DRC Humanitarian Situation Report

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January 2019 SITUATION IN NUMBERS

Highlights 1,260,000*Internally Displaced Persons • UNICEF’s response to the North Kivu and Ituri Ebola (IDPs) (HPR 2019) * Estimate for 2019 outbreak can be found on a biweekly basis in the Ebola specific situation reports: 7,500,000 children in need of https://www.unicef.org/appeals/drc_sitreps.html humanitarian assistance (OCHA, HRP 2019)

• Kasai and Kwango: hundreds of Congolese nationals continue to return to DRC from Angola on a daily basis. 1,400,000 children are suffering from Severe Acute malnutrition (DRC Nutrition • Voluntary surrender of more than 500 militia members in Cluster, January 2019) Kasai and Kasai provinces, among those 60 children, after the announcement of the final presidential election results. 3,451 cases of cholera reported in January 2019 (Ministry of Health) • Cholera has been declared as epidemic by the Ministry of Health in Haut Katanga province (944 cases; 26 deaths in 6,839 suspect cases of measles reported in January 2019). January (Ministry of Health)

UNICEF Appeal 2019 UNICEF’s Response with Partners US$ 326 Million

1% of required funds available

UNICEF Sector/Cluster 2019 DRC HAC

UNICEF Total Cluster Total FUNDING STATUS Target Results* Target Results* Funds Carry- Nutrition: # of children with Received Over SAM admitted for therapeutic 911,907 120** 986,708 120** $1.2M $43.8M care Health: # of children in 0% humanitarian situations 1,028,959 623,582 14% vaccinated against measles WASH: # of natural disaster Funding and conflict-affected people 1,277,848 61,386 2,232,120 61,386 Require Gap with access to water, hygiene ments $281M and sanitation basic services $326M Child Protection: # of children benefited from 120,000 9,351 150,000 15,735 86% psychosocial support, including access to child friendly spaces Education: # of school aged boys and girls (5 to 17 years) 908,283 315,468 2,618,866 518,018 affected by crisis receiving learning materials * Total results are cumulative since January 2019 ** This figure only includes data from the Rapid Response to Movements of Population (RRMP) mechanism DRC Situation Report January 2019 Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs In accordance with the joint Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) (2017 – 2019), there are an estimated 13.1 million people in need in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), affected by armed conflicts and mass displacements, human rights abuses and sexual and gender-based violence, food insecurity and malnutrition, health epidemics and natural disasters. The month of January was particularly characterized by a volatile security situation in the aftermath of the presidential elections, while the overall humanitarian situation remained complex and challenging: • Since October 2018, a total of 699,7481 Congolese returning from Angola have crossed the border to DRC. While the initial influx of thousand returnees per day has decreased to a daily return of hundreds of people in several areas. In Kamako in the territory of Kamonia, Kasai Province, e.g., an average of 200 persons cross the border on a daily basis. The humanitarian situation remains precarious in the areas of arrival and requires a concerted response. • Armed conflict is ongoing in Ituri province, in the northern part of Djugu territory, and characterized by activism of several militia groups and interventions by the armed forces of the DR Congo (Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo, FARDC) as well as inter-community conflicts, causing the displacement of ca. 12,000 people, among those 450 school children, as reported by local authorities. Humanitarian activities, including those of the RRMP project, had to be temporarily suspended for two weeks. Despite the volatile security situation, according to local civil society reports, the population has returned to their homes in 40 out of 45 chiefdoms which were affected by the 2018 crisis. According to the latest report of the Education provincial division, school education has resumed at 124 out of the 150 schools that were destroyed between February and June 2018, even though classes have to be held in sheds, churches and residential houses. • In Tanganyika as well as Haut Katanga province, several areas of humanitarian concern, in particular with regard to population displacements and returns, remain inaccessible due to confrontations between militia groups and FARDC. • Humanitarian support was further hampered in South Kivu province due to armed violence, which led to the displacement of 10,000 individuals2. In accordance with the report of the inter-agency mission coordinated by OCHA, in the territory of Kabare, ca. 7000 people have returned since December. • Pursuant to the announcement of the final presidential election results, a wave of voluntary surrenders of militias in Kasai and Kasai Central provinces were observed. More than 500 militias laid down their arms and requested assistance as well as their integration into the armed forces. Among them, a total of 60 children have already been identified while age verification is ongoing at the different sites where the militia have been gathered. While out of those 60 children, 26 children have been placed in host families, 34 children were with their families or still in the site of identification. The Child Protection team has been looking for a transit centre to place them. • In the province of Mai-Ndombe, following the inter-ethnic violence of December 2018, a multi-sectoral needs assessment was conducted by OCHA in cooperation with UNICEF, WHO, WFP, UNHCR and several NGO partners (27 Jan. – 02 Feb.) o In terms of child protection needs, few cases of family separation have been identified but there is an urgent need to implement psychosocial support activities for children and adolescents in both communities affected by the conflict. UNICEF is currently exploring the option to select a partner, who can intervene in this volatile area. o In terms of nutrition, in Yumbi health zone of Mai-Ndombe province, identified needs include nutrition screening or survey and implementation of lifesaving nutrition approaches and

