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Middle East and North AfricaChildren and women in crisisHumanitarianfunding at work:Highlights from 2010In 2010, UNICEF estimatedthat US$5 million was requiredfor humanitarian activitiesin the Middle East and NorthAfrica, including US$4 millionfor drought relief in Djibouti.As of October 2010, a totalof US$3,321,603, or 66 percent of the goal, had beenreceived. In Djibouti, UNICEFwas able to assist a largenumber of children in needof nutritional support, repairdrinking-water sources andincrease availability of hygienesupplies (see Djibouti chapter).During conflict-related crises inIraq, the Occupied PalestinianTerritory, the Sudan andYemen, the regional officedispatched emergency andtechnical support staff. Inaddition, UNICEF strengthenedpartnerships at the regionaland global levels by workingclosely with the inter-agencyregional emergency networkon preparedness and response.Efforts to improve overalldisaster preparedness movedforward when the regionalteam drafted a disaster riskreduction strategy focusing oneducation and WASH.The Middle East and North Africa region is marked by long-termpolitical instability in Iraq, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Sudanand Yemen. The number of internally displaced people in the region isestimated in the millions, and many women and children lack access toessential services and protection systems. Natural disasters are also agrowing concern as climate change, combined with increases in rapidurbanization, resource depletion and the degradation of the environmentis resulting in more frequent disasters. During the past 19 years,approximately 100 million people in the region have felt the impact ofthese hazards, resulting in damage of around US$39 billion, 1 furtherchallenging the economic stability of millions of vulnerable people.Meeting urgent needs and building resilience in 2011A primary goal for UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa region in 2011 is strengtheningdisaster preparedness by helping country offices through technical assistance and resourcemobilization. The regional office will continue to provide technical assistance to countries usingthe inter-agency cluster coordination mechanism to meet UNICEF’s commitments as clusterlead in the areas of WASH; nutrition; education; and child protection.• Emergencies in the region are becoming more complex and require increasingly targeted yetnuanced advocacy. In 2011, the regional team will continue to strengthen ties to governmentpartners and to advocate for awareness of sensitive issues and the effects of emergencieson children.• UNICEF will establish a subregional standby capacity, likely to be located in Jordan andeasily accessible by road, to cover the immediate emergency supply needs of 50,000 peoplein Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Syrian Arab Republic.• The regional office will provide technical support to ensure that at least 80 per cent of UNICEFcountry offices in the region have active and operational emergency preparedness andresponse plans.• In anticipation of a potential humanitarian crisis in the Sudan, country offices will continueto receive support in preparedness planning, including preparation for an enhanced regionalresponse for children and women within and outside the Sudan.• Disaster risk reduction practices will be integrated into regional and national educationpolicies and plans. Strategies to achieve greater safety and resilience at the local level will betaught in schools and through public awareness campaigns.• The regional office will provide support to the Algeria Country Office in its efforts to addressthe vulnerabilities of Sahrawi refugees living in Tindouf.1. The WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) emergency events database(EM-DAT).46 2011 UNICEF Humanitarian Action FOR CHILDREN | www.unicef.org/hac2011
Funding requirements for 2011UNICEF is requesting US$2,240,000 to continue its work on pre-empting risks to the womenand children of the Middle East and North Africa region. The organization will also work tostrengthen both regional and in-country capacity to prevent, prepare for and respond to crisesaffecting children, with a focus on Djibouti, Iraq, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Sudanand Yemen. Funding for Djibouti drought relief, which last year was included in the request forthis region, is now covered in a separate Humanitarian Action for Children request.Further details on achievements of 2010 and UNICEF’s humanitarian action plannedfor the Middle East and North Africa in 2011 can be found at www.unicef.org/hac2011.UNICEF EMERGENCY NEEDS FOR 2011 (in US dollars)Total $2,240,000250,000Risk mitigation400,000 Support to Sudanemergency preparedness240,000Disaster prevention:Conflict monitoring500,000Capacity developmentto address residual risks850,000 Emergency response in AlgeriaMENA Regionalwww.unicef.org/hac2011 | 2011 UNICEF Humanitarian Action FOR CHILDREN 47
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