icrc-annual-report-2013

SOMALIAThe ICRC has maintained a presence in Somalia since 1982,basing its delegation in Nairobi, Kenya, since 1994. Workingwith the Somali Red Crescent Society to implement many ofits activities, it focuses on providing emergency aid to peopledirectly affected by armed conflict, runs an extensive first-aid,medical and basic health care programme and supports projectsto help restore or improve livelihoods in communities weakenedby crises. It visits detainees and endeavours to promote respectfor IHL, particularly the protection of civilians and medicalstaff and infrastructure. It works closely with and supports theNational Society.YEARLY RESULTLevel of achievement of ICRC yearly objectives/plans of actionHIGHKEY RESULTS/CONSTRAINTSIn 2013:. dialogue with all the parties to the conflict resulted in theresumption of activities in areas controlled by the Harakatal-Shabaab al-Mujahideen in southern and central Somalia. the ICRC continued to support an average of 34 functioning SomaliRed Crescent Society clinics in 2013, despite the restriction ofassistance activities caused by security and access constraints incertain parts of Somalia. wounded/sick people, including some 2,400 weapon-wounded,received treatment at ICRC-supported hospitals, including inKismayo, where a new stabilization centre for malnourishedchildren was opened. detainees in Somaliland – in addition to people held in Baidoa,Belet Weyne, Mogadishu and Puntland – received ICRC visits for thefirst time, following an agreement with the authorities concerned. vulnerable households, including some headed by women, attaineda degree of self-sufficiency through ICRC-supported agriculturalactivities or small businesses. conflict/flood-affected families met their basic needs through cashtransfers and rations of food and household items, saving livelihoodassets they would otherwise have exchanged for foodPROTECTIONTotalCIVILIANS (residents, IDPs, returnees, etc.)Red Cross messages (RCMs)RCMs collected 11,837RCMs distributed 9,757Phone calls facilitated between family members 17,124People located (tracing cases closed positively) 198PEOPLE DEPRIVED OF THEIR FREEDOM (All categories/all statuses)ICRC visitsDetainees visited 3,771Detainees visited and monitored individually 157Number of visits carried out 45Number of places of detention visited 19Restoring family linksRCMs collected 72RCMs distributed 5Phone calls made to families to inform them of the whereaboutsof a detained relative182EXPENDITURE (in KCHF)Protection 2,409Assistance 56,584Prevention 3,558Cooperation with National Societies 1,532General -64,083of which: Overheads 3,876IMPLEMENTATION RATEExpenditure/yearly budget 97%PERSONNELMobile staff 29Resident staff (daily workers not included) 67ASSISTANCE Targets AchievedCIVILIANS (residents, IDPs, returnees, etc.)Economic security, water and habitat (in some cases provided within a protectionor cooperation programme)Food commodities Beneficiaries 120,000 202,764Essential household items Beneficiaries 120,000 181,356Productive inputs Beneficiaries 372,000 1,570,542Cash Beneficiaries 3,000 61,380Work, services and training Beneficiaries 3,000 1,170Water and habitat activities Beneficiaries 550,720 374,836HealthHealth centres supported Structures 38 34WOUNDED AND SICKHospitalsHospitals supported Structures 2 11Water and habitatWater and habitat activities Number of beds 240192 | ICRC ANNUAL REPORT 2013