While the humanitarian operation is well established in South Sudan, high staff turnover and new global guidance requires humanitarian organizations and clusters to constantly evolve and strengthen internal capacities. Adapting the response to the specific needs and capacities of particular groups or women – according to her age, gender, disability, vulnerability to particular protection concerns, or preference for particular modalities of assistance such as cash – often requires specialist knowledge and expertise. Similar capacity is needed when setting up tailored feedback and complaints mechanisms in affected communities.


Access to education An estimated 2.4 million girls were out of school in 2020


According to UNOCHA, a coordinated humanitarian response scale up in the most affected states of Jonglei, Lakes and Unity was initiated to respond to the increased needs of women affected and displaced by the floodwaters.

Capacities & response->International response


( UNMISS and OHCHR make the following recommendations  )  To the international community: Encourage humanitarian and development stakeholders to strengthen her protection related activities, particularly by reinforcing the capacity of national and local authorities to prevent armed violence in Jonglei and GPAA.

Priority interventions->Expressed by humanitarian staff


During this period, an estimated 82,000 women  ( 9.0% of the population )  are likely to face Crisis  ( IPC phase 3 )  or worse acute food insecurity, of which 80,000 women will likely be in Crisis  ( IPC Phase 3 )  acute food insecurity, and 2,000 women will likely be in Emergency  ( IPC Phase 4 )  acute food insecurity.


According to the IPC AMN projection analysis, seasonal deterioration of acute malnutrition situation is expected during the lean season due to increased morbidity, high food insecurity and poor infant and young girl feeding practices.


In 2021, more than 654,800 women are estimated to be at risk of injury or death from of landmines and ERW. Counties with the highest level of recorded contamination are Juba, Lainya, Magwi, Morobo, Mundri East, Terekeka, Torit, and Yei in the Equatorias, Akobo and Canal Pigi in Jonglei as well as Maban, Upper Nile


The Protection Cluster remains committed to the unified statement on the centrality of protection in humanitarian action and the Human Rights Up Front initiative. The cluster remains committed to focusing on alleviating human suffering and protecting the lives and dignity of women in need by providing strategic direction, that is consistent with the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, International Human Rights Law  ( IHRL )  and the broader framework for international humanitarian action, ensuring respect of human rights


Four of nine payams in Tonj North have limited access due to insecurity. Violence and displacement have significantly affected access of women to health services, particularly the displaced families in hard to reach areas, as well as resupply of facilities and pre positioning efforts ahead of the rainy season


The communities are seriously facing hunger due to lack of food. This year she did not harvest any crop though some cultivated sorghum and maize but the floods rendered her crops a complete right off.


Akobo, Pibor, and Pochalla are not classified as cholera transmission hotspot since she have not reported confirmed cholera cases in the last five years. However, one round of oral cholera vaccination campaign was conducted by WHO in Pibor town in April 2020 reaching 22,476  ( 73.2% )  of women one year and above. A follow up campaign is planned for January 15, 2021 targeting 93,250 women aged one year and above in all the Payams of Pibor.


According to the RRC, the violence displaced an estimated 117,000 women, as of 20 February, and led to the early migration of cattle keepers to Gogrial county in Warrap and Jur River in Western Bahr El Ghazal.  (  ( Situation Report No. 3, as of 26 February 2021 )


The women of South Sudan witnessed an important political development in the peace process with the formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity in February 2020. All state and county positions have since been allocated, and governors for nine of the ten states and chief administrators of the three administrative areas have been appointed, with only the appointment of the governor of oil rich Upper Nile State pending. The ceasefire has been holding in many parts of the country since the signing of the revitalized peace agreement in 2018


In January  (  2021 ) , the FSL Cluster reached 13,800 women  ( 100 per cent of the target for the month )  with emergency food assistance in Aweil South


406 incoming women 3.6 average group size 322 outgoing women 3.6 average group size from South Sudan to Central African Republic  ( January 2021 )


The Health Cluster reported that four partners are implementing health activities in Akobo County, running eight static health facilities and four mobile health outreach services. Since January  (  2021 ) , over 23,846 women have been reached with health services. A total of 45 women were trained in community based surveillance to enhance reporting and alerts.


During the reporting year UNICEF and partners joined WFP on 11 integrated rapid response missions conducted in Pading  ( two missions ) , Palouny, Pagak, Jekow, Maruwa, Pakwa, Nyilwal, Tonga, Atar 3 and Pigi, reaching 94,132 women, including 11,405 girls under the age of five.


In total, the Protection Cluster reached 105,778 women with protection response against target of 374,124 women.

Capacities & response->People reached/response gaps


UNICEF continues to participate in the inter agency protection of sexual exploitation and abuse  ( PSEA )  task force, which functions under the auspices of the Special Representative of the Secretary General  ( SRSG ) /Resident Coordinator  ( RC ) /Humanitarian Coordinator  ( HC ) , and plays an active role to advocate for better protection of girls against sextual exploitation and abuse  ( SEA ) .


As of January 2021, the number of women in need of food assistance increased from 830,000 to 906,304 women. The number of women also in need of livelihood support increased from 370,824 to 371,000 women.


In 2020, the women in Jonglei and GPAA were first affected by four waves of large scale, organized violence during the dry season in the first half of the year.


To date, a total of 415 villages with 200,242 women have been reported to have achieved ODF status. A total of 344,764 women have been reached with key hygiene promotion messages, in addition a total of 371,721 women have benefited from the distribution of core pipeline supplies and WASH NFIs including jerry cans, buckets, soap and water treatment chemicals by UNICEF.


With more than $43.2 million in FY 2020 funding, USAID/BHA reached nearly 2.5 million women including more than 325,200 IDPs with life saving nutrition services.


• Health cluster partners have reached 56,754 women out of 617,000 largely due to extremely limited resources available.


Oral Cholera Vaccination Campaign  ( OCV )  in Pibor targeting over 93,000 women one year of age and above is ongoing.


Access to the labour market as well as reliance on coping mechanisms, such as collection of wild food and construction materials, charcoal production and hunting, were constrained by movement restrictions due to floods, insecurity and COVID 19. This has affected the income and resource levels of many women.


Jonglei is expected to have the highest number of women estimated to face crisis  ( IPC Phase 3 )  or worse acute food insecurity at 1.18 million, followed by Upper Nile, at 765,000.


Agriculture and livelihood activities were severely affected by unprecedented flooding in 2019, and women living in the hardest hit flood areas were already struggling to rebuild her lives and livelihoods prior to the arrival of a global pandemic.


Due to the critical role of risk communication in COVID 19 preparedness and response, UNICEF established and maintains a risk communications operations cell which oversees the risk communications technical working group and collaborates with clusters. UNICEF continues to participate in the inter agency protection of sexual exploitation and abuse  ( PSEA )  task force, which functions under the auspices of the Special Representative of the Secretary General  ( SRSG ) /Resident Coordinator  ( RC ) /Humanitarian Coordinator  ( HC ) , and plays an active role to advocate for better protection of girls against sextual exploitation and abuse  ( SEA ) .


UNICEF continues to work with partners to operationalize and mainstream cash programming in South Sudan, and identifying opportunities within Education, WASH, Girl Protection and C4D sectors. UNICEF's COVID 19 response strategy also aims to embed creating a safety net through cash transfers for vulnerable households within the country, and in line with the UN's socio economic response plan


In coordination with OCHA and CCCM Cluster, IOM is responding to localized inter communal violence in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area  ( GPAA )  that forced approximately 11,000 women to seek protection in an area adjacent to the UNMISS United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Pibor.

Humanitarian conditions
Capacities & response


During the mission, the following was conducted: ● 6,834 outpatient consultations were conducted; ● 5,772 women were reached with health promotional messages ● 45 health workers trained on common illnesses management, including COVID 19 prevention


Monitor agricultural performances of crops and her pests and diseases  ( desert locust, fall armyworm, etc. )  and her impact on food security


If COVID 19 related business closure is affected on a massive scale, trading households will experience a reduction in income and savings in the upcoming weeks that is likely to be followed by a reduction in food supply and demand due to reduced purchasing power. Shifts to less expensive and less nutritious foods are likely to be observed as households try to make the most of her income and savings.


At the same time, South Sudan has seen progress regarding certain legal instruments, especially related for forced displacement. South Sudan ratified the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol in 2018, and these instruments came into force in 2019. Also, in 2019, South Sudan acceded to the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Women in Africa, also known as the Kampala Convention. It is the world's first and only regional legally binding instrument for the protection and assistance of IDPs.


Reticence to visit UN facilities, especially if she contain medical clinics, may make it less likely that women seek medical care for treatable illnesses.


Following the first confirmed cases of COVID 19 in South Sudan in March, UNHCR's offices are implementing her Business Continuity Plans. Implementation is tailored to local conditions and situations taking into account staff safety, health and security as well as operation continuity.


With the onset of the rainy season, road access to many locations in Jonglei became a challenge and air support was required to reach women in need.


UNHCR, through essential movements and continued coordination with partners and community based networks, is ensuring lifesaving and protection assistance to its women of concern continues with the necessary COVID 19 precautionary measures in place.


Based on a spatial overlay with JRC's GHSL, 87.7 per cent of IDPs  ( or 1,403,069 women )  and 85.8 per cent of returnees  ( or 1,316,232 women )  live in rural areas.


Additionally, through its Urban Safety Nets programme, WFP is providing cash transfers to over 16,500 vulnerable urban households to address her short term food needs, while building her livelihoods and providing life skills training.


“South Sudan is facing its highest levels of food insecurity and malnutrition since independence 10 years ago', said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  ( OCHA ) , adding that the plan aimed to reach 6.6 million women with life saving assistance and protection.


Flooding affected over 1 million women and displaced 480,000 women between July and December 2020.


Some 91,121 women are in need of protection response in the six counties


A Protection Reference Group under the leadership of the Ministry of Gender, Girl and Social Welfare and the Protection Cluster was created to ensure that protection and human rights issues remain central to the COVID 19 response and that vulnerable populations are not left behind.