1 This figure is a compilation of data from different sources collected by UNICEF. For the areas of Kongo Central, Lualaba and Kasai provinces : OCHA / DGM Kinshasa, BATID et Programme National de l’Hygiène aux Frontières (PNHF) ; for Central Kasai: Caritas; for Kwango: DGM Kwango during a joint assessment by UNICEF FAO, AIRD/UNHCR, ALDI, RHA, ECVM et TPO, 10 - 20 November 2018 2 According to reports from OCHA and the UNICEF partner Mercy Corps DRC Situation Report January 2019 interventions such as Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), blanket and supplementary feeding and Infant and Young Child feeding program in Emergency (IYCF-E). o With regard to children’s access to education in Yumbi health zone, the following challenges have been identified: disruption of the school calendar with more than one month of interruption; 17 schools have been destroyed (14 schools in Yumbi, 1 school in Bongende Sub division, 2 schools in Nkolo sub division); destruction of WASH infrastructures as well as didactic materials; death of 7 teachers; massive displacement of pupils and teachers and almost complete absence of school division officers. • The number of health zones in alert with regard to nutrition needs (presently at least four indicators out of threshold) has increased from 65 (SNSAP Bulletin #33 covering period from July to September 2018) to 70 (SNSAP bulletin #34 covering period from October to December 2018). The most affected provinces are Central Kasai (21 health zones out of 26), Kwango (10 health zones out of 14) and Sankuru (9 health zones out of 16).

• In January, a cholera epidemic was declared in Haut Katanga province by the Ministry of Health. During the reporting period, a total of 1,833 cases were registered in the three provinces (944 cases and 26 deaths in Haut Katanga, 757 cases and 23 deaths in Haut Lomani, and 132 cases and 0 death in Lualaba). With a total of 49 deceased individuals in January, the average cholera fatality rate in the three provinces is at 2.7 per cent. Considering the total number of 2,306 cases and 68 deaths (fatality rate 2.9 per cent) since January 2018 in Haut Katanga, the 944 cases and 26 deaths in January 2019 represent a significant increase of cholera in this area. • Regarding the measles outbreak, a total of 6,839 suspect cases and 71 deaths were reported in the provinces of Haut Lomami (3,416 cases and 47 deaths), Lualaba (3,237 cases and 24 deaths), and Haut Katanga (186 cases and 0 death). The outbreak in Lualaba requires particular attention since this province has not experienced any epidemic for ten years. The health zones of Kasaji (1,377 cases and 6 deaths) and Dilolo (1,110 cases) of Lualaba province have been particularly affected.

Humanitarian Leadership and Coordination • UNICEF leads five clusters in the DRC humanitarian architecture, at national level in Kinshasa and at provincial hub levels in Bukavu, Goma, Kalemie and Kananga. The clusters are Nutrition, Education, WASH, Non-Food Items and Shelter, and a Working Group on Child Protection which forms part of the Protection Cluster lead by UNHCR. As part of the Ebola response, UNICEF co-leads the commissions on communication, WASH, and psychosocial care. DRC Situation Report January 2019 • UNICEF participates in inter-cluster and inter-organizations meetings at the national and decentralized levels, and is an active member of the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT). • In Kasai and Central Kasai, the Child Protection Working Groups work in collaboration with the Provincial Government and MONUSCO to ensure a rapid and effective demobilization of children from militias. • During the reporting period, the nutrition cluster endorsed the national cluster work plan for 2019 and an operation guidance note for Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergency (IYCF-E) in the Ebola context.

