ETHIOPIA Humanitarian Situation Report
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1) ETHIOPIA Humanitarian Situation Report Mother and children seeking assistance in Afar ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2015/Tesfaye SitRep #5 – Reporting Period September 2015 SITUATION IN NUMBERS 8.2 million people, including 4.6 Highlights: million children, will require relief food In October, the Government announced that about 8.2 million people in Ethiopia, including 4.6 million children, are in need of emergency food assistance during the last quarter of aid, up from the 4.5 million estimated in August. 2015 The estimated number of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) for 2015 increased from 302,605 to 350,000. 350,000 children will require treatment A total of 42,803 children were treated in August 2015, a 27 per cent for acute severe malnutrition in 2015 increase from 32,304 children in July 2015. Between January and (Government release, October 2015) August 2015, 219,617 children have been treated for SAM; this is a 27 per cent increase compared with the numbers reported during the same 219,617 severely malnourished period in 2014. children were treated between January An estimated 735,150 school children in 94 woredas in Afar, Amhara, and August 2015, of whom 42,803 Dire Dawa, Harari, Oromia, SNNPR, Somali and Tigray regions have dropped out of school due to the current drought emergency. were treated in August (ENCU). The Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector (DRMFSS) has issued a flood Alert. High-risk areas include Somali, SNNPR and 652,234 total refugees in Ethiopia Oromia regions. (UNHCR, September 2015) UNICEF Ethiopia has increased its 2015 humanitarian appeal to US$55 million from the US$49 million revised in May 2015. UNICEF appeal is UNICEF 2015 humanitarian appeal of currently funded at 34 per cent, leaving a shortfall of US$36 million. US$55 million is 34 per cent funded UNICEF’s Key Response with Partners Updated as of September 2015 (See Annex 1 for further details) UNICEF & Partners Sector/Cluster UNICEF Funding Level Indicators HAC 2015 US$55 million UNICEF Cumulative Cluster Cumulative 20,000,000 Target results (#) Target results (#) 18,000,000 WASH: People in 16,000,000 humanitarian situations 14,000,000 accessing water for 1,000,000 238,426 1,086,000 805,745 12,000,000 drinking and cooking 10,000,000 purposes 8,000,000 Nutrition: # children 6-59 6,000,000 months with SAM admitted 350,000* 219,617 350,000 219,617 to therapeutic care 4,000,000 Health: # of children and 2,000,000 women accessing 412,000 128,031 N/A N/A 0 essential health services Education: # of school- aged children accessing 136,000 39,859 201,682 41,800 formal and non-formal education Child Protection: # of children reached with 67,000 78,934 N/A N/A critical child protection Requirements US$ services 1 *Number of children increased as per addendum to the HDR released in August 2015 Funds Received in 2015 US$ 1. Situation Overview and Humanitarian Needs 1.1 Deterioration of Food Security and Nutrition Situation in Ethiopia In October, the Government announced that about 8.2 million in Ethiopia are in of emergency food aid, up from the 4.5 million estimated in August. The worst affected areas include Afar, eastern Amhara, eastern Tigray, eastern SNNP, central and southern Oromia, and northern Somali regions. Of particular concern is areas where two consecutive rains have failed like in Afar Region and Sitti Zone of Somali Region. In these areas, failed crops, reduced livestock production and massive death of livestock have been reported. Children are severely affected by the current deteriorating food security situation. More than 350,000 severely malnourished children, a 25 per cent increase from the initial forecast at the beginning of the year, will require treatment in 2015. September saw the end of the Kiremt rains1 and with the Meher harvest, (November 2015 January 2016) food security situation is expected to stabilize in parts of Amhara, Oromia, SNNP and Tigray regions. In southern part of the Somali Region, the Deyr rains (October to December) are expected to bring about improved food and income from sale of livestock. However, in Belg producing areas of southern Tigray, eastern Amhara, some areas in central and eastern Oromia and SNNPR, the food security situation is expected to deteriorate further. In the northern part of the Somali Region (Sitti Zone), southern Afar Region and pocket areas of Oromia Region, pastoralists and agro-pastoralists communities that have received insufficient and erratic rains, will remain fragile2 until the next rainy season in April 2016. According to IOM reports3, an estimated 40,650 people in Sitti Zone have been displaced due to drought. 