En términos absolutos, esta cifra es ínfima comparada con los 1,7 millones de venezolanos que se encuentran en este momento en territorio colombiano. No obstante, en una isla de 180 kilómetros cuadrados, con una población de 120.000 habitantes, «esta inmigración pone una presión muy grande sobre Aruba", sigue Besaril.

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El gobierno de Aruba anunció el miércoles que exigirá a los viajeros venezolanos una visa temporal para poder ingresar a la isla caribeña. La primera ministra de Aruba, Evelyn Wever Croes, dijo en un comunicado que la medida se debe al incremento de la migración a la isla cuya frontera con Venezuela está cerrada desde febrero.

Context->Legal & policy
Context->Politics


“Today Abaco is on its way back. BPL along with members of CARILEC are working together to quickly rebuild Abaco's infrastructure and restore power in microgrid fashion until BPL is capable of rebuilding its entire network. “To date, BPL has spent just over $1.6m in equipment and materials.'

Capacities & response->National response


After conducting assessments of damaged areas, the DART identified shelter, water, sanitation, and hygiene as critical priorities. In total, USAID transported 53 metric tons of critical relief supplies from its emergency warehouse in Miami to The Bahamas, including: 700 rolls of heavy duty plastic sheeting to meet urgent shelter needs 4,400 buckets and water containers to provide safe drinking water 1,600 hygiene kits to help prevent the spread of disease 4 10,000 liter water bladders 4 kits to help remove debris, including chainsaws, axes, and other tools

Capacities & response->International response


In 2012, the total physical cultivated area was estimated at 12 000 ha, of which 67 percent  ( 8 000 ha )  consisted of temporary crops and 33 percent  ( 4 000 ha )  of permanent crops. Permanent meadows and pasture cover 2 000 ha, which brings to total agricultural area to 14 000 ha  ( Table 1 ) .


Undocumented migrant populations may be among the most vulnerable affected people. Satellite data suggests that in Central Abaco, destruction is centred in the area surrounding Marsh Harbour, particularly The Pea and The Mudd, which are mostly inhabited by undocumented migrant populations living in poor accommodation  ( “shanty towns' ) .


Abaco and Grand Bahama are important parts of the Bahamas, but they in no way encompass the entire Bahamas. The Bahamas is still open for business.


Also, countries that made an early switch to tourism and/or specialized in financial sector services such as Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, and Barbados were able to partially offset the impact of the decline in the agriculture sector. As a result, those countries remain with a level of output per capita that is much higher than those in the rest of the region.


Dr. Sands: We have our surveillance team augmented by a number of individuals from PAHO  ( Pan American Health Organization )  and other agencies. For instance, we have entomologists on the ground specifically looking at mosquito populations. We are paying attention to prodromal or syndromal reports.


The most important institution responsible for water resources is the Water and Sewerage Corporation  ( WSC ) , which is under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Works & Urban Development. The Corporation is a wholly government owned organization, entrusted with managing, maintaining, distributing and developing the water resources of the Bahamas.

Impact->Impact on systems, services and networks


Over abstraction of groundwater is already occurring on New Providence, where the greatest water demands of the country exist, causing saltwater intrusion. The aquifers are very shallow and are at great risk of becoming inundated with saline water even with a small rise in sea level due to climate change. Decreasing precipitation in some islands is also reducing freshwater availability. Natural disasters and severe weather, such as hurricanes, are probably the most threatening to the health of the freshwater reserves  ( USACE, 2004 ) .


The demand of water for industry, agriculture, and population are estimated to increase in the following years. The water resources of the Bahamas are in a dangerous position, threatened by over abstraction, misuse and pollution. The need to improve the management of water resources has become more and more urgent as issues become more complex  ( GWP, 2011 ) .


Sex  and age disaggregated data  ( SADD ) : All humanitarian programming activities, including assessments, implementation and monitoring and evaluations, must collect SADD at a minimum and, additionally, disability disaggregated data insofar as is possible. Once collected, it is critical to ensure that someone is tasked with analysing the data and making recommendations to the respective teams on how to adjust their programming to be more accurate and inclusive.

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


Despite socio economic indicators such as high employment and school attendance figures for women and girls, other indicators suggest it remains a patriarchal society with some detrimental impact on gender and women's rights including access to life saving sexual and reproductive  ( SRH )  health services.


Evidence from a range of crises demonstrates that SRH needs increase but barriers to accessing services are further exacerbated. As noted, GBV often increases in the aftermath of a crisis, increasing the need for access to clinical management of rape for survivors. A lack of privacy to ensure patient confidentiality is a barrier for patients to access SRH information and services in general and particularly compromises survivor centred approaches for GBV and other stigmatized SRH services such as family planning.


Infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged including, but not limited to: medical services, sanitation facilities, transport routes, electricity infrastructure and educational sites.


Unwanted pregnancies are also known to rise in the aftermath of emergencies, as gender and social norms that limit women and girls' access to services are further restricted, while operational barriers are exacerbated. As hospitals and health facilities in hurricane affected areas are operating at limited capacity, with increased patient load, it is critical to ensure a gender appropriate health workforce trained on the clinical components of the MISP and equipped with adequate medical supplies.


Durante el curso de la investigación que se recoge en el presente informe, las personas refugiadas y migrantes de Venezuela afirmaron haber sido víctimas de discriminación, de racismo o xenofobia; identificándolas como las principales causas de violencia ejercida contra ellas, las cuales perciben, han aumentado durante el tiempo de la pandemia y el confinamiento


La pandemia ocasionó la precarización en las condiciones del trabajo informal: muchas personas perdieron la posibilidad de trabajar vendiendo cosas en las calles o se vieron obligadas a salir durante el confinamiento o durante toques de queda, exponiéndose no solo al contagio de la COVID 19 sino a multas o sanciones por parte de las fuerzas policiales


El diagnóstico mostró que algunas autoridades de justicia favorecieron a hombres nacionales de los países de acogida, incumpliendo con su deber de investigar, procesar y sancionar casos de abuso y violencia sexual cometidos en contra de mujeres venezolanas. En este sentido, fue posible identificar situaciones en los que mujeres o niñas venezolanas que buscaban justicia resultaron denunciadas o sufrieron amenazas de deportación, si persistían en sus denuncias136, siendo esta situación una de las causas por las que las mujeres refugiadas y migrantes venezolanas deciden no denunciar la violencia sexual.


Algunas instituciones encargadas de los trámites de regularización migratoria establecieron atención en línea para evitar aglomeraciones y cumplir con las normas de bioseguridad. Sin embargo, para las personas refugiadas y migrantes de Venezuela esta modalidad de servicio no siempre ha sido de fácil acceso. Por un lado, no todas las personas tienen acceso a medios electrónicos  computadoras, teléfonos inteligentes o tabletas  o no cuentan con acceso a internet para realizar estos trámites vía virtual. Por otro lado, aunque sea a través de plataformas en línea, es necesario que los trámites los realice directamente la persona refugiada y migrante, limitando el apoyo por parte de las organizaciones que podrían acompañarle en el proceso.


The Ombudsman of Curaçao indicates that the government response has been poor and incomplete to his requests for information about the number of persons in detention facilities for foreigners, the number of removals, the number of requests for international protection and the handling thereof  ( Ombudsman Curaçao, 2018, 4.9, 4.19 ) . According to employees of the Foundation for Human Rights in the Caribbean  ( Stichting mensenrechten Cariben ) , it has been relatively peaceful for a few months since the publication of the reports by Amnesty International and the Ombudsman. However, in early 2019, the effort to detect and expel Venezuelans residing illegally was once again intensified.


On 15 October, a boat carrying 26 Venezuelans en route to Curaçao was intercepted.

Impact->Impact on people
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


These policies put Venezuelan women and girls in Curaçao at serious risk of abuse or exploitation. Refugees International also interviewed women who had been brought from Venezuela and forced to work in “snack bars' to repay the costs of the journey. These women were reportedly told they would serve drinks but actually are required to engage in sex work. As a social worker who focuses on women's health explained to Refugees International, “Many Venezuelan women are now arriving with a debt to pay back, so they often have to get their earnings with sex work as trago meisjes50  ( drink girls )  a situation that is immediately exploitative.'

Humanitarian conditions->Physical and mental well being


In August, partners organized a regional course in Costa Rica on International Refugee Law and Statelessness, which was attended by 19 officials from various Caribbean countries, including Aruba, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago. The training provided an opportunity for States to exchange good practices on refugee protection and statelessness.

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Amnesty International interviewed Venezuelans with irregular legal status in Curaçao. Their testimony, as well as that of experts also interviewed, confirmed that having irregular status and a lack of procedures to seek protection makes people very vulnerable to exploitation, extortion, violence, trafficking, sexual abuse, and discrimination


Since July 2017, the only procedure for foreigners seeking protection in Curaçao has been based on Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights  ( ECHR ) , to which the Kingdom of the Netherlands― including all of its constituent countries―is party. Under Article 3, individuals cannot be deported to their countries of origin if there is a real risk that they would be subjected to torture or other ill treatment. The procedure is detailed in a June 2018 document from the Ministry of Justice: to be eligible, when they arrive on the island, foreigners must apply immediately with the border control authorities at the airport or seaport of arrival, or with the immigration desk of the Curaçao Police Force  ( KPC ) . 15 If they do not immediately apply for protection under Article 3 upon arrival, they forfeit their right to do so. All foreigners who do make immediate claims will, in principle, be held in custody while their claims are reviewed by the KPC.


