· UNICEF has improved its quality assurance mechanism of the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition Programme by recruiting 10 more field monitors, deployed in SNNPR, Amhara and Oromia regions. The field monitors will monitor the progress and performance of the humanitarian response with respect to quality of service provided by the CMAM and the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) programmes and in response to the drought situation.
· Nutrition emergency support to affected regions continues with 89 per cent of priority 1 woredas and 67 per cent of priority 2 woredas currently covered by NGOs.
· In response to the flood emergency, UNICEF is distributing water treatment chemicals, soap and jerry cans. A total of 4 million sachets of water household treatment chemicals were released in May 2016, for distribution in Oromia, Tigray, Somali, SNNPR and Afar. The response is expected to provide access to clean water for more than 33,000 families for two months. Information material will be distributed together with the water chemicals to ensure correct use.
· 30,000 non-food items kits supplied by the UK Government and facilitated by UNICEF were distributed to the Ethiopian Government. The kits include kitchen sets, sleeping mats, blankets, shelter and hygiene kits and will support 150,000 flood displaced people in different regions.
· Following negotiations between the Ethiopian and the South Sudanese governments, 91 of the 146 abducted children returned back to Gambella. To date, 69 have been reunified with their families and communities. UNICEF provides support to the government in terms of basic health, nutrition and child protection services as well as non-food items.