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Eastern and Southern AfricaChildren and women in crisisHumanitarianfunding at work:Highlights from 2010In 2010, UNICEF estimatedthat US$4.5 million wasneeded to fund coordinationand technical assistancecarried out by the Easternand Southern Africa RegionalOffice. As of October 2010, nofunding had been received.Other resources, however,have been used to strengthenemergency preparednessand response capacities.Burundi, Comoros, Ethiopia,Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi,Mozambique, Rwanda,Somalia, South Africa,Swaziland, Uganda andZimbabwe are among thecountries that benefited fromcapacity-building support.To combat an increasingnumber of measles cases,the regional health teamhelped respond to outbreaksin all 14 countries affectedduring late 2009 and early2010; in South Africa andZimbabwe, the team assistedwith nationwide measlesimmunization campaigns.In addition, UNICEF reachedmore than 1,200 front-lineresponders, with workshopson emergency preparednessand response as well as riskreduction in education.For much of the past decade, millions of children and women inEastern and Southern Africa have endured war, political instability,droughts, floods, food insecurity and disease. 2010 was no exception.In eastern Africa, an estimated 17.4 million people 1 are food-insecuredespite improvement in food security following favourable long rains,particularly in Ethiopia and the Sudan. 2 Adverse weather patterns alsocaused severe flooding and landslides in early 2010; 48,000 people inUganda and more than 55,000 people in Kenya, Namibia, Rwandaand Zambia were temporarily displaced. 3 Flooding and poor sanitationamong displaced people led to outbreaks of cholera, acute waterydiarrhoea and measles. Armed conflict in southern Somalia threatenschildren and women and impedes delivery of essential services. InMadagascar and Zimbabwe, political instability, deteriorating physicalinfrastructure and the public sector’s inability to deliver basic socialservices have led to further decline in the overall health and well-beingof the population. Millions of children remain out of school across theregion, the vast majority in countries affected by chronic crises.Meeting urgent needs and building resilience in 2011In 2011, the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office will continue to work with UN agencies,NGOs and other partners to address humanitarian needs across the region. The regionalteam will continue to provide technical assistance to countries in areas of WASH, health andnutrition, education, and child protection. This will include supporting countries applying thecluster approach with emphasis on ensuring global standards.• To curtail outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, the regional office will collaborate withimmunization partners and country offices to provide technical assistance to countries withhigh numbers of children who have not been immunized.• UNICEF country offices in Eastern and Southern Africa will receive support to ensure thatchild-friendly schools are reopened in a timely manner after emergencies to minimizedisruption to schooling, provide relevant and quality education, and offer all children aprotective environment.• In anticipation of potential humanitarian needs, country offices in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya andUganda are factoring the upcoming secession referendum in Sudan into their multi-hazardpreparedness plan based on UNHCR figures. Should the situation deteriorate, UNICEF willrequire additional funding to adequately respond to needs and support these four countriesin their response.1. This figure includes the Democratic Republic of the Congo.2. OCHA Sub Regional Office for Eastern Africa, ‘Humanitarian Snapshot (3rd Quarter)’, United Nations Office forthe Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Geneva, October 2010, p. 1.3. OCHA Sub Regional Office for Eastern Africa, ‘Humanitarian Snapshot (1st Quarter)’, United Nations Office forthe Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Geneva, 30 April 2010, p. 1.34 2011 UNICEF Humanitarian Action FOR CHILDREN | www.unicef.org/hac2011
Funding requirements for 2011UNICEF is requesting US$5.6 million for its humanitarian work in the region in 2011, anincreased requirement compared to 2010 stemming from the need to strengthen country officecapacity in emergency preparedness and response across all programme sectors. Additionalfunding will be needed to respond to a refugee influx should the humanitarian situation inSudan deteriorate in the wake of the referendum in January 2011.More information on achievements of 2010 and the humanitarian action planned forEastern and Southern Africa in 2011 can be found at www.unicef.org/hac2011 and atthe regional office website at www.unicef.org/esaro.UNICEF EMERGENCY NEEDS FOR 2011 (in US dollars)Total $5,600,0001,600,000 Nutrition700,000 WASH500,000Education1,300,000 Emergency preparednessand response & disaster risk reduction1,000,000 Health500,000Child protectionESARO Regionalwww.unicef.org/hac2011 | 2011 UNICEF Humanitarian Action FOR CHILDREN 35
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