Burkina Faso opposition candidate Zephirin Diabre said President Roch Kabore is orchestrating a “massive fraud' to secure re election in Sunday's presidential vote, and that she will not accept results marred by irregularities.


[ 28th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Eminent virologist Dr Nazrul Islam, who is one of the members of the National Advisory Technical Committee  ( NATC )  on Covid 19, on several occasions over the last month told Dhaka Tribune the demand for ICUs and oxygen would increase in winter. She also stressed the need to take preparations early, as the installation of ICU beds was a time consuming task.

Priority interventions->Expressed by humanitarian staff


[ 7th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  In Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday cleared confusion about the timely delivery of Covid 19 vaccine to Bangladesh, saying it will get the vaccine from India on time."A decision has been taken at the highest level and that would be implemented. Nobody has to worry or get panicked," she told reporters sharing the updates they received from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. Health Minister Zahid Maleque also assured that Bangladesh will receive the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine from the Serum Institute on time.


[ 19th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The vaccines to be received by Bangladesh from the Indian government as a gift will arrive in the city on Wednesday or Thursday, she said. "We are yet to be informed about the schedule of the flight that will bring the vaccines into the country." However, later on Tuesday, sources at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said the two million doses of Covid 19 vaccines that are India's gift to Bangladesh will arrive in Dhaka on Thursday.


[ 20th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the country's economy has been rebounding from the Covid 19 shocks due to the time befitting steps of the government alongside implementation of the stimulus packages. “In the first half  ( July December )  of the current fiscal year  ( FY21 ) , the major macroeconomic indicators like inward remittance, foreign currency reserves, money supply and inflation are in a very satisfactory position,' she said while expressing her firm resolve that Bangladesh would soon step into a developing country status from the list of LDCs, reports BSS.


[ 26th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  DGDA Director General Maj Gen Md Mahbubur Rahman in an unscheduled press briefing said the authorities were yet to issue release certificates for the 2 million vaccine doses gifted by India, as the Central Medical Stores Depot  ( CMSD )  was yet to submit necessary documents. She added that CMSD had been asked to submit the relevant papers as soon as possible.


[ 18th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  "Almost a year has passed and the situation is changing. The health guidelines now need to be updated based on research and observations since the beginning of the pandemic," she added.


[ June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In addition, security forces arrested 62 drug smugglers including 6 Rohingya females with 369,694 yaba tablets outside of the district but having a direct link to Cox's Bazar.


[ 26th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Factories, especially export oriented ones, are likely to be exempted from the restrictions, they said, adding that banks were also likely to operate on a limited scale. “An all out lockdown for seven days will be imposed from July 1,' she said. “A strict lockdown will be enforced for seven days starting from Monday ( June 28 ) . It might be extended, depending on the  [ Covid 19 ]  situation,' State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain told the media the same day.


[ 26th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  “Price of amrapali has gone up the most, which is being sold at Tk80 100 per kg. It was Tk40 50 earlier. Fajli became Tk70 per kg, which was Tk25 30. Guava is being sold at Tk60 70 per kg, earlier it was Tk30 50.' “Malta is now being sold in the market at Tk60 180 per kg, and Anar is being sold for a minimum of Tk300 to 400 per kg. Lotcon is being sold at Tk80 120 per kg,' she added. She also said that the prices are up at the wholesale level.


After a drawn out fight, President Félix Tshisekedi has now skilfully loosened former president Joseph Kabila's grip on power to create the new ‘sacred union' coalition. With a majority in the Parliament, the president and her allies have a unique opportunity to place the welfare of the DRC's population at the centre of government actions.


"I officially announce the onset of the third wave of the COVID 10 pandemic in our country, with Kinshasa as its epicentre," Mbungani told reporters. A low vaccination rate and haphazard observance of recommended hygiene practices were among the reasons for the rising infection rate, she said. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization said it was concerned about the spread in Kinshasa of the Delta variant first identified in India, which is thought to be more transmissible.


The ‘sacred union' is proving to be effective, with President Felix Tshisekedi having a new majority in Parliament. The president has won some key allies, including Jean Pierre Bemba, Moïse Katumbi, and Front Commun pour le Congo  ( FCC )  dissidents Modeste Bahati Lukwebo and Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga supporting her vision.


The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, has said US special forces will soon deploy to the east of the country to help fight Islamist militants. She said they would stay for several weeks, supporting the Congolese army in its campaign against the Allied Defence Forces  ( ADF )


The Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo  ( DRC ) , H.E. Dr Eteni Longondo, today declared an end to the 11th Ebola Virus Disease  ( EVD )  outbreak in the North Western Province  ( Equateur )  of the country, five months after the outbreak began.


[ May 2021, Overall Syria ]  The national average price of a two year old alive female sheep decreased by six percent m o m; however, it increased by 82 percent y o y, reaching SYP 505,759/sheep in May 2021


[ December, NWS ]  The limited production of medical oxygen caused an acute market shortage of oxygen cylinders used to support patients with severe symptoms, Anas al Dogheim, head of the Idlib Health Directorate,toldEnab Baladi. The directorate is working to provide medical oxygen generators to cover the gap. Simultaneously, the area's residents are utilizing available alternatives, she added.

Humanitarian conditions
Capacities & response


[ April 2021, Overall Syria ]  In April 2021, the ToT  ( Terms of Trade )  between an alive two year old female sheep and wheat flour was 276 kg/sheep  ( up ten percent m o m ) . Highlighting an improvement in the exchange for livestock owners who could buy on average ten percent more of wheat flour compared to a month earlier. However, the ToT has worsened by 34 percent since April 2020.


Meanwhile, health workers still lack sufficient personal protective equipment and several facilities have suspended operations because of a lack of capacity and staff falling ill from COVID 19, she said.


[ 22nd December 2020, Syria ]  Last October, Syrian regime President Bashar Al Assad said her country intends to discuss obtaining the Russian vaccine when it becomes available on the international market.


[ March 14, GoS ] The medical condition is sent as posts and then the answer is given by the specialist doctor. As an example, a member sends an image showing brown spots that suddenly appeared on the skin and asks for a consultation with a dermatologist, so one of the supervising doctors asks her about the symptoms accompanying that, and then the doctor prescribes the appropriate medication.


[ Jan 2021, Overall Syria ]  The national average price of a two year old alive female sheep increased by six percent m o m and increased by 105 percent y o y, reaching SYP 395,569/sheep in January 2021 .


[ March 11, GoS ]  Director of the General Authority of Damascus Hospital “Mujtahid' Dr. Ahmed Abbas indicated in her speech with “Al Baath' that it is possible that we are facing a new confrontation for the beginning of an upward curve or facing a “third attack', especially with a relative increase in the number of patients with “Corona' patients and doubling The size of the increase in the last week compared to the previous weeks, as the number of cases reached from 15 to 20 suspected cases per day,


This is a trend that deserves a lot of attention and the PTF is doing that. For us in Nigeria, the last three weeks have shown a slowdown in the number of confirmed cases. “Indeed, in the last four months of testing, the lowest daily figure of confirmed cases, 138 was reported on 30th August 2020,' she added.


[ 27th Jan 2021, Nigeria ]  Each establishment occupier is responsible for cleaning and disinfecting her premises.


[ 19th Mar, 2021, Nigeria ]  “A lot of demand generation and sensitization of critical stakeholders have gone into the preparedness towards the vaccine rollout,' stresses Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Department Agency. Her agency and partner agencies, including the World Health Organization  ( WHO ) , have deployed electronic self registration and house to house registration for the vaccination campaign across the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory.


[ 25th May 2021, Nigeria ] Mr Yusuf said the continued contraction of the trade sector which recorded negative growth of 2.43 per cent in Q1 2021 and the transportation sector at 21.9 per cent was worrisome. She said that the hospitality and entertainment sectors which were still down needed more government attention.


[ 28th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  The Minister Of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, She said “Nigeria recorded just two new COVID 19 cases in the last 24 hours, giving us a total of 167,467 confirmed cases as at today, out of 2,266,591 samples tested, with a test positivity rate of 1.2 per cent. We shall endeavor to increase testing rate to identify positive cases early for isolation and treatment.


[ 28th May 2021, North East ] The North East The decade long battle against Boko Haram terrorists and its splinter faction Islamic State of West African Province  ( ISWAP )  continued in 2020. Boko Haram's leader   Abubakar Shekau who had allegedly been killed at least 5 times by the Nigerian government kept resurfacing year after year. In 2020, she released several gruesome videos of her foot soldiers decapitating and killing victims.


“Over the last 12 months, about 3,988 COVID related patients have been admitted into the various care centres across the State; with a registered fatality rate of approximately 0.63%  ( 301 deaths ) ,' she said.


