CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: a CALL for HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE Responding to the Needs of Those Affected by the Emergency in CAR

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE Responding to the needs of those affected by the emergency in CAR

Updated May 2015

The displacement site in Batangafo, about 330 kilometers north of the capital, Bangui, is overcrowded with more than 30,000 people and daily receiving hundreds of people driven from their homes by violence. © OCHA/Gemma Cortes PEOPLE IN NEED IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC BY PROVINCES

Vakaga SUDAN 35,500

CHAD Bamingui Bangoran 27,300 SOUTH CAMEROON Nana- Haut-Kotto Ouham SUDAN Ouham- Gribzi 45,100 72,000 pende 300,600 Haut- Ouaka 284,300 Mbomou Kemo 234,900 Nana 30,000 Mambéré 95,400 Mbomou Ombella M’Poko 63,700 138,400 261,700 Basse- Kotto Mambéré Kadéi 166,000 Lobaye Bangui 171,800 77,100 453,200 Sangha Mbaéré DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 61,900 REPUBLIC OF CONGO For information on assessed and targeted people by all clusters active in the Central African Republic, please consult the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) 2015. car.humanitarianresponse.info Source: HRP - December 2014

2.7 MILLION PEOPLE IN NEED

2 MILLION $ 612.9 MILLION PEOPLE TARGETED FUNDS REQUESTED TO RECEIVE AID

This report is produced by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from January to 31December 2015. It was frst issued in December 2014.

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries

2 KEY REPERENCES: Situation Overview CONTEXT AND PRINCIPAL HUMANITARIAN PROBLEMS 2015 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) The context of the Central African Republic (CAR) remains one of the worst protection crises faced by the international community at a global level. and 2015 Humanitarian Response Humanitarian needs are enormous. More than 5,000 people have been Plan (HRP) killed in violence since December 2013, and over 426,000 people are still displaced across the country, fearing violence and terrible human rights available at: violations. More than 187,000 refugees have fled to neighbouring coun- car.humanitarianresponse.info tries since the start of the crisis, bringing the total number of CAR refugees www. unocha.org/car in the region to over 460,000. The CAR crisis is having a serious negative impact on the security, eco- nomics and other aspects of life in neighbouring countries. Despite the 2.7 million massive humanitarian needs, dangerous conditions – killing, kidnapping, people in need looting - are making it very difficult for aid workers to help Central Africans in desperate need. 2 million The basic social services have significantly deteriorated. Public health people TO RECEIVE AID units are lacking essential medicine and medical equipment. Students have missed almost two complete school years. More than 30 per cent of 426,000 the population lives with food insecurity and laks access to drinking water, internally hygiene and sanitation. Between 6,000 and 10,000 children have been displaced recruited for armed groups. Many cases of gender violence continue to be reported, including among displaced individuals, generally instigated by 700,000 armed men. returned individuals

1.4 MILLION RESPONSE IN 2015 individuals Based on assessed humanitarian needs and identified response priorities, with food insecurity humanitarian partners in Central African Republic will be targeting 2 million people in need. Funding requirements in 2015 stand at US$612.9 million. The Strategy Response Plan complements the Government efforts by fo- cusing on the provision of safety-nets for the most vulnerable communities.

Strategic Objectives

To immediately improve the living conditions of newly displaced individuals, ensuring their protection and 1 providing them with basic goods and social services

To reinforce the protection of civilians, including their basic rights, in particular those of children and 2 women 3 To increase access to basic services and means of subsistence for vulnerable men and women To facilitate sustainable solutions for displaced individuals and refugees particularly in areas of re- 4 turn or reintegration

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PROTECTION An estimated 550,000 people – including displaced people, host communities and other affected vulnerable people – will be assisted with protection services. Key activities include the provision of medical, psychosocial and legal support to Gender Based Violence (GBV) survivors, reunification of separated and unaccompanied minors with their families, reintegration of children formerly associated with armed groups into the community, monitoring borders, listening centers and improving the protective en- vironment through prevention and response measures according to the specific needs of boys, girls, men and women. Activities will focus on the displaced populations and host families, where there is presence of separated and unaccompanied children, children formerly associated with armed forc- es and groups; and where GVB and violation of basic rights are pervasive. NUTRITION Humanitarian agencies believe over 32,000 children in CAR will suffer from se- vere acute malnutrition, 78,000 from moderate acute malnutrition and more than 65,000 pregnant and lactating women malnutrition in 2015. Nutritional services will be provided to 87,000 children and 32,000 pregnant and lactating women in need. The focus will be on provision of basic life-saving activities and community resilience-building activities, mainly targeting displaced communities where malnutrition rates are above emergency levels, vulnerable rural people in hotspot areas, and preventive nutrition programmes. The food security and nutrition clusters will continue to coordinate their activities through the joint identification of geograph- ical hotspots, most vulnerable groups and integrated food and nutrition services.