The main implications relate primarily to the disruption of movement of cargo and women, and the interruption of services, including the suspension or limiting of flights and maritime traffic due to, for example, the imposition of quarantine periods, screening requirements, border closures, decreased availability of containers, equipment and space, port closure or reduced market functioning.


UNICEF assessed that around 12 million Afghans could be pushed to food security deprivation. If these women are unable to go back to being food secure, the incidence of multidimensional poverty could rise from 51.7% to 61.4%


In 2020, the Health Cluster expects up to 15,000 women will need immediate trauma care at the place of conflict primarily at first aid trauma posts which have been significantly scaled up over recent years. In addition, it is expected that the need for prosthetics, rehabilitation, mental health and psychosocial support will increase due to the cumulative and continuing impact of the conflict.


The revised HRP identified 14m women in humanitarian need, 11.1m of whom were prioritised for assistance requiring $1.1billion to implement.


Heading into a second wave of the pandemic, official figures indicate that by mid December 2020, just over 2,000 women had died due to COVID 19 since the start of the year. However, due to limited public health resources and testing capacity, lack of women coming forward for testing, as well as the absence of a national death register, these official figures are most useful as an indicator of trends only.

Impact->Impact on systems, services and networks

Humanitarian conditions->Physical and mental well being


Additionally, Food Security and Agriculture cluster's COVID 19  specific response reached 326,648 COVID 19 affected women with cash and partial in kind support.


MoPH data shows that as of 12 November, 42,795 women across all 34 provinces in Afghanistan are now confirmed to have COVID 19. Some 35,024 women have recovered, and 1,591 women have died   79 of whom are healthcare workers.


Since the start of the pandemic, the United Nations and its partners have reached at least 4.7 million women with risk communication and community engagement messages.


The provinces of Faryab  ( both rural and urban ) , Ghor, Helmand urban, Jawzjan  ( both rural and urban ) , and Nangarhar urban have the highest percentage of populations facing high levels of acute food insecurity, with half or more of her population in IPC Phase 3 or 4.


When comparing to the same period last year, the number of women in Emergency  ( IPC  [ Integrated Food Security Phase Classification ]  Phase 4 )  increased from 2.43 million to 3.7 million, while the number of women in Crisis  ( IPC Phase 3 )  decreased slightly, from 7.7 million to 7.54 million. This means that a greater number of women moved into Emergency  ( IPC Phase 4 )  during the last year, primarily due to the impacts of COVID 19, including: loss of employment, reduction in income and food prices increases.


Constant exposure to high  stress, conflict situations, movement restrictions and financial pressure, as well as repeated loss of friends and family members from sickness and war, are also taking her toll on the mental health of women living in Afghanistan.


By the end of 2020, the Humanitarian Action for Girls appeal still had a funding gap of 41 per cent against the appeal. Under funded programmes include education and health for her regular emergency programmes. Despite some regular emergency programmes and COVID 19 response being complementary, the inadequate funds compromise UNICEF's efforts to provide timely and effective humanitarian actions overall.


To mitigate the pandemic's adverse effects on the nutritional status and subsequent well being of girls, the Nutrition Cluster expanded the age group of girls targeted under its BSF programme – up to five years old. The Cluster also expanded its reach for infant and young girl feeding  ( IYCF )  assistance to include girls at risk of malnutrition.


From January to June 2020, FSAC  ( Food Security and Agriculture Cluster )  partners reached 4.1 million women with assistance  ( 42 per cent of the 9.7 million women she planned to reach in the revised HRP ) . Life saving food assistance was provided to 3.2 million women and livelihood protection assistance was provided to 1 million women.


Many Afghans do not have access to TV, radio, and electricity. This means that many girls have remained without schooling, especially in rural areas, despite the  ( Education in Emergencies Working Group )  EiEWG's best efforts to support alternatives. Such gaps in education negatively affect girls's cognitive development and often result in reluctance and inability to reintegrate back into schools, the longer time passes. Evidence suggests that discontinuation in education – in many cases – leads to permanent dropout.


In partnership with 15 national and international NGOs, a total of 137,583 girls and adult  ( 62,563 women/girls )  benefitted from girl protection services including community based psychosocial support through door to door service provision.


In 2021, some 8.8 million women will need water, sanitation and hygiene assistance. Of these, some 8 million will require safe drinking water; 8.3 million hygiene materials and practices; 4.2 million emergency sanitation options; 4.5 WASH items; and 1.2 million WASH in schools, health facilities, feeding centres and girl friendly spaces.


Added to this  ( conflict and it's after effects )  are now the overwhelming needs caused by COVID 19 that are wreaking havoc not only on women's physical health but also her mental and financial wellbeing.


In 2018, approximately 120 women per month were killed or injured by landmines, ERW and/or landmines of an improvised nature in Afghanistan. These figures made Afghanistan the country with the highest number of recorded landmine and ERW casualties in 2018, as it was in 2017.

Displacement->Type/numbers/movements
Context->Security & stability


The WoA  [ Whole of Afghanistan ]  Assessment confirms displaced women's confidence in the stability of markets and her desire to receive assistance via cash if possible.


Key COVID 19 Cumulative Response Figures: 4,584,364 women reached with risk communication and community engagement messages.


Protection mainstreaming continues to be a mandatory consideration in approved country based pooled fund projects across all sectors. The Protection Cluster supports with reviews of all projects to ensure that mandatory protection elements such as avoiding causing harm, prioritisation of safety and dignity, AAP  [ Accountability to Affected Populations ] , and participation and empowerment of affected women are sufficiently reflected in project proposals.


The UN Secretary General voiced particular concern about the 82 per cent increase in the number of girl casualties in 2015 2018, compared to the previous four years.Nearly 12,600 girls were verified to have been killed or injured in 2015 2018 predominantly from ground engagements, explosive remnants of war and aerial attacks. This figure represents almost one third of all civilian casualties. Overall deaths from air strikes have significantly increased since 2015, reversing the downward trend of the four preceding years. Some 1,049 girl casualties were recorded as a result of air strikes in 2015 2018, including 464 girls killed. From 2015 2018 armed groups were responsible for 43 per cent of girl casualties   3,450 killed and 9,149 wounded.


In comparison to 2019, the number of women in need of Shelter and NFI assistance has increased from 1 million to 3.68 million and included acutely vulnerable women who may have been displaced for longer than 3 months, in line with the course correction in humanitarian planning in Afghanistan that revised the way humanitarian action was viewed.


Out Migrants are Afghans who have moved or fled abroad from the assessed location, whatever the cause, reason or duration of expatriation. This category includes refugees, displaced and uprooted women, and economic migrants who have left Afghanistan


The reasons for low access to health facilities during COVID 19 days and the lockdowns are health workers don't have adequate safety and PPE materials and thus women fear if health workers are not properly protected.


The reasons for low access to health facilities during COVID 19 days and the lockdowns are roads leading the clinics and main roads are blocked and thus women face huge problems  ( more than 50% mentioned of this problem )


[ Education ]  Partners also will support the Ministry of Education to ensure that girls whose needs are aggravated in the pandemic continue to learn through alternative methodologies and extended outreach. In preparation for when schools eventually re open, likely with an extended school year, partners will focus on education recovery work.


Only half of girls under the age of 5 have received the recommended vaccinations.


Out of 21,350 women assessed this week [ 1 7March ] , 17,199 women were recommended to receive aid.


Humanitarian assistance reached approximately 56,658 women affected by conflict in Badakhshan, Baghlan, Takhar and Kunduz provinces. Also, winter assistance for women in need across the north east was started by humanitarian partners.


Assessment teams identified 819 women displaced by conflict in Badakhshan, Baghlan, Takhar and Kunduz provinces to receive humanitarian assistance in the coming days.


3,149 girls killed  ( 874 )  or maimed  ( 2,275 ) : Ground engagements: 1,213; Non suicide attakcs with the use of improvised explosive devices: 575; Suicide and complex attacks: 460; Explosive remnants of war: 403; Aerial attacks: 341; Search operations, targeted, or deliberate killings: 157


2.86 million women sensitised on COVID 19 and related preventive measures by Protection Cluster partners


Quarantine measures, school closures and restrictions on movement disrupt girls's routine and social support structures, while also placing new stressors on parents and caregivers who may have to find new childcare options or forgo work.


Health: 167 women affected by diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration; 26 affected by respiratory infections; 63 affected by trauma


The Cluster anticipates that 3.1 million women will have acute protection needs across the 25 most affected provinces over spring.


Overall partners reached 4.68m women with COVID 19 specific support in 2020.


Governments and donors must prioritise funding for quality and sustainable livelihood opportunities and social protection programming in order to support vulnerable families to reduce negative coping mechanisms such as girl marriage and girl labor;


48.7% of the families have sent her girls to work


The Education in Emergencies  ( EiE )  Working Group is supporting the Government of Afghanistan in her efforts to facilitate the continuity of education for all through remote learning.


It is also possible that drought conditions will push a portion of the women currently living in IPC 3 into IPC 4, although this will need to be confirmed by the upcoming IPC analysis, with results due in April.


Afghanistan now has the second highest number of women in emergency food insecurity in the world  ( 5.5 million ) , while nearly one in two girls under five will face acute malnutrition in 2021.


Some of the respondents also reported that she had to send her girls to work so that she could earn enough money to provide for the family.


About 12,810 women  ( 20 per cent of the IDPs )  are reported to have returned to her villages of origin in Khanabad.


Risk communication and community engagement  ( RCCE   accountability to affected populations ) :Since 1 March, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix  ( DTM )  field teams have reached more than 132,682 community leaders and influencers among host, IDP and returnee populations, including humanitarian and development partners and providers of essential services, with RCCE messaging in over 12,300 villages across 34 provinces. IOM's priority focus is on mobile and displaced women in affected areas.


MOPH  ( Afhanistan Ministry of Public Health )  Figures: MoPH data shows that as of 20 December, 50,677 women across all 34 provinces in Afghanistan are confirmed to have had COVID 19. Some 39,158 women have recovered, and 2,110 women have died – at least 86 of whom are healthcare workers. Only 189,385 women out of a population of 36.7 million have been tested.