Humanitarian Strategy • The strategic objectives of the joint multi-year and multi-sectoral HRP (2017 – 2019) for the DRC are to (1) improve the living conditions of people affected by crisis, starting with the most vulnerable, (2) protect the affected population and ensure respect for human rights, (3) reduced excess mortality and morbidity among the affected population. • In line with the HRP, a new UNICEF Humanitarian Strategy is currently being developed and will be launched in early 2019. It aims at addressing the significant increase in humanitarian crises through a rapid multi-sectoral and decentralized response, improved coordination and cooperation among humanitarian actors, anticipation and flexibility of funding, and a strengthening of the nexus between rapid emergency response and resilience-building in target areas. • UNICEF continues to support its partners and beneficiaries through: (1) reinforcing access to primary health care at the community and health center levels in areas affected by conflict and disease outbreaks; (2) providing psychosocial support and recreational activities for children who are displaced, separated, unaccompanied, formerly associated with armed groups, or survivors of sexual violence, by also including psychosocial care for affected families; (3) pre-positioning WASH supplies for water purification and chlorination, and supporting the renovation/construction of latrines/water points for disease prevention and response; (4) provision of WASH in Nutrition (WiN) kits and referral and treatment of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM); (5) access to education in a safe and protective learning environment; (6) provision of awareness raising of the communities about response measures and promotion of their active engagement and ownership of the response. • The Rapid Response to Movements of Population (RRMP) mechanism provides for a rapid multi-sectoral first response in areas affected by shocks and mass displacements and paves the way for subsequent mid- and longer-term interventions. • In support of the joint Strategic Response Plan (SRP) III to address the Ebola crisis between the Ministry of Health, World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and other partners, UNICEF’s response strategy focuses on five key areas: communication, WASH, psychosocial care, education, and nutrition.

Summary Analysis of Programme Response

Nutrition Data collection remains a challenge so that the nutrition teams are still verifying the data for January 2019. Under the Rapid Response to the Movement of Population (RRMP) programme, 120 children were reached during the reporting period. The recovery rate is estimated at 96.7 per cent while the death rate is at 1.8 per cent and the default rate around 0.4 per cent (Recommended standard thresholds: Recovery >75%; death rate <5% and default rate <15%). Two nutrition-related Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transition (SMART) surveys that were conducted by the UNICEF implementing partner COOPI in Luambo and Ndekesha health zones of Central Kasai province were validated by the National Nutrition Cluster Coordination in January. The objective was to estimate the prevalence of acute malnutrition among children from 6 to 59 months old. According to the DRC Situation Report January 2019 following results, the prevalence of wasting was found as medium (between 5 and 10 per cent) in Luambo and high in Mdekesha (between 10 and 15 percent):

Health Globale Acute Malnutrition Severe Acute Malnutrition Mortality rate for Children Zones (H/L<2 z) (H/L<3 Z &/ or Oedema) under 5 Luambo 8.6% (6.3 - 11.8) 2.0% (1.2 - 3.5) 2.03 (1.12 - 3.63)

Ndekesha 11.0% (8.5 - 14.2) 1.3% (0.8 - 2.4) 3.8 (2.49 - 5.77)

Health The following results were achieved through UNICEF actions addressing the cholera epidemic in Haut Katanga and Haut Lomami: • Governmental partners were provided with medical items to ensure medical care of 250 affected individuals (amounting to 15 per cent of all cases in the two provinces); • A total of 52,737 persons in Kapolowe health zone in Haut Katanga province benefited from emergency response activities, such as water purification and disinfection of affected households, as well as preventive measures, such as door-to-door awareness raising and mobilization of community networks. • The implementation of emergency response activities and preventive action against cholera via UNICEF implementing partners in the two affected provinces was launched. A total of 35,000 beneficiaries are targeted in Haut Katanga and 71,422 persons are envisaged to benefit from the response in Haut Lomani.

In Kasai and Central Kasai province, UNICEF provided the following primary health care support: • Donation of 11 basic kits and 5 basic malaria kits in seven health areas in Kasai province as well as in four health areas in Central Kasai province. • A total of 6,421 patients (65 per cent under age 5) were treated (malaria 67%), Accute Respiratory Infection (26%) and diarrhea (17%) in the same seven health areas in Kasai province as well as five health areas in Central Kasai province. • A total of 29 survivors (28 women and 1 boy under age 13) of sexual violence were medically attended, 27 of them within 72 hours of the incident.