Afghanistan is a complex and fragile environment with natural and woman made disasters exacerbated by protracted conflicts at local and national levels


Of the 866 Nigerians surveyed in Niger, the majority  ( 86.8% )  left Nigeria for Europe between July and September of 2017. When looking at the demographic and socio economic profiles of the Nigerian respondents in Niger, the majority were females  ( 63.2% )  and single  ( 78.4% ) . The sex distribution among the Nigerians in Niger is similar to the one of potential migrants in the origin country


Human Rights Watch conducted interviews by telephone between March 22 and 30 with 24 human rights activists, protesters, opposition party leaders and members, lawyers, and journalists. Human Rights Watch also analyzed videos and photographs and reviewed reporting by media outlets and national and international rights groups. Human Rights Watch spoke with Chad's justice minister Djimet Arabi on April 7. She said that security forces acted with “professionalism' while policing protests and that they had a responsibility to put an end to demonstrations that had been banned and that “sometimes led to violence and public disorder, with protesters burning tires on different roads.'


Former US Attorney General Eric Holder, now a partner at law firm Covington & Burling, reminded participants of her firm's involvement in negotiating a landmark settlement between the government of Nigeria and mobile company MTN, which she said demonstrated that legal disputes on the continent could be settled timeously.


The National Oil Corporation  ( NOC )  confirmed an overnight security breach at the Sharara oil field. The NOC said that in the early hours of Monday, December 31, 2018, an armed group attacked a member of the site's civil guard, physically assaulting and restraining her, before stealing six air conditioning units.


From Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya documented 10 civilian casualties: eight deaths and two injuries, during the conduct of hostilities across Libya,' the mission said in a report. “All victims were women,' it added.


The 16 workers were seized four days ago in Tobruk, in eastern Libya, by unknown gunmen after Libyan contractors accused a business partner from the same Egyptian village as the kidnapped women of fleeing the country after she stole 100,000 Libyan dinars  ( $72,000 ) .


Women were more likely to experience detention, regardless of age, religion, and level of education.


The company contracted to perform maintenance of the Woman Made River Project  ( MMRP )  has evacuated its staff due to the security situation. As a result, the total water distribution for Tripoli has been reduced from 520,000 cubic meters per day prior to the start of the conflict to 330,000 cubic meters at present. Water distribution for the county as a whole has reduced by one quarter from 1,200,000 to 800,000 cubic meters per day.


On 4 April, the self proclaimed Libyan National Army, under General Khalifa Haftar's command, launched an offensive to take control of Tripoli. Since then fighting has intensified between her forces and militias aligned with Libya's internationally recognized Government of National Accord.


The Head of Libya's internationally recognised Government ofNational Accord, Fayez Al Sarraj, has warned that Libya will face a financial crisis and budget deficit in 2020 because of a blockade of oil terminals and oil fields by groups loyal to her rival, Khalifa Haftar.


The NOC complained that her year, only a quarter of its budget was approved by the Tripoli government as a result of the lack of necessary funds due to the illegal blockade by the PFG.“At the same time, and on top of the $6.5 billion in lost production we as a nation have suffered, NOC faces huge extra costs as a result of the illegal blockade,' said Sanalla.


Warlord Khalifa Haftar said on Saturday that she will continue to block oil production until her conditions are accepted, despite announcement by Libyan National Oil Corporation on the same day that exports will resume after lifting force majeure on all oil exports in the country.


The conditions stipulated in the statement included to deposit oil revenues in the bank account located in a third country and to establish a mechanism to distribute proceeds equally. She also asked for conducting an audit of Libyan Central Bank. Al Mismari said if the conditions are not met, her forces will continue to put a halt on oil production.


Events did not go as planned. On the government side, Serraj, as well as her political ally Khaled Mishri, head of the Tripoli based High Council of State, signed the seven point ceasefire agreement Turkish and Russian officials had prepared.


Costa Rica: UNFPA joined forces with the Ministry of Public Security and UNDP to create the campaign #QuedateEnCasa, which seeks to offer tools to women of all ages for managing behaviour without violence. At the request of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund  ( CCSS ) , UNFPA is preparing the CCSS Care Manual for survivors of gender based violence.


A representative for Mr Guaidó said more collection points for aid were being opened up in Brazil and the Caribbean. She said meetings would take place with the Brazilian government this week to organise details of storage facilities in the Brazilian state of Roraima on the border with Venezuela.


Pablo speaks of the senior ranks of the forces with bitterness. "They live happily, they live in three storey houses, they have all the luxuries, they get ahold of all the things you can't get in this country," she said. From private medical clinics, to international travel, she said senior members of the military are doing just fine under Maduro. "We are the majority but we have no one to represent us as such," she said of lower ranking soldiers who aren't happy with the current situation.


Two Russian military planes landed in Venezuela's main airport on Saturday, reportedly carrying dozens of troops and large amounts of equipment. The planes were sent to "fulfil technical military contracts", Russia's Sputnik news agency reported. Javier Mayorca, a Venezuelan journalist, wrote on Twitter that she saw about 100 troops and 35 tonnes of equipment offloaded from the planes.


In just one week, Trump not only recognized Guaidó as president of Venezuela, but blocked Maduro's access to foreign bank accounts, and announced USD $20 million in humanitarian aid. She has also not shied away from posing the possibility of sending military forces to Colombia.

Humanitarian access->Relief to population


Burkina Faso opposition candidate Zephirin Diabre said President Roch Kabore is orchestrating a “massive fraud' to secure re election in Sunday's presidential vote, and that they will not accept results marred by irregularities.


[ 28th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Eminent virologist Dr Nazrul Islam, who is one of the members of the National Advisory Technical Committee  ( NATC )  on Covid 19, on several occasions over the last month told Dhaka Tribune the demand for ICUs and oxygen would increase in winter. They also stressed the need to take preparations early, as the installation of ICU beds was a time consuming task.


[ 7th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  In Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday cleared confusion about the timely delivery of Covid 19 vaccine to Bangladesh, saying it will get the vaccine from India on time."A decision has been taken at the highest level and that would be implemented. Nobody has to worry or get panicked," they told reporters sharing the updates they received from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. Health Minister Zahid Maleque also assured that Bangladesh will receive the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine from the Serum Institute on time.


[ 19th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The vaccines to be received by Bangladesh from the Indian government as a gift will arrive in the city on Wednesday or Thursday, they said. "We are yet to be informed about the schedule of the flight that will bring the vaccines into the country." However, later on Tuesday, sources at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said the two million doses of Covid 19 vaccines that are India's gift to Bangladesh will arrive in Dhaka on Thursday.


[ 20th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the country's economy has been rebounding from the Covid 19 shocks due to the time befitting steps of the government alongside implementation of the stimulus packages. “In the first half  ( July December )  of the current fiscal year  ( FY21 ) , the major macroeconomic indicators like inward remittance, foreign currency reserves, money supply and inflation are in a very satisfactory position,' they said while expressing their firm resolve that Bangladesh would soon step into a developing country status from the list of LDCs, reports BSS.


[ 26th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  DGDA Director General Maj Gen Md Mahbubur Rahman in an unscheduled press briefing said the authorities were yet to issue release certificates for the 2 million vaccine doses gifted by India, as the Central Medical Stores Depot  ( CMSD )  was yet to submit necessary documents. They added that CMSD had been asked to submit the relevant papers as soon as possible.


[ 18th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  "Almost a year has passed and the situation is changing. The health guidelines now need to be updated based on research and observations since the beginning of the pandemic," they added.


[ June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In addition, security forces arrested 62 drug smugglers including 6 Rohingya people with 369,694 yaba tablets outside of the district but having a direct link to Cox's Bazar.


[ 26th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  Factories, especially export oriented ones, are likely to be exempted from the restrictions, they said, adding that banks were also likely to operate on a limited scale. “An all out lockdown for seven days will be imposed from July 1,' they said. “A strict lockdown will be enforced for seven days starting from Monday ( June 28 ) . It might be extended, depending on the  [ Covid 19 ]  situation,' State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain told the media the same day.


[ 26th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  “Price of amrapali has gone up the most, which is being sold at Tk80 100 per kg. It was Tk40 50 earlier. Fajli became Tk70 per kg, which was Tk25 30. Guava is being sold at Tk60 70 per kg, earlier it was Tk30 50.' “Malta is now being sold in the market at Tk60 180 per kg, and Anar is being sold for a minimum of Tk300 to 400 per kg. Lotcon is being sold at Tk80 120 per kg,' they added. They also said that the prices are up at the wholesale level.


After a drawn out fight, President Félix Tshisekedi has now skilfully loosened former president Joseph Kabila's grip on power to create the new ‘sacred union' coalition. With a majority in the Parliament, the president and their allies have a unique opportunity to place the welfare of the DRC's population at the centre of government actions.


"I officially announce the onset of the third wave of the COVID 10 pandemic in our country, with Kinshasa as its epicentre," Mbungani told reporters. A low vaccination rate and haphazard observance of recommended hygiene practices were among the reasons for the rising infection rate, they said. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization said it was concerned about the spread in Kinshasa of the Delta variant first identified in India, which is thought to be more transmissible.