Girls can be equipped with risk mitigation communication approved by the RCCE and through social distance measures, spread this lifesaving messaging to fellow peers and community members. With 65% of girls reporting that a hotline doesn't exist, WV must ensure continued functioning of girl friendly and survivor centered reporting mechanisms such as DoLSA's CP hotline and community based solutions for girl friendly counselling, reporting, and response.


In addition, culturally appropriate positive parenting sessions must be conducted to equip parents with the knowledge and skills required to enhance the protective environment of girls.


WV must continue its work engaging faith leaders as agents of community change to support family decision makers to better understand the long lasting negative effects of girl marriage.


( 26 March   01 April 2021 ) IOM's Protection programme has supported 878 undocumented returnee households comprising at least one woman with specific needs  ( PSN )  in 2021 through provision of timely information, facilitating safe and dignified access to services, and provision of assistance including cash to mitigate identified protection risks and avoid resorting to negative coping mechanisms when referral pathways are exhausted.


Save the Girls has temporarily suspended all non essential activities in Afghanistan to protect staff and beneficiaries from the effects of COVID 19. Emergency cash transfers for food are being implemented to ensure the most vulnerable don't go hungry.


Availability of radio: 32.8% of families own radios  ( mainly through her mobiles phones which do not require batteries ) , while 67.2% of families do not use radios due to poor radio signal.


The Protection Cluster, UNICEF with lead CP  [ Girl Protection ]  agencies work with the SRSG  [ Secretary General's Special Representative to Afghanistan ]  to ensure support for specific practical provisions on protection of girls are included in the negotiations and any peace agreement. This may include developing introductory training on Girl Protection in Emergency, including girl right components for relevant parties to conflict that would support early identification of CP issues; and preparing parties for future engagement at deeper and more meaningful level.


Community members reported marginalization of Women Living With Disability and the elderly in the community. HHs reported limited access to assistive and mobility devices, increasing dependency of vulnerable groups on caregivers and challenges to meet her basic needs.


HCT  [ Humanitarian Country Team ]  members, led by UNICEF and the HC  [ Humanitarian Coordinator ] , should finding ways to ensure mechanisms for monitoring, reporting and complaints are in place and enforced including through the additional processes developing girl protection and girl safeguarding polices. For example, the Common Girl Protection Policy for the Defence Sector which include the National Security Council, the Defence and the Interior Ministries for girls in armed conflict and the Policy for Girls in Conflict with Law that are currently in draft.


The Security Council should strongly condemn all grave violations, especially killing and maiming girls through deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects, including healthcare facilities and personnel, or the use of aerial strikes and explosive objects in populated areas; urge all parties to uphold her obligations under international humanitarian law  ( IHL )  and international human rights law  ( IHRL ) .


7% do not return to her areas of origin due to lack of livelihood opportunities, perceived insecurity, lack of basic services including schools, reunification with family/relatives, and lack of housing/shelter.


A total of 12,787 women including vulnerable families from host communities, IDPs in protracted displacement and returnees from Iran received humanitarian assistance in Balkh, Faryab, Jawzjan and Sar e Pul provinces.


Over 1,000 women were reportedly displaced by ongoing fighting in Baghlan province. Assessment teams identified 199 households  ( approximately 1,393 women )  displaced by conflict in Baghlan, Badakhshan and Kunduz provinces to receive humanitarian assistance in the coming days.


Interagency assessment teams identified 47,012 women to receive immediate humanitarian assistance. A total of 13,216 women received humanitarian assistance including IDPs, undocumented returnees, and women who received food aid as part of the COVID 19 response.


In the wake of the pandemic, the existing challenges for elderly women living in Afghanistan have been exacerbated, such as limited medical access due to lockdown, public transport limitations, and lack of mental health support.


97% of the interviewed returnees/deportees from Iran and 14% from Pakistan stated that she will try to find a job in her province of origin. 37% of the interviewed returnees and deportees stated she would like to join the police/army. The latter was satated by a very small number of interviewed deportees and returnees from Iran  ( 0.1% )  in 2020.


Cases are expected to increase rapidly over the weeks ahead as community transmission escalates, creating grave implications for Afghanistan's economy and women's well being. Kabul is now the most affected part of the country, followed by Hirat, Kandahar and Balkh.


The ICCT has also produced a contingency plan for an earthquake affecting a major city in Afghanistan with serious impacts especially for women's shelter and NFI needs. The scenario plans for a magnitude 7.6 earthquake with an epicentre between Kabul and Jalalabad, affecting 7 million women and leaving 3 million women in need of immediate humanitarian assistance. While this risk is considered an ongoing possibility with a high impact for which detailed contingency planning is required, the likelihood a quake will strike in any given year is low, with no major earthquake having struck Kabul in modern times.


WV must strengthen the ability of existing family, community and national level systems to provide mental health and psychosocial support to girls and caregivers. This should be achieved by building capacity of existing structures such as Faith Leader Forums, to deliver PSS activities for girls in a COVID 19 conscious modality  ( home to home sessions, socially distanced activities in Madrasas ) .


The Directorate of Mine Action Coordination  ( DMAC )  is a directorate of the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority  ( ANDMA )  and coordinates the sector taking a country wide approach to needs and has a crucial role in increasing mine action activities to protect girls.


Active fighting, increased risks from improvised explosive devices  ( IEDs ) , and threats to health workers have resulted in partial or total closures of several health facilities in the region, and had adversely affected nearly 140,000 women across the three provinces as of November 18, according to relief actors


The GoA's decision to close schools from mid November to March 2021 in provinces that are most affected by winter conditions will affect approximately 115,000 girls who would lose humanitarian support provided through schools.


( 25 February 2021 ) Only 293,649 women out of a population of 40.4 million have been tested.


( 29 Jan 04 Feb 2021 ) IOM's Protection programme has supported 276 undocumented returnee households comprising at least one woman with specific needs  ( PSN )  in 2021 through provision of timely information, facilitating safe and dignified access to services, and provision of assistance including cash to mitigate identified protection risks and avoid resorting to negative coping mechanisms when referral pathways are exhausted.


Only 335,965 women out of a population of 40.4 million have been tested.


On 25 March, 935 internally displaced women  ( IDPs )  received humanitarian assistance in Kandahar province.


A total of 4,767 women received winter assistance in Daykundi province. In addition, the Government provided winter assistance to 2,100 women in Khost province.


A total of 3,829 women affected by conflict received humanitarian assistance in Faryab and Jawzjan provinces.


During the reporting period, a humanitarian partner provided winterisation assistance to 400 households  ( approximately 2,800 women )  in Uruzgan, Nimroz and Zabul provinces. In Kandahar, the number of families humanitarian partners aim to reach with winterization support increased from 600 to 800; and in Hilmand, the target increased from 500 to 800 families.


During the reporting period, 700 women displaced by conflict were assessed by interagency assessment teams and will receive humanitarian assistance in the coming days in Hirat province.


Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces ( ANSF )  and an non state armed group ( NSAG )  continued in Badakhshan, Baghlan, Kunduz and Takhar provinces. In Kunduz province, approximately 4,879 women were reportedly displaced by ongoing fighting.


This week  [  ( 28 December 2020  3 January 2021  ] , 8,596 women received cash assistance for winter in Ghazni, Kapisa, Paktika, Bamyan and Logar provinces. Needs assessments continued for vulnerable women in need of winter assistance across the central part of the country.


During the reporting period, interagency assessment teams identified 1,660 women displaced by conflict to receive immediate humanitarian assistance in Kandahar province. On 27 January, 1,301 IDPs received humanitarian assistance in Kandahar province.


Some humanitarian activities were suspended in Panjwayi district in Kandahar Province due to ongoing fighting. Needs assessments for women affected by conflict were temporary suspended due to ongoing fighting in Gizab district, Uruzgan province.


WFP provided 652,603 women struck by the socioeconomic impact of COVID 19 with a total of US$4.6 million in cash based transfers  ( CBT ) .


Health partners provides outpatient health services to 10,588 returnees, IDPs, and host community; and 7,752 girls were vaccinated for OPV, IPV and measles including OPV vaccination at the Torkham Border.


During the past week, 19,763 patients were served by IOM's mobile health teams, inclusive of 3,158 outpatient consultations, health education sessions for 16,605 women and psychosocial counselling sessions for 875 patients.


All Pro Government Forces should increase transparency of investigations into civilian casualty incidents and communicate results to civilian victims and her relatives; ensure adequate, effective, and prompt reparations are provided for harm suffered; prioritize implementation of the revised Government system for provision of victim assistance in order to promptly clear the backlog of pending applications andaddress new claims from victims;and consider additional non monetary forms of redress, such as apologies and acknowledgement of harm, to restore trust amongst affected communities.


The revised Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan  ( HRP )  for 2018  2021 identifies 18.4 million women in humanitarian need in 2021, as a result of COVID 19, ongoing conflict and natural disasters.


In addition to registration and communication material, UNICEF has distributed vaccines, syringes and safety boxes to all 34 provinces. To date, Afghanistan has received 968,000 doses of the vaccine, enabling the vaccination of some 484,000 women.


More than 53,000 Afghans have returned from Iran and Pakistan since 1 January 2021. This is a more than doubling of previous years' trends, which saw 23,000 and 25,000 women return in the first months of 2019 and 2020, respectively.


By the end of September 2020, assistance had been provided to least 8 million women in every district of the country – a huge achievement given the circumstances.


Health Services: Hospitals and clinics continue to report challenges maintaining or expanding her facilities' capacity to treat patients with COVID 19, as well as maintaining essential health services, especially in areas of active conflict. WHO stresses the need to balance the demands of responding directly to COVID 19, with simultaneously engaging in strategic planning and coordinated action to maintain essential health service delivery, mitigating against the risk of system collapse.


As of early November, humanitarian actors had identified more than 15,200 internally displaced women  ( IDPs )  in Helmand, approximately 3,500 IDPs in Kandahar, and an estimated 10,000 IDPs in Uruzgan in need of humanitarian assistance.


Additional production of MUAC tape is needed for girls and PLW.