FOOD SECURITY Widespread looting and insecurity has taken a heavy toll on crops, livestock, fish- ing and is eroding the capacity of people across the country to secure sufficient food. About 1,520,000 people are facing serious food insecurity according to the October 2014 Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. Livelihoods and food production need to be restored to avoid further deterioration. The Food Security Cluster has recalibrated food security targets following taking into account livelihoods, seasonality and vulnerability of the target population. Of 1,5 million people food insecure, 1.2 million people will be targeted with a combination of responses that seek to improve immediate access to food and safety nets as well as livelihood asset responses which build community and household level resilience. Specific activities will include food and vouchers distributions and seasonal inputs support consist primarily of seed packages, livestock distribution and capacity building. The fighting across the country has left over half the population – 2.7 million people – in need of humanitarian assistance. There are about 436,000 people still internally displaced. More than 187,000 have left CAR and become refugees in neighbouring countries since December 2013. © OCHA/Gemma Cortes 4 WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE Cluster partners plan to assist 1.4 million (61 per cent) of the 2.3 million people who lack access to WASH services in CAR. WASH activities will focus on displaced people and people at risk of AWD/ cholera, acutely malnourished children and children attending schools. Health and WASH clusters will continue to implement joint strategies to prevent and mitigate the impact of disease outbreaks, particularly seasonal acute watery diarrhoea/cholera. HEALTH An estimated 1,4 million people – 70 per cent of the 2 million people in need of health services in CAR – will be reached through provision of primary and secondary health care services, focus- ing on displaced people, host communities, underserved rural and urban areas. The focus will be on prevention of and timely response to outbreaks of different communicable diseases. Ac- cess to essential life-saving health services at primary health care facilities will be increased, and support to major hospitals including training staff to improve the quality of the health services. The response will also focus on preventing maternal deaths and responding to maternal obstetric needs of pregnant women and girls. EDUCATION Of 1.4 million children who do not have access to education in CAR, the cluster will target 551,000 children. This will be done through the rehabilitation of existing class rooms, construction of tempo- rary learning spaces, provision of basic equipment, increased access to non-formal education and vocational training, training on life-saving messages, and the provision of emergency incentives for teachers. Programmes implemented will use learning and learning spaces as entry points for life-saving activities and knowledge, and work to ensure the right to education for all boys and girls.

SHELTER AND NON FOOD ITEMS About 600,000 people displaced will receive emergency assistance packages and transitional or permanent shelters. In cooperation with the Protection Cluster, the cluster will continue to advocate with the authorities for durable solutions for displaced and returned people. that want a voluntary return to their places of origin. The cluster will also continue to work very closely with the Durable Solutions Unit within UNDP, targeting mainly those who are willing to return and are in need of permanent shelter. The cluster will continue to map out the basic services of all settlements for displaced people in CAR to ensure a base-line for improved targeting purposes.

Displaced children continue to smile despite thoughest times at Aerodrome site in Bambari. © OCHA/Gemma Cortes 5 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID RESPONSE OPERATIONS THE RAPID RESPONSE MODEL The rapid response mechanism (RRM) is the humanitarian community’s tool for conducting multi-sectoral assessments (MSA) in areas where there is a need for additional capacity of humanitarian actors to conduct quick evaluations. Following a crisis with possible humanitarian consequences, RRM teams are immediately deployed to collect data on vulnerabilities of the affected area’s populations; data is shared widely with the entire humanitarian community through coordination mechanisms already in place in order to determine appropriate intervention strategies. Coordinated by UNICEF with support from OCHA, the RRM intervenes everywhere in the country through its international NGO implementation partners. Emergency RRM interventions are a last resort tool in the non-food, shelter/ goods, and water, hygiene and sanitation sectors, and are an integral part of the sectoral response strategy of concerned clusters. ENHANCING CIVILIAN PROTECTION Grave human right violations including intercommunity targeted attacks on civilians are rampant. A protection strategy ensures monitoring, advocacy and response to mitigate the effects of violence while prioritizing the most vulnerable groups such as women and children. Teams will be established to monitor protection risks, concerns and gaps, including the exposure of women and girls to Gender Based Violence. A Protection of Civilians (PoC) mechanism is in place through the inteegrated mission wide operational working group in coordination with the MINUSCA. They will also support communication with beneficiary groups on response operations.