The ‘sacred union' is proving to be effective, with President Felix Tshisekedi having a new majority in Parliament. The president has won some key allies, including Jean Pierre Bemba, Moïse Katumbi, and Front Commun pour le Congo  ( FCC )  dissidents Modeste Bahati Lukwebo and Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga supporting their vision.


The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, has said US special forces will soon deploy to the east of the country to help fight Islamist militants. They said they would stay for several weeks, supporting the Congolese army in its campaign against the Allied Defence Forces  ( ADF )


The Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo  ( DRC ) , H.E. Dr Eteni Longondo, today declared an end to the 11th Ebola Virus Disease  ( EVD )  outbreak in the North Western Province  ( Equateur )  of the country, five months after the outbreak began.


[ May 2021, Overall Syria ]  The national average price of a two year old alive person sheep decreased by six percent m o m; however, it increased by 82 percent y o y, reaching SYP 505,759/sheep in May 2021


[ December, NWS ]  The limited production of medical oxygen caused an acute market shortage of oxygen cylinders used to support patients with severe symptoms, Anas al Dogheim, head of the Idlib Health Directorate,toldEnab Baladi. The directorate is working to provide medical oxygen generators to cover the gap. Simultaneously, the area's residents are utilizing available alternatives, they added.


[ April 2021, Overall Syria ]  In April 2021, the ToT  ( Terms of Trade )  between an alive two year old person sheep and wheat flour was 276 kg/sheep  ( up ten percent m o m ) . Highlighting an improvement in the exchange for livestock owners who could buy on average ten percent more of wheat flour compared to a month earlier. However, the ToT has worsened by 34 percent since April 2020.


Meanwhile, health workers still lack sufficient personal protective equipment and several facilities have suspended operations because of a lack of capacity and staff falling ill from COVID 19, they said.


[ 22nd December 2020, Syria ]  Last October, Syrian regime President Bashar Al Assad said their country intends to discuss obtaining the Russian vaccine when it becomes available on the international market.


[ March 14, GoS ] The medical condition is sent as posts and then the answer is given by the specialist doctor. As an example, a member sends an image showing brown spots that suddenly appeared on the skin and asks for a consultation with a dermatologist, so one of the supervising doctors asks them about the symptoms accompanying that, and then the doctor prescribes the appropriate medication.


[ Jan 2021, Overall Syria ]  The national average price of a two year old alive person sheep increased by six percent m o m and increased by 105 percent y o y, reaching SYP 395,569/sheep in January 2021 .


[ March 11, GoS ]  Director of the General Authority of Damascus Hospital “Mujtahid' Dr. Ahmed Abbas indicated in their speech with “Al Baath' that it is possible that we are facing a new confrontation for the beginning of an upward curve or facing a “third attack', especially with a relative increase in the number of patients with “Corona' patients and doubling The size of the increase in the last week compared to the previous weeks, as the number of cases reached from 15 to 20 suspected cases per day,


This is a trend that deserves a lot of attention and the PTF is doing that. For us in Nigeria, the last three weeks have shown a slowdown in the number of confirmed cases. “Indeed, in the last four months of testing, the lowest daily figure of confirmed cases, 138 was reported on 30th August 2020,' they added.


[ 27th Jan 2021, Nigeria ]  Each establishment occupier is responsible for cleaning and disinfecting their premises.


[ 19th Mar, 2021, Nigeria ]  “A lot of demand generation and sensitization of critical stakeholders have gone into the preparedness towards the vaccine rollout,' stresses Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Department Agency. Their agency and partner agencies, including the World Health Organization  ( WHO ) , have deployed electronic self registration and house to house registration for the vaccination campaign across the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory.


[ 25th May 2021, Nigeria ] Mr Yusuf said the continued contraction of the trade sector which recorded negative growth of 2.43 per cent in Q1 2021 and the transportation sector at 21.9 per cent was worrisome. They said that the hospitality and entertainment sectors which were still down needed more government attention.


[ 28th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  The Minister Of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, They said “Nigeria recorded just two new COVID 19 cases in the last 24 hours, giving us a total of 167,467 confirmed cases as at today, out of 2,266,591 samples tested, with a test positivity rate of 1.2 per cent. We shall endeavor to increase testing rate to identify positive cases early for isolation and treatment.


[ 28th May 2021, North East ] The North East The decade long battle against Boko Haram terrorists and its splinter faction Islamic State of West African Province  ( ISWAP )  continued in 2020. Boko Haram's leader   Abubakar Shekau who had allegedly been killed at least 5 times by the Nigerian government kept resurfacing year after year. In 2020, they released several gruesome videos of their foot soldiers decapitating and killing victims.


“Over the last 12 months, about 3,988 COVID related patients have been admitted into the various care centres across the State; with a registered fatality rate of approximately 0.63%  ( 301 deaths ) ,' they said.


Afghanistan is a complex and fragile environment with natural and person made disasters exacerbated by protracted conflicts at local and national levels


Of the 866 Nigerians surveyed in Niger, the majority  ( 86.8% )  left Nigeria for Europe between July and September of 2017. When looking at the demographic and socio economic profiles of the Nigerian respondents in Niger, the majority were people  ( 63.2% )  and single  ( 78.4% ) . The sex distribution among the Nigerians in Niger is similar to the one of potential migrants in the origin country


Human Rights Watch conducted interviews by telephone between March 22 and 30 with 24 human rights activists, protesters, opposition party leaders and members, lawyers, and journalists. Human Rights Watch also analyzed videos and photographs and reviewed reporting by media outlets and national and international rights groups. Human Rights Watch spoke with Chad's justice minister Djimet Arabi on April 7. They said that security forces acted with “professionalism' while policing protests and that they had a responsibility to put an end to demonstrations that had been banned and that “sometimes led to violence and public disorder, with protesters burning tires on different roads.'


Former US Attorney General Eric Holder, now a partner at law firm Covington & Burling, reminded participants of their firm's involvement in negotiating a landmark settlement between the government of Nigeria and mobile company MTN, which they said demonstrated that legal disputes on the continent could be settled timeously.


The National Oil Corporation  ( NOC )  confirmed an overnight security breach at the Sharara oil field. The NOC said that in the early hours of Monday, December 31, 2018, an armed group attacked a member of the site's civil guard, physically assaulting and restraining them, before stealing six air conditioning units.


From Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya documented 10 civilian casualties: eight deaths and two injuries, during the conduct of hostilities across Libya,' the mission said in a report. “All victims were people,' it added.


The 16 workers were seized four days ago in Tobruk, in eastern Libya, by unknown gunmen after Libyan contractors accused a business partner from the same Egyptian village as the kidnapped people of fleeing the country after they stole 100,000 Libyan dinars  ( $72,000 ) .


People were more likely to experience detention, regardless of age, religion, and level of education.


The company contracted to perform maintenance of the Person Made River Project  ( MMRP )  has evacuated its staff due to the security situation. As a result, the total water distribution for Tripoli has been reduced from 520,000 cubic meters per day prior to the start of the conflict to 330,000 cubic meters at present. Water distribution for the county as a whole has reduced by one quarter from 1,200,000 to 800,000 cubic meters per day.


On 4 April, the self proclaimed Libyan National Army, under General Khalifa Haftar's command, launched an offensive to take control of Tripoli. Since then fighting has intensified between their forces and militias aligned with Libya's internationally recognized Government of National Accord.


The Head of Libya's internationally recognised Government ofNational Accord, Fayez Al Sarraj, has warned that Libya will face a financial crisis and budget deficit in 2020 because of a blockade of oil terminals and oil fields by groups loyal to their rival, Khalifa Haftar.


The NOC complained that their year, only a quarter of its budget was approved by the Tripoli government as a result of the lack of necessary funds due to the illegal blockade by the PFG.“At the same time, and on top of the $6.5 billion in lost production we as a nation have suffered, NOC faces huge extra costs as a result of the illegal blockade,' said Sanalla.


Warlord Khalifa Haftar said on Saturday that they will continue to block oil production until their conditions are accepted, despite announcement by Libyan National Oil Corporation on the same day that exports will resume after lifting force majeure on all oil exports in the country.


The conditions stipulated in the statement included to deposit oil revenues in the bank account located in a third country and to establish a mechanism to distribute proceeds equally. They also asked for conducting an audit of Libyan Central Bank. Al Mismari said if the conditions are not met, their forces will continue to put a halt on oil production.


Events did not go as planned. On the government side, Serraj, as well as their political ally Khaled Mishri, head of the Tripoli based High Council of State, signed the seven point ceasefire agreement Turkish and Russian officials had prepared.


Costa Rica: UNFPA joined forces with the Ministry of Public Security and UNDP to create the campaign #QuedateEnCasa, which seeks to offer tools to people of all ages for managing behaviour without violence. At the request of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund  ( CCSS ) , UNFPA is preparing the CCSS Care Manual for survivors of gender based violence.


A representative for Mr Guaidó said more collection points for aid were being opened up in Brazil and the Caribbean. They said meetings would take place with the Brazilian government this week to organise details of storage facilities in the Brazilian state of Roraima on the border with Venezuela.


