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HUMANITARIAN SITUATION situation for both retrospective crude mortality rate (CMR) of 0.54 and under five mortality rate of 1.45 2006 Gu rains provided slight recovery options deaths/10,000/day respectively were reported including improvement in calving and kidding for although the same figures have shown improvement mainly camels and shoats leading to 5% increase of from 2004 situations due to general livelihood livestock holding and increased availability of milk improvements associated with the 2005 Gu season. (particularly areas with good rains), and improved Malnutrition was found significantly associated livestock prices due to good body condition of (35.6%) with communicable childhood illnesses such livestock, however; 70,000 people (25,000, 25,000 as ARI, diarrhea, febrile illness and measles and 20,000 persons for Sool, Sanaag and Togdheer (Source: FSAU September 2006 Nutrition Update). regions respectively) face Acute Livelihood Crisis due to below normal rains in those areas. Integrated livelihood support, increased access to Cumulative livestock deaths of the previous drought food and other complementary sectoral interventions years, continuing livestock ban, and increased prices (e.g. health, water and sanitation) and other asset of food items due significant increase of fuel prices rebuilding interventions such as restocking are are among many factors that contributed to this among the recommended interventions for these livelihood status. Due to poor availability of water communities. Targeted emergency support like food and pasture, the livelihood of the pastoralists of provision and nutrition-related interventions for Hawd livelihood zone (South of Hargeisa and destitute households may also address and alleviate Togdheer Regions) is highly stressed and in alert suffering associated with the current destitution in situation, which need close monitoring. More such critical times. charcoal production and increased enclosure of pasturelands were reported in areas with less rains The nutrition situation of IDPs in Burao and Berbera including Hawd areas (south of Hargeisa and Burao) remain as high as 15.1% and 16.3% respectively and some parts of Golis Mountains in the north according to last FSAU nutrition assessments (in (Source: 2006 Post-Gu Assessment). October 05 and March 06 respectively) while the response (e.g. supplementary feeding) was According to a report released in September by considerably late. However, WFP and UNICEF are FSAU and UNICEF, from 9—19 July, FSAU, finally starting supplementary feeding in October. UNICEF, MOHL, SCRS and other partners carried out nutrition assessment in Hawd of Togdheer region Deyr rains (Oct-Nov) are expected in the coming with estimated population size of 38250 (WHO & quarter. The performance of such rains will mainly UNICEF NIDs Figures verified by the survey) and dictate the livelihood conditions for the local people indicated alert nutrition conditions of 9.9% and 0.7% in the long dry spell of Jilaal (Dec-February). With for Global Acute Malnutrition and for Severe Acute recurrent nature of droughts in this region and the Malnutrition respectively. Crude and under five chronic food insecurity suffered by local people mortality rates are reported to be 0.42 and 0.76 (apart from those who are already in alert or acute deaths/10,000/day respectively. Similar or even livelihood crisis), contingency planning for any higher malnutrition figures (GAM of 11.4%) were possible developments of emergencies with respect reported for Hawd Livelihood Zone of Hargeisa in to basic sectors (water, health, food, education, etc.) another assessment carried by the same actors later is important at this junction of time. in this quarter. Malnutrition was found significantly associated with child communicable diseases such Crop production was estimated below PWA1 (post as Diarrhea and Measles. The area is drought- war average) for most agro-pastoral areas (except in affected where many pastoralists have got their Gabiley district—west of Hargeisa) and lower than assets eroded. the crop production of 2005 by 35%. 75% of the expected harvest will be from Gabiley district, which FSAU in collaboration with UNICEF, MOHL, MOH, will also be subject to the performance of the Karan SRCS conducted a nutrition assessment in Sool rains (August-September) and other factors that Plateau of Sool and Sanag regions from August affect crop harvest (FSAU led interagency 22nd to 30th, 2006. This area has an estimated assessment report). population of 45,845 (WHO/UNICEF August 2005 NID polio figures) In August/September. An alert HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE nutrition situation with Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) of 9.0% and Acute Malnutrition (SAM) of Assessments/Surveys 0.7% was reported showing improvements compared to the nutrition assessment of 2004, which reported GAM of 13.7%, a serious situation. Alert 1 PWA is from 1998 to 2005