In Kasai and Central Kasai province, the following support was provided to strengthen routine immunization: • Provision of vaccines and other measures for strengthening routine immunization in seven health areas in Kasai province as well as in five health areas in Central Kasai province; • A total of 2,155 children were vaccinated via Doctors without Borders (Medecins sans Frontieres, MSF) in seven health areas in Kasai province as well as in five health areas in Central Kasai province. Among them, 33 per cent received BCG against tuberculosis, 38 per cent received Penta 3/OPV3/PCV, and 29 per cent received yellow fever/ measles vaccination. Out of the 2,155 children vaccinated, 869 (40%) were not fully immunized and 777 (36%) came from Angola.

Regarding measles, 28,702 children were vaccinated through UNICEF’s support (provision of vaccines and technical support) in Kasanga health zone in Haut Katanga province, reaching 104,6 per cent of the set target of 27,449 children. In Maniema province financial and technical support was provided to organize a response campaign against measles in 12 out of the 18 provincial health zones. A total of 310,107 children (146,696 boys and 163,411 girls) between 6 and 59 months old were immunized, reaching more than 100 per cent of the set target. According to independent monitoring results, in all 12 health zones of Maniema province an average 95 per cent coverage of routine vaccinations has been reached (5 out of the 12 health zones have a higher coverage than 95 per cent; 7 health zones show a coverage of 90 – 94 per cent). Regarding the measles outbreak in DRC Situation Report January 2019 Lualaba province, an analysis of the risk of contagion is being conducted and the estimated budget for response activities is being elaborated. Vaccinations are planned to start in February.

WASH In January 2019, a total of 25,991 people in Kasai and Ituri provinces benefited from WASH packages delivered by UNICEF partners3, addressing about 23,490 people affected by ongoing conflicts and 2,500 people affected by or at risk of being affected by the cholera epidemic. Cluster WASH partners assisted 144,565 people including 90,762 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and 53,803 people affected or at risk of cholera through construction of wells and latrines as well as awareness raising activities. In Ituri province, Angumu health zone, the UNICEF implementing partner Solidarités International provided access to drinking water to a total of 23,491 people affected by ongoing conflicts through chlorination and awareness raising activities. In the Kasai and Kwango region, the UNICEF partners Action Commune pour le Développement (ACD), Rebuild Hope for Africa (RHA) and Médecins d’Afrique (MDA) received funding to reach a total of ca. 200,000 Congolese who returned from Angola with WASH and nutrition activities, construction of water points and latrines, and provision of WASH kits4 to individual beneficiaries, community workshops and focus groups, etc. Respective response activities will be scaled up as of February.

Education In January, a total of 23,544 conflict-affected children (among those 12,243 girls) gained access to quality education and psychosocial support activities as well as refresher courses for children who interrupted the school program more than once in the following locations: Fizi and Baraka territories in South Kivu province; in Kabambare and Lulimba territories in Maniema Province; in Lubero territory in North Kivu province; and in Djugu and Bunia territories in Ituri province. The coverage is three per cent of the targeted 785,660 children to be reached by UNICEF by the end of 2019. Among the children, a total of 5,702 children aged 6 to 11 years have received school supplies. In January, the capacities of 652 teachers were built on the national curriculum, peace education, and psychosocial modules, benefitting at least 32,600 children aged 6 to 11 in Bunyakiri and Penemende territories of South Kivu province; Djugu and Bunia territories of Ituri province; and in Bunyakiri and Penemende terrritories of South Kivu province. The construction and rehabilitation works that begun in 2018 were completed for 96 classrooms in Djugu and Bunia territories of Ituri province, enabling 5,280 children aged 6 to 11 to follow school lessons in an appropriate facility. Among the 96 classrooms, 63 were built and 33 rehabilitated through school grants provided to the schools under the school improvement plan. Several parents and school committees reported that the implemented activities had significantly reduced absenteeism in their schools.

Child Protection In January, a total of 10,301 children (4,403 girls, or 43%) affected by conflict received child protection assistance.5Among them, 288 Children Associated with Armed Forces or Groups (CAAFG) and 621 Un- Accompanied or Separated Children (UASC) were identified and received temporary assistance, and 9,351 children benefitted from recreational activities. 60% of the beneficiaries are from Kasai province due to the activities currently implemented in the context of the displacement of the Congolese population from Angola.