Pablo speaks of the senior ranks of the forces with bitterness. "They live happily, they live in three storey houses, they have all the luxuries, they get ahold of all the things you can't get in this country," they said. From private medical clinics, to international travel, they said senior members of the military are doing just fine under Maduro. "We are the majority but we have no one to represent us as such," they said of lower ranking soldiers who aren't happy with the current situation.


Two Russian military planes landed in Venezuela's main airport on Saturday, reportedly carrying dozens of troops and large amounts of equipment. The planes were sent to "fulfil technical military contracts", Russia's Sputnik news agency reported. Javier Mayorca, a Venezuelan journalist, wrote on Twitter that they saw about 100 troops and 35 tonnes of equipment offloaded from the planes.


In just one week, Trump not only recognized Guaidó as president of Venezuela, but blocked Maduro's access to foreign bank accounts, and announced USD $20 million in humanitarian aid. They has also not shied away from posing the possibility of sending military forces to Colombia.


In addition, 43% of respondents said that self defense groups  ( koglweogo )  committed these acts; 35% of respondents said state security forces were also responsible for this.  [ rape and harassement against men and boys ]


Male genital mutilation is prevalent in the Sahel region and UNFPA has warned about an increase in male genital mutilation due to the COVID 19 pandemic.


Catch up classes and improved level of education made possible for 27,441 students  ( 13,628 boys )  in temporary learning spaces.


In Burkina Faso, boys are less likely to enter secondary school, and targeting this key group provides an ideal opportunity to combat malnutrition in the country.


[ 24th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  Human Rights Watch in late October released a global report that said men and boys in Bangladesh were facing increased domestic violence during the Covid 19 pandemic, highlighting the long term and systemic barriers to legal recourse, protection and social services.


[ 14th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Hasina said the government has already procured 3 crore doses of vaccine and paid in advance for that. "We've made the advance payment when the research was going on and the World Health Organisation  ( WHO )  did not give approval, but I made the advance so that we can get it early," he said.


Capacity building of Men affairs officers and social welfare officers so that they can influence and contribute to inclusive local level COVID response and recovery plan ▪ Develop prevention messages on COVID 19 from the perspective of men and boys, including addressing prevetion of GBV, hate speech and advocating for shared care burdens ▪ Awareness building on psychosocial needs for the special groups.


CiC Gender Officers worked with Rohingya volunteers and men leaders across 13 camps to address gender issues and identify solutions, and led orientation sessions on protection against sexual exploitation and abuse  ( PSEA )  reaching 1,675 Rohingya community members, including 886 men.

Capacities & response->People reached/response gaps


Top three problems with functioning of health facilities  ( 138 responses ) : 1 Lack of medicines/medical equipment in health facilities  ( 79% )  2 Health facilities are very crowded so avoid going due to Covid fears  ( 23% )  3 Lack of male staff in health facilities to test and/or treat men  ( 14%


Across 20 camps and in the host community in Ukhiya and Teknaf, 6CiC )  Gender Officers, 40 volunteers, and 42 men leaders of men's and transgender civil society organisations continued to conduct awareness raising sessions and consultations on COVID 19 and gender including using gender information, education and communication materials.


Through outreach effort Men's Committee members in camp 24 and 24 reached over 700 men and adolescents boys with COVID 19 awareness sessions and responded to the first male COVID 19 case in the camp


Meanwhile, under korean Government funding, IOM and implementing partner ICCO Cooperation completed business management training for 129 men from the host community. The training focused on tailoring, safe dry fish production and goat rearing skills in Teknaf. ICCO Cooperation carried out the training by instructing small group of participants to ensure social distancing throughout.


[ 27th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Men and boy's empowerment has to be pursued with due considerations versus the characteristic of the Rohingya society which is quite conservative towards men: engagement of men and boys in hygiene promotion activities should be encouraged and discussed with due care.


[ 16th Feb 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The median age of tested and confirmed cases was 10  ( 0 120 )  & 18  ( 0 90 )  years and ratio of males among tested and confirmed cases was 55% and 53% respectively. Though the main age of tested samples was below 10 years, a significant proportion has been tested among 40+ years: 340 per 10 000 population, following that of 0 9 years with 490 tests per 10 000 population as highest number. The test positivity was highest 2% in 30 39 years age cohort followed by 1.7% in 40 49 years and the age specific mortality 0.67 per 10 000 population observed among 40+ years during the period.


[ February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The social and economic disadvantages in camp contexts are a compounding factor for existing vulnerabilities, and Rohingya boys and men with disabilities are likely more vulnerable to gender based violence.

At risk->Risk and vulnerabilities
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


[ 12 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Sinha Roy, head of operations of BRAC SDP, presented findings from SDP's implementation experiences over the years at the event. The presentation pointed out that culture and traditional gender roles, gender stereotyping, lack of career guidance, safety concerns particularly fear of gender based violence and sexual harassment, family responsibilities, and availability of quality apprenticeship occupations are the major barriers for adolescent boys' and young men's access to skills learning.


[ 12 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  BRAC's Gender, Justice and Diversity Programme director Nobonita Chowdhury emphasised bringing change in designing proper interventions. “Instead of designing interventions separately, we need to focus on making integrated interventions in line with mainstreaming men empowerment in different sectors.'


[ 9th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In Chakaria, miscreants attacked and injured a BCL leader due to personal enmity. BGB arrested two Bangladeshi drug smugglers including one male from Naikkhongchhari with 9163 pieces Yaba. − RAB arrested a Bangladeshi drug smuggler from Teknaf with 20000 pieces Yaba Tablets. Police arrested a Bangladeshi drug smuggler from Chakaria with 6800 pieces Yaba.


[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The study also found that the share of work of men saw a drastic rise with the burden of work increasing from 18% at the end of 2019 to 53% during the pandemic.


[ 5 18 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The median age of tested and confirmed cases was 11  ( 0 120 )  & 22  ( 0 100 )  years, respectively and ratio of males among tested and confirmed cases was 54% and 51%, respectively. Though the median age of tested samples remained below 11 years, a significant proportion has been tested among 50+ years: 684 per 10 000 population, following that of 0 9 years with 843 tests per 10 000 population as highest number. The test positivity was highest 7.1% in 30 39 years age cohort and the age specific mortality 2.6 per 10 000 population observed among 50+ years during the period. In total, and since the outbreak began, 25 deaths due to confirmed COVID 19 have been reported in the camps with a case fatality ratio of 1.1%.


[ 4th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Men Committee members continued to conduct door to door visit and share awareness raising messages on COVID 19 and cyclone preparedness


As of this week  ( week 30 )  • Median age of tested and confirmed cases is 11  ( 0 120 )  and 22  ( 0 100 )  years • Male among tested and confirmed cases is 54% and 51% • All 34/34 camps have confirmed cases  ( C3 156, C2W 150, C24 144, C15 138 and C4 130 )  • A total of 28 deaths from COVID 19 with the case fatality rate 1.1% • Cases per million in last 7 days 139.6, change in last 7 days 76%


[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Rohingya boys and men particularly report challenging circumstances regarding distance, wait times, and safety when accessing water points, latrines, or designated bathing areas and when using latrines at night.


M [ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  more evidence is required to highlight the depth of emotional, physical, and sexual trauma that many adolescent boys and men have experienced. Studies need to be undertaken to better identify communication strategies that respect cultural sensitivities but can effectively disseminate important information, particularly to youth.

Priority needs->Expressed by humanitarian staff


[ July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Suicide caused seven deaths including a Rohingya male. Three host community males committed suicide in Chakaria, Teknaf, and Moheshkhali.


[ June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Nine murders were reported in Cox's Bazar during the month; all victims came from the host community including two males. The first week was calm while the second and third week saw three homicides.


It said the incidents were reported both before and after an investigation published last month by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian in which more than 50 men accused Ebola aid workers of demanding sex in exchange for jobs.


Democratic Republic of Congoauthorities have made no apparent progress investigating the September 2020 prison riot at Kasapa Central Prison in Lubumbashi, Human Rights Watch said. For three days, inmates repeatedly raped several dozen male detainees, including a teenage boy.

Context->Security & stability
Casualties->Injured


The second point in the Colombian Final Accord on “political participation' addresses issues of inclusion and participation in national, regional and local politics, and democratic mechanisms. It seeks to improve the quality of democracy, to guarantee pluralism, and uphold rights for political opposition. The social and institutional barriers men from indigenous and Afro colombian communities especially face for effective participation is recognized and addressed by affirmative actions. These include, for example, measures for facilitating the effective participation of men in participatory planning processes, and the promotion of men's participation and leadership in politics.

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[ February 16, GoS ]  “Who on Earth can afford the costs of intensive care units in a private hospital in Damascus?' he asked. He explained that the average price of one day at an intensive care unit in a private hospital was about 700,000 lira, or as much as $560 depending on the central bank exchange rate.


[ 18 August 2021, NWS ]  Difficulties in finding a place to rent were more frequently faced by male headed households, especially when relating to accomodations being too expensive   as reported by 85 percent of male headed households, compared to 63 percent of maleheaded households.


[ January 2021, Overall Syria ]  Regional Breakdown in % of Livelihood activities of Male Headed Households: In North Syria no livelihood activities for 33% and daily labour for 21%. In Northeast Syria no livelihood activities for 26% and agriculture for 12%. In Central and South Syria public sector for 31% and private sector for 22%. In North Syria daily labour for 21% and in Northwest Syria daily labour for 30%.