EXPANDING HUMANITARIAN ACCESS Active hostilities, threats to aid workers and assets and movement restrictions remain major challenges. Access negotiations with parties to the conflict continue including emphasizing respect for ground rules, Humanitarian Principles International Humanitarian Law, the neutrality and impartiality of aid and the rights of affected civilians. Thanks to strong international engagement and fast-tracking initiatives, partners are resolving access challenges with authorities and conflict partners step by step.

CAPACITY TO DELIVER The number of operational humanitarian partners in CAR has more than doubled (from 47 to 108) since 2014. The deployment of highly qualified and experienced surge staff bolstered the immediate response and expanded the reach of humanitarian operations. Delivery outside of Bangui improved in the latter half of 2014, with decentralized teams and hub coordinators put in place, and the Rapid Response Mechanism strengthened. INGO and UN staff are now present in 41 locations outside of Bangui. However, some hard-to-reach regions, especially in the north and east, still have little In all IDPs sites, potable water is distributed on international humanitarian presence due to logistical and security a daily basis to prevent waterborne diseases. challenges. Community volunteers also promote best hygiene practices to displaced people and in schools. © OCHA/Gemma Cortes 6 Old woman sittingin front of her hut at NDV site for displaced people in Bambari © OCHA/Gemma Cortes

7 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

ESTIMATED REQUIREMENTS $612.9 million 426,000 BY CLUSTER FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS internalLY Displaced people $ 63 million $ XX million TOTAL POPULATION 1.4 Million $ 80 million PEOPLE with food $ XX million 4.8 million insecurity $ 73 million

PEOPLE IN NEED $ XX$ million 44 million PEOPLE IN NEED & 2.7 million TARGETED per cLUSTER $ 195 million 2 M $ 39 million PEOPLE TARGETED IN THIS PLAN Health 1.5 M

Livelihood 1.4 M $ 33 million 2 million community stabilization 1 M $ 13 million 2.7 M Protection 2 million 2 M $ 30 million people TO RECEIVE AID Water, 2.3 M Sanitation and $ 1 million Hygiene 1.4 M FUNDING TREND 1.5 M $ 19 million Requested Food Security 1.2 M 613 0.7 M $ 3 million 555 shelter / NFI 0.6 M Gap $ 10 million

Nutrition 0.2 M 393,4 0.1 M 195 150 142 124 Camp Man- 0.2 M Funded agement Camp Coordination 0.2 M 73,2 65,2 76,6 102,8 110

Education 1.3 M 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 108 0.5 M NUMBER OF Source: FTS - Central African Republic Refugees PARTNERS/AID Period monitoring of financing using the IASC, Intervetion 0.01 M ORGANIZATIONS Gender Marker will enable the tracking of assis- 0.01 M tance to women, men, boys and girsl affected by the crisis.

This report is produced by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from January to 31December 2015 and issued on December 2014.

The designations employed and the presentation of material on this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 8 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID GUIDE TO GIVING Key ways of contributing to humanitarian action in line with the Central African Republic Humanitarian Response Plan

Contributing to THE HUMANITARIAN Response Plan

To consult the 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan and contribute directly to the 2015 HRP for CAR, please visit: car.humanitarianresponse.info. This website includes information on organizations participating in the 2015 SRP as well as people to contact concerning donations

www.unocha.org/car/financing/common-humanitarian-fund Donating through the Common Humanitarian Funds (CHF) CHF The CAR CHF is a local multi-donor pooled fund designed to provide timely and flexible funding for NGOs and UN agencies to respond to critical humanitarian response priorities as defined in the SRP. As a pooled fund the CHF ensures that the contributions from donors are used collectively and in harmonized ways creating a multiplier effect and greater value for money. In 2014, the CHF CAR has allocated over USD27 million and already USD10 million in 2015. Donors to the CHF include Denmark, Ireland, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