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DRC carried out several needs assessment surveys vulnerable groups (e.g. minority groups) for the returnees/IDPs and other vulnerable groups becomes difficult and hence there is need to of host communities in Jamalaye, Bursade and profile IDPs with emphasis on protection B/sheik of Berbera town, Ayah B of Hargeisa, and needs. UNHCR in collaboration with IASC Togwajale in the month of July 2006 (Needs (Inter-Agency Standing Committee) Assessment Reports are available with DRC). These developed a new matrix (printable in A3 assessments cover thematic sectors of water, size) combining the already available sanitation and income generation. information on IDPs/returnees/other FAO/FSAU led interagency Post-Gu assessment vulnerable groups’ settlements in Somaliland was concluded in July 2006 with the participation of as tool to guide profiling of IDPs. OCHA, WFP, UNICEF, HAVAYOCO, 2. The Priority IDPs settlements for joint CANDLELIGHT, NERAD, Ministry of Livestock, Min. profiling to be Stadium in Hargeisa and three of Environment, and Min. of Water and other actors. other settlements in Burao (Ali Hussein, The assessment covered all regions of Somaliland Aden Suleiman, 15 May). evaluating the performance of Gu rains and 3. Joint Programming for Hargeisa IDPs as analyzing trends of humanitarian and livelihood pilot project with the support of government situation in the country (Assessment report available line (sectoral) ministries, UN Agencies and with FSAU). FSAU has also carried out a nutrition NGOs. Formation of Joint Programming assessment in drought-affected areas of Hawd team is under process in order to develop a livelihood zone (South of Hargeisa and Buroa—the joint and inclusive programme for assisting assessment report available with FSAU). IDPs with special focus on improving the current conditions and finding durable UNHCR in collaboration with some LNGOs including solutions including relocation of some IDP CCBRS and Haqsoor is planning to carry out IDP settlements. profiling exercise for several IDP settlements for 4. Relocation will be part of the Joint which there is considerable information gap including Programme and part of general urban Stadium (Hargeisa), Ali Hussein, Aden Suleiman and planning considering optimum reintegration 15 May (the last settlements are in Burao town). A options, livelihood support activities and methodology to carry out this profiling has been access to basic services (Water, Health, developed and it will be piloted in the above Education etc). The priority for any relocation settlements in order to have a comprehensive IDP process will start with Stadium and profile with focus on protection needs/priorities to Statehouse Settlements since this is the assist effective and timely response. The LNGOs government priority. As was confirmed by that are supposed to carry out this profiling exercise MRRR, in July 2006, a presidential letter will be trained in advance of the exercise. was circulated to MRRR and Hargeisa Municipality instructing these institutions to On 2nd August during a preparatory meeting for the accelerate the relocation of these two IDP CAP, representatives from MRR & R declared that settlements. there is an assessment throughout the country to 5. MRRR also drafted an IDP policy, which was determine the number of IDPs and number of IDP distributed to UN agencies and other settlements. UNICEF supported such assessment, humanitarian actors for exchanging although agencies in the IDP working expressed comments and contributions on the subject their lack of participation. Nevertheless, MRRR have matter. A Joint UN feedback on this draft is not yet presented any findings or disseminate any under process aiming to enrich its content report regarding this assessment in the next IDP WG and make more inclusive considering meetings. humanitarian principles and human rights laws. IDPs Stadium and Statehouse are among the temporary Several IDP Working Group meetings have been IDP settlements with congested Buuls (small huts) convened by UNOCHA and MRRR during this made of pieces of clothes, empty food bags, quarter with the participation of UN Agencies, traditional sheets made of grass, and pieces of old I/LNGOs, MRRR, Municipality and other actors. plastic sheets. These IDP settlements were Major issue of agreed points discussion included: - temporary settlements for about 10 years. Despite 1. Joint IDP profiling. Due to existence of the congestion and shelter problems, the residents of significant information gap regarding IDPs in these IDP settlements live in very poor conditions Somaliland, effective assistance for with no sanitation facilities making more vulnerable IDPs/returnees, urban poor and other to disease outbreaks. Infrastructure for basic

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services such as education, water and health could July 2006 at Maansoor Hotel attempting to put in not be established for these settlements due to fact place a 5-year plan (from 2007 to 2011) of that these settlements are temporary. However, Reconstruction and Development programme for some agencies such as UNICEF, NRC and DRC Somaliland (for details, refer to JNA report).

