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UNICEF Somalia Monthly Review UNICEF Somalia Monthly Review November 2006 One million could be organizations have been involved in the Contents… distribution of non-food items as well as affected by floods hygiene promotion. In the Juba Valley Floods affect almost the response has been challenged by 1000,000 Somalia…1 Widespread flooding has directly limited and reduced presence on the affected an estimated 340,000 people ground by humanitarian agencies. Political and security along riverine areas in Central/Southern developments…2 Somalia: 194,000 along the Shabelle Programme and 146,000 along the Juba. If the situation persists, upto one million Updates… people could be directly affected in the coming weeks. In Northeast Somalia Health update…3 (‘Puntland’), recent heavy rainfall has Nutrition update…3 caused localized flooding. The floods came at a time when almost 1.8 million Water and people (August 2006 estimates) in Environmental Somalia were facing a highly vulnerable Sanitation update…4 humanitarian context and in need of assistance and still recovering from the Education update…4 Cowering under cold, but glad to have some effects of a major drought. polythene for shelter, these residents of Youth development Farbaraki village, Balad district are some of update…4 Since mid-September food relief, shelter the beneficiaries of UNICEF support Credit: materials and tens of thousands of UNICEF Somalia/CSZ Office-Yalahow. HIV/AIDS update …4 treated mosquito nets and sandbags have been distributed by the UN and its Child Protection…5 partners. More non-food items (NFIs), medical, food and other supplies are Communication for being prepared for transport to affected development update…6 areas. Different organizations are taking the lead in coordinating the flood OTHERs response Along the Juba and Shabelle rivers. Local authorities and the Somali Somali youth poll…3 Red Crescent Society are providing support. Both the Transitional Federal Partnerships…6 Government (TFG) and the Council of Somali Islamic Courts (COSIC) have Marooned by floods, these houses in Hiran established flood emergency UNICEF is assisting are a stark reminder of the challenges facing committees at local level with whom UN 250,000 people in relief efforts in Central/Southern Somalia agencies are cooperating and sharing urgent need of where UNICEF continues to provide relief supplies.To date, information. support. Credit: Somali Red Crescent Society. UNICEF has delivered shelter materials, In Hiran, the response has resulted in The total needs for the ongoing floods delivery of food, water trucking and blankets, jerry cans, response are estimated at around US$ soap, cooking sets, provision of medical treatment. In Middle 28.4 million, of which around US$ 10.3 and Lower Shabelle, UNICEF and other hand tools, sandbags, nutrition supplies and birth delivery kits. In addition, supplies for water treatment are being distributed. UNICEF Somalia Monthly Review 2 million has been provided by the UN’s and COSIC would have a disastrous UNICEF Central Emergency Response Fund impact on the ability of communities to Operational (CERF). Beneficiaries have so far cope and exacerbate already precarious Areas… included the Food and Agriculture food security and livelihood conditions. Organization, WFP and UNICEF. The humanitarian community is appealing to Political and Security Northwest Zone – donors for an additional US$18.1 million Hargeisa Office to cover activities in the sectors of developments update… health, water and sanitation, nutrition, Awdal food, logistics, protection, education, The Council of Somali Islamic Courts West Galbeed livelihoods and early recovery. organized demonstrations in Mogadishu Togdheer to protest against a proposed UN Sahil Somalis and local authorities have also Security Council resolution in support of Sool undertaken self-help initiatives. A the deployment of foreign peacekeepers Sanaag Council of Somali Islamic Courts and lifting of the arms embargo on (COSIC) initiative in Mogadishu raised Somalia. Following talks between the about US$500,000 for the flood-affected Speaker of the now-split TFG Northeast Zone – from local and Diaspora contributions. Parliament, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, Bossaso Office Priority needs are mainly in the water and some MPs with representatives of and sanitation sector given that COSIC in Mogadishu, the two sides Bari outbreaks of waterborne diseases are of agreed on the need to continue Nugal major concern. Access to affected deliberations geared towards securing a Mudug populations remains a big challenge peaceful resolution to differences with more boats and aircraft required. between COSIC and the TFG Due to little or no infrastructure, and leadership based in Baidoa. TFG Central and flooding itself, several primary