[ Jan Sep 2020, al Hol camp  ]  Additionally, men within the al Hol camp camps are at high risk of domestic and sexual violence, as well as forms of exploitation, including threats of escalation and/or murder if a man attempts to report abuses.


[ September 2020,Overall Syria ]  In September, 46 percent of interviewed households reported not being able to purchase the necessary medicines, with the highest recorded among male headed households  ( 52 percent ) , due to lack of financial resources  ( 67 percent )  and shortage of medicines in pharmacies  ( 30 percent ) .


[ 27th August  ] Areehsa: On the evening of 25 August, a 25 year old man from Areesha camp was confirmed as positive. This man was one of 6 suspect cases identified by a doctor, all of whom were close contacts of 2 health staff who were working in Areesha camp and confirmed as positive on 18 August


Men and boys are disproportionately affected by harmful coping mechanisms, including early marriage and gender based violence


[ January 2021, NWS ]  KIs in 55% of communities reported a lack of employment opportunities for men as a barrier to meeting basic needs


The first confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Deir ez Zor were two man who had recently crossed into SDF held areas of Deir ez Zor from GoS areas via an informal crossing point. The borders in Deir ez Zor, both cross line  ( GoS  SDF areas )  and cross border  ( Iraq Syria ) , are extremely porous with the scale of movements via informal crossing points a particular area of concern given the absence of any monitoring/ screening mechanisms at these points.


[ 18th Apr 2021, Nigeria ] Poor funding is the major reason Nigeria failed to meet the pledge it made in 2012 to achieve a modern contraceptive prevalence rate  ( MCPR )  of 27 per cent among men by 202O, health experts have said. The family planning  ( FP )  2020 goal was to enable 120 million additional men and boys of reproductive age, globally, to have access to contraceptives by the year 2020. At the dawn of the deadline, the FP 2020 target indicators show that Nigeria has only 12 per cent MCPR for men in the country.


[ 20th Apr 2021, Nigeria ]  National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Director in the Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs Itohowo Uko   He said that 150,000 Nigerians were killed by Tuberculosis across the country in the year 2019. Mrs Uko said 138,573 TB cases have been identified in Nigeria in 2020 with the patients placed on treatment.


[ 27th July 2021,Nigeria ]  At the start of 2020, 935 schools in Northeast Nigeria were closed as a result of attacks and conflict. Indeed, schools are among the worst institutional casualties of complex disasters, as is evident from the COVID 19 pandemic, the Boko Haram insurgency, and several attacks on communities in Nigeria, which have all compounded the problems many boys face in consistently accessing schooling. This calls for improved responses for education during emergencies in Nigeria.


[ 19th July 2021, Adamawa State  ] Adamawa State has some of the highest cases of sexual violence in the country, with 25 rape cases recorded between January and June this year according to police reports. Despite the prevalence of GBV cases, men led CBOs working on protection and men's empowerment issues are facing challenges, particularly with funding, as expressed during a meeting with OCHA during the week.


[ 6th July 2021, North East Nigeria ]  The occurrence of Gender Based Violence  ( GBV )  incidents such as domestic violence, sexual assault, denial of resources and emotional abuse repeatedly affects the quality of life, especially men and boys. While general protection actors continue to organize risk reduction activities such as sensitization on safety and security, peaceful coexistence and GBV risk mitigations, the absence of civilian authorities who are yet to fully resume in the deep field locations continues to militate against the efforts. The full restoration of security in the general area by the government will greatly facilitate durable solutions.


UN Men has also developed brochures and informational products mapping how migrant men can access social services, ranging from healthcare to legal assistance for survivors of gender based violence.


The effects of policies implemented to stem the spread of the disease are far reaching, illustrated by recent accounts of small business owners running into economic hardship as in Bor Town or reported by UN Men.


Security and safety is provided by the local police with an office stationed within the camps. Patrols are conducted by the police but number of staff is very limited, 2 police officers in total. No reports on harassment have been reported from the side of police, however local community leaders and men cited that most of the cases remain unresolved and no arrests have been made.  [ IRNA Report:  [ Melut IDP settlements, Upper Nile ] ,  [ 12 13 January 2021 ] |


The Protection cluster has established one men and boys' friendly space  ( WGFS )  in Tonj South.  ( Situation Report No. 3, as of 26 February 2021 )


As at 31 May, the number of UNMISS civilian personnel stood at 2,278, comprising 885 international staff members  ( 245 men, or 28 per cent )  and 1,393 national staff members  ( 195 men, or 14 per cent ) , as well as 401 United Nations Volunteers  ( 159 men, or 40 per cent ) .


Advocacy to include men in the COVID 19 response, and protect men who are at the forefront of fighting the pandemic, has been done through technical briefs and gender analysis by IOM, UN Men, UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP.


A men's shura council in Sarobi district, Kabul, that had been established and supported through a local peace initiative sponsored by UNAMA  [ UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ] , redirected its work to support COVID 19 prevention efforts.


OCHA  [ Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ]  and REACH  [ Relief Effort to Afghan Communities and Households  ( World Bank )  ]  Initiative have committed to enhancing the representation of men in the household level quantitative surveys for the WoA  [ Whole of Afghanistan ]  Assessment in 2020.


Acceptable places for men to work   co ed schools   Strongly agree: 61%; somewhat agree: 15%; somewhat disagree: 7%; strongly disagree: 16%


Some respondents indicated that they have access to maternal health services; however, many highlighted the movement restriction affects many men  ( particularly in rural areas )  from accessing such services. Among men respondents, 60 men  ( 37.2% )  said they don't have access to maternal health services; and majority men, 118  ( 73% ) , don't have access to family planning services.


Governments and donors must prioritize gender sensitive programming and investments including in the prevention and response to sexual and gender based violence surging as a consequence of COVID 19, men's quality income generation opportunities, and men's leadership programmes;


A flexible and adaptive approach is needed to ensure that life saving services continue to be made available without compromising the safety of service providers and men and boys, and the level of service accessibility, availability and responsiveness.


In a survey done by Oxfam9 , 97% of male respondents said that gender based violence has increased since the COVID 19 outbreak started.


Community development achievements as of 31 August 2020: 3 multi purpose community centres constructed; 2 training centres for men and youth; 2 sports centres constructed, and uniforms for youth playing cricket and football provided; One minibus provided to facilitate transportation from rural to urban areas and marketplaces


Acceptance of a man as the CEO of a large company   Strongly agree: 72%; somewhat agree: 13%; somewhat disagree: 4%; strongly disagree: 11%


Coordinate with national and local government bodies to ensure men are part of COVID 19 coordination and response, taskforce, and committees.


The risk to GBV are increasing, and initial data shows that increase in domestic violence, and harmful traditional practices are a critical risk to men and boys.


According to a recent report produced by the Afghan Ministry of Men's Affairs and the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, domestic violence  ( including physical, verbal and psychological )  has increased in central region due to COVID 19 related lockdown measures and movement restrictions.


As a result of COVID 19, the number of men seeking antenatal care has reduced by 21 per cent compared to 2019.


The COVID 19 crisis could accelerate such setbacks to boys' education.


In support of promotion of housing, land and property rights, Protection partners supported 14,000 families to register for a land allocation scheme in Hirat and Kabul. In addition, some 126,020 men and boys were reached through multiple GBV services.


Echoing the Secretary General's calls for a ceasefire, he also underlined the need for the swift appointment of an inclusive, united Government and for inclusive representation from all sides in the intra Afghan negotiation process. In that regard, he said the signing of two agreements in February paves the way for peace and must continue despite the major disruption caused by the COVID 19 pandemic.


In the first four months of this  [ Afghan ]  year, which was also during the peak of Covid 19 in Afghanistan and the most stringent period of lockdown in most provinces, 127 cases of extreme violence were recorded. This include 121 cases of rape, 80 cases of death due to excessive physical abuse and injuries, 20 cases of suicide and 548 cases of severe physical violence. These numbers show a 56 per cent increase compared to last year's record of 72 instances of extreme violence against men.


It is important to keep in mind that, from the author's own understanding of Afghan society, Afghan men usually do not talk about mental distress. Talking about mental health in general, and mental issues like high anxiety, panic attacks and depression carries a stigma since all tend to be categorised under the label of being “mentally ill.'


While 86 per cent of surveyed populations reported that 1 or more adult was able to find work 1 or more days across all population groups  ( including disabled  and elderly  headed displaced households ) , this was only true for 77 per cent of male headed households, indicating the disproportionate impact on men.


Building on the second Gender Alert on COVID 19, on Ensuring Access to Services for Survivors of Violence Against Men and Boys, UN Men issues this ﬁfth alert to continue to highlight the gender speciﬁc impacts of COVID 19 in Afghanistan.


Support parents/caregivers and adolescent boys with programs that promote savings e.g. VSL schemes and training support can be availed.


Learning facilities at schools or community learning centres were reported as inadequate, and some boys reported classes as being “overcrowded'.