3 Solidarités International and Red Cross Mbuji-Mayi 4 WASH kits include bucket with tap for handwashing, soap, water purification tablets, leaflet 5 Child protection assistance may include: psycho-social assistance, medical care, educational support, socio-economic reintegration, temporary assistance in transit centers and/ or families foster care. DRC Situation Report January 2019

Children assisted by provinces

4,156

1,455 1,397 1,338 733 475 524 201 22

More than 40 per cent of the UASC who benefited from temporary assistance during the reporting period were reunified with their families. Family tracing is ongoing for the other children. 108 survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (38 girls, 3 boys, 67 adults) were identified and provided with holistic response measures6 during the reporting period. In Tanganyika province, 50 officers of the armed forces of the DR Congo (Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo, FARDC) FARDC officers, including one woman, were trained on the UNICEF action plan against sexual abuse and violence. Since the beginning of response activities (November 2018) addressing the displacement of the Congolese returnees from Angola, a total of 3,996 children (1,468 girls) benefited from psychosocial support and from recreational activities through the provision of mobile child friendly spaces in different localities of Kasai province. A total of 499 UASC were identified and received temporary care assistance while 304 UASC (among those, 121 girls) were reunified with their families. Regarding the Ebola outbreak in Nord Kivu and Ituri provinces, a total of 1,276 children (suspect and confirmed cases) received psycho-social support in Ebola Treatment Centres. Psychosocial support and/or material assistance was provided to 1,565 affected families. A total of 908 separated children and orphans were identified and received appropriate care and psychosocial support.

Non-Food Items (NFI) / Shelter Materials During the month of January 11,557 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returnees were provided with access to essential household, personal Non-Food Items (NFIs) and shelter materials in the provinces of Haut Katanga and Tanganyika of a total target of 3,756,122 persons for 2019.

Rapid Response to Movements of Populations (RRMP) In January, the multi-sectoral interventions of the Rapid Response to the Movements of Population (RRMP) programme (including the sectors of Non-Food Items (NFI); unconditional cash; education in emergency contexts; protection; health; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) supported a total of 29,124 persons (in 4,854 households) in the provinces of Ituri, Grand Kasai and Tanganyika. In Grand Kasai, the interventions were carried out in the context of the influx of Congolese nationals returning from Angola while in Ituri and Tanganyika provinces, the interventions were organized to address displacements related to armed violence and inter-community conflicts. More than 18,054 people (3,009 households) in Yangala (Luiza territory / Kasai province) and 11,070 people in Kabeya Mayi (Nyunzu territory / Tanganyika) benefited from cash assistance. In Ituri province, access to health care was facilitated for 8,209 persons and a total of 8,522 children of age 6 to 11 were reintegrated in schools.

6 Holistic response is the overall response to survivors of sexual violence that includes psychosocial care, medical care, socio-economic reintegration and legal assistance

DRC Situation Report January 2019 The following results were achieved through RRMP interventions per sector:

NFI/Cash: • Tanganyika province: 11,070 people reached (1,845 households) • Kasai province: 18,054 people (3,009 households) received multipurpose cash support • North Kivu province: identification of 33.255 beneficiaries (4,905 households) for the provision of NFI/ Cash to take place in February (Beni, Oicha, Maboya, and Mambingi health zones).

Health: • Ituri province: access to health care was facilitated for 7,325 persons among which 1,739 children • Tanganyika province: Health interventions in three IDP camps of Kalunga, Kalonda and Kikumbe/ Eliya around the town of Kalemie are ongoing: 451 children were reached. • South Kivu province: 884 new medical examinations conducted since the beginning of the intervention in Lubimbe and Luhago in Kaniola Health Zone.

Education • Ituri province: 8,522 children of age 6 to 11 were reintegrated in 34 schools of Mukambo (Angumu Health Zone).

WASH • Ituri province: A total of 23,491 individuals have received access to drinking water based on the provision of 13 chlorination points in Mukambo (Angumu Health Zone).

