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SITUATION IN NUMBERS Highlights 31 August 2019

• Due to unprecedented humanitarian emergency in the Region, the level 3,900,000 People in need 2 (L2) emergency for has been activated on August,1, 2019. (Humanitarian Reponses Plan revised - HRP; July 2019) • The number of internal displaced people (IDP) is still on the rise. As of August 2,180,000 Children (<18) in need of 8th, 2019, 168,515 1 people are internally displaced in Mali due to humanitarian assistance intercommunity and armed conflicts, mainly in the central region. (Mali HRP revised July 2019) • Heavy rains and floods have affected nearly 78,000 people, mainly in the Internally displaced people regions of , , Segou, , and Sikasso. 168,515 (Commission of Movement of Populations Report, 08 August • From January to August, 84,061 children with severe acute malnutrition were 2019) treated whom 23,770 were admitted during the reporting period. 87,627 Internally displaced children • As of August 2019, UNICEF provided short term emergency distribution of (Commission of Population Movements (CMP) Report, 08 household water treatment and hygiene kits as well as sustainable water August 2019)

supply services to 179,014 people in the regions of Mopti and Gao. 920 schools closed as of August 2019 • During the reporting period, UNICEF provided 25,341 children affected by (Education Cluster dashboard – August 2019) conflict with psychosocial support and other child protection services, in the regions of Mopti, Timbuktu, Kidal, Gao and district. UNICEF Appeal 2019 (HAC) US$ 47 million

UNICEF’s Response with Partners

UNICEF Sector/Cluster UNICEF Total Cluster Total Target Results* Target Results* Nutrition: # of SAM (severe Funding Status 2019* 2 4 acute malnutrition) children (6- 190,000 84,061 190,000 84,061 Fund 59 months) treated received WASH: # of affected 8.0 M population provided with 1,000,00 temporary access to safe water 85,500 119,550 162,832 (water trucking, aquatabs, 0 2019 Funding Carry chlorine) Requirement: Forward 47 M 6.6 M Health: #of children under 5 980,500 909,435 vaccinated against measles Child Protection: # of children Funding Gap who received protection 32.2 M services including psychosocial 92,000 90,914 120,000 98,494 support, interim care, and family and community reunification Education: # of out of school boys and girls (3 to 17) affected 150,000 42,638 357,000 63,1073 by crisis accessing education

1 CMP: Population Displaced Report as of August 8 2019 2 HRP revised as of July 2019 3 The total cluster result is now righteously counting UNICEF numbers aswell. No change in August 2019 as schools are not yet open.

Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs The humanitarian situation is still complex and volatile mainly caused by armed conflict and intercommunity clashes in central and northern regions. The number of IDPs has increased from 147,861 people on 30 June 2019 to 168,515 as of 8 August with the majority in Mopti and Segou regions. Of the 81,338 people at risk of flooding, 78,115 people have already been affected 4 . Stronger precipitations are expected in the coming weeks while the level of may rise as waters will be released from dams of Guinea and Mali.

920 schools remained closed at the end of the school year of which 598 in the Mopti region affecting 276,000 children5. A total of 650,000 people6 is expected to be at risk of severe food insecurity and livelihood compared to 416,000 initially, which could result in more cases of acute malnutrition than initially anticipated and as reflected in the revised version of the 2019 HRP. From July to August, a total of 195 allegations of child rights grave violations incidents have been reported, compared to 234 as of-June 2019. During its July visit in Mali, the SRSG CAAC expressed concern over the situation and advocated for enhancing efforts and actions to prevent and end violations against children.

Estimated Population in Need of Humanitarian Assistance (Estimates calculated based on initial figures from Mali Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) 2019, revised in July, OCHA) Start of humanitarian response: Total Male Female Total Population in Need 3,900,000 1,911,000 1,989,000 Children (Under 18) 2,180,000 1,068,200 1,111,800 Children Under Five 858,0007 420,420 437,580 Children 6 to 23 months 139,620 68,413 71206 Pregnant and lactating women 195,000 0 195,000

Humanitarian Leadership and Coordination • The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs coordinates humanitarian action with Humanitarian Country Team (HCT). • UNICEF is leading 3 clusters (WASH, Nutrition and Education) and 1 sub-cluster (Child Protection) and participating in Inter- cluster coordination forum at national and regional levels. • UNICEF also contributed to the revision of the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) of Mali in July 2019 and participated in the development of the inter-agency response plan on floods under the leadership of OCHA. • UNICEF organized two workshops on emergency preparedness and response (EPR) in August to strengthen the capacity of 100 government officials at national and provincial levels.