For further information please visit: www.unocha.org/car/financing/common-humanitarian- fund Donating through the Central Emergency Response Fund CERF (CERF) CERF provides immediate funding for life-saving humanitarian action at the onset of emergencies, in rapidly deteriorating situations and in protracted crises that fail to attract sufficient resources. CERF receives contributions from various donors — mainly governments, but also private companies, foundations, charities and individuals — into a single fund. This is set aside for immediate use during crises anywhere in the world. In 2014, the CERF donated over USD25 million to support the CAR humanitarian response. More information about CERF and how to donate can be found here: www.unocha.org/cerf/our-donors/how-donate: In-kind relief aid

The United Nations urges donors to make cash rather than in-kind donations for maximum speed and flexibility, and to ensure that the most needed type of aid is delivered. If you can only make in-kind contributions in response to disasters and emergencies, please contact: [email protected] REGISTERING AND RECOGNIZING YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS FTS OCHA manages the Financial Tracking Service (FTS), which records all reported humanitarian contributions to emergencies (cash, in-kind, multilateral and bilateral) against humanitarian appeals. Its aim is to give credit and visibility to donors for their generosity and to show the total amount funding and resource gaps for each emergency. Funding information is key, please report your contributions to FTS, either by email to [email protected] or through the on-line contribution report form at fts.unocha.org 9 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID WHAT IF ... WE FAIL TO RESPOND?

If humanitarians are not able to raise funds and deliver aid for the CAR crisis...

The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance will further increase from the current 2,7 million people. The progress of the last months will be completely reversed. This could result in people on the margins of food insecurity slipping further into destitution. Vital food aid pipelines are depleted, health and basic social services are not fully functioning and agriculture and livelihood programmes scaled down due to funding constraints and insecurity. The number of acutely malnourished children, currently 195,000, will increase further. Of these, the 32,000 severely malnourished will face risks of dying if they do not receive medical treatment and therapeutic food. The lack of adequate WASH and health services will lead to disease outbreaks, particularly acute watery diarrhea/cholera, typhoid fever and malaria. If WASH needs are not met, a deterioration of the malnutrition situation is likely, notably in sites where displaced people reside and emergency levels of acute malnutrition have been observed in 2014. Timeliness and quality of emergency response would be greatly affected, as WASH supply hub systems may collapse due to a lack of replenishments. Thousands of Central Africans, particularly more than 436,000 who are displaced, will continue to face violence, displacement, abuse and exploitation. Rights violations include killings, arbitrary displacement, gender-based violence, forced recruitment of children and family separations. Many will continue to suffer due to denial of access to aid. Access to basic services, adequate shelter and durable solutions will remain distant, undermining the quest for peace and stability in CAR.

10 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID FIELD PRESENCE Office locations of national NGOs, international NGOs, international organizations and UN agencies

Central African Republic: Who has a Sub-Office/Base where (As of 30 April 2015)

