Highlights
UNICEF’s drought response is based on WASH and Nutrition interventions aimed at complementing the Government and Humanitarian Country Team response efforts to the El Niño drought emergency.
• UNICEF and partners have reached over 13,200 people with access to safe water and provided supplies to treat 6,200 children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM).
• UNICEF has trained 6 new mobile brigades bringing the total number of mobile brigades trained to 31. The mobile brigades carry out nutrition screening, perform nutrition assessments and work on the nutrition response operational plans in all 6 drought affected provinces.
• UNICEF has provided school tents and learners’ kits to allow 283 students displaced by conflict in Moussurize district to access education opportunities.
• UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal for 2016 is only 26% funded.
SITUATION IN NUMBERS
Date 30 July 2016
850,000 Children affected by drought
1,500,000 People Food insecure (IPC Phase 3 & 4) (SETSAN June 2016)
243,960 People to be reached by UNICEF Through WASH and Nutrition Interventions
67,920 Children to be reached by UNICEF Through WASH and Nutrition Interventions
UNICEF HAC Appeal 2016 US$ 8.8 million
Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs
The El Niño drought continues to affect many families in the central and southern regions of the country. Projected acute food insecurity scenarios provide an alarming picture with increasing concerns that over 1.9 million people may be affected. The third SETSAN assessment is underway and preliminary results are expected in the second week of August which will play a key role in confirming current and projected food insecurity in the country. UNICEF is providing technical and financial support to this assessment which will measure the nutritional status of children in 6 provinces. The assessment will also guide on-going drought response interventions, including adjustments to the current response strategy. There are increasing discussions within the Government and within the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) on the need to strengthen preparedness efforts for the expected La Niña, which may result in floods and an active cyclone season in Mozambique, particularly for the south and central regions.