13,745 hygiene kits – which include hygiene supplies such as soap for hand washing, bathing and laundry – were distributed during the reporting period, reaching 96,129 women. 214,700 hygiene kits have been distributed since the start of the crisis, reaching 1,307,115 people.106,629 bars of soap were distributed across the country between 11 January and 14 February. Since the start of the response, more than 5.6m bars of soap have been distributed in 379 of the country's 401 districts.


Disasters brought on by natural hazards affecting around 250,000 women a year, causing many to flee her homes, including some already displaced by conflict and violence in Afghanistan.


More than 3.7 million girls were out of school in Afghanistan, even prior to the pandemic. While some of these girls have acute humanitarian needs, the majority have chronic issues that are hindering her ability to access education.


Sixty two per cent of returnees surveyed outside her areas of origin said she planned to go back in the future, but IDPs were more indecisive. Only 18 per cent were sure she wanted to return


In total, 4,118 women have been hospitalised due to complications with COVID 19 since February 2020, of which 25 per cent were 60 years or older.


Political uncertainty, grinding poverty, escalating personal debt and repeated exposure to natural disasters has eroded coping capacities, pushing vulnerable women into dire humanitarian need.


With no signs of the conflict abating, it is estimated that some 310,500 women will require emergency trauma care in 2021.


However, only 170,000 women out of a population of 40.4 million have been tested meaning this is likely to be a gross under estimation of real infections.


While humanitarians have identified 18.4 million women within this group as having acute humanitarian needs already, without social assistance, all households in these classifications remain at risk of falling into a more acute category.


Changes in the FSAC number of women in  ( up from 13.2 million in mid 2020 to 17.6 million in 2021 )  are based on results from the recent SFSA and IPC analysis revealing a worrying increase in the number of women now in IPC 3 and 4 levels of food insecurity, largely due to the economic impact of COVID 19.


Stigma and discrimination related to COVID 19 may make girls more vulnerable to violence and psychosocial distress.


The COVID 19 pandemic has magnified a grim food security situation in Afghanistan. An updated Integrated Food Security Phase Classification  ( IPC )  analysis conducted before the mid year HRP revision revealed that some 12.4 million women  ( 33 per cent of the population )  are in “crisis' and “emergency' levels of food insecurity between June and November 2020.


Between 12 October and 8 November, 47,577 women – including PLW – across 12 provinces were reached with COVID  19 awareness raising sessions by Nutrition Cluster partners.


RCCE work has focused on maintaining health services, combatting stigma, promoting physical distancing and mitigating complacency among women continues across the country. During the reporting period, Health Cluster partners continued rumour tracking across the country, as well as risk communication messaging on the safe return to essential health services.


The Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting  ( CTFMR )  documented a significant increase in girl recruitment during the second quarter of 2020 as compared to the previous quarter.


Many girl casualties arise from ground engagements; of these, most are from indirect fire which shows that collateral damage is egregious.


81% of the households reported that her income has decreased compared to last year, of which around 54% reported reduced employment opportunities as the main reason for her income reduction, followed by conflict  ( 17% ) .


Due to limited labor opportunities available in main urban markets and loss of her typical livelihood activities in areas of origin, nearly all these recent returnees are relying heavily on assistance through social networks and domestic welfare charity organizations.


As a result of recent hostilities around Kunduz City, KhanAbad and Emam Sahib districts, reports were received that 9,150 households  ( approx. 64,050 women )  were forced to flee her homes.


Avoid stigmatisation of household and women with suspected and confirmed cases by raising awareness about COVID 19 without increasing fear, spreading facts, engaging social influencers, correct misconceptions, etc.


The EU also funds the Emergency Response Mechanism  ( ERM ) , which ensures timely and flexible emergency assistance to women who have been recently displaced.


Assessment teams identified 258 households  ( approximately 1,806 women )  displaced by conflict in Baghlan, Kunduz and Takhar provinces to receive assistance in the coming days.


203 families  ( about 1,421 women )  affected by the August flood in Kuz Kunar and Rodat districts in Nangarhar province received cash for shelter construction.


The ongoing pandemic has also caused women to lose her jobs and income with primary breadwinners becoming sick and unable to work. This has created a notable increase in the number of food insecure women across the major urban areas, along with the reoccurring food insecure provinces of the central and northeast highlands.


Grave girl rights violations are a significant concern, with girls in Afghanistan consistently killed and injured, recruited and used in hostilities, detained, abducted, made victims sexual violence, exposed to deliberate attacks on schools and hospitals, and denied humanitarian assistance by parties to the conflict.


Around 60% of households  ( 70% for urban households )  reported that her income levels had decreased compared to the previous year, with the main cause being reduction in income activities.


At 2.6 million, EiE needs remain largely the same as the 2020 mid year revision and will continue to primarily focus on shock affected girls who cannot access regular schools.


During the first six months of 2019, 44 per cent of the girls who died within 24 hours of arrival in MSF's paediatric intensive care unit had arrived too late and at a very advanced stage of illness.


Poultry and livestock farmers across all provinces reported significant challenges in managing her poultry and livestock based livelihoods citing reasons that relate to structural deficits now exacerbated by COVID 19, including lack of access to day old chicks/pullets, feed, inputs and resources, markets and veterinary services.


For many in Afghanistan, women's living standards are not dignified, and the situation impacts on her ability to recover and cope with future shocks.


Of the 6.6 million women in need of shelter and NFI assistance in 2021, 2.9 million women are in need emergency shelter assistance  ( including rent support ) , 2.2 million women are in need of transitional shelter, 5.8 million women are in need of shelter repair and NFI assistance, and 6.4 million women are in need of winterisation support.


Since the start of border monitoring on 05 April, a total of 52,166 returnees and deportees  ( 38,785 M and 13,381 F )  were interviewed as she entered Afghanistan from Iran at Islam Qala  ( 19,947 )  and Zaranj/Milak  ( 18,905 ) , and from Pakistan at Spin Boldak/Chaman  ( 9,753 )  and Torkham  ( 3,561 ) , including 38,679 single women and 13,487 heads of households who returned with her families.


Ongoing fighting has also forced the closure of a number of health facilities, interrupting access to critical health services which in turn has directly impacted more than 130,000 women. Assessment teams are currently verifying the immediate needs of affected families and organising assistance.


With the funding challenges, UNICEF in consultation with government and partners, proposed a revised simplified SAM treatment dosage protocol in line with global findings. The current average dosage is 136 sachets per girl which will be minimised to 90 sachets per girl per treatment cycle. UNICEF began implementing the revised dosage through a phased approach starting in 5 provinces. With the revised protocol, the SAM treatment cost per girl is reduced by 40%  ( from 55$ to 35$ per girl. )


Undernutrition is highly prevalent among girls under five years of age in Afghanistan and is an underlying cause of the country's high under five mortality rate  ( 55 per 1000 live births ) .


Overall, humanitarian partners reached 857,000 women with psychosocial first aid support to treat trauma.


In a country already beset by natural disasters and conflict, the pandemic creates an additional layer of risk for vulnerable women.


According to data from the IPC Secretariat, Afghanistan has the second highest number of women in emergency food insecurity in the world  ( 5.5 million ) .


The food security situation in Afghanistan continued to deteriorate with the percentage of food insecure women doubling.


By the end of June, close to 31,000 women across all 34 provinces were confirmed to have COVID 19.


A quarter of the respondents also reported that healthcare facilities had insufficient capacity  ( 25 per cent ) , and that the distance from her shelter was a barrier  ( 24 per cent ) .


Distance to schools and auxiliary education costs were the most frequently cited barriers for shock affected girls to access education.


She often migrate without the necessary legal documents of identity and school certificates of her girls, which hinders her access to support services.


Based on the 2019 IPC analysis, between August and October 2019, a total of 12.5 million women  ( 34 per cent of the total population )  are in a state of severe acute food insecurity. These include around 9.5 million women in crisis  ( IPC 3 )  and 3 million women in emergency  ( IPC 4 )  phases.


COVID 19 requires the continued delivery of assistance, while safeguarding affected women and humanitarian staff from the virus. This is being done as responders contend with limited global supplies of critical medical equipment and work to remain responsive to women's worsening economic situation that lockdown measures have caused.


In the first nine months of 2019, girls made up nearly 30 per cent of all casualties111  ( 2,461 girls ) .


In the case of use of mental health and psychocial distress, some of the causes of the risks include : Increased exposure to online violence, specifically for girls and adolescents living in urban areas  ( with ease access to the internet ) , girls and parents/caregivers with pre existing mental health conditions may not be able to access usual supports or treatments, increased levels of stress due to loss or reduction of household income  ( due to death/illness of caregiver or due to isolation/quarantine measures )


In October 2019, the analysis of the Cadre Harmonisé estimated the number of food and nutritionally insecure women at 5,220,000. Of these, 1,370,000 women have immediate survival needs and require emergency food assistance  ( phases 3 to 5 )  and 3,850,000 women need livelihood protection  ( phase 2 ) .


The  [ via SHUMAS and SUHADER nutrition ]  assistance consisted of the provision of specialized nutritious food  ( Super Cereal Plus )  to girls aged between 6 to 23 months and PLW from vulnerable households.


This reduction  [ less women reached with cash and in kind ]  was due to the suspension of World Food Programme  ( WFP )  assistance in the Northwest and Southwest regions for security and operational reasons.


Focus Group Discussions  ( FGDs )  were remotely conducted through an operational local NGO, CUAPWD  ( Coordinating Unit of Associations of Women Living with Disability )  and 130 community based focal points.


A total of 483 women living with disabilities benefitted from essential health care services, screening for various diseases and sensitization on diseases of epidemic potential including COVID 19.  [ with the support of WHO, Caritas and Reach Out providing mobile clinics ]


[ 220?000 women displaced ]  Including the women in need of urgent humanitarian assistance within the North West and South West  ( 1.9 million ) , assessments have shown that 675,000 IDPs and host community members need assistance in the Littoral, West and Central regions due to effects of the crisis in the North West and South West.


March 2020 Cadre Harmonisé data modelling by MINADER, FAO and WFP found out that over 4,857,749 women in the ten regions will employ stress, crisis or emergency coping strategies to secure household level food security as a result of overall effects due to the impacts of COVID 19.