Communication for Development (C4D), Community Engagement and Accountability Regarding cholera in emergency situations, 82 community mobilizers in the four health zones Kalemie, Kongolo, Moba, Kansimba, Nyemba Ankoro were involved in sensitizing 900 people in Tanganyika province about the importance of adequate hand-washing. In 19 health zones in the province of Eastern Kasaï, the awareness of a total of 526,604 people was raised on hygiene measures against Cholera through the involvement of 846 community mobilizers, 850 churches and 901 associations. In the Wangata health zone of Equateur DPS province, awareness raising activities on appropriate waste management and drinking water consumption continued. As part of the C4D support to the response regarding the two cases of circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (cDVPV) reported in the health zone of Mufunga Sampwe in Haut Katanga province, awareness raising interventions were conducted in Haut Katanga province, as well as in the neighbouring provinces of Haut Lomami and Lualaba targeting nine high-risk health zones, including health zones bordering areas affected by epidemics. It is estimated that more than 500,000 parents and caregivers of 0-59 months old infants were reached by messages promoting child immunization. In the context of the crisis of the Congolese nationals returning from Angola affecting Grand Kasai (including Kasaï and Central Kasaï), a C4D emergency plan has been finalized to cover the communication and community engagement needs of sectoral programs. Efforts remained focused on the dissemination of messages about hygiene promotion and the promotion of a culture of peace, reaching approximately 666 schools (including 399 schools in Luiza and 267 schools in Yangala) of Central Kasai. A total of 253,779 people were reached, among those, a total of 25,254 Congolese nationals returning from Angola.

Media and External Communication In January 2019, the Country Office (CO) focused its external humanitarian communication work on two issues, the launch of the Humanitarian Appeal for Children 2019 (HAC 2019) and UNICEF’s response to the Ebola DRC Situation Report January 2019 outbreak in eastern DRC. Jointly with the global launch of the HAC, the CO issued a press release and organized a briefing of the national press in the DRC. The CO participated in the HAC launch of the Luxemburg and Spanish National Committee for UNICEF. Media coverage of the HAC launch in DRC included Acp.com, Adiac.com, Congoactual.com, Xinhuanet.com, All Africa, youpost.fr, le phareonline.net, newswire.ca, interlignes, le Matin, wral.com and l’Essentiel. To coincide with the HAC launch the CO posted In Tanganyika, children are deprived of their childhood, Sifa’s struggle in fighting malnutrition and Displaced by the violence, Shukuru dreams of resuming his normal life on its digital platforms and communicated via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. On the Ebola-outbreak in eastern DRC, the CO issued a press release on 6 months of the Ebola epidemic. Media coverage on Ebola during the reporting period included maliweb.net, La libre Afrique, Radio Okapi, Kinshasa Times, Africanews, CNBC Africa, Washington Post ,knack.be, , dailystar.co.uk, Elpaies.cr, Reuters, Standaard.be , Reliefweb, CGTN, Foreign Policy Mgazine, nacionfarma.com and The Japan Times News. New stories on UNICEF’s response to the Ebola-outbreak were posted: A baby of hope in the midst of the Ebola epidemic and A ‘miracle baby’ amidst an Ebola outbreak.

Funding In January 2019, UNICEF DRC received ca. US$ 1.21 million of the US$ 326 million 2019 HAC appeal amount. In addition, UNICEF has approximately US$ 43.8 million funding available as carry-over from the previous year. In January, UNICEF DRC received grants from the German Foreign Office and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA). There is a current funding gap of US$ 281 million (86 per cent). To support the Ebola response in Ituri and North Kivu provinces, UNICEF response strategy as part of the joint response plan focused on Communication, WASH and Psycho-social Care, Nutrition and cross-cutting Education sector response is estimated at US$ 25.8 million. As of January 31, 2019, the UNICEF Ebola response has a funding shortfall of US$ 3.9 million. The current SRP (2.1) ended on 31 January 2019. The new joint response plan (version 3) developed in cooperation with MoH, WHO and other partners will cover a six-month period until 31 July 2019. DRC Situation Report January 2019