have been working to address water, sanitation, and UNOCHA organized CAP 2007 consultation educations services for the residents of the workshop in Hargeisa at Ambassador Hotel on 6th of Statehouse, one of the temporary IDP settlements. August 2006 with the participation of more than 56 Due to congestion and type of shelter, these types of representatives of the UN, INGOs, LNGOs, CBOs IDP settlements are potential for fire outbreaks. and government authorities. In this workshop, humanitarian activities of 2006 were reviewed and priorities of humanitarian responses for 2007 were agreed upon in order to facilitate CHAP (Common Humanitarian Action Plan) which is used for raising funds needed for humanitarian interventions in 2007. In preparation for CAP 2007, UN OCHA Hargeisa also organized 3 preparatory meetings before the main consultative workshops for the following thematic groups: - 1) Food Security/Economic Recovery/Infrastructures (1 August 2006) 2) Human Rights/Rule of Law/Protection/IDPs/Returnees (2 August 2006) (State House IDP Camp in Hargeisa) th 3) Education/Health/Water/Sanitation/Shelt For instance, on 17 August 2006, a fire outbreak in er (3 August 2006) Statehouse IDP settlements affected 9 households (about 65 persons) with small huts destroyed, 3 of Each of the above thematic groups discussed the them severely. Other losses included destruction of context, achievements, and constraints for the food and utensils. UNHCR immediately supplied respective themes and priorities for 2007 were plastic sheets, blankets and utensils followed by identified. WFP providing one-month ration (including cereals,

(State House IDP Camp in Hargeisa with fire sweeping some of the huts/buuls in August) pulses and oil) after joint assessment was carried out by UNHCR, UNOCHA and CCBRS (LNGO) and mobilizing the IDP Working Group. UNHCR in Most priority needs for 2007 is similar to that collaboration with UNHABITAT further helped identified for CAP 2006. Lack of protection and reconstruction of the destroyed huts (buuls) of the access to basic services by vulnerable groups most affected households. including IDPs, minority groups and asylum seekers, lack of response to SGBV which is in crease, poor Coordination prison conditions and lack of proper judiciary system for women and children are among the needs The JNA technical group with participation of the expressed. However, the need for recovery, local authorities, UN agencies and NGOs concluded reintegration and development interventions in a consultative workshop for JNA in Hargeisa on 29th agriculture, livestock, fishery, and other livelihood

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support projects such micro-financing, self- and hence any protection-related assistance should employment, vocational/skills training etc was be focusing on those groups. For instance, children emphasized since Somaliland is comparatively from these groups do not go to school due to child stable. labor practice (children asked to go for begging, shoe shying, or work for other better off families as UN OCHA with the support of HRSU (Humanitarian maidens, etc) and many girls from IDP households Reform Support Unit) in Geneva conducted a experience rape continually from members of the workshop on humanitarian reform (Cluster employers (members of employing families). Rape Approach) in Hargeisa (at Maansoor Hotel) on 28th victims never go to police stations because they end August with participation of 34 members of UN, up with stigma instead of assistance. Clans most of INGOs, and LNGOs including UNHCR, UNICEF, the time act as institutions that defend perpetrators UNDP, UNPOS, WHO, WFP, ILO, UNHABITAT, so community mobilization is important to change FAO, CARE International, DRC, NRC, PENHA, attitudes. Action aid, Candlelight, Academy for peace and development, Forum for Peace and Governance, Some of the successes achieved by the protection Heal, VOSOMWO, CCBRS, NAGAAD, SOMRAD, working group in Somaliland include the etc. establishment of the Protection Monitoring Network However, due to several other workshops and and common methodology for IDP profiling and trainings that were going on at the same time some protection monitoring framework after several INGOs invited could not participate. Most meetings and discussions both at country office level participants highly appreciated the humanitarian (in Nairobi) and at field level in Hargeisa as a part of reform (cluster approach) and urged for the inter-agency framework to collect and analyze implementation of such approach to improve protection-related information for the most vulnerable coordination of humanitarian activities in Somaliland. groups. Gaps have been identified including Most staff members including the staff of UN information gaps and capacity gaps. The next phase agencies expressed that it is first time for them to of PMN will start with the capacity building with the hear about the humanitarian reform process and the PMN members particularly for national actors related theories. Somaliland/Somalia is among the (LNGOs and CBOs) and proceed with IDP profiling. pilot countries in which humanitarian reform process is to take place. (For further details on Humanitarian As part of the exercise, Birgitte Degnegard, from reform, please contact Abdulkarim Hussein Ali at UNHCR Nairobi, who was on mission in Somaliland, [email protected]). met with protection-working group on 22nd July 2006 examining how best UN agencies, NGOs and UN OCHA Somaliland/Somalia in collaboration with community-based organizations can support other humanitarian actors is developing an advocacy community mobilization in IDP settlements to strategy for Somaliland and Somalia. For a meeting address key protection concerns and enable organized for OCHA Somaliland/Somalia Advocacy protection working group members to share officer, Mr. Hugo Karlsson, who is working on such experiences and examples of good practice, and to advocacy strategy, about 15 persons from 10 participate in the development of effective agencies/organizations participated as per OCHA community mobilization tools which address the invitation.. Hugo Karlsson established contacts with particular needs of IDP communities in Somaliland different agencies/organizations and employees of including GBV, HIV/AIDs, security, etc. The objective these agencies/organizations and hence of this exercise was to identify practical ways to work communication and exchange of ideas continued via with communities in identification of protection e-mail regarding the development of advocacy concerns/problems and how best to respond and strategy for Somaliland and Somalia (For any query address these issues. on such advocacy strategy, one can contact Hugo Karlsson at [email protected]) Some of the suggestions of the participants included 1) The importance of working with the context, such Protection/Rule of Law as working host communities, CBOs, LNGOs, police, judges, local authorities, elders, and influential Protection needs for most vulnerable groups such as people 2) The need for IDP profiling since displaced people, minority groups/clans, Ethiopian considerable information gaps exist. 