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Niger: UNICEF Niger Situation Report, November 2013

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Source: UN Children's Fund
Country: Mali, Niger
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HEADLINES

  • UNICEF is renewing its LoU (Letter of Understanding) with UNHCR for another year to continue to support refugees in the sectors of Education, Protection, Nutrition, WASH and Communication for Development in 2014.

  • UNHCR, in collaboration with the Institute for Training and Demographic Research, released a study on demographic, economic and socio-cultural profile of Malian refugees in Niger that will inform UNICEF and its partners in adapting their humanitarian response.

  • As of 10 November 2013 (week 45), 358,500 children (under the age of five) benefited from the integrated treatment for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). 15% of the cases (54,827) were reported to have severe medical complications and were admitted into intensive care/inpatient facilities while the rest (303,673) were treated as outpatients.

  • To prevent malnutrition, UNICEF is scaling up its activities aiming at ensuring a safe access to water and sanitation in CRENI/CRENAS and enhancing psychosocial care for malnourished children in CRENIs and CRENAs.

  • As of 25 November 2013, 577 cholera cases have been registered including 13 deaths which represent a fatality rate of 2.25%.

  • UNICEF is highly involved in the CAP 2014 elaboration. On 28 and 29 November 2013, UNICEF CAP focal points attended the OCHA regional meeting in Dakar aiming at setting Strategic Objectives and define Resilience for the Sahel region.


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