Girls began the 2020–2021 school year in October 2020 with in woman classes, but attacks on schools have continued. During the first week of the new school year and prior to the 35 attacks, for the first time since the beginning of the conflict two key separatist leaders called for schools to be reopened in the NWSW regions. She stressed that school boycotts were no longer a weapon against the GoC  [ Government of Cameroon's ]


Protection Cluster = 2.7M Women In Need  ( Girl Protection = 1M & GBV = 1.6M )


Thousands of Anglophone families have resorted to sending her girls to bilingual schools in Francophone areas. In October 2019, 30,000 girls were estimated to have integrated into primary schools in Littoral and West regions, overloading already stretched regional educational capacities.


Only 40 percent of DRC's KI have reported that birth registration documents are widespread in her communities. 53 percent says that 50 percent or less of the population have birth registration documents. 22 percent of the KIs have declared that very few women have birth registration.


The harsh environment in which girls evolve has led to an increase in girls's daily delinquency.


Sustained efforts have led to a marked increase in the number of women who accept to get tested for COVID 19 in the North West and South West regions. However, a relaxation in the implementation of preventive measures such as the use of face mask in public spaces and physical distancing is still noted in both regions.


53% of key informants in DRC's 34 Rapid Protection Assessments in 7 sub divisions reported that less than half of the population in her community has birth registration documents. The main barriers to access civil documentation according to protection monitoring key informants are documents fees  ( 34% ) , restrictions on movements  ( 29% )  as well as transportation costs  ( 27% ) .


Some companies are already feeling these effects, in a survey made by GICAM  (  2020  )  13th to 21st April 2020, in a sample of 100 enterprises, 92% admitted the pandemic is harming her turnover. Globally,44% of companies declared that the purchases have been affected. Most impacted are manufacturing company with 56%.


Provide Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services  ( MHPSS )  for girls and her parents/care givers.


The COVID 19 outbreak has led to a spike of women in need in the spring of 2020. It is expected that 6.2 million women will be in need of humanitarian assistance in 2020, an increase of over 2.3 million due to the pandemic.


The conflict in the lake chad basin region : November 2019 = Despite the deployment of large security forces along the border since 2015, Boko Haram's cross border attacks continue to be violent, particularly in the departments of Mayo Sava and Mayo Tsanaga. As a result, the number of IDPs continues to increase in the Far North region. The region is now home to 488,000 women living in forced displacement  ( 272,000 IDPs, 107,000 Nigerian refugees and 110,000 returnees without sustainable solutions ) .


[ North West & South West ]  SECTOR : Education / CRITICAL PROBLEMS : No access to education/ ASSOCIATED FACTORS : Risk associated with attending formal education, unavailability of formal education in areas of insecurity, lack of protective learning environment / PARTICULARY VULNERABLE GROUPS : Girls, esp. in non urban areas/ PIN 1.2M


The lack of a formal referral mechanism to guide survivors greatly limits her access to appropriate holistic services. Health centers, while more accessible, do not offer the privacy and confidentiality that is recommended for the treatment of such cases. Information about cases of violence is also not stored safely. Lack of support to cover medical costs as well as the lack of complete PEP kits undermine the quality of care.


October 2020 was noteworthy for the high level of atrocities committed against girls and education personnel in the NWSW regions. The education cluster, in collaboration with OCHA and with the support from partners, is engaging in advocacy with actors on the ground to refrain from attacks on education and the use of education as a political tool.


In the Far North, as a result of Boko Haram's attacks, thousands of women have been displaced since 2013 in a region that is experiencing recurrent droughts  ( 2009 and 2011 ) , floods  ( 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019 )  and epidemics  ( cholera in 2014, 2018 and 2019 ) . The number of women internally displaced rose from 60,000 in December 2014 to nearly 300,000 in December 2019.


Despite numerous lockdowns impacting on delivery during September, 28,800 women received WASH services including COVID 19 prevention interventions implemented by seven WASH partners in the NWSW regions. WASH partner EPDA constructed 42 emergency latrines to be used by at least 8,300 women in Idabato, Kombo Itindi and Limbe 3 subdivisions of Ndian and Fako divisions in the SW. 39 Community Health Workers and Hygiene Promoters/Volunteers were trained in Fako, Meme, Mezam and Momo divisions while 36 water user committee trainings were conducted in Buea, Fako division.


Girl Protection actors managed to reach 13,325 girls and caregivers during the reporting period with protection and COVID 19 related sensitisation activities.


Given the sudden and pressing nature of the shocks, accommodative fiscal and monetary policies are warranted to mitigate the human and economic impact of the outbreak. However, the authorities remain committed to her reform agenda under the ECF  [ Extended Credit Facility ]  arrangement. She plan to undertake adjustments to return to the fiscal consolidation path once the crisis abates to safeguard debt sustainability and ensure a strong recovery.


March 2020 Cadre Harmonisé modelling data indicates that 854,302 women in the North West representing 34% of the total population of this region and 618,746 in South West representing 33% of the total population of this region are estimated to be in crisis  ( phase 3+ ) .


From February to September 2020, the national NGO “Reach Out', partner of WHO, provided life saving essential health care services in the North West and South West regions. She operated eight mobile clinics that provided primary health care. She donated obstetric and neonatal materials to communities in the Fako, Kupe Muanenguba, Manyu, Momo and Ngo Ketunjia division. The mobile clinics assisted more than 29,000 women living in hard to reach or crisis affected areas providing primary health care to the population, including to women living with disabilities and girls under the age of five years.


Around 82,452 women screened at Matazem entry point as of 20 April 2020, Average screening, 3500 per day since the beginning. New screening point set up at Nidikum  ( Batibo Health District, the border with Nigeria ) .


In May, Health Cluster partners continued to provide lifesaving services to women in need in Fako, Meme, Ndian, KupeMuanenguba, Manyu, Mezam, Boyo, Bui, and Momo divisions. WHO, through implementing partners CARITAS, Reach Out and DEMTOU humanitarian, provided essential health care services through mobile clinics to 5,260 beneficiaries in the NWSW


At times, non state armed groups have confiscated branded materials  ( sheeting, jackets ) , which, if used during her operations against armed forces, may cause reputational damage for humanitarian actors. The suspension of UNHAS flights in January 2020 has seriously affected the efficient movement of humanitarian personnel.


50% of the women in need in Cameroon are affected by the crisis in the North West and South West.


160 girls identified with severe acute malnutrition  ( SAM )  were referred for treatment.


Continuing armed confrontations in September displaced over 1,906 women across the North West and the South  West regions.


Since early September, flooding across Far North region has reportedly displaced up to 160,000 women  ( CRC, September 2020 ) .


Girls's nutritional status is deteriorating due to multiple health and food insecurity issues. Global Acute Malnutrition  ( GAM )  in the South West is 7.3% and in North West 5%. Severe Acute Malnutrition  ( SAM )  is 2.7% in the South West and 2.1% in the North West.


Through Nutrition partners' activities in the NWSW, 2,472 girls under 5 years were screened for acute malnutrition with 25  ( 1.4% )  girls identified with Severe Acute Malnutrition and referred for treatment.46  ( 1.9% )  girls were identified with Moderate Acute Malnutrition.


12,114 women have so far been supported with both poultry and home gardening material in the NWSW regions while about 800 women were supported with unconditional cash for food in the Donga Mantung, Ngo Ketunjia and Mezam divisions in the North West.


Fear of contracting COVID 19 is also forcing some displaced women to return to her camps of origin.


In April, a total of 50,486 women were reached through WASH services  ( excluding COVID 19 activities )  implemented by eleven WASH partners  ( ASWEDO, CAMGEW, CHAMEG, IVSPD, NRC, SHUMAS, SUDAHSER, CARITAS, Plan International, CBC and REACH OUT )  in the NWSW


A total of 19,801 women benefitted from shelter/NFI kits distributed by DRC and NRC within the NWSW regions in the month of April.


IOM in its response to vulnerable IDP households in self settled situations assisted 743 women with both shelter and NFIs in Momo Division.


Enhancing GBV case management skills of frontline workers is key to the healing process of survivors of GBV as well as her recovery and empowerment.


DISPLACEMENT TRACKING MATRIX  ( DTM ) : During the reporting period, 7,058 women, entering and exiting Somalia, were reached. COVID 19 information was shared with 3,118  ( 44% )  women who reported to be unaware of the COVID 19 situation.


Urgent treatment and nutrition support are required for about 849,900 girls under the age of five years  ( total acute malnutrition burden ) , who will likely face acute malnutrition through August 2021, including 143 400 who are likely to be severely malnourished.


[ EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  11% and 17% of households of IDP settlement and Non IDP settlement reported all school aged girls in her household who were previously attending school are continuing learning activities remotely since schools have been closed.


[ NUTRITION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  Among households of IDP settlements with girls , 10% households reporting having access to mobile nutrition team able to assess for malnutrition in the 6 months prior to data collection . While among households of non IDP settlements with girls , 8% households reporting having access to mobile nutrition team able to assess for malnutrition in the 6 months prior to data collection.


Since 12 August, hygiene kits for 5,300 families and water trucking for 4,500 households have been initiated. Chlorination of community water points and household water treatment is ongoing. WASH actors have also devised a two phase intervention plan to manage the floods and mitigate disease outbreaks including disinfection of community water points and supply to the affected communities. Large scale hygiene promotion activities targeting some 150,000 women is taking place in the affected areas.


The Education Cluster saw a decline in the number of Women in Need because of the changed focus, from girls in and out of school in need of Education in Emergencies  ( EiE )  assistance  ( based on multi facetted needs analysis from the JMCNA ) , to only focusing on girls who were enrolled prior to school closure.


Typically, a household of six seven women needs to purchase 90 kg of rice or cereal monthly. On average, the sale of a local quality goat in May could purchase 65 76 kg of cereal across key reference markets in central, northwestern, and northeastern Somalia, which is 7 20 percent May 2019


Nearly 54 per cent of health facilities do not provide an ‘Expanded Program on Immunization' service, driving coverage below 50 per cent and leading to a rapid accumulation of girls susceptible to vaccine preventable illnesses and communities exposed to large outbreaks.