3) Putting clear refugees and/or asylum seekers, and urban poor are roles and responsibilities of different actors that work too many. Some of these groups routinely suffer in protection sector to ensure coherence and discrimination and abuses despite other economic complementary role of different activities in order to hardships they face (most of them depend on ensure that gaps are filled and overlaps do not begging as the major source of income/livelihood) occur. 3) Building the capacity of different actors

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(CBOS, LNGOs, Women groups, concerned line ministries, etc.). 4) Developing integrated DDR (Disarmament, Demobilization and interventions, which strategically improve livelihoods Reintegration). of IDPs in addition to provision of basic services and 5) advocating for the rights of minority groups and other vulnerable/displaced people. According to UNDP Somalia Quarterly Update - Jul 2006, more than 1500 weapons were registered in UNHCR Protection officer, Ms Vicky Tennant, Burao and over 1,000 in Gabiley following the approached the ministry of justice of Somaliland in success of the pilot ‘Civilian Weapons Registration’ order to discuss with them the incident that occurred project in Burao and Gabiley in Somaliland in late on 3rd August 2006 when a police officer attempted 2005. The exercise was extended to Hargeisa at the to arrest OCHA staff including one international while beginning of March 2006 and awareness-raising interviewing IDPs and individuals from minority workshops were held in Hargeisa in July 2006, and groups. The policeman threatened the UN staff and the registration drive will begin in August 2006. the IDPs. A letter of complaint in this regard was submitted to the Ministry of Justice. Somaliland Gender police officers were also reported tracing the IDPs with their names afterwards and not have also in According to the Minister and General Director (DG) good terms with LNGOs that work with people of the Ministry of Family Affairs and Social displaced from South and Central Somalia and Development, this ministry is developing a National minority groups in the country. All these can create Gender Policy with the support of CARE negative implications for accessing IDPs with the International. The draft is expected within 4 months assistance they need and violations of their rights to from July. A consultant was hired to make the first be assisted. draft. According to the Minister and the DG, FGM UNHCR with the support of Danish Refugee will be given a major attention in this policy. The draft Consortium (DRC) has launched a Small Grant Fund will be finally enacted by the parliament since for partners to support a population tracking initiative. Somaliland has no gender policy so far. With the support of UNHCR and UNDP ROLs, the Legal Clinic for IDPs within the Faculty of Law of Food Security and livelihood support. University of Law, has been providing assistance to displaced peoples and other vulnerable groups like Activities to support livelihoods of the vulnerable minority groups in accessing to legal services. groups such as returnees, IDPs, and drought- Hargeisa Legal Clinic are to focus on the advocacy affected pastoralists, etc. throughout the country for the rights of the vulnerable groups and assist include agricultural inputs (tools, seeds, animal victims of HR violations from these groups to access traction, etc.), agricultural trainings, soil legal services. However, the outreach of Legal Clinic conservation, rangeland management, holistic needs to improve since those who need the services resource management trainings, restocking and food provided by this clinic do not know about the for assets in different regions of the country by existence of this legal service provider. several agencies and organizations such as PENHA, Candlelight, HAVOYOCO, FAO, VETAID, DRC, and UNDP ROLS-conducted different trainings related to WFP. protection and rule of law in the last few months PENHA, with the financial support of OCHA- aimed at uplifting the skills of judiciary personnel of managed HRF, has restocked 717 drought-induced Somaliland to address the problem of HR violations destitute households in 26 villages of Erigavo district and proper investigation and prosecution of of Sanaag region. The restocking scheme was perpetrators. Such trainings include 1) two-month intended to alleviate suffering and improve livelihood capacity building course for 48 judiciary officials conditions of these vulnerable households that lost (judges, prosecutors, and advocates) of Somaliland th their assets due to consecutive droughts that government which started on 29 July 2006 2) affected the region. training for 25 police officers (some of them women) UNDP RRIDP is planning to carry out integretrated and CIDs (Criminal Investigation Department) on interventions for IDPs and other vulnerable groups proper investigation procedures of crimes related to based on assessment on livelihood-integrated women and children (such training was conducted by projects that was done earlier by UNDP RRIDP. specialist from Scotland Yards from Britain) in order Some of immediate activities for IDPs and other to support the recently established women and child vulnerable groups will include revolving fund project desks and justice system of Somaliland in general in which certain vulnerable households will have and finally 3) training on Juvenile Justice System for cash loan to boost their income generation activities. Justice officers for Burao, Hargeisa and Borama.