Humanitarian Strategy

UNICEF strategy is aligned with the interagency Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and the Government's national Humanitarian plan. UNICEF Mali continues to strengthen the national health and nutrition systems to deliver services emergencies, including the management of SAM cases through an integrated package of activities, hygiene promotion and the provision of water treatment and hygiene kits, measles vaccination and Integrated Management of Childhood Illness. UNICEF is continuing to rehabilitate and construct water systems and provide full package of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services to health centers. In affected areas, UNICEF is promoting the continuity of education through community mobilization, community learning centers and the provision of school supplies. UNICEF is providing psychosocial support to conflict-affected children; support the release of children from armed forces and groups; facilitate the reunification of unaccompanied and separated children with their families; and provide girl survivors of gender-based violence with community care and socio-economic reintegration.

Summary Analysis of Programme Response

Nutrition By the end of August 2019, 84,061 children aged 6 to 59 months were treated for severe acute malnutrition in health centers across the country, representing 53% of the cases expected for this year. Increased admissions were noticed in the region of Mopti associated to the intercommunal conflict and massive displacement of populations to both Mopti and Segou regions. More data will

4Joint Floods Emergency Response Plan of Ministry of Solidarity and Poverty alleviation and OCHA, August 2019 5 Education cluster dashboard as of 30 June 6 According to the food security cluster and based on the July 2019 revised HRP 7 22% of Children Under 18 based on Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene: 2018 Statistical Yearbook of the Local Health Information System

become available with the SMART survey currently underway. For the period under review, 39,757 children under the age of five were screened. This brought to 166,798 the total number of children under five screened since January 2019. Despite a serious humanitarian situation, the nutrition program performance indicators remained within the recommended SPHERE standards: Cure rate 91,5 per cent, death rate is 0,6 per cent, defaulter rate is 7,5 per cent while 0,4 per cent is considered not responding to treatment. The 2019 SMART survey process is underway and covers the whole country and; integrates the collection of data on the IYCF.

WASH As of August 2019, UNICEF supported 119,550 people (of which 50,220 people from July to August) in Mopti, Timbuktu and Gao regions through short-term emergency kits distribution including water treatment products. Some 59,464-people gained access to safe water through the rehabilitation and construction of 149 water points (86 in July and August benefiting to 34,264) either through boreholes equipped with hand pumps, solar pumping systems or by wells). Some 179,014 people (84,484 in July and August) benefited from both temporary and permanent drinking water services. Following the deadly attacks of the villages of Ogossagou and Sobane Dah, in the district of and Sangha respectively, UNICEF and its partners has implemented emergency WASH response (150 emergency latrines, 75 emergency showers, 5 washing areas, 3 waste management incineration pits under construction, 119 households received hygiene kits and tap stands) in IDPs camps and water treatment products to host communities. A total of 3,993 children with severe acute malnutrition and their family, representing a total of 23,958 people in Mopti, Timbuktu and Taoudénit regions were covered through distribution of WASH and Nutrition kits (1553 children and their family for July and August).

Health The health system in the center and north regions continues to face the consequences of the ongoing crisis with a lack of minimum health services in some health facilities. In Mopti region, some 11 heads of health facilities left their positions due to intercommunity’s violence. UNICEF response aims sees at providing lifesaving interventions through the distribution of emergency health kits. For this reporting period, 5441 children 0-5 years in has been treated for malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia. Malaria chemoprevention campaign has been held in Dire health, where 37,582 children 3 -59 months has treated. A total of 780 patients among them 344 under fourteen year of age received care and treatment in Mopti displacement sites. Community and health facility- based diseases surveillance is being strengthened to timely detect epidemic diseases.