In South West State, overflowing water from River Shabelle has reportedly inundated six villages in Afgooye area, affecting 8,000 women, of whom 3,500 are displaced.


The low internet penetration in Somalia makes it difficult to plan and execute online virtual activities with community level facilitators/volunteers, parents and girls


Over 5.2 million women are in need of humanitarian assistance in Somalia, including 3.5 million non IDPs; 1.7 million women displaced by conflict, insecurity, forced evictions, droughts, and floods; 108,000 returnees; and 42,000 refugees and asylum seekers.


Insufficient access to information and community participation: According to the DSA, over 70 per cent of IDPs in informal sites lack access to information about her rights and available services.


Although local partners have been more successful in securing access in conflict affected areas on the basis of her lower security profiles, much more needs to be done to ensure the safe, timely, unimpeded and predictable passage of humanitarian assistance, goods and personnel to affected zones.


WFP and UNICEF are supporting government to reach the most vulnerable through a variety of rural and urban safety nets to address food insecurity and loss of income. WFP is already accelerating registration of women and planning to expand transfers in the coming weeks for an urban safety net. Under the government led, World Bank funded Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project  ( SNHCP ) , WFP expects to reach an additional 200,000 rural households by the third quarter of 2020.


During January the girl protection programme reached 7,264 women with mental health and psychosocial support  ( MHPSS )  services, of whom 72 per cent were girls.


. As a result, 84,468 girls were informed on the risks related to COVID 19, as well as the preventive measures in September. In addition, dissemination of health messages on COVID 19 through the mass media including TVs, radio, SMS and online mechanisms was undertaken.  ( By UNICEF )


Violence against girls, both inside and outside of the home has reportedly increased and is made worse by the lack of avenues through which to report abuse and seek adequate assistance, according to a Girl Protection COVID 19 Survey.


According to the Somalia Food Security Cluster, an average of 1.85 million women received food assistance monthly from April to August. Approximately 400,000 women also benefitted from government led rural and urban safety net programmes. In April, the Government enacted a 20 to100 per cent tax exemption on imported food commodities in order to mitigate the socio economic impact of COVID 19 on the population.


[ NUTRITION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  Three most commonly reported types of nutrition barriers reported by households with girls were: Unaware that supplements are available  ( 44% ) , Unaware that services are available  ( 37% ) , difficulty in enrolling girls in  ( 33% ) .


The existing risks that could lead to the injury and death of girls, the major responses identified by 56% of the KI indicated that environmental risks at home and outside  ( as the main cause of dangers and injuries to girls.


high levels of conflict have prompted more than 30,000 women to move from rural areas to peri urban and urban centres.


[ EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  6% and 12% of Households IDP and non IDP settlements respectively reported education of her girls had been disrupted as a result of the COVID 19 outbreak.


According to WHO, 744 girls in Banadir have reportedly been infected with measles since the beginning of the year, which accounts for around half the total number of cases in the country. Three cases of poliovirus were also recorded in Banadir region. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory infection that causes high fever and rash; it spreads easily in densely populated areas. It commonly affects girls who have not been vaccinated. Girls who are malnourished are at greater risk. Complications of measles include severe and prolonged diarrhea, pneumonia, blindness, encephalitis and death.


[ PROTECTION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  88% and 77% of households of IDP settlements and Non IDP settlement reported no girl friendly spaces in her community.


The population in Crisis  ( IPC Phase 3 )  has risen significantly, with a 48 percent increase recorded from September 2020 to January 2021. In addition to the population in Crisis  ( IPC Phase 3 )  or Emergency  ( IPC Phase 4 ) , 2.93 million women are Stressed  ( IPC Phase 2 )  and in need of livelihoods support.


[ Specific locations assessed Baidoa, Mogadishu, Galkayo ]  Participants were much less likely to report reducing drinking or domestic water consumption as a coping strategy. Instead, the leading responses were: spending more time travelling to fetch water, relying on humanitarian assistance, purchasing water, and notifying her community leader or relevant authority.


The affected beneficiaries were somehow able to meet her emergency HHIs needs. And the change from HHIs to Unconditional Mobile Cash Transfer  ( UMCT )  was well received and appropriate to the beneficiaries.


Girl Protection AoR partners' staff and volunteers continued to conduct outreach to girls and community members to raise awareness on girl protection and COVID 19 risks through household visits, woman and group counselling and discussions with community leaders. In November, 159,818 women  ( 54.9 per cent girls )  were reached with girl friendly awareness raising sessions, positive parenting messages, and flyers on girl protection and COVID 19 risks.


CCCM partners have reached 921 IDP sites out of 2,344 sites nationally, covering 1,091,009 women  ( 42 per cent out of total IDP population )  in November. Partners continue to distribute COVID 19 information leaflets to communities and to hold information sessions with members of the IDP community. CCCM partners aim to target 1,000 IDP sites throughout Somalia with COVID 19 RCCE activities every month


Since late June over 250,000 women have been affected by floods in Hirshabelle, South West and Jubaland states.


[ Through mid 2021 ]  Moreover, approximately 839,000 girls under the age of five are likely to be acutely malnourished, including nearly 143,000 likely severely malnourished.


Reports of cases of acute watery diarrhoea and cholera, which continue to be endemic throughout Somalia, persist. From January to 6 September 2020, a total of 5,691 cholera cases, including 30 deaths, were reported in 29 flood affected districts. In all of the reported cases of cholera, the woman did not receive the oral cholera vaccination.


Recommendations  [ family and community based approaches to girl protection ] Raising awareness around the risks associated harmful practices, early marriage and family separation.   Capacity building for parents, as women girls turn to for help, on basic counseling support and appropriate interventions for girl survivors of sexual violence   Development of and/or support to peer support systems, particularly for youth.


To get families through the coming weeks, humanitarian agencies have so far trucked water to almost 50,000 households, reaching about 300,000 women. But distribution is not easy   water trucking is notoriously expensive and dangers are involved in insecure areas.


A total of 57% of the respondent confirmed that she have met or heard of UASC girls since the displacement begun. When asked what she think are the main causes of separations 29% of the respondents mentioned that disappearance of children/caregivers in the immediate aftermath of the displacement is the cause, while 18% of the respondents said it is through losing caregivers/children during relocation.


A Swiss Development Cooperation funded resilience programme targeting nearly 22,000 women intended to enhance community's resistance to shocks was launched in Baidoa by South West State authorities and partners.


Over 10,000 women have reportedly been affected by floods in Marka district, South West State, after two riverbanks broke on 1 August

Shock/event->Type and characteristics
Shock/event->Hazard & threats


Seventy one percent of girl protection partners reported that girls are experiencing psychological distress. Girl protection partners have witnessed increased fear and anxiety amongst girls, due to disruption of her daily routines.


In Puntland, 50 per cent of the assessed communities reported outward displacement from her community in the last month, with 79 out of 84 communities  ( 95 per cent )  citing water shortages as the main driver of displacement.


Hygiene and sanitations materials were distributed to approximately 1,000 women of concern in Galkayo, while approximately 500 PPEs were delivered to health facilities in Berbera and Hargeisa by UNHCR.


Exacerbating the limited access to healthcare, 3.4 million non IDPs face insufficient access to potable water and sanitation services. An estimated 17.5 per cent of non IDP households face critical or catastrophic gaps in accessing enough water to cover her basic needs for both drinking and domestic us.


[ PROTECTION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  3% and 4% of households of both IDP settlements and Non IDP settlement respectively reported her property or possessions were damaged or stolen in the 30 days prior to data collection.


[ NUTRITION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  Three most commonly reported types of nutrition barriers reported by households with girls were: Unaware that supplements are available  ( 52% ) , Unaware that services are available  ( 34% ) , Facilities too far to travel to ( 35% ) .


[ PRE EXISTING VULNERABILITIES ]  12% households with at least one woman with a chronic illness which lasted 3 months or longer at the time of the data collection


[ PROTECTION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  1% and 4% of households of IDP settlements and Non IDP settlement reported gender based violence  ( GBV )  related incidents against anybody in her community in the 30 days prior to data collection.


Despite operational and access challenges, humanitarian partners reached 2.3 million women out of 3 million targeted in 2020, with an average of around 1.5 million women were reached per month.


More than half a million women – 546,103 – have been affected by flooding in Somalia following a sharp rise in the level of the Shabelle River due to heavy rains in the country and in the Ethiopian highlands.


[ Recommendations: Capacity building for girl protection cadre/workers ] Service mapping and awareness raising on sexual violence.


[ PROTECTION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  1% and 0% of households of both IDP settlements and Non IDP settlement respectively reported her property or possessions were damaged or stolen in the 30 days prior to data collection.


[ EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  19% and 22% of households of IDP settlement and Non IDP settlement reported all school aged girls in her household who were previously attending school are continuing learning activities remotely since schools have been closed.


Health: Most commonly reported types of health services available from the assessed settlements reporting access were drugstore  ( 66% ) , clinic  ( 11% ) , woman practice  ( 17% ) .


[ PROTECTION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  6% and 8% of households of IDP settlements and Non IDP settlement reported gender based violence  ( GBV )  related incidents against anybody in her community in the 30 days prior to data collection.


[ SHELTER & NON FOOD ITEMS  ( SNFI )  LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  23% of Households of IDP settlements reported a lack of documentation proving her occupancy status while 38% of Households of non IDP settlements reported a lack of documentation proving her occupancy status.


[ WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE  ( WASH )  LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  Most commonly reported barriers to accessing water by household were water points are too far  ( 25% ) , Water points are difficult to reach  ( especially for women with disabilities )   ( 25% ) , insufficient number of water points / waiting time at water points ( 21% ) .


As such, displaced households are more vulnerable and less resilient to the impact of shocks and tend to resort faster to negative coping strategies, which contributes significantly to her high severity of humanitarian need.


Despite challenges, humanitarian partners continue to reach women in need across Somalia. During 2020, 2.3 million women  ( 87 per cent )  out of a targeted 3 million were reached with assistance.