roads are President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and Southern Zone – now completely impassable while the Prime Minister Ali Ghedi opposed Baidoa, Jowhar airstrips are either dilapidated or the Speaker’s initiative. and Mogadishu unusable because of the rains. Trucks have been stuck in the mud for days In the late afternoon of 30 November, a Galgaduud trying to transport food. car bomb explosion at a check point Hiran near Baidoa killed eight people including Middle Shabelle Two helicopters have been secured by a child. Lower Shabelle WFP to offer logistics support to UN and Benadir NGOs. Flights are in many cases the Various reports of skirmishes between Lower Juba only means of transporting aid supplies COSIC and TFG troops and militia Middle Juba and WFP plans to start food air drop backed by Ethiopia were reported. One Gedo operations. of the skirmishes was between COSIC Bay forces and those of Colonel Abdi Bakool Qaybdid, an ally of the TFG in On the political front, any outbreak of Bandiradley – 60km south of Galkayo. fighting resulting from deterioration in Several people were killed and others the present political stand-off between injured. the Transitional Federal Government 2 UNICEF Somalia Monthly Review 3 A delegation led by the Special Envoy of health (MCH) centres and training of UNHEARD the UN Secretary General for Somalia, health workers took place in Adale, VOICES Ambassador Francis Fall, visited Baidoa Warsheikh, Runnirgod and Merka. on 21 November and met the TFG Somali youth get President and Prime Minister. The UNICEF supported a three-week a hearing delegation urged both the TFG and the training of trainers course in the COSIC to continue dialogue and avoid prevention of mother to child An opinion poll escalating conflict in Somalia. transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. It took conducted in May among Somali children place in Jinja, Uganda. A total of 20 from across the Unrest: A riot broke out in Berbera town, participants from Somalia took part. country gives voice to Sahil region of Somaliland on Thursday, their dreams, November 17. The disturbances Donations: Three ambulances were aspirations and occurred as residents protested the donated to provide support to opinions. removal of metal scrap for export from community-based emergency The poll initiated by the former Berbera Cement Factory obstetric care in Puntland. The UNICEF in partnership compound. Five people were injured vehicles will serve communities in with Africa Child Policy and one reported killed in the effort to Hafun, the worst-hit location by the Forum is the first of its quell protestors. Tsunami of December 2004, Bender kind in Somalia: a country that has not Beyla and Eyl. known peace for close Health update… to 16 years. It sampled Nutrition update… 531 children (286 boys and 245 girls) aged Advocacy: Social mobilization was between 9 and17 conducted to raise awareness on Training: Thirty health workers from years old, in four key maternal health services available in Burao and Borama hospitals in urban and rural Somaliland. Advocacy was also carried Somaliland were trained in locations (Merca, Beletweyne, Bossaso out for immunization against polio. Print management of severe malnutrition. and Hargeisa). and electronic media carried content on Another 90 staff of MCH centres were issues crucial to the immunization trained in administration of vitamin A The poll indicates that exercise. and iron-cum-folic acid parents are crucial in instilling important supplementation to mothers after values and indicates Polio: A polio immunization campaign delivery. In Puntland, UNICEF in that the following as took place between 6 and 8 November collaboration with the Galkayo the most important in Puntland. UNICEF in partnership with Education Centre for Peace and values instilled by WHO, media and NGOs mobilized Development trained 35 people in them: ‘respect for others’, ‘telling the communities to ensure immunization of advocacy for breastfeeding. Training truth’, ‘not stealing’ and 141,965 children. of community and maternal health “being responsible.’ centre workers commenced in areas Training: Personnel were trained to affected by the Tsunami of 2004. 90% of Somali children sampled, enjoy a carry out a measles campaign in Elbur remarkably good and Galhareri and other locations in relationship with their Central/Southern Somalia. parents and appreciate Rehabilitation of maternal and child them most for their love, and care. Poll highlights appear in boxes in next two pages….2 3 UNICEF Somalia Monthly Review 4 Water and Environmental teachers, students, local authorities UNHEARD VOICES….2 and community members as part of Sanitation update… the effort to promote school clubs for According to the poll, two-thirds of the child-to-child learning.
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