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Humanitarian
Action for Children
2017
Overview
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OVERVIEW
UNICEF
JANUARY 2017
Syrian Arab Republic 2016
On 29 February 2016, UNICEF Executive Director
Anthony Lake and UNICEF Representative in the Syrian
Arab Republic Hanaa Singer visited adolescents at a
UNICEF-supported centre for adolescent development
in the Old Homs neighbourhood of Homs Governorate.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S FOREWORD
Humanitarian Action for Children 2017
Around 535 million.
That is the number of children living in countries affected by
emergencies -- one out of every four children in the world today.
From relentless conflicts and displacement crises in the Lake Chad
basin, South Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen … to the
impacts of El Niño or La Niña in southern Africa … to the devastation
of seasonal storms and other disasters in Haiti, humanitarian crises
are threatening the lives and futures of more children today than
perhaps any other time in history.
Many of these children are already vulnerable -- living in poverty,
deprived of adequate nutrition, out of school, at risk of exploitation.
Such complex and protracted emergencies aggravate the risks these
children face and exacerbate their needs. They also threaten their
societies -- potentially reversing hard-won development gains around
the world.
In such a world of cascading crises, our response must not only
meet immediate needs; it must also address long-term development
challenges, recognizing that how we respond in emergencies lays
the foundation for future growth and stability, and how we invest
in development helps build resilience against future emergencies.
Both the Sustainable Development Goals and the ‘Grand Bargain’
struck at the World Humanitarian Summit reflect this growing
interconnectedness.
Certainly for the children living through these emergencies, there
is little if any distinction. For when we deliver nutrition in crises, we
are not only saving a child’s life today. We are supporting her ability
to learn more and, as an adult, to earn more -- the better to support
her own children’s healthy development. Similarly, when we deliver
education and protection services in emergencies, we are not only
building a child’s sense of safety and normalcy. We are also giving
children the tools to rebuild their lives and communities.
Humanitarian Action for Children 2017
highlights the efforts of
UNICEF and our partners to confront these challenges in a way
that meets today’s urgent needs while laying the foundation for
tomorrow. It describes results UNICEF and our partners achieved
on the ground in 2016 … Lessons we have learned… The donor
support so essential to our ability to respond … And the strategies
for confronting the challenges ahead.
For example, in Yemen, where a devastating conflict has left the
health system in shambles, UNICEF mobilized thousands of health
workers over a five-day period in September 2016 in an innovative,
nationwide campaign. Traveling in cars, on motorcycles, by donkey
or on foot, mobile teams reached more than 600,000 children
under 5 and 180,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women in remote
areas with services ranging from vaccination to micronutrient
supplementation to antenatal care. This not only helps children in
crisis; it is a strategy to support the long-term health and well-being
of families.
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Haiti 2016
On 7 October 2016,
one-year-old baby Siyou and
his mother, Augustin Berline
were relocated by government
officials the day of the storm
to a school in Arcahaie, that
serves as temporary shelter
for those families who were
relocated by local authorities for
their safety.
© UNICEF/UN034984/MORENO GONZALEZ
In Haiti, where more than 175,000 people were displaced by
Hurricane Matthew, UNICEF both responded with life-saving
assistance – by pre-positioning emergency supplies, providing safe
water and sanitation and restoring health services – and reached
communities at risk with crucial cholera vaccinations. As of late
November 2016, UNICEF and partners had reached more than
807,000 people with cholera vaccination, including 309,000 children
aged 1 to 14 years old. Again, addressing an emergency today while
building for the future.
Elsewhere in the world, UNICEF is helping families living through
crises to weather future shocks. For example, in Jordan, cash
assistance to displaced families is helping them increase spending
on children’s basic needs, including clothing, shoes, medicine,
school expenses and fresh food -- without depleting their assets.
We are also doing more not only to reach families living through
crises, but also to help them reach us about their needs and with
critical information about the effectiveness of our programmes. For
example, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as part of a cash
transfer programme, UNICEF and partners have created multiple
channels – including a toll free number, suggestion boxes and voice
messages – for communities to share feedback on the programme.
The feedback is then used to address technical problems and make
the programme more responsive to actual needs.
This work -- and the results it is helping to achieve -- depends on the
courage and determination of the staff of UNICEF and our partners
on the ground, who work in the world’s most dangerous places to
reach the most endangered and vulnerable children. Together, we
are making a difference.