Education As part of the inclusive consultation frameworks, 548 community members in Mopti and 210 in Tombouctou have been organized to ensure that communities are engaged in the projects with the aim that they actively support access to education, act as educational advocates and contribute to securing educational activities. A total of 217 children (122 girls) in Mopti and 352 (146 girls) in Tombouctou benefitted from access to education thanks to the construction of 10 temporary learning spaces.

UNICEF launched an important initiative to put together a proposal for the Education Cluster on reopening of 392 non-functional Schools before the new schoolyear starts. The initiative has been submitted to donors.

As a contribution to the overall 2019 target of 245,000 children affected by crisis receiving learning /school materials, Unicef in collaboration with Search for Common Ground, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and International Emergency and Development Aid (IEDA Relief), aims at creating awareness in communities to ensure the continuity of education for 94,000 children in Mopti, Segou and Timbuktu regions.

Child Protection During the reporting period, some 25,341 children benefited from community psychosocial support (PSS) in child friendly spaces and other recreational and secure spaces (transit and orientation centers) in the central and northern regions as well as the district of Bamako. UNICEF trained 57 staffs from the implementing partners on PSS activities in the region of Mopti to make them able to plan and organize child friendly activities. These partners included COOPI, BNCE, APDF and DRPFEF/Government.

A total of 46 new cases of children released from armed groups in Gao, Kidal, Mopti, and Timbuktu, benefited from interim care (medical, food, psychosocial support) in 4 transit and orientation centers in Ga0, Bamako, Mopti and Kidal thanks to UNICEF implementing partners. Additionally, 45 children have benefited from socioeconomic reintegration activities in the central and north regions. A total of 112 unaccompanied and separated children benefited from protection services and interim care and 56 unaccompanied children were reunited with their families in the regions of Gao, Mopti, Kidal, and Tombouctou. These results were achieved in partnership with the National and Regional Directorates of Women, Children and Family Promotion, but also UNICEF other implementing partners including COOPI, Centre Kanuya, Terre des Hommes, ATDED and Solisa-Kidal.

Communications for Development (C4D), Community Engagement & Accountability

As of August 30, four months after the attack in Ogossagou, UNICEF continued its support to the Regional Direction of Social Development (DRDS) of Mopti and its partners, to implement the C4D emergency plan. The interventions focus on life-saving information and priority key family practices via spots and microprograms produced and broadcasted by five Community radios in the Mopti region. To date, 59.244 (29.201 men and 30.043 women) IDP and host community were reached by door to door visits and educational talks, organized by 30 social mobilizers from the IDP camps. The five (5) local radios broadcasted 16.220 spots and microprograms on Essential Family Practices, lifesaving information and social cohesion.

The 1,300 young actors for peace and national reconciliation in Mopti and Ségou regions continued to carry out social mobilization and community dialogue sessions (including in the IDP sites) on peace and social cohesion, focus groups discussions and home visits. In the Mopti Region, the door to door visits had reached 53. 407 (10.634 households) persons, and 18 393 persons (5 893 women) participated actively of 720 Focus Group Discussion. Finally, 81 community dialogues were organized in the 13 communes where 3.440 persons participated.

Media and External Communication

To draw attention to the increase in grave violations against children, UNICEF Mali launched its #ChildrenUnderAttack campaign, disseminating an interactive digital report and launching a new microsite. A global press release and media interviews resulted in coverage in over 70 international outlets, including in the top tier media the Telegraph, The Guardian, Reuters, BBC World, RFI and VOA. Video profiles of conflict-affected children garnered over half a million views. Mali was featured prominently in the regional Child Alert on education in emergencies, which was launched immediately following the visit of the UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Charlotte Petri Gornitzka and Global Goodwill Ambassador Muzoon to Mopti.

Funding

In the revised HAC, UNICEF is requesting US$ 47 million to meet the humanitarian needs of childen in Mali while facilitating access to quality basic social services. As of 31 August 2019, the funding gap is 69 per cent. Two multisectoral proposals for CERF Underfunded for a total of $US 1.65 million were approved.