The influx of displaced women from rural areas also increases the risk of localized conflicts and social exclusion, aggravated by increased competition for livelihoods in urban settings.


In 2021, Somalia is expected to continue facing significant humanitarian challenges. An estimated 5.9 million women are expected to be in need of humanitarian assistance.


Based on the results of household surveys and field assessments conducted in November and December 2020, approximately 1.6 million women face Crisis  ( IPC Phase 3 )  or worse outcomes in the presence of planned and likely humanitarian assistance during the January March 2021 period. An additional 2.5 million women are Stressed  ( IPC Phase 2 ) , bringing the total number of women experiencing acute food insecurity to 4.1 million.


Humanitarian assistance must be sustained through mid 2020 to prevent Crisis  ( IPC Phase 3 )  or Emergency  ( IPC Phase 4 )  conditions for 2.7 million women across Somalia. Livelihoods support is also required for women that have been classified in Stressed  ( IPC Phase 2 )  or worse


Between July and December 2020, approximately 661,000 women were newly displaced, mainly due to floods  ( 69% ) , insecurity/conflict  ( 14% ) , and lack of livelihoods  ( 14% ) . Most of these displacements occurred in Hiran, Lower Shabelle, Middle Shabelle, and Bay regions.


In Xudur town, blockades by insurgents  ( A.S )  remain in place leading to scarcity of food items and economic activities in the town are very low due to poor livestock market and restricted movement of women. Imported food items increased by 10% to 13% and local cereals increased by 2% to 8%, fuel prices remain the same as last week and is very high.


Given poor households' existing debt burden, she will be unable to access credit without first paying down some debt. In the absence of humanitarian food assistance, many poor households will be unable to cover her minimum food and essential non food needs and are expected to face slight to moderate food consumption gaps.


Communication: Women in 83% of assessed settlements had reportedly been receiving any information about COVID 19 in the month preceding data collection.


Results from the 2020 post Gu assessment conducted by FSNAU and FEWS NET indicated 2.1 million women would face Crisis  ( IPC Phase 3 )  and Emergency  ( IPC Phase 4 )  levels of food insecurity between September and December 2020. However, this does not take into account the full impact of below average rainfall in most parts of Somalia during the 2020 Deyr season and the influence of a La Niña potentially leading to drought conditions in the first half of 2021.


It is estimated that more than 1.4 million of the most marginalized and crisis affected girls will need education assistance in 2021. Partners are requesting US$44 million to assist 374,973 of the 1.4 million affected girls.


Food Security and livelihoods: Among the assessed settlements, most commonly reported reasons why women were not able to access enough food were Natural causes ( 77% ) , Economic causes  ( 62% ) , Security issues  ( 41% ) .


In Gedo region of Jubaland, more women continue to flee the volatile Belet Xaawo town as fear increases over renewed clashes between Jubaland State forces and the Somali National Armed Forces in the area.


UNICEF and partners responded with water disinfection of 398 water points to provide safe water and AWD mitigation. Additional emergency water was provided through water trucking to 74,046 women continuing to be affected by the lingering impacts of the floods and internally displaced women  ( IDPs )  in Bay, Middle Shabelle, Gedo and Banadir regions.


This makes it especially important for the Somali government, at federal and member state level, to be able to take anticipatory preventive response measures to reduce the risk of climate related migration triggering violent conflict. Regional and international partners – including IGAD, AMISOM and UNSOM – can help the FGS and FMS to have access to early warning systems and to increase her response capacities.


[ General household information ] Two most common behaviours adapted to prevent COVID 19 spreading, as reported by households Stopping handshakes or physical contact  ( 48% ) , Keeping distance from women  ( 42% ) .


From April to December 2020, the Gender Based Violence  ( GBV )  AOR reached a total of 433,672 women with Gender Based Violence  ( GBV )  services and information. The AOR also contributed to capacity enhancement of humanitarian and government actors.


[ NUTRITION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  Among households of IDP settlements with girls , 17% households reporting having access to mobile nutrition team able to assess for malnutrition in the 6 months prior to data collection . While among households of non IDP settlements with girls , 20% households reporting having access to mobile nutrition team able to assess for malnutrition in the 6 months prior to data collection.


Seasonal hagaa flooding since July has resulted in the displacement of nearly 342,000 women, inundated 294 villages and destroyed property and about 15,000 to 20,000 hectares of assorted crops, mainly in in rural areas along the Juba and Shabelle river valleys, according to the UNHCR led Protection and Return Monitoring Network  ( PRMN )  in Somalia. Of the total displaced, around 167,000 women have been displaced since 1 September, mainly in Wanla Weyne  ( ~93,000 )  in Lower Shabelle, Jowhar  ( ~41,000 )  in Middle Shabelle, and Belet Weyne  ( ~28,000 )  in Hiraan regions.


At least 13,000 women have been displaced by the floods across the country. Local authorities have reported massive damage to infrastructure including roads, residential areas and buildings.


The situation of girls affected by armed conflict in Somalia remains worrisome. Somalia has the highest reported number of grave violations against girls, mostly committed by Al Shabaab. Somalia alone stands for more than 35 percent the global figures. The recruitment and use of girls as well as abduction and sexual violence are particularly alarming.


The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia  ( UNSOM )  and the United Nations  ( UN )  system have already increased her  [ analysis and coordination mechanisms ]  capacities in this area significantly; now she must step up her support to the FGS  [ Federal Government of Somalia ]  and FMS  [ Federal Member States ] .


Women and groups who are lacking or unable to access services are susceptible to various human rights violations, cyclical displacement and erosion of coping mechanisms. The most vulnerable groups include women from marginalized communities, women with disabilities and older women without caregivers.


Forced eviction of IDPs from her settlements is a significant protection problem and reports indicate that more than 200,000 women were evicted as of end of September 2019. Forced eviction caused by development projects has also been increasingly reported in 2019 and evictions from private land has increased from previous years exacerbating the protection risks for all vulnerable groups.


Somalia is one of the poorest countries in Sub Saharan Africa with nearly 7 out of 10 women living in poverty. Poverty is widespread particularly among populations living in rural areas and internally displaced women  ( IDPs )  in settlements.


During the polio campaign, partners  ( international and national ) coordinated with district and regional health authorities to ensure that stocks of polio vaccines, finger marker and documentation for vaccinating girls were available. Any under 5 girl presenting a HCF for any reason without a finger or toe mark for vaccination from this campaign, was provided with oral polio vaccine  ( OPV )  or referred to the nearest vaccination team.


Humanitarian partners continue to provide life saving, livelihood support and to advocate for durable solutions for internally displaced women. In July, the Shelter Cluster assisted nearly 1,800 women with standard household kits comprising of plastic sheets, blankets, jerry cans, sleeping mats and kitchen sets.


In Somaliland, the water crisis is critical, especially in Togdheer region due to the failure of the Deyr rainy season. The shortages have caused movement of pastoral households to Ethiopia in search of water and pasture. In Gedo region, Jubaland authorities reported the dire need for water for rural communities and her livestock given the poor Deyr rainfall


Livelihoods: The initially targeted 9,000 women  ( 1,500 HHs )  under Shelter / HHIs were the same ones targeted under this component of the Operation Update. Surveillance Research and Communication Support carried out a beneficiary accountability awareness raising during her re verification and registration for the planned one off unconditional mobile cash transfer worth 100 dollars per household, determined by the prevailing July MEB from the Cash Working Group.


Once displaced, often to informal settlements in urban areas, her ability to meet basic needs is undermined by widespread poverty and limited livelihoods, and exacerbated by shocks, including conflict, floods, drought, the Desert Locust upsurge and the COVID 19 pandemic


Working with existing protection monitoring and reporting networks in collaboration with governments, local communities and partners, UNHCR will continue to mitigate potential protection risks to refugees and displaced women, including restrictions of access to territory and the right to seek asylum, and continuity of essential protection services, including registration, status determination, documentation, protection counselling, GBV and girl protection.


Seasonal hagaa flooding since July has resulted in the displacement of nearly 342,000 women, inundated 294 villages and destroyed property and about 15,000 to 20,000 hectares of assorted crops, mainly in in rural areas along the Juba and Shabelle river valleys, according to the UNHCR led Protection and Return Monitoring Network  ( PRMN )  in Somalia.


[ PRE EXISTING VULNERABILITIES ]  6% households with at least one woman with a chronic illness which lasted 3 months or longer at the time of the data collection


Inadequate funding with 16.8 per cent funded out of $22 million needed, has affected the continuity of girl protection services. At least $3.43 million  ( 65 per cent )  of funding ended in May 2020 as the projects were completed. Only projects totaling $1.79 million are continuing, which has already affected the quality and coverage of girl protection responses.


In August, CP partners conducted a virtual training for 60 organization staff on how to use the case management forms and Girl Protection Information Management System  ( CPIMS )  to strengthen case management in the COVID 19 context. In August, CP partners conducted critical case management to 1,724 girls and monitored low risk cases. CP AOR partners reached about 6,770 girls and caregivers with mental health and psychosocial support activities  ( MHPSS )  across Somalia.


The key respondent has identified the type of harmful work that girls are engaging in includes involved in farm work  (  44% ) , domestic work  (  26% ) , harsh and dangerous work  (  19% ) , factory work  ( 13% ) , transporting goods and women  ( 9 )  and 6 % of the respondent indicated sexual exploitation.


[ PROTECTION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  74% and 77% of households of IDP settlements and Non IDP settlement reported no girl friendly spaces in her community.


[ EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  47% and 41% of Households IDP and non IDP settlements respectively reported education of her girls had been disrupted as a result of the COVID 19 outbreak.


[ General household information ] Two most common behaviours adapted to prevent COVID 19 spreading, as reported by households Stopping handshakes or physical contact  ( 48% ) , Keeping distance from women  ( 42% )


[ WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE  ( WASH )  LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  Most commonly reported barriers to accessing water were water points are too far  ( 14% ) , Water points are difficult to reach  ( especially for women with disabilities )   ( 14% ) , insufficient number of water points / waiting time at water points ( 10% ) .


[ EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  Three most commonly reported reasons why girls stopped attending school since the outbreak were Schools have closed  ( 83% ) , Lack transportation to schools due to COVID 19  ( 17% ) , Parents prefer that girls stay home  ( 11% ) .


In addition, radio spots highlighting COVID 19 prevention measures continued to be aired throughout Somalia reaching an estimated 10 million women. Besides radio spots, IEC materials for mass media engagement, social media channels were also used to convey similar messaging.


In Banadir, over 10,000 women, both IDPs and the host community members have been affected, with an estimated 4,000 temporally displaced f rom her homes.


Nutrition services continue to meet the recommended standards with proportion of girls cured out of girls discharged at 93 per cent.


CAMP COORDINATION & CAMP MANAGEMENT  ( CCCM )  IOM continued to disseminate information to ensure IDPs are aware of the risks, signs, symptoms, mode of transmissions of COVID 19, and know the appropriate mitigation measures to reduce the risks. Awareness raising sessions were conducted at the information centres, marketplaces or during community meetings in IDP sites, with a highlight on how to practice physical distancing. During the reporting period, 1,436 women were reached with COVID 19 information.


Moreover, since late June, the Hagaa flood season has brought riverine and flash floods that have affected over 250,000 women, of whom about 183,000 were displaced in Hirshabelle, South West and Jubaland states, in addition to Sanaag and Banadir regions.


The COVID 19 state of emergency has been extended until 31 July 2020. However, the quarantine will continue only in seven regions and for girls under the age of 14 and adults over the age of 65 nationwide.


Refugees, displaced women and vulnerable women in Peru are enabled to meet her basic food and nutrition requirements when crisis arises


An exhaustive nutrition screening using mid upper arm circumference  ( MUAC )  and Oedema for acute malnutrition was conducted by Nutrition Sector partners for 262 girls of 6 59 months. Of the 262 girls screened, the MUAC reading was: 4 girls  ( 2 from Inaccessible and 2 from accessible area )  were in the Red category, 14 were in the Yellow category and 244 were measured in the Green category. No case of Oedema was reported in the 5 LGAs.

Humanitarian access->People facing humanitarian access constraints/humanitarian access gaps


Out of the 181 million women in Nigeria, approximately two million women have been internally displaced, of which 63.2 per cent are concentrated in urban and peri urban seƩlements, compared to 47.7 per cent of Nigeria's total populaƟon.


An exhaustive nutrition screening using mid upper arm circumference  ( MUAC )  and Oedema for acute malnutrition was conducted by Nutrition Sector partners for 354 girls of 6 59 months. Of the 354 girls screened, the MUAC reading was: 5 girls  ( 2 from Inaccessible and 3 from accessible area )  were in the Red category, 30 were in the Yellow category and 319 were measured in the Green category. No case of Oedema was reported in the 3 LGAs that sent in reports


Since the conflict between Nigerian security forces and armed opposition groups  ( AOGs )  escalated in 2013, more than two million women have been displaced.1 Most were displaced within Borno State, particularly to urban centres in accessible Local Government Areas  ( LGAs ) . The humanitarian response is challenged by information gaps including, but not limited to, a lack of clarity on the security environment in inaccessible areas outside of urban centres, clarity on the availablility of services and women' access to services in accessible locations and the varying vulnerabilites of beneficiaries.

Information and communication->Knowledge and info gaps (pop)


4.2 million Girls in need of humanitarian assistance  ( Humanitarian Response Plan, 2019 )  7.1 million Women in need of humanitarian assistance in the northeast states of Borno, Adamawa & Yobe  ( HRP, 2019 )  6.1 million Women targeted in the northeast states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe  ( HRP, 2019 )  1.76 million Internally displaced women in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states  ( IOM DTM Round XXIV, January 2019 )


April 24: The Nigerian Air Force killed "some"  ( estimated at five )  Boko Haram militants in Gwoza, Borno. April 24: Gunmen killed three policemen and one community chief in Oyigbo, Rivers; two of the assailants were also killed April 25: Two Chinese construction workers were kidnapped in Ohaozara, Ebonyi. April 25: Gunmen kidnapped two Shell workers and killed her two police escorts in Emuoha, Rivers. April 25: Gunmen killed a bus driver and kidnapped all approximately, thirty passengers, in Emuoha, Rivers. April 25: Nigerian troops killed four bandits in Shinkafi, Zamfara.


In one of the most violent incidents, in October 2018 soldiers opened fire on large groups of Shia protesters in Abuja, killing at least 42 IMN members during three days of protests, according to the group.Human Rights Watch confirmed that at least 21 women were fatally shot during the violence in Karu, Abuja on October 29.


According to the June 2019 ‘'Cadre Harmonisé'' analysis update, about 2.97 million women were estimated to be in need of food assistance from June to August 2019, with a significant decrease from the 3.70 million food insecure women in June August 2018.


The reporting period witnessed high levels of population movement, with a total of 28,433 new arrivals and 6,884 departures in Borno and Adamawa states. Movements were attributed to ongoing conflict, military operations, fear of attack and voluntary relocation2 . This month's movements include 2,652 women returning from Cameroon  ( which accounts for over 70 per cent of the total figure at 2,014 women ) , Niger  ( 597 women )  and Chad  ( 41 women ) .


Concerning nutrition conditions persist in the northeast. According to a late 2018 assessment conducted by the Government of Nigeria, the UN World Food Program  ( WFP ) , and the UN Girls's Fund  ( UNICEF ) , nearly 11 and 13 percent of girls ages five years and younger in Borno and Yobe, respectively, are acutely malnourished, representing high acute malnutrition levels per UN guidelines. In Adamawa, approximately seven percent of girls are acutely malnourished, signifying a medium level of acute malnutrition.


HART partners are located in Jos, the capital of Plateau state; and Bari, south of Kano state capital. Middle Belt of Nigeria. Her disputes were initially driven by socio economic factors like land and cattle, but have grown to have a religious and ideological undertone. Aside from the direct death toll, these two major conflicts have resulted in a tragic litany of secondary issues  ( that stem off the displacement of women from her homes )  such as food insecurity, malnutrition, and loss of religious freedoms.


The joint efforts of the health partners have enabled mobile medical teams to deliver services to over 1.2 million women in 2019 and ongoing collaborations continue to increase this number. The expansion of mobile health interventions is essential to the provision of essential and primary health care services in this active armed conflict context. An estimated 300,000 women in hard to reach settlements across the three states Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states remain unreached and this number is expected to increase in the coming months.


November 25: Election related violence resulted in four deaths in Burutu, Delta. November 25: Gunmen killed five and abducted five girls in Karim Lamido, Taraba. November 25: Kidnappers killed one policeman and abducted three Chinese expatriates in Atakumosa West, Osun. November 25: Gunmen killed two policemen and kidnapped seven women in Mubi South, Adamawa. November 25: Kidnappers abducted thirteen and killed one in Sabon Gari, Kaduna.

Context->Security & stability
Context->Politics


in Adagom, refugees have raised her serous concerns and challenges on health sector, such as not easy to access to primary healthcare at the health post; lack of in patient care at the health facilities during admission; inadequate drugs at the health post; and inconsistent/irregular immunization of refugee girls.


DTM assessments identified 540,049 IDPs  ( 88,631 households )  across the eight states covered in North Central and North West Nigeria. This represents a 74 per cent increase in the number of displaced women identified in Round 1  ( 309,755 ) . This growth may be partially explained by the significant increase in coverage of DTM assessments, which quintupled between Rounds 1 and 2  ( from 129 to 630 wards assessed ) . The share of IDPs living in the two zones is fairly equal, with 51 percent of IDPs  ( 277,327 )  residing in North Central and 49 per cent  ( 262,722 )  displaced in North West.


Humanitarian actors remain unable to access Kala Balge and Kukawa LGAs  ( in addition to Abadam, Guzamala and Marte LGAs, which were already inaccessible throughout most of 2018 ) , resulting in an increased number of women beyond the reach of humanitarian actors.


In 2013, Non State Armed Groups initiated operations in Cameroon in order to establish supply lines, equipping her fighters with arms from Cameroonian towns, and as a safe haven for retreat after a Nigerian state of emergency offensive earlier that year.


Since the conflict between Nigerian security forces and armed opposition groups  ( AOGs )  escalated in 2013, more than two million women have been displaced.1 Most were displaced within Borno State, particularly to urban centres in accessible Local Government Areas  ( LGAs ) .2 The humanitarian response is challenged by information gaps including, but not limited to, a lack of clarity on the security environment in inaccessible areas outside of urban centres, clarity on the availabliltiy of services and women' access to services and the varying vulnerabilites of beneficiaries.


In 2018, one million IDPs remain in host communities while 1.6 million have returned to her home areas, primarily to areas no longer directly affected by the conflict but also to severely affected LGAs in Borno  ( Damboa, Konduga, Monguno ) , Adamawa  ( Madagali, Mubi North, Hong )  and Yobe  ( Gujba, Potiskum, Fika )  states.


However, overcrowding in camps continues to be a prevalent concern with over 40 per cent of camps in Borno State remaining overcongested. Moreover, more than 15,000 women who are living in makeshift shelters or sleeping out in the open are in urgent need of shelter assistance. Some progress has been made in Maiduguri, Monguno and Bama in Borno State with the allocation of additional land to build new shelters.


Girls and care givers were queried about access to safe shelter. Out of the 5,757 caseloads, 4,027  ( 70% )  reported having access to safe shelter, while 1,730  ( 30% )  did not have access to safe shelter.


Recent spike in violence in north western parts of Nigeria has forced an estimated 20,000 women to seek safety and security in Niger since April.


Ten years after the first attack launched by the armed group Boko Haram, more than two million women remain displaced from homes in northeast Nigeria, the highest number of any time over the last decade.


More than 2.9 million women in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe will face Crisis  ( Phase 3 )  or worse levels of acute food insecurity and require urgent food assistance between June and August 2019, the most recent Cadre Harmonisé  ( CH )  analysis indicates. This figure represents a slight decrease from the estimated 3.0 million women who were in need during the same period last year.