But none of it would be possible without the steadfast support
of our donors -- and their continued commitment to the cause
of children. The resources they provide are the lifeblood of all
humanitarian action, especially more flexible resources that make it
possible for us to respond quickly in a crisis, to allocate resources to
where they are most needed -- including to 'forgotten' crises out of
the media spotlight -- and to stay and deliver, helping communities
build back stronger.
Meeting the challenge of reaching the children in greatest need
and at greatest risk is the reason UNICEF was founded 70 years
ago in the aftermath of World War II. Supported by governments,
we worked to bring life-saving aid and long-term support to children
whose lives and futures were imperilled, understanding that the
future hope of the world depended on them.
Our mission is no less urgent today. And children are always the
hope of the world.
Anthony Lake
UNICEF Executive Director
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UNICEF
JANUARY 2017
FUNDING REQUIRED IN 2017
Humanitarian Action for Children 2017
This map is stylized and not to scale.
It does not reflect a position by UNICEF on the legal status of any
country or area or the delimitation of any frontiers. The dotted line
represents approximately the Line of Control agreed upon by India
and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been
agreed upon by the Parties. The final boundary between the Sudan and
South Sudan has not yet been determined.
Central and Eastern Europe and the
Commonwealth of Independent States
Regional Office
Refugee and migrant crisis in Europe
Ukraine
Total
East Asia and the Pacific
Regional Office
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Myanmar
Total
Eastern and Southern Africa
Regional Office
Burundi
Burundian refugees (Rwanda and Tanzania)
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Somalia
South Sudan
Southern Africa El Niño/ La Niña
Uganda
Total
Latin America and the Caribbean
Regional Office
Haiti
Total
Middle East and North Africa
US$
4,500,000
43,452,000
31,200,000
79,152,000
US$
6,106,400
16,500,000
25,105,000
47,711,400
US$
4,330,000
18,500,000
9,539,000
11,050,000
110,500,000
23,019,000
66,130,000
181,000,000
103,245,000
52,870,000
580,183,000
US$
7,200,000
42,352,000
49,552,000
Global support
Zika
Grand total
West and Central Africa
Regional Office
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Total
Regional Office
Djibouti
Iraq
Libya
State of Palestine
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian refugees and other affected populations
in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey
Yemen
Total
South Asia
Regional Office
Afghanistan
Total
US$
3,500,000
3,409,831
161,400,000
14,976,800
24,546,000
110,247,169
354,638,896
1,041,550,413
236,584,269
1,950,853,378
US$
34,250,415
30,500,000
64,750,415
US$
27,000,000
23,703,305
46,300,000
57,274,208
119,125,000
35,217,875
36,992,042
146,867,901
492,480,331
49,074,689
31,391,130
3,345,148,343
Electronic users can click on each name to go to that office's online content.
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Humanitarian Action for Children 2017
PLANNED RESULTS IN 2017
The information below summarizes the global requirements for UNICEF humanitarian programmes, the total number of
people and children to be reached, and the planned results in
Humanitarian Action for Children 2017.
TO ASSIST:
INCLUDING:
IN:
GRAND TOTAL:
US$3.3 billion
81 million
people*
48 million
children
48 countries
* Does not include 200 million to be reached through social mobilization in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Zika global response
Percentage** of total requirements per sector:
16%
NUTRITION
11%
CHILD
PROTECTION
3%
1%
****
1%
RAPID
RESPONSE
MECHANISMS
NON-FOOD
CLUSTER
ITEMS COORDINATION
11%
27%
EDUCATION
4%
***
OTHER
1%
REGIONAL
PREPAREDNESS
AND RESPONSE
21%
WATER, SANITATION
AND HYGIENE (WASH)
HEALTH
3%
CASH-BASED
TRANSFERS
** Percentages do not total 100 because of rounding. The HIV and AIDS funding requirement is less than 1 per cent of the total requirement and because of rounding does
not feature in this overview.
*** Includes costs from the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe; the cholera response in Haiti; winterization in Iraq; early recovery in the Syrian Arab Republic; youth/ado-
lescents and Palestinians in the response to Syrian refugees; and detection, prevention, preparedness, care and support in the Zika global response.