UNICEF in Mali wishes to express its deep gratitude for the contribution from key partners including Government of Denmark, Sweden, ECHO, Spain, Norway, the CERF and USAID/Food for Peace for their regular contribution for the affected population the ongoing complex crisis in Mali.

Funding Requirements (as defined in 2019 Humanitarian Appeal) Funds available Funding gap Appeal Sector Requirements Funds Received Carry-Forward $ % Current Year Nutrition 17,950,000 4,377,185 6,195,867 7,376,948 41% WASH 13,752,000 657,208 0 13,094,792 95% Health 1,470,750 280,976 130,000 1,059,774 72% Child Protection 5,000,000 1,431,148 250,937 3,317,915 66% Education 7,500,000 838,328 0 6,661,672 89% Emergency 1,250,000 434,484 30,000 785,516 63% Coordination Total 46,922,750 8,019,329 6,606,804 32,296,617 69%

Next SitRep: 30/09/2019

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Who to contact Lucia Elmi Felix Ackebo Anne Daher Aden for further Representative Deputy Representative, Chief of Field Ops and Emergency, information: UNICEF Mali UNICEF Mali UNICEF Mali Tel: (+ 223) 44 97 69 69 Tel: (+223) 75 99 54 44 Tel: (+223) 75 99 62 50 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Annex A

SUMMARY OF PROGRAMME RESULTS

UNICEF and IPs Cluster Response Change Change since last since Overall 2019 Total 2019 Total report last needs Target Results* Target Results* ▲▼ report ▲▼ NUTRITION # of children 6-59 months with Severe Acute 190,0004 190,000 84,061 23,770 190,0004 84,061 23,770 Malnutrition (SAM) admitted for therapeutic care. # of health centres offering malnutrition NA 1,379 1,379 0 1,379 1,379 0 treatment. HEALTH # of children under 5 vaccinated against measles 980,500 909,435 32,630 # of children under five reached each round of polio NA 1,423,587 1,420,199 0 campaign in northern regions WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE # of affected population provided with temporary access to safe water (water trucking, aquatabs, 85,500 119,550 50,220 1,000,000 162,832 53,790 chlorine) # people accessing the agreed quantity of water for 222,500 179,014 84,484 1,037,767 276,032 114,990 drinking, cooking and personal hygiene 1,300,0008 # people living in environments free of open 50,000 19,168 2,728 378,500 21,338 2,728 defecation # children accessing WASH facilities in learning 25,000 6,987 237 133,700 8,187 237 environments CHILD PROTECTION Number of children who received psychosocial support in child friendly spaces or other secure 272,038 92,000 90,914 25,341 120,000 98,494 26,026 spaces. Number of children suspected and / or released from forces and armed groups /CAAFAGs receiving 54 500 400 207 46 500 218 interim care or family reunification (including children released from detention) Number of children released from forces and armed groups /CAAFAGs accessing to reintegration 45 500 400 140 45 500 151 opportunities and / or socio-economic reintegration. Number of unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) identified and placed in alternative care arrangements (FAT - CTO) or who have benefited 900 600 399 112 900 588 159 from individual follow-up (Data disaggregated by sex) Number of unaccompanied and separated children reunited with their biological families (Data 900 600 150 56 900 258 87 disaggregated by sex) EDUCATION # of school aged boys and girls (3 to 17) affected by 451,000 245,000 20,734 0 357000 59,4249 0 crisis receiving learning /school materials # of out of school boys and girls (3 to 17) affected 451,000 150,000 42,638 0 357000 63,10710 0 by crisis accessing education. # Boys and girls (3 to 17) affected by crisis attending education in a classroom where the 451,000 50,000 29,564 29,564 357,000 29,564 29,564 teacher has been trained in psychosocial support

*Total results for all sectors are cumulative.

8 Number of people requiring humanitarian assistance in Water, Hygiene and Sanitation as per 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview. 9The total cluster result is now righteously counting UNICEF numbers aswell. No change in August 2019 as schools are not yet open.

10 The total cluster result is now righteously counting UNICEF numbers aswell. No change in August 2019 as schools are not yet open