persons (261,994 women, 222,955 men, butions reached $26.3 million, which almost equaled 251,944 girls, and 253,964 boys) have received assis- the contributions of the previous year. Their continuous tance. commitment demonstrates their trust in the added value and comparative advantage of the CAR Humani- We rejoice for the 352,000 persons affected by the cri- tarian Fund which ensured the timely allocation of cru- sis were provided with emergency drinking. We admire cial resources enabling efficient and coordinated hu- the smiles of more than 10,000 separated or unaccom- manitarian interventions wherever this was the most panied children who have been reunited with their fam- needed. As indeed… ilies. We offer silence and love thinking about the nearly 50,000 children who have received life-saving health 2017 was a grim year. Almost no prefecture in the Cen- support. tral African Republic (CAR) was spared from the widely growing insecurity. Let us work even closer together, so 2018 can be re- membered in the history of CAR as the turning point of 2017 was a sore year. Fourteen of our humanitarian col- the humanitarian crisis; the year during which the curve leagues lost their lives while performing humanitarian of displaced was reversed, the year during which a activities. growing portion of the population had access to health facilities, the year during which seeds replaced food, 2017 was a throbbing year. While human suffering and future lost its gloomy connotation to cover itself reached an unprecedented level in the Central African with hopes. Republic, glimpses of hopes were witnessed all over the country. These sparks in the dark came from the un- I am therefore pleased to share with you the 2017 Cen- swerving devotion of humanitarian partners, the unal- tral African Humanitarian Fund (CAR HF) Annual Report. ienable resilience of the people of CAR and the contin- The document reviews CAR HF activities and outlines uous engagement of our donors. how the Fund was strategically used to address the most critical and urgent humanitarian needs of the In the context of growing insecurity, of shrinking access most vulnerable people by the Central African humani- to the people in need and mounting political defiance tarian crisis in 2017. It provides an update on the man- towards humanitarian actors, the unwavering support agement and accountability of the Fund, and an over- of the nine contributors to the CAR Humanitarian Fund view of results achieved by cluster. was critical in allowing the flexible, robust and strategic delivery of humanitarian assistance in the places of most acute needs. NAJAT ROCHDI Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central African Republic CAR HF 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 5 CAR HF 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 IN REVIEW Through the Central African Republic Humanitarian Fund (CAR HF), $26.3 million was mobi- lized in 2017. These funds have allowed the humanitarian community to address the most critical and urgent needs in the country. With $22.1 million allocated to support the imple- mentation of 63 priority projects, the CAR HF was able to alleviate the suffering of 990,858 persons with the support of 31 humanitarian organizations. This section of the 2017 Annual Report of the Central African Republic Humanitarian Fund presents details related to : (1) CAR HF at a glance, (2) the humanitarian context, (3) about the Central African Republic Hu- manitarian Fund, (4) donor contributions, (5) allocation overview, and (6) fund performance. CAR HF 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 6 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC HUMANITARIAN FUND AT A GLANCE 26.3M 22.1M CONTRIBUTIONS ALLOCATIONS United Kingdom 7.1 Germany 5.8 Ireland 3.6 Netherlands 2.9 Sweden 2.9 Belgium 1.8 Switzerland 1.6 Canada 0.4 Luxemburg 0.3 CONTRIBUTIONS IN MILLION USD 0.99 M ALLOCATIONS IN MILLION USD PEOPLE REACHED 0.25 0.22 25% 23% GIRLS MEN ALLOCATIONS BY CLUSTER 33% 11.5% OF HRP REQUIREMENTS WASH 4.7 0.25 25% 27% 0.27 BOYS WOMAN Shleter/NFIs 3.2 Logistics 2.9 IN MILLION OF PERSONS Protection 2.8 Education 2.1 Health 1.8 31 63 PARTNERS PROJECTS Nutrition 1.7 5.1 16.1 Food security 1.7 UNITED INTERNATIONAL NATIONS 23% NGOs LCS 0.8 CCCM/Shelters/NFI 0.2 48% ALLOCATIONS IN MILLION USD 0.9 4% 73% NATIONAL NGOS ALLOCATIONS IN MILLION USD CAR HF 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 7 2017 IN REVIEW HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT Humanitarian situation in 2017 cessation of humanitarian activities directly or indirectly af- fected approximately 100,000 people, including displaced The year 2017 was characterized by a series of crises that persons. has led to an unprecedented increase in humanitarian needs since 2014. It also raises the risk of a return to a major hu- Restriction of humanitarian access manitarian crisis. While the 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan initially targeted to 2.2 million people in need of human- The reduction of humanitarian space was the result of several itarian assistance, the humanitarian community was forced factors, including the deterioration of the security situation to revise it in June 2017 to meet the needs of 2.4 million peo- and the deterioration of road infrastructure throughout the ple. Of the 402,240 displaced in January, the Central African country. Access to certain areas required large-scale logisti- Republic registered 600,000 as of July 31, 2017, as much as cal and operational resources that were partly lacking for a in August 2014. This trend continued and reached the humanitarian community faced with the growing challenge of 688,700 at the end of December, representing 71 per cent in- crease in one year. At the same time, 545,497 Central Africans underfunding. The increased use of air assets for the delivery sought refuge in neighbouring countries, while the trend was of humanitarian assistance was necessary to reach remote to return in early 2017. Today, 1.1 million people or 1 out of 4 populations. Despite these significant constraints, humanitar- Central Africans are internally displaced or refugees. ian workers were able to deliver more than 6,700 tons of hu- manitarian assistance cargo, by road and by air, from January This increase was the result of the resurgence of violence and to September 2017. Despite its prohibitive price, several times, the multiplication of hotspots across the country. Some areas the actors had to give priority to the air route to help the pop- previously known as islands of relative stability have shifted ulations inaccessible by terrestrial means and more and more into violence and others that tended to return to calm have isolated. fallen back into instability. Growing insecurity due to activism of armed groups has increased tensions and heightened the vulnerability of communities already affected by the ongoing Underfunded humanitarian crisis humanitarian crisis, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes and seek protection – often around MINUSCA bases The Central African Republic is one of the few countries in the and bigger agglomerations – throughout the country. world where half of the population needs humanitarian assis- tance. Adequate funding of humanitarian action was there- fore a top priority.