**** Cluster coordination costs cover only those where separated in budgets. In many appeals, coordination costs are included in sectoral budgets.
UNICEF and partners will work toward the following results in 2017:
NUTRITION
3.1 million
children
to
be treated for
severe acute
malnutrition
HEALTH
8.3 million
children
to
be immunized
against
measles
WASH
19.3 million
people
to
have access
to safe water
for drinking,
cooking and
personal
hygiene
EDUCATION
9.2 million
children
to
have access
to formal
and non-
formal basic
education
CHILD
PROTECTION
2.4 million
children
to
have access to
psychosocial
support
HIV AND
AIDS
592,000
people
to
have access
to information,
testing and
treatment
CASH-BASED
TRANSFERS
1.8 million
people
to
be reached
with cash
assistance
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UNICEF
JANUARY 2017
CHILDREN IN CRISIS
The map below highlights the global humanitarian situation at the
end of 2016 and some of the major crises affecting children and
their families.
Refugee and migrant crisis in
Europe
In 2016, some 350,000 refugees
and migrants arrived in Europe.
Close to half of all arrivals by sea
to Greece and Italy were children,
predominately from the Syrian Arab
Republic and Afghanistan. Many of
these children have experienced
violence, abuse or exploitation.
Haiti
As a result of Hurricane
Matthew – the most powerful
Caribbean storm in a decade –
175,000 people are displaced
and more than 800,000
require life-saving assistance.
Arrows represent the movement of people
to neighbouring countries due to conflict.
This map is stylized and not to scale.
It does not reflect a position by UNICEF
on the legal status of any country or area
or the delimitation of any frontiers. The
dotted line represents approximately the
Line of Control agreed upon by India and
Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and
Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by
the Parties. The final boundary between
the Sudan and South Sudan has not yet
been determined.
Zika
Affecting at least 75
countries in Latin America,
the Caribbean, Africa and
Asia, the Zika virus outbreak
is threatening the well-being
of women and children
and causing congenital and
neurological conditions in
newborns.
Nigeria and Lake Chad
basin
The ongoing conflict has
displaced 2.4 million people
across the Lake Chad
basin region. In the three
worst-hit north-eastern
Nigerian states, more than
400,000 children are at risk
of death from severe acute
malnutrition.
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Syrian Arab Republic and the
sub-region
The Syrian refugee crisis remains
the largest humanitarian crisis since
the end of World War II. Countries
neighbouring the Syrian Arabic
Republic are hosting more than
4.8 million registered Syrian refugees,
including more than 2.2 million
children.
Iraq
The escalating conflict in
Iraq has left an estimated
11 million people in need
of humanitarian assistance.
More than 3 million people
are displaced, including at
least 1.4 million children.
Afghanistan
The armed conflict and rising
insecurity in Afghanistan
forced 245,000 people to flee
their homes in 2016, bringing
the total number of internally
displaced people to
1.1. million.
Myanmar
Myanmar is experiencing
three protracted humanitarian
crises in northern Rakhine,
Kachin and Shan states. The
inter-communal violence
continues to take its toll
on women and children
and has caused massive
displacement.
Southern Africa El Niño/
La Niña:
The 2015–2016 El Niño
phenomenon resulted in the
worst drought in 35 years
for much of southern Africa.
For millions of people across
the sub-region, particularly
children, the impact on
food security has been
catastrophic.
South Sudan
Renewed conflict has deepened
the humanitarian crisis, with
women and children facing
immediate risks of violence,
displacement and life-threatening
diseases. The country is facing
a critical nutrition crisis, with an
estimated 31 per cent of the
population experiencing severe
food insecurity.
Yemen
After almost two years of
conflict, Yemen is facing an
unprecedented malnutrition
crisis. An estimated
3.3 million children and
pregnant or lactating women
are suffering from acute
malnutrition and nearly
460,000 children under 5 are
suffering from severe acute
malnutrition.
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RESULTS ACHIEVED IN 2016
Humanitarian Action for Children 2017
The chart below captures some of the key results achieved
against targets for children by UNICEF and partners
through the first 10 months of 2016. In some contexts,
achievements were constrained by limited resources,
including across sectors; inadequate humanitarian access;
insecurity; and challenging operating environments.