UN OCHA OCHA, UNICEF UN UNICEF IN TGH, IMC LEGEND IN DRC, IMC UNDSS, UNHCR UNFPA, WHO CR ICRC Plan IN DRC Prefecture WFP, FAO MSF-E NN APEDD NN GAPAFOT PU-AMI IN IMC Sub-Prefecture JUPEDEC IN Solidarités IN SCI, IRC MSF-E CR ICRC UN UN Agencies UN UNDSS, OCHA ACORD IO IOM INTERSOS UNHCR, WFP NN Birao ASDE ! IN TGH, IMC IN International NGO UN FAO, OCHA IN DRC ! CR ICRC APECA UNICEF IN DRC, COOPI Vakaga International UNHCR, WFP MSF-F, CRS IO Tiringoulou Organisation Sikikede UNFPA IEDA NN Vitalite +, OCDN ! ! UNDSS MENTOR IN MSF-H NN National NGO UN OCHA Echelle, Caritas UNFPA CR Red Cross movement IN Cordaid IN OXFAM IN DRC ACTED Ouanda-Djallé COOPI Number of partners IN MENTOR MSF-E COOPI, DRC MSF-F per localities MSF-F, IRC MENTOR MSF-H, SFCG NN Solidarite IMC 1 5 10 >=15 ACF, CRS DRC INTERSOS Ndélé Sam Ouandja NN Vitalite + IMC, War Child NN ECAC !! SOS VdE IN DRC, IRC FCA, ! Bamingui- Moyenne- NN ASDE, AFCLA Mentor Sido Bangoran Ouadda GETADEL Kabo! Bamingui AOPIL, Caritas NN AOPIL Haute-Kotto Ngaounday Markounda vitalite + APECA ! NN Batangafo GAPAFOT Paoua ! ! CEDIFOD, Yalinga ! Nana-Gribizi NN Boguila Kaga-Bandoro ! vitalite + Mbrés Djéma ! ! !! Bakala Bocaranga Nana-Bakassa Koui Ouham ! Ippy IN ACTED, Cordaid UN UNFPA Ouham Pendé Bouca Bria IN COOPI, SCI INTERSOS !! !! ! ! Bozoum Haut-Mbomou SFCG NN Caritas Dekoa IN MSF-E !! ! INVISIBLE Bossangoa IN COHEB JUPEDEC, Ouaka CHILDREN Baboua Bouar NN Mala Vitalite + CRS !! Bossemtélé Kémo Sibut Bambari NN NN JUPEDEC UN FAO, WFP Grimari ! Bakouma JUPEDEC !! ! ! ! APEDD APEDD WHO, OCHA Nana-Mambéré Ombella M'Poko UNHCR ! Obo AN-GO Baoro Yaloké IN TGH Basse- !! ! IN Solidarite Ndjoukou Mboki UNICEF Kotto Mbomou Bambouti NN Abba Mercy Corps Damara Vitalite + Alindao Zémio IN Cordaid, FCA IN ! Rafaï Carnot WVI, AHA ! ! ! UN UNDSS LWF, Mercy ! Gadzi IN IMC Kouango Mingala Amada-Gaza SFCG, Plan ! Boali Bangassou UNHCR Corps, SCI NN JUPEDEC Gambo !! Kémbé! UNICEF ACF, CRS Mambéré-Kadéï Zangba Gamboula Boganagone IEDA, ARAN Boda Bimbo Mobaye IN ACTED Berbérati ! !! !! Ouango! MSF-F ! ! IN Mercy Corps SOS VDE IN ! UN IN ACTED, COHEB COOPI Boganda Lobaye IN ALIMA OCHA SCI, SFCG UN Cordaid, Mercy MSF-H Soso Emergency FAO, OCHA CR ICRC NN Dédé Bambio Mbaïki IN COHEB IN Corps, MSF-B. GECED Nakombo ! COHEB UNICEF, WHO SFCG Mokoumba ! ACF MSF-E NN JUPEDEC AOPIL Sangha-Mbaéré Batalimo! WFP, UNFPA SFCG, CRS CRS, IMC Caristas Nola COHEB NN AN-GO !! NN JUPEDEC IN UNHCR JUPEDEC NN APEDD APECA NN NN IN AHA, ALIMA SCI JUPEDEC, CARITAS GECED APECA IN AHA COOPI, CRS IN COOPI, Mercy AN-GO OCDN IN SCI, ACF NN APECA SFCG, ASA UN UNHCR Corps, MSF-H IN ICDI, MSF-CH NN ASDE NRC FNAPEC INTERSOS SCI, TGH, IMC Caritas PU-AMI, Plan ACAPEE NN IO IOM JUPEDEC IN AHA, COHEB INTERNEWS GAPAFOT IEDA Relief CIEDD Vitalite +. FCA Bayanga NN DARDP Echelle NN Vitalite + CR CRF, ICRC CR CRF CIEDD, ACPS IN COOPI Caritas Caritas OCDN, DEDD TEARFUND Echelle, OCDN NN Vitalite +, Caritas NN Caritas Amical Be APEDD, FNAPEC CODICOM ASA Oko APEDD NDA, CIEDD AFCLA, ACAPEE Echelle, Bata Codicom Amical Be Oko NN Caritas CEDIFOD Gbako FNAPEC *More than 50 humanitarian organizations work in the CAR with an office in Bangui. 50km The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 30 April 2015 Sources: All humnaitarian partners. Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int car.humanitarianresponse.info