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UNICEF is planning to start drought interventions in meeting for the cluster will be convened on 29th Hawd livelihood zone where integrated activities October 2006. (education, water, sanitation, health, etc.) will be WHO in collaboration with UNICEF, and Ministry Of carried out. Hawd livelihood zone lies south of Health and Labor (MOHL) carried out polio Hargeisa in Hargeisa region and south of Buroa of vaccination campaign throughout Somaliland in early Togdheer region where majority of the people are September 2006 following reports of polio cases in pastoralists. In these areas alert nutrition situation Somalia and Somaliland (Sool region) in this year. was reported recently (FSAU/UNICEF nutrition The campaign went well in all parts of the country. assessment report) caused by failures of rains in the recent rainy seasons leading to food insecurity and IN August 2006, UNICEF helped set up delivery difficulties in recovery options. services at six maternal and child health (MCH) centers in Burao town of Somaliland. Thirty staff of Health the health centers were trained and delivery kits given to the centers. A total 3,575 children aged less than five years were immunized in Hargeisa. Another Through a workshop organized by WHO in Hargeisa 12,000 children of similar age were provided with on 20th September 2006, Health Cluster was officially Vitamin A supplements and 3,000 women with iron- started in Hargeisa. 20 participants from UN cum-folic acid supplementation for the control and agencies (UNOCHA, UNICEF, WHO), INGOs (WVI, prevention of anaemia (Source: UNICEF Monthly CARE International,) LNGOs (HAVOYOCO, Review Aug 2006). Candlelight, Doses of Hope, and others) and Ministry of Health participated this workshop. There was a general limited and/or lack of understanding of the Water and Sanitation humanitarian reform for most participants since it was the first time for them to hear about it. After UNICEF started implementation of sanitation project some presentations on basic concepts and in which 150 HHS in Dami B are expected to have importance of cluster approach in humanitarian village latrines through Ubax Social and Welfare reform process, the health cluster was officially Organization (LNGO). After completing wire mesh announced and the following action points were fencing, water and sanitation project (setting up agreed upon: - water supply system—water kiosk and tank, 3 • Cluster member organizations to submit latrines, etc) for Dami B school, UNICEF plans also projects based on the CAP 2007 priorities to increase classroom tents from 2 to 4 for the same before the deadline which on 29th school due to reported overcrowd. NRC in September. Health projects for IDPs, urban collaboration with UNICEF runs emergency poor and other vulnerable groups were education (alternative approach to basic education) emphasized to be more likely to get funds in for this school, which attracted many children from Somaliland context. minority clans, displaced communities from South • Development of contingency plan for Bird and Central and other destitute households in the Flu (Avian Flu) for Somaliland was area. recommended. To develop this contingency plan, WHO offered to share the cluster Being of the poorest quarters in Hargeisa, Dami B is members the bird/avian flu Contingency Plan located in the northeast part of Hargeisa and is of Kenyan Government with cluster mainly inhabited by minority groups and IDPs from members. It was noted that any existing the south and central Somalia. Residents in the area contingency plan was related with droughts live small huts congested in small space with no and hence there is a need for developing a sanitation facilities. In addition, due to their status of contingency plan for possible emergency of being from minority clans and from South and bird flu in Somaliland. Bird flu was reported Central Somalia they face discrimination due lack of in the neighboring countries (Ethiopia and clan protection and hence have got higher protection Djibouti) in this year. needs and need attention.