See country funding levels on page 11. Further reporting on
2016, including country-specific indicators, is available on
the respective country web pages on
<www.unicef.org/appeals>.
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Syrian Arab Republic 2016
On 13 November 2016, children write in notebooks at a
makeshift school in rural Daraa in the Syrian Arab Republic.
Despite the ongoing violence across the country, children
and dedicated teachers are doing all they can to keep their
education going.
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NUTRITION
HEALTH
WASH
CHILD
PROTECTION
EDUCATION
2.2
MILLION
children treated
for severe acute
malnutrition
9.4
MILLION
children
vaccinated
against measles
13.6
MILLION
people provided
with access to
safe water for
drinking, bathing
and cooking
2.3
MILLION
children
accessed
psychosocial
support
6.4
MILLION
children
accessed formal
or non-formal
basic education
66%
48%
85%
70%
81%
PHOTO CREDITS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: © UNICEF/UN028423/ESIEBO, © UNICEF/UN018093/AL-ISSA, © UNICEF/UN033067/MUKWAZHI, © UNICEF/UN014961/ESTEY, © UNICEF/UN026948/MAHYOUB
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JANUARY 2017
HUMANITARIAN FUNDING IN 2016
Human suffering reached unprecedented levels around the world in
2016, with nearly a quarter of the world’s children living in conflict or
disaster-stricken countries.
At the beginning of 2016, UNICEF appealed for US$2.83 billion to
assist 76 million people in 63 countries. The appeal rose to
US$3.19 billion due to the escalating conflicts in Iraq, South Sudan
and Yemen; the unrelenting humanitarian needs in the Syrian Arab
Republic and neighbouring countries; the refugee crises in Europe,
Africa and the Middle East; and the impact of natural disasters such
as El Niño in southern Africa, the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea, Ecuador, Haiti and the Pacific Islands. Half of the funding
requested in 2016 was for only four crises: Iraq, South Sudan,
the Syrian Arab Republic and neighbouring countries, and Yemen.
Funding for the Humanitarian Action for Children appeal reached
US$2.32 billion as of 10 December 2016. This represents an
extraordinary commitment of US$1.71 billion from partners against
the current appeal year, as well as US$617.9 million from previous
years. Public sector partners provided the majority of UNICEF’s
humanitarian resources, amounting to US$1.59 billion (93 per cent of
total funding), with 7 per cent coming from the private sector.
Five large-scale emergencies (in Ethiopia, Iraq, South Sudan, the
Syrian Arab Republic and neighbouring countries and Yemen)
received 68 per cent of the total funding. Thanks to our partners’
swift support, UNICEF was able to respond to four sudden-onset
emergencies with US$39.1 million. Despite this generosity, however,
needs often went unmet. For example, only 40 per cent of the
combined requirement for the crises in the Central African Republic,
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Lake Chad basin
were funded. Countries responding to El Niño-related impacts in
southern Africa received 45 per cent of their funding appeals.
Multi-year plans and the criticality of predictable, flexible and longer-
term funding was widely endorsed at the World Humanitarian
Summit and reflected in the Grand Bargain. In 2016, UNICEF received
only US$119.8 million in thematic humanitarian funding, accounting
for 7 per cent of total funds committed by donors. Global thematic
funds, which provide the most flexible resources for UNICEF
response, represented 1.5 per cent of all humanitarian funds. Flexible
resources allow UNICEF to respond equitably and quickly to the ever
growing needs of children living in crisis.
Figure 1. Top 10 sources of humanitarian funds, 2016 (US$ millions)*
Government of the United States
Government of Germany
Government of the United Kingdom
European Commission
Pooled funds managed by OCHA**
Government of Japan
Government of Canada
Government of the Netherlands
Government of Norway
Government of Sweden
US$407.2
US$250.7
US$229.3
US$140.1
US$129.5
US$124.4
US$70.3
US$58.1
US$37.3
US$36.7
0
50
100
150
200
250
*Funding of the top 10 sources
represents US$1.48 billion - more than
87 per cent of the total US$1.71 billion in
2016 funding commitments.
** Pooled funds managed by OCHA
(Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs) include funds from
the Central Emergency Response Fund
and country-based pooled funds.
Presented figures are provisional as of
10 December 2016 and are subject to
change.