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Annex A

SUMMARY OF PROGRAMME RESPONSE Targets UNICEF and IPs Cluster Response

Overall needs 2019 Total Targetǂ Total results 2019 Target Total results

NUTRITION 1,415,850 # of children 6-59 months with Severe 120 Acute Malnutrition (SAM) admitted 911,907 120* 986,708 (RRMP) for therapeutic care HEALTH 5,480,998 # of children (6 months-14 years) in humanitarian situations vaccinated 1,028,959 623,582 against measles # of people affected by conflict and disease outbreaks having received 607,832 38,823 access to primary health care WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE 8,000,000 # of natural disaster and conflict- affected people with access to water, 1,277,848 61,386 2,232,120 144,565 hygiene and sanitation basic services # of persons in cholera-prone zones and other epidemic affected zones (yellow fever, FHV, etc.) benefitting 2,582,293 2,500 6,436,482 2,500 from preventive as well as WASH cholera-response packages # of severely malnourished children and host family receiving WASH 282,749 0 323,598 0 assistance from the nutrition centres, through to the household level CHILD PROTECTION 4,000,000 # of children associated with armed forces/groups identified and who 6,000 288 7,200 422 benefited from individual follow-up # of children associated with armed forces/groups who benefited from integration/reintegration support 6,000 19 7,200 151

# of Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) identified and/or 8,000 621 10,000 697 placed in alternative care arrangements # of Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) reunified with their 8,000 255 10,000 530 families or provided with long term solutions # of children benefited from psychosocial support, including access 120,000 9,351 150,000 15,735 to child friendly spaces # of girls and boys survivors of gender- based violence provided with a 5,000 108 comprehensive response # of EVD orphans identified who received appropriate care and psycho- 1400 505 social support as well as material assistance EDUCATION 5,237,732 # of girls & boys (5-17 years) affected by conflict or natural disasters given 908,283 35,033 2,618,866** 36,116 DRC Situation Report January 2019 access to quality education and psychosocial activities

# of school aged boys and girls (5 to 17 years) affected by crisis receiving 908,283 315,468 2,618,866 518,018 learning materials # of teachers trained on learner- centered methodologies, peace education, conflict/disaster risk 16,787 12,672 47,616 21,101 reduction (C/DRR), and Psychosocial support # of school aged children reached with Ebola prevention information in 1,090,006 232,669 school NFI/Shelter (RRMP) 6,700,000 # of people provided with essential 481,250 0 3,756,122 11,557 household items, and shelter materials Multipurpose Cash-based 3,337,673 Assistance # of people receive an Unconditional Cash 481,250 432,959 TBC 34,380 Grant COMMMUNICATION FOR 10,500,000 DEVELOPMENT # of members of the formal community development structures and frontline workers trained, certified and actively engaged in 75,000 tbc community surveillance and participation "# of at-risk people in Ebola-affected zones engaged through face-to-face activities and mass media 1,500,000 tbc

*This figure only includes data from the Rapid Response to Movements of Population (RRMP) mechanism ** This figure takes into account our HAC planning figures which are different from the HRP figures. ǂ 2019 total target include program and RRMP target.

DRC Situation Report January 2019

RRMP Contributions to UNICEF Overall Response Those RRMP targets and results are included in the Summary of national 2019 RRMP Response programme response table above.

Target Total results

NUTRITION # of children 6-59 months with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) admitted for 23,870 120 therapeutic care

HEALTH # of children (6 months-14 years) in humanitarian situations vaccinated against 59,675 98 measles # of people affected by conflict and disease outbreaks having received access to 192,500 13,009 primary health care WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE # of natural disaster and conflict-affected people with access to water, hygiene 385,000 37,895 and sanitation basic services # of persons in cholera-prone zones and other epidemic affected zones (yellow 7,700 - fever, FHV, etc.) benefitting from preventive as well as WASH cholera-response packages # of severely malnourished children and host family receiving WASH assistance 23,870 - from the nutrition centres, through to the household level EDUCATION # of girls & boys (5-11 years) affected by conflict or natural disasters given access 122,623 11,489 to quality education and psychosocial activities # of school aged boys and girls (5 to 11 years) affected by crisis receiving learning 122,623 0 materials # of teachers trained on learner-centered methodologies, peace education, 2,502 49 conflict/disaster risk reduction (C/DRR), and Psychosocial support NFI/Shelter (RRMP) # of people provided with essential household items, and shelter materials 481,250 0

Multipurpose Cash-based Assistance # of people receive an Unconditional Cash Grant 481,250 34,380 COMMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT # of members of the formal community development structures and frontline

workers trained, certified and actively engaged in community surveillance and 0

participation "# of at-risk people in Ebola-affected zones engaged through face-to-face

activities and mass media