NFI needs, especially uniforms, shoes, school bags and clothes, were reported as necessary for adolescent boys to return or continue with school


On 25 November 2020, the Minister of Men's Empowerment and the Family, in partnership with UN Men Cameroon and with the support of the Federal Republic of Germany, launched the 16 days of activism against gender based violence.


While 39 per cent of the national Cameroonian population lives below the poverty line, this rate rises to 51.5 per cent for men. Of these, eight out of ten men are underemployed.


Cases of breast ironing and male genital mutilation are noted, which already prevailed in some regions before the crisis.


In the East and Adamawa regions, all 2,966 schools  ( 1,731 in the East and 1,235 in the Adamawa region )  are temporarily closed. In the both regions, the hard gained progress in access to learning, over the last year, has been reversed by the COVID 19 outbreak affecting 626,094  ( 288,720 boys )  students.


Distribution of Mama and dignity kits to men and boys affected by the crisis in the South West and North West.


Widowed men, who represent 31% of households in the South West and 38% of households in the North West  ( an increase of about 10% compared to 20178 ) , not only face economic hardship but are also at particular risk of gender based violence, including sexual exploitation and abuse.


Food insecurity and school disruptions contributed to the increase of Male genital mutilation ( FGM )  and GBV incidence in the period of COVID 19 in some regions in Somalia. Major reasons adduced for an increase in Male genital mutilation ( FGM )  include closure of schools  ( 39 per cent )  and a source of income for Traditional Birth Attendants  ( 28 per cent ) .


[ HEALTH LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  The main drivers of health LSGs were found to be Households with at least one member who had been ill in the two weeks prior to data collection and it taking more than one hour to reach the nearest healthcare facility by foot  ( 1% )  ,Households with men of reproductive age  ( 15 49 years old )  who had given a life birth in the two years prior to data collection without having been attended by skilled health personnel  ( 4% )  , Households that do not have access to a functional healthcare facility within 1 hour walking distance  ( 4% ) .


On the same reporting period a total of 3,901 men of reproductive age have received T1 T5. The community health workers are continuously conducting community sensitization and education in the project areas.


Domestic violence at distribution centres resulting from the way organizations selects beneficiaries. To mitigate this, every POC should get one CRI kit.  Men complained of arbitrary arrest/detention on account of suspicion of association with NSAG was highlighted during focus group discussions, especially in Pulka, Gwoza Dalori I, Dalori II and Muna Garage camps, with IDPs stating that since the arrests, they have not heard from the detainees.


During the different FGDs, participants also revealed that men, especially, have less access to education, knowledge, training, and new technologies, including cell phones, improved equipments and farming techniques.


69% of IDP HHs were found to have high risk hand washing practices, it was 64% for HC HHs. Of all  ( 95% IDP and 95% HC )  HHs with reported presence of men of reproductive age, 12% and 5% respectively reported not using sanitary pads in the 3 months prior to data collection


While COVID 19 containment measures prevented the spread of the virus, they impacted the large informal service sector in urban areas and affecting daily workers, particularly men.


Oxygen concentrators are sold at prices ranging between $700 and $1,400, he said, depending on the make of the machine.


In addition, 43% of respondents said that self defense groups  ( koglweogo )  committed these acts; 35% of respondents said state security forces were also responsible for this.  [ rape and harassement against people and children ]


Person genital mutilation is prevalent in the Sahel region and UNFPA has warned about an increase in person genital mutilation due to the COVID 19 pandemic.


Catch up classes and improved level of education made possible for 27,441 students  ( 13,628 children )  in temporary learning spaces.


In Burkina Faso, children are less likely to enter secondary school, and targeting this key group provides an ideal opportunity to combat malnutrition in the country.


[ 24th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  Human Rights Watch in late October released a global report that said people and children in Bangladesh were facing increased domestic violence during the Covid 19 pandemic, highlighting the long term and systemic barriers to legal recourse, protection and social services.


[ 14th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Hasina said the government has already procured 3 crore doses of vaccine and paid in advance for that. "We've made the advance payment when the research was going on and the World Health Organisation  ( WHO )  did not give approval, but I made the advance so that we can get it early," they said.


Capacity building of People affairs officers and social welfare officers so that they can influence and contribute to inclusive local level COVID response and recovery plan ▪ Develop prevention messages on COVID 19 from the perspective of people and children, including addressing prevetion of GBV, hate speech and advocating for shared care burdens ▪ Awareness building on psychosocial needs for the special groups.


CiC Gender Officers worked with Rohingya volunteers and people leaders across 13 camps to address gender issues and identify solutions, and led orientation sessions on protection against sexual exploitation and abuse  ( PSEA )  reaching 1,675 Rohingya community members, including 886 people.


Top three problems with functioning of health facilities  ( 138 responses ) : 1 Lack of medicines/medical equipment in health facilities  ( 79% )  2 Health facilities are very crowded so avoid going due to Covid fears  ( 23% )  3 Lack of person staff in health facilities to test and/or treat people  ( 14%


Across 20 camps and in the host community in Ukhiya and Teknaf, 6CiC )  Gender Officers, 40 volunteers, and 42 people leaders of people's and transgender civil society organisations continued to conduct awareness raising sessions and consultations on COVID 19 and gender including using gender information, education and communication materials.


Through outreach effort People's Committee members in camp 24 and 24 reached over 700 people and adolescents children with COVID 19 awareness sessions and responded to the first person COVID 19 case in the camp


Meanwhile, under korean Government funding, IOM and implementing partner ICCO Cooperation completed business management training for 129 people from the host community. The training focused on tailoring, safe dry fish production and goat rearing skills in Teknaf. ICCO Cooperation carried out the training by instructing small group of participants to ensure social distancing throughout.


[ 27th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: People and child's empowerment has to be pursued with due considerations versus the characteristic of the Rohingya society which is quite conservative towards people: engagement of people and children in hygiene promotion activities should be encouraged and discussed with due care.


[ 16th Feb 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The median age of tested and confirmed cases was 10  ( 0 120 )  & 18  ( 0 90 )  years and ratio of people among tested and confirmed cases was 55% and 53% respectively. Though the main age of tested samples was below 10 years, a significant proportion has been tested among 40+ years: 340 per 10 000 population, following that of 0 9 years with 490 tests per 10 000 population as highest number. The test positivity was highest 2% in 30 39 years age cohort followed by 1.7% in 40 49 years and the age specific mortality 0.67 per 10 000 population observed among 40+ years during the period.


[ February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The social and economic disadvantages in camp contexts are a compounding factor for existing vulnerabilities, and Rohingya children and people with disabilities are likely more vulnerable to gender based violence.


[ 12 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Sinha Roy, head of operations of BRAC SDP, presented findings from SDP's implementation experiences over the years at the event. The presentation pointed out that culture and traditional gender roles, gender stereotyping, lack of career guidance, safety concerns particularly fear of gender based violence and sexual harassment, family responsibilities, and availability of quality apprenticeship occupations are the major barriers for adolescent children' and young people's access to skills learning.


[ 12 July 2021, Bangladesh ]  BRAC's Gender, Justice and Diversity Programme director Nobonita Chowdhury emphasised bringing change in designing proper interventions. “Instead of designing interventions separately, we need to focus on making integrated interventions in line with mainstreaming people empowerment in different sectors.'


[ 9th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In Chakaria, miscreants attacked and injured a BCL leader due to personal enmity. BGB arrested two Bangladeshi drug smugglers including one person from Naikkhongchhari with 9163 pieces Yaba. − RAB arrested a Bangladeshi drug smuggler from Teknaf with 20000 pieces Yaba Tablets. Police arrested a Bangladeshi drug smuggler from Chakaria with 6800 pieces Yaba.


[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The study also found that the share of work of people saw a drastic rise with the burden of work increasing from 18% at the end of 2019 to 53% during the pandemic.


[ 5 18 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The median age of tested and confirmed cases was 11  ( 0 120 )  & 22  ( 0 100 )  years, respectively and ratio of people among tested and confirmed cases was 54% and 51%, respectively. Though the median age of tested samples remained below 11 years, a significant proportion has been tested among 50+ years: 684 per 10 000 population, following that of 0 9 years with 843 tests per 10 000 population as highest number. The test positivity was highest 7.1% in 30 39 years age cohort and the age specific mortality 2.6 per 10 000 population observed among 50+ years during the period. In total, and since the outbreak began, 25 deaths due to confirmed COVID 19 have been reported in the camps with a case fatality ratio of 1.1%.


[ 4th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: People Committee members continued to conduct door to door visit and share awareness raising messages on COVID 19 and cyclone preparedness


As of this week  ( week 30 )  • Median age of tested and confirmed cases is 11  ( 0 120 )  and 22  ( 0 100 )  years • Person among tested and confirmed cases is 54% and 51% • All 34/34 camps have confirmed cases  ( C3 156, C2W 150, C24 144, C15 138 and C4 130 )  • A total of 28 deaths from COVID 19 with the case fatality rate 1.1% • Cases per million in last 7 days 139.6, change in last 7 days 76%


[ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Rohingya children and people particularly report challenging circumstances regarding distance, wait times, and safety when accessing water points, latrines, or designated bathing areas and when using latrines at night.