1.4 Nutrition Update: The number of children requiring treatment for SAM is expected to reach 350,000 by the end of the year. The number of malnourished children admitted into the Figure 1: National (Ethiopia) Trends in Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programme continues to increase. Admissions increased by Severe Acute Malnutrition Admissions 31 per cent from 32,304 in July 2015 to 42,803 in August 50,000 (2011 - 2015) 2015. Between January and August 2015, 219,617 children have been admitted for treatment. This is an increase of 27 per cent compared with the number reported during the same period last year. 0 Figure 1 shows the national trend of the admission of children with SAM in the CMAM programme in the country, 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 since 2011. In 2015, the admission trend has been increasing. Source: ENCU data base (August 2015) Out of the total CMAM admissions, 65 per cent are from Oromia Region while 23 per cent are from SNNPR. 1 Kiremt rains – long seasonal rains from June to September 2 http://www.fews.net/east-africa/ethiopia 3 Internal displacement update, IOM, September 2015 2 Figure 2: SNNPR Trends in Severe Acute Figure 3: Oromia Trends in Severe Malnutrition Admissions Acute Malnutrition Admissions (2011- (2011-2015) 2015) 17,500 30000 15,000 25000 12,500 20000 10,000 15000 7,500 5,000 10000 2,500 5000 0 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Source: ENCU data base (August 2015) In August, admission of children with SAM into the CMAM programme has shown a decline in SNNPR similar to July while it increased by 67 per cent in Oromia Region (Figure 3). The high increase in Oromia Region is a result of active screening of children but also because of poor food and water availability. The decrease in SNNPR could be attributed to the scaled up of the emergency response and availability of short maturing foods (green maize, haricot beans, cabbage) following improved Kiremt rains at the end of July in some parts of the region. Figure 4: Somali Trends in Severe Figure 5: Amhara Trends in Severe Acute Malnutrition Admissions (2011- Acute Malnutrition Admissions 6000 2015) (2011-2015) 5000 4,000 4000 3,000 3000 2,000 2000 1,000 1000 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Source: ENCU data base (August 2015) Similarly, in Amhara, the number of children with SAM increased by 5 per cent from July to August 2015. Figure 6: Afar Trends in Severe Acute Figure 7: Tigray Trends in Severe Malnutrition Admissions Acute Malnutrition Admissions (2011 - 2014) (2011-2015) 2000 3,000 1750 1500 1250 2,000 1000 750 500 1,000 250 0 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3 Source: ENCU data base (August 2015) In Afar, a 26 per cent increase in children‘s admission is observed - from 2,074 in July to 2,622 in August 2015. While in Tigray a 9 per cent increase in observed during the same period. 1.5 Health Update: Measles outbreaks continue in different parts of the country. According to July 2015 (latest data available) from WHO, 197 woredas were affected with measles outbreaks and approximately 14,300 suspected measles cases, including nearly 11,700 confirmed cases—approximately 90 per cent of the 13,300 confirmed cases occurring during all of 2014. The situation is of particular concern considering the high malnutrition rate among children. The Ministry of Health is planning a vaccination campaign against measles for 5.31 million children in 277 hot spot districts, at the end of October 2015. In Amhara Region, scabies are reported in East Gojam Zone. According to zonal reports, nearly 160,000 people in Shebel, Enarje and Enebsse woredas are at risk. The critical shortage of water in these areas has posed additional challenge in preventing the outbreak. Humanitarian partners, including UNICEF are responding to the situation. 1.6 WASH Update: According to the Humanitarian Requirement Document released in August 2015, over one million people are in need of emergency water support, following the failure of the Belg rains4. Regional Water Bureaus have deployed rapid assessment teams in all regions to review the increasing needs. Meanwhile, water trucking funded by the Government continues in areas where the need is critical in the Oromia, Amhara and Afar regions. In Afar, water sources, including shallow wells, boreholes, springs, and rivers have decreased level of water. This is forcing people to use unprotected water sources that expose them to water borne diseases. In Oromia Region, although some seasonal rains have been received, some areas in Borena (Dhas Woreda), Arsi (Robe Woreda), and Bale (Raytu Woreda) Zones continue to be dry. There are also reports of families migrating in search of water in Bale Zone of Oromia Region.