US$ millions
300
350
400
450
Figure 2. Top 10 donors – thematic humanitarian funds, 2016 (US$ millions)
Government of the Netherlands
German Committee for UNICEF
United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF
Japan Committee for UNICEF
United States Fund for UNICEF
Government of Belgium
Spanish Committee for UNICEF
French Committee for UNICEF
Italian Committee for UNICEF
Netherlands Committee for UNICEF
US$21.9
US$20.3
US$12.9
US$11.9
US$10.8
US$5.6
US$5.1
US$3.9
US$3.0
US$2.9
0
5
10
15
Note: Total thematic funding amounted
to US$119.8 million, which represented
7 per cent of the total US$1.71 billion in
2016 funding commitments.
Presented figures are provisional as
of 10 December 2016 and subject to
change.
US$ millions
20
25
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Figure 3. Humanitarian Action for Children: Funding commitments
from donors and shortfalls in 2016 (US$ millions)*
FUNDS
COMMITTED
West and Central Africa Regional Office
Global support**
Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office
Pacific Islands
Haiti
East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office
Zimbabwe
Iraq
Zika response
Mozambique
Ethiopia
Syrian refugees
(Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey)
Ecuador
Syrian Arab Republic
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office
Kenya
Burundi
Burundian refugees
Niger
Middle East and North Africa Regional Office
CEE/CIS*** Regional Office
Mali
Libya
Malawi
Yemen
South Sudan
Lesotho
Swaziland
Madagascar
Eritrea
Chad
Somalia
Sudan
Sahel
(Burkina Faso, the Gambia, Mauritania and Senegal)
Nigeria
Refugee and migrant crisis in Europe
Central African Republic
Myanmar
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
Djibouti
Regional Office for South Asia
Cameroon
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Angola
State of Palestine
Ukraine
Afghanistan
Philippines
Office
$19.1M
$42.0M
$4.9M
$9.3M
$28.1M
$6.1M
$15.8M
$129.4M
$16.9M
$6.0M
$82.7M
$563.8M
$9.6M
$192.4M
$4.0M
$9.4M
$9.2M
$4.8M
$21.0M
$1.8M
$1.4M
$17.0M
$9.3M
$10.7M
$85.1M
$77.3M
$4.2M
$1.3M
$10.9M
$7.0M
$27.4M
$35.4M
$48.3M
$17.0M
$43.8M
$11.9M
$20.8M
$8.9M
$46.0M
$7.0M
$1.1M
$17.0M
$8.1M
$6.6M
$4.7M
$8.4M
$8.9M
$3.1M
$0.6M
95
%
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%
88
%
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11
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0
COMMITMENTS
FUNDING GAP
100
Figure 4. Funding overview for top 10
Humanitarian Action for Children
appeals, by total requirements
12%
22%
21%
$847M
67%
19%
$317M
61%
Syrian refugees
(Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
Lebanon and Turkey)
Syrian Arab Republic
20%
29%
$180M
33%
Yemen
$179M
47%
72%
Iraq
31%
35%
$165M
47%
22%
South Sudan
54%
$130M
11%
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
12%
22%
$124M
67%
53%
$117M
6%
41%
Ethiopia
Sudan
23%
58%
$115M
38%
$82M
34%
Somalia
43%
4%
Nigeria
2016 funds committed by donors
Available funds from previous years
Funding gap
* Presented figures are provisional as of 10 December 2016
and are subject to change. Percentages do not total 100 due to
rounding in the case of Syrian refugees, the Syrian Arab Republic
and Ethiopia, or exceeding the requirement in the case of Iraq.
** In 2016, US$23 million was allocated from the Humanitarian
Action for Children - Global Support to 15 country offices and
regional offices to support their time-critical humanitarian
operations. These allocations are also included in the funding
levels of the country- and region-specific Humanitarian Action for
Children appeals.
*** CEE/CIS - Central and Eastern Europe and the
Commonwealth of Independent States.
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JANUARY 2017
GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR UNICEF’S
HUMANITARIAN ACTION
Humanitarian action is central to UNICEF’s mandate,
encompassing effective preparedness, response and early
recovery to save lives and protect child rights, as defined in the
Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action.