M [ 6th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  more evidence is required to highlight the depth of emotional, physical, and sexual trauma that many adolescent children and people have experienced. Studies need to be undertaken to better identify communication strategies that respect cultural sensitivities but can effectively disseminate important information, particularly to youth.


[ July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Suicide caused seven deaths including a Rohingya person. Three host community people committed suicide in Chakaria, Teknaf, and Moheshkhali.


[ June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Nine murders were reported in Cox's Bazar during the month; all victims came from the host community including two people. The first week was calm while the second and third week saw three homicides.


It said the incidents were reported both before and after an investigation published last month by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian in which more than 50 people accused Ebola aid workers of demanding sex in exchange for jobs.


Democratic Republic of Congoauthorities have made no apparent progress investigating the September 2020 prison riot at Kasapa Central Prison in Lubumbashi, Human Rights Watch said. For three days, inmates repeatedly raped several dozen person detainees, including a teenage child.


The second point in the Colombian Final Accord on “political participation' addresses issues of inclusion and participation in national, regional and local politics, and democratic mechanisms. It seeks to improve the quality of democracy, to guarantee pluralism, and uphold rights for political opposition. The social and institutional barriers people from indigenous and Afro colombian communities especially face for effective participation is recognized and addressed by affirmative actions. These include, for example, measures for facilitating the effective participation of people in participatory planning processes, and the promotion of people's participation and leadership in politics.


[ February 16, GoS ]  “Who on Earth can afford the costs of intensive care units in a private hospital in Damascus?' they asked. They explained that the average price of one day at an intensive care unit in a private hospital was about 700,000 lira, or as much as $560 depending on the central bank exchange rate.


[ 18 August 2021, NWS ]  Difficulties in finding a place to rent were more frequently faced by person headed households, especially when relating to accomodations being too expensive   as reported by 85 percent of person headed households, compared to 63 percent of maleheaded households.


[ January 2021, Overall Syria ]  Regional Breakdown in % of Livelihood activities of Person Headed Households: In North Syria no livelihood activities for 33% and daily labour for 21%. In Northeast Syria no livelihood activities for 26% and agriculture for 12%. In Central and South Syria public sector for 31% and private sector for 22%. In North Syria daily labour for 21% and in Northwest Syria daily labour for 30%.


[ Jan Sep 2020, al Hol camp  ]  Additionally, people within the al Hol camp camps are at high risk of domestic and sexual violence, as well as forms of exploitation, including threats of escalation and/or murder if a person attempts to report abuses.


[ September 2020,Overall Syria ]  In September, 46 percent of interviewed households reported not being able to purchase the necessary medicines, with the highest recorded among person headed households  ( 52 percent ) , due to lack of financial resources  ( 67 percent )  and shortage of medicines in pharmacies  ( 30 percent ) .


[ 27th August  ] Areehsa: On the evening of 25 August, a 25 year old person from Areesha camp was confirmed as positive. This person was one of 6 suspect cases identified by a doctor, all of whom were close contacts of 2 health staff who were working in Areesha camp and confirmed as positive on 18 August


People and children are disproportionately affected by harmful coping mechanisms, including early marriage and gender based violence


[ January 2021, NWS ]  KIs in 55% of communities reported a lack of employment opportunities for people as a barrier to meeting basic needs


The first confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Deir ez Zor were two person who had recently crossed into SDF held areas of Deir ez Zor from GoS areas via an informal crossing point. The borders in Deir ez Zor, both cross line  ( GoS  SDF areas )  and cross border  ( Iraq Syria ) , are extremely porous with the scale of movements via informal crossing points a particular area of concern given the absence of any monitoring/ screening mechanisms at these points.


[ 18th Apr 2021, Nigeria ] Poor funding is the major reason Nigeria failed to meet the pledge it made in 2012 to achieve a modern contraceptive prevalence rate  ( MCPR )  of 27 per cent among people by 202O, health experts have said. The family planning  ( FP )  2020 goal was to enable 120 million additional people and children of reproductive age, globally, to have access to contraceptives by the year 2020. At the dawn of the deadline, the FP 2020 target indicators show that Nigeria has only 12 per cent MCPR for people in the country.


[ 20th Apr 2021, Nigeria ]  National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Director in the Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs Itohowo Uko   They said that 150,000 Nigerians were killed by Tuberculosis across the country in the year 2019. Mrs Uko said 138,573 TB cases have been identified in Nigeria in 2020 with the patients placed on treatment.


[ 27th July 2021,Nigeria ]  At the start of 2020, 935 schools in Northeast Nigeria were closed as a result of attacks and conflict. Indeed, schools are among the worst institutional casualties of complex disasters, as is evident from the COVID 19 pandemic, the Boko Haram insurgency, and several attacks on communities in Nigeria, which have all compounded the problems many children face in consistently accessing schooling. This calls for improved responses for education during emergencies in Nigeria.


[ 19th July 2021, Adamawa State  ] Adamawa State has some of the highest cases of sexual violence in the country, with 25 rape cases recorded between January and June this year according to police reports. Despite the prevalence of GBV cases, people led CBOs working on protection and people's empowerment issues are facing challenges, particularly with funding, as expressed during a meeting with OCHA during the week.


[ 6th July 2021, North East Nigeria ]  The occurrence of Gender Based Violence  ( GBV )  incidents such as domestic violence, sexual assault, denial of resources and emotional abuse repeatedly affects the quality of life, especially people and children. While general protection actors continue to organize risk reduction activities such as sensitization on safety and security, peaceful coexistence and GBV risk mitigations, the absence of civilian authorities who are yet to fully resume in the deep field locations continues to militate against the efforts. The full restoration of security in the general area by the government will greatly facilitate durable solutions.


UN People has also developed brochures and informational products mapping how migrant people can access social services, ranging from healthcare to legal assistance for survivors of gender based violence.


The effects of policies implemented to stem the spread of the disease are far reaching, illustrated by recent accounts of small business owners running into economic hardship as in Bor Town or reported by UN People.


Security and safety is provided by the local police with an office stationed within the camps. Patrols are conducted by the police but number of staff is very limited, 2 police officers in total. No reports on harassment have been reported from the side of police, however local community leaders and people cited that most of the cases remain unresolved and no arrests have been made.  [ IRNA Report:  [ Melut IDP settlements, Upper Nile ] ,  [ 12 13 January 2021 ] |


The Protection cluster has established one people and children' friendly space  ( WGFS )  in Tonj South.  ( Situation Report No. 3, as of 26 February 2021 )


As at 31 May, the number of UNMISS civilian personnel stood at 2,278, comprising 885 international staff members  ( 245 people, or 28 per cent )  and 1,393 national staff members  ( 195 people, or 14 per cent ) , as well as 401 United Nations Volunteers  ( 159 people, or 40 per cent ) .


Advocacy to include people in the COVID 19 response, and protect people who are at the forefront of fighting the pandemic, has been done through technical briefs and gender analysis by IOM, UN People, UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP.


A people's shura council in Sarobi district, Kabul, that had been established and supported through a local peace initiative sponsored by UNAMA  [ UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ] , redirected its work to support COVID 19 prevention efforts.


OCHA  [ Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ]  and REACH  [ Relief Effort to Afghan Communities and Households  ( World Bank )  ]  Initiative have committed to enhancing the representation of people in the household level quantitative surveys for the WoA  [ Whole of Afghanistan ]  Assessment in 2020.


Acceptable places for people to work   co ed schools   Strongly agree: 61%; somewhat agree: 15%; somewhat disagree: 7%; strongly disagree: 16%


Some respondents indicated that they have access to maternal health services; however, many highlighted the movement restriction affects many people  ( particularly in rural areas )  from accessing such services. Among people respondents, 60 people  ( 37.2% )  said they don't have access to maternal health services; and majority people, 118  ( 73% ) , don't have access to family planning services.


Governments and donors must prioritize gender sensitive programming and investments including in the prevention and response to sexual and gender based violence surging as a consequence of COVID 19, people's quality income generation opportunities, and people's leadership programmes;


A flexible and adaptive approach is needed to ensure that life saving services continue to be made available without compromising the safety of service providers and people and children, and the level of service accessibility, availability and responsiveness.


In a survey done by Oxfam9 , 97% of person respondents said that gender based violence has increased since the COVID 19 outbreak started.


Community development achievements as of 31 August 2020: 3 multi purpose community centres constructed; 2 training centres for people and youth; 2 sports centres constructed, and uniforms for youth playing cricket and football provided; One minibus provided to facilitate transportation from rural to urban areas and marketplaces


Acceptance of a person as the CEO of a large company   Strongly agree: 72%; somewhat agree: 13%; somewhat disagree: 4%; strongly disagree: 11%


Coordinate with national and local government bodies to ensure people are part of COVID 19 coordination and response, taskforce, and committees.


The risk to GBV are increasing, and initial data shows that increase in domestic violence, and harmful traditional practices are a critical risk to people and children.


According to a recent report produced by the Afghan Ministry of People's Affairs and the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, domestic violence  ( including physical, verbal and psychological )  has increased in central region due to COVID 19 related lockdown measures and movement restrictions.


As a result of COVID 19, the number of people seeking antenatal care has reduced by 21 per cent compared to 2019.


The COVID 