Highlights
The Deputy Executive Directors of UNICEF, UNHCR, and WFP were in Mauritania between the 19 and 22 November for a high level joint mission to meet with Government partners and humanitarian actors engaged in the response to the food and nutrition crisis as well as the refugee influx from Mali. The DEDs Ms. Brandt (UNICEF), Ms. Lim (UNHCR), Mr. Lopes da Silva (WFP) were accompanied by the UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator Mr. Gressly.
Over 9,155 children under-five affected by Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) have been admitted and treated from January to October 2012. This represents 73% of the expected annual caseload of 12,600.
Over 4,000 children (6-24 months) have benefited from a blanket feeding campaign in Tagant region in October 2012.
640 hygiene kits donated by UNICEF for mothers have been distributed to 3 Regional Directions of Sanitation and Water (Assaba, Brakna and Tagant) for 640 households.
The second round of the polio campaign with integrated vitamin A supplementation and deworming drugs took place from 23 to 26 November organized by the Ministry of Health with support from UNICEF and WHO. The campaign also covered children in the M’berra camp in partnership with UNHCR and among the host community.
In M’berra camp, 584 children (including 260 girls) benefited from psychosocial support through child friendly spaces set up in partnership with UNHCR and InterSos.
For primary schools in M’berra camp, the new academic year started on the 18th November with 4 school sites following the Malian curriculum. On the 21st November, 1,638 pupils were enrolled, including 797 girls (49%) and 839 boys (51%).
