UNICEF Zimbabwe Situation Report - 30 April 2017 Zimbabwe Humanitarian Situation Report © UNICEF 2016/T.Mukwazhi Situation Report #13 – 30 April 2017 SITUATION IN NUMBERS TION IN NUMBERS Highlights 859 people Displaced by flooding in In response to the floods which hit parts of the country, UNICEF Tsholotsho Sipepa Camp provided teaching and learning materials, water, sanitation, and (DCP, February 2017) hygiene (WASH) and child protection services to over 3,000 people in the flood-affected districts. As of 31 March 2017, over 3,300 children aged 0-59 months had 3,312 been treated for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in 20 drought Children aged 0-59 months with SAM affected districts. from 20 drought affected districts were Since the start of the year, more than 2,200 suspected typhoid admitted and treated in the IMAM cases have been reported in the country out of which 64 have been program as of 31 March 2017 laboratory confirmed and six typhoid related deaths reported. (DHIS, April 2017) UNICEF continues to support emergency preparedness and response through critical lifesaving health and WASH interventions 2,209 in flood affected areas and identified diarrheal disease hot spots. Cumulative typhoid cases comprising During the reporting period, UNICEF received US$ 2 million from 2,145 suspected, 64 laboratory confirmed the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and 6 reported deaths through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to (MOHCC, April 2017) expand its WASH programme interventions in 10 drought-affected districts with a high HIV prevalence. UNICEF Zimbabwe 2017 Humanitarian Requirements US $13.5 million UNICEF Results with Partners 2017 UNICEF’s Results with Partners 2017 UNICEF UNICEF Target Results WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE Funding # of people in humanitarian situations accessing Received: 135,000 84,265 water for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene US$2.64M HEALTH # of children with diarrheal diseases having access to life-saving curative interventions, including oral 85,000 21,242 rehydration therapy and zinc Funding NUTRITION requirement: US$13.5M # of children in humanitarian situations aged 0 to 59 months affected by SAM who are admitted for 14,873 3,312 treatment EDUCATION Carry forward: # of children aged 3 to 18 years in humanitarian US$13.9M situations accessing formal or non-formal basic 100,000 7,000 education *Funds available includes funding received for the current Child Protection appeal year as well as the carry-forward from the previous # of children in humanitarian situations accessing year. appropriate care and service 35,000 7,890 **The WASH and Nutrition/HIV/AIDS sectors have a surplus of US$3.76 million and $4.6 million respectively; however this is funding for the drought response only. Other sectors still have a significant funding gap of US$5.9 million. See funding table for more details. UNICEF Zimbabwe Situation Report - 30 April 2017 Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs The results of the ZimVAC rapid assessment conducted in January 2017 showed that global acute malnutrition Figure 1: Prevalence rate of GAM, MAM (GAM) has reduced from 5.7 per cent reported in and SAM, ZimVAC 2016-2017 January 2016 to 3.1 per cent in 2017 (see figure 1). In 5.7% 6.0% the same period, a nutrition assessment using the SMART methodology was carried out in 27 districts 5.0% 4.4% earmarked for emergency nutrition response 4.0% 3.6% 3.1% programmes including seven of the nine highly food- 3.0% 2.5% insecure districts. The survey results show a significant 2.1% 1.9% 1.6% decline in the GAM prevalence as compared to the 2.0% 1.4% ZimVAC assessment results of July 2016. However, the 1.0% effects of the El Niño phenomenon will be felt among 0.0% women, children and men in the sub-region for years to ZimVAC Jan 2016 ZimVAC May 2016 ZimVAC Jan 2017 come as estimates indicate that it will take approximately two years for communities to recover from the effects of GAM MAM SAM the El Niño associated drought even with the improved agricultural conditions. The Government of Zimbabwe declared a national flood disaster on 2 March 2017 and launched a Flood Disaster Domestic and International Appeal for Humanitarian Assistance on 20 March 2017, requesting US $189 million. The flooding affected 36 districts in the country, most of which were recently affected by the El Niño associated drought, thereby eroding the coping capacities of the vulnerable communities. In addition to localized displacement, infrastructural damages and the disruption of education services, the floods compromised access to clean water, safe hygiene and sanitation practices where WASH infrastructure was destroyed thereby increasing the risk of WASH related diseases. Humanitarian leadership and coordination The Department of Civil Protection continued to lead the national and sub-national coordination of the flood emergency response through national, provincial, district and ward level Civil Protection Committees. During the reporting period, UNICEF continued to provide technical support to the national and sub-national flood coordination mechanisms through the national Civil Protection Committee and the Emergency Services Sub- Committee. UNICEF participated in the Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI) Inter-Agency Assessment of the Disaster Risk Management System in Zimbabwe. The assessment was carried out by a multi- disciplinary team composed of approximately 20 representatives from the Department of Civil Protection (DCP), UN agencies and international experts deployed through the CADRI and the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) system. A draft report of the assessment findings and recommendations has been shared with the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) and Government counterparts. Under the WASH sector, UNICEF continued to support the national Emergency Strategic Advisory Group (E- SAG) coordination mechanisms to coordinate flood and typhoid response activities. Four E-SAG meetings were held at the national level during the reporting period. In addition, UNICEF continued to support Provincial and District Water and Sanitation Sub-Committees, with a total of five meetings held at subnational level. The nutrition sector continued to collaborate with the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) and the National Nutrition Technical Working Group in coordinating the nutrition response. During the reporting period, one National Nutrition Coordination meeting and three Weekly Emergency Nutrition Meetings were held at the national level. UNICEF continues to strengthen coordination of the emergency response, situation monitoring, preparedness and capacity development of the government and sub-sector member agencies participating in the child protection sub-sector at national and at sub-national levels. During the reporting period, one national child protection sub-sector meeting was held to review the sector contingency plan and to plan for a child protection initial assessment which was conducted by UNICEF, Childline and the Ministry of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare (MOPSLSW) in March 2017. The assessment’s findings informed advocacy and fundraising efforts to expand the child protection interventions being implemented in response to the impact of the flooding. Humanitarian Strategy UNICEF continues to work with the Government, UN Agencies and NGOs to provide access to critical and life- saving health and nutrition, WASH, education, child protection, social protection and HIV/AIDS. As defined by the projects under the revised inter-agency humanitarian response plan and UNICEF’s response plan, UNICEF UNICEF Zimbabwe Situation Report - 30 April 2017 is implementing emergency programmes in high-risk food and nutrition insecure districts and responding to rapid onset emergencies, mainly localized flooding and diarrhoeal disease outbreaks. The response is being implemented in complementarity with ongoing development programmes in an effort to enhance sustainability and link humanitarian interventions with recovery and resilience building programmes. UNICEF is working with the Government and NGOs to implement the current drought response interventions in coordination with other UN Agencies. UNICEF and partners are supporting the MoHCC to provide access to life-saving essential health, nutrition and WASH services through strengthening community-based management of acute malnutrition programmes and reaching children with critical WASH services. UNICEF is supporting the MOPSLSW to strengthen child protection services to protect the most vulnerable children, particularly girls, from violence, abuse and exploitation. Children, adolescents and pregnant and lactating mothers on antiretroviral treatment (ART) are being supported through advocacy for an HIV sensitive supplementary feeding programme and are being provided with care and treatment. Communication for Development interventions are being mainstreamed in all sectors specifically focusing on the provision of technical assistance to the government and NGO counterparts, formative research and the development of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) is being supported in the flood response through technical support and the provision of teaching and learning materials. UNICEF is providing technical support to the Ministry to implement the emergency supplementary school feeding programme and the recovery-oriented home-grown school feeding programme.