Country-level humanitarian action is supported by UNICEF’s
seven regional offices and 10 headquarters divisions. This
involves facilitating global and regional inter-agency coordination
and partnerships; contributing to the strategic response plans of
humanitarian country teams; leading/co-leading global clusters for
five sectors; facilitating policy guidance and strategic dialogue;
mobilizing human and financial resources; and communicating,
monitoring and reporting on UNICEF’s humanitarian results.
UNICEF’s global support is coordinated by the Office of Emergency
Programmes, including a security team and the 24-hour, 7-day
Operations Centre. In 2017, the cost of this support is estimated at
US$49.1 million,
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approximately 1.5 per cent of UNICEF’s overall
humanitarian appeal.
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Procedure and associated guidance for country offices,
including mandatory minimum standards. In addition, the new
online Emergency Preparedness Platform has been designed
to support planning and monitoring.
Learning from the Ebola crisis, UNICEF launched the
Health Emergencies Preparedness Initiative to strengthen
organizational capacity to respond predictably to public
health emergencies, in close collaboration with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health
Organization.
For the first time, in partnership with the International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
and respective National Societies in 13 countries, UNICEF
developed joint programmes aimed at strengthening
community resilience, with more planned for 2017. Innovative
tools such as U-Report are being used to engage communities
and scale-up programmes.
In an effort to strengthen capacity, UNICEF and the World
Food Programme developed their first-ever joint Level 3
emergency response simulation for 22 personnel from each
agency. The exercise improved agencies’ understandings
of mechanisms, policy and guidance to better prepare for
deployment into a system-wide response.
The Emergency Programme Fund – a revolving fund that
UNICEF disburses to field offices within 48 hours of a sudden
humanitarian crisis, before donor resources are available and
to underfunded emergencies – distributed US$26 million to
14 country offices and three regional offices in 2016.
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•
Global support to the field in 2016
Five major emergencies required organization-wide mobilization
in 2016: the continuing conflicts in South Sudan and Yemen; the
escalating violence in Iraq; the protracted crisis in the Syrian Arab
Republic and neighbouring refugee-hosting countries; and the
unfolding humanitarian situation in north-east Nigeria. Regional
offices were also responsible for overseeing expanded efforts
in the Central African Republic, Haiti and Lake Chad basin. In all
cases, UNICEF’s core infrastructure played a vital role in supporting
country office responses.
Investments in UNICEF’s global support translated into the
following achievements in 2016:
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Emergency supplies procured for UNICEF for the Central
African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic
and Yemen totalled US$266.2 million.
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UNICEF’s capacity to rapidly deploy staff with specialized skills
in emergency coordination, programming and operations was
significantly enhanced with the recruitment of an additional six
Emergency Response Team (ERT) members in 2016 for a total
complement of 14. Twelve ERT members undertook
37 missions to 17 countries and three regional offices, totalling
2,356 days between January and December 2016.
Standby partners represented a significant source of capacity,
deploying 213 personnel to country offices in 2016 through
agreements with 30 organizations. Forty-one per cent of these
deployments supported Level 2 and Level 3 emergencies.
UNICEF has prioritized strengthening its preparedness
systems through the development of the Preparedness
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Looking ahead
Going forward, UNICEF’s work will reflect the priorities established
at the World Humanitarian Summit and the principles of the Grand
Bargain. Focus areas include the implementation of the Education
Cannot Wait Fund; accountability to affected populations;
expanded partnerships; and increased collaboration with local
responders. UNICEF will continue to increase the efficiency
and effectiveness of its operations. Commitments that require
collaboration with donors, such as transparency, earmarking,
simplified and harmonized reporting and multi-year funding and
planning, will be emphasized. UNICEF will expand its use of
cash-based transfers for both preparedness and response. Cluster
and sectoral coordination capacities will be leveraged to improve
harmonized humanitarian needs assessment. Finally, UNICEF will
increase the ease and efficiency of information management for
humanitarian performance monitoring through the roll-out of an
online platform.
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This does not include additional requirements laid out in the regional chapters of
Humanitarian Action for Children 2017.
This is an estimate based on preliminary figures as of November 2016.
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Myanmar 2015
Hygiene kits and relief supplies are being loaded from the
UNICEF warehouse in Yangon, Myanmar, for distribution to
offices in Monywa and Shwebo of Sagaing Region to help
children and their families affected by Cyclone Komen.