The global designated lead for health is WHO as per HEAL (LNGO) with support of UNICEF is conducting the humanitarian reform process and hence during 5 days training for 30 persons including elders, the meeting, it was agreed this global lead agency to women and youth groups from Minority groups and remain the lead agency in Somaliland as well but co- IDPs of Dami Settlement on hygiene and sanitation. chairs will be selected from cluster members for After this training, 10 persons who are literate will be achieving better responsibilities, accountabilities and specifically trained in separate to carry out hygiene coordination in health sector of Somaliland. The next and sanitation awareness rising in this IDP/Minority group settlement.

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groups including minority groups. The programme UNICEF is also implementing latrine construction targets the school age but out-of-school children of project in Dami and Statehouse. Already 100 slabs the most vulnerable households in IDP/returnee have been provided to 100 HHs in Statehouse. 600 settlements. Such places include StateHouse, Dami, more will be provided in the coming months in Sheik Nur, Mohamed Moge and Ayah settlements in Statehouse alone. Hargeisa, Kosar in Burao town and Harirad in Awdal region. Teachers trained with the curriculum of AABE UNICEF is currently extending water supply system system will be part of the teaching force in the long of Berbera town to Jamalaye IDP settlement. 2 run and many of the students of this programme will water kiosks, 1 water tank and pipeline system will be transferred to formal education system after two be involved in this project. Sanitation component of years of intensive courses for basic education (1 this project covers the construction of school latrines. year in AABE to be equivalent to two years in formal education). UN FAO s officially inaugurated a new office in Hargeisa in early August 2006 consisting of Amoud University (Borama), University of Burao, FAO/SWALIM, and FAO/FSAU. The later has been a University of Hargeisa, and the Civil Service Institute key actor in food security assessment and early (Hargeisa) are among many other institutions, in warning while FAO/SWALIM is new. FAO/SWALIM Puntland and Southern Somalia, that will benefit will assist humanitarian and development actors in from donation of US$200,000 worth of books (about the country in accessing to water and land 10,000 books—predominantly post-1990 information products through a reference library and publications covering the disciplines of business, digital means. FAO SWALIM also aims at improving computer science, humanities (history and social its services to clients including the development of sciences), nursing, law, biology, mathematics, regional water and land datasets and the capacity of physics, chemistry, education, medicine and the relevant government instititutions. During the engineering) and 28 personal computers donated by inauguration ceremony, several four Western Australian universities (University of humanitarian/development actors and government Western Australia, Murdock University, Notre Dame ministers including the Minister of Agriculture and University and Edith Cowan University) with UNDP Livestock appreciated the added value of support to transport these Books to Berbera port. As FAO/SWALIM for Somaliland and improved agreed in advance, University of Hargeisa received presence of FAO in Somaliland. the shipment and is responsible for onward distribution to the other institutions. The shipment Education also includes some hospital supplies for Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa donated by Australian On 12th September 2006, Save the Children Alliance Doctors for Africa, who had recently visited the in collaboration with Ministry of Education and other hospital. UNDP and Curtin Business School (CBS) partners conducted the “Rewrite the Future- mobilized these resources due to dire need of Education for Children in Conflict-Affected Countries” education materials for Somaliland and Somalia. campaign in Hargeisa as part of the global campaign Hargeisa and Amoud Universities were already in over 40 countries worldwide. It is a campaign benefiting the online distance-learning project targeting 3 million more out-of-school children into sponsored by the UNDP under the World Bank school and to improve the quality of education for a LICUS initiative with the technical support by AVU total of 8 million children by 2010—5million of this (African Virtual Universities). number are in school now. However, how many children in Somaliland will benefit from this campaign HUMANITARIAN ACCESS will be decided through the country programme, which is under process (Source: Save the Children Somaliland has been peaceful and calm during this Alliance). Among Rewrite the Future's international quarter with improved security phase from phase 4 supporters the United Nations Under-Secretary- to phase 3 for Hargeisa, Awdal and most parts of General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Sahil Region. However some reported tensions in Relief Jan Egeland. Save The Children advocates for Buhodle area of Togdheer region were contained Education of children to be part of all humanitarian after Ade Muse, the president of Puntland cancelled responses. his initial attempt to pay official visit to this district town due to the tension renewed from Somaliland NRC in collaboration with UNICEF and WFP side. However, access to disputed areas of Sool and implements emergency education programmes eastern Sanaag region is not yet easy for (Alternative Approach to Basic Educations—AABE) humanitarian agencies in IDP settlements and areas with most vulnerable