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Ecuador 2016
On 29 April 2016, children participate in the Retorno a la
Alegr’a (Returning to Joy) programme focused on building the
resilience of earthquake-affected children.
Fiji 2016
On 23 February 2016, UNICEF WASH supplies are offloaded
on to Koro Island.
Iraq 2016
On 7 September 2016, a mother picks up a UNICEF hygiene kit during a distribution of emergency supplies for newly displaced
families in Hajjaj Silo Transit Camp in Salah al-Din Governorate, Iraq.
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JANUARY 2017
Afghanistan
GLOBAL SUPPORT
for UNICEF’s humanitarian action in 2017
Burundi
Burundian refugees
(Rwanda and Tanzania)
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
COUNTRY
LEVEL
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Haiti
Iraq
Kenya
Libya
Mali
Central and Eastern Europe and the
Commonwealth of Independent States
East Asia and the Pacific
Communication
Office of the
Security
Coordinator and
Operations Centre
(OPSCEN)
Eastern and Southern Africa
REGIONAL
SUPPORT
Latin America and the Caribbean
Global cluster coordination
• Field support
• Information management
Human resources
• Headquarters Emergency Unit
• Coordinating three models of
deployment (internal, external
and standby
OPERATIONAL
SUPPORT
Partnerships
• Inter-agency
• Transformative Agenda
• Non-governmental
organizations, civil society,
academia
• Integrated presences
Total cost
of global
support in 2017:
Total cost
covered by
core resources:
Programmatic support
• Nutrition, health, WASH,
child protection, education,
HIV and AIDS
• Communication for
Development, early childhood
development, disabilities
• Resilience
• National capacity development
• Disaster risk reduction/
preparedness
• Peacebuilding
HUMANITARIAN
PROGRAMME
SUPPORT
US$49.1
million
US$23.8
million
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US$3.3
BILLION
Myanmar
Niger
Nigeria
Refugee and migrant crisis in Europe
Somalia
South Sudan
Southern Africa El Niño/La Niña
State of Palestine
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian refugees and other affected populations in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
Lebanon and Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
Yemen
Zika
US$8.2
MILLION
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
West and Central Africa
Information and
communications
technology
Resource mobilization
US$11.5
MILLION
Supply and logistics
• Copenhagen and regional hubs
• Procurement
• Warehousing
• Logistical support
Finance and
administration
Mobilize global support
• Systems and procedures
• Technical support
Results-based management
• Needs assessment
• Performance monitoring
• Evaluation
US$29.4
MILLION
Policy and guidance
• Core Commitments for Children
• Equity (including gender)
• Protection of civilians (including
children and armed conflict)
• Knowledge management
• Innovation
• High-threat environments
• Humanitarian advocacy
• Cash-based transfers
Total cost
covered by
other resources:
Funding gap:
US$10.8
million
US$14.5
million
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Further information on UNICEF’s
humanitarian action can be obtained from:
Manuel Fontaine
Director
Office of Emergency Programmes
UNICEF New York
Tel: +1 212 326 7163
Email: [email protected]
Sikander Khan
Director
Geneva Office of Emergency Programmes
UNICEF Geneva
Tel: +41 22 909 5601
Email: [email protected]
Olav Kjørven
Director
Public Partnerships Division
UNICEF New York
Tel: +1 212 326 7160
Email: [email protected]
Cover photo: Nigeria 2016
On 17 November 2016, UNICEF Nutrition Officer Aishat
Abdullahi assesses Umara Bukar, 7 months, for malnutrition
at a UNICEF-supported health clinic at Muna Garage camp for
internally displaced persons in Maiduguri, Borno State, north-east
Nigeria, as Umara's mother (in back) looks on. Umara weighed
just 4.2 kilograms when he first arrived at the health clinic, which
is run in partnership with the Government of Nigeria. Twenty days
later he weighs 5.1 kilograms.
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South Sudan 2016
On 15 August 2016, in the Bentiu
Protection of Civilians (POC)
site, in Unity State, Maet, 6,
carries an old broken saucepan
with a hole in it to school so
he has something to sit on
during class. He says “It's really
uncomfortable, I wish I had a
proper seat please.” Maet came
to the POC in Unity State, South
Sudan, with his family because of
the heavy fighting in his village.
"I saw many bad things, but I am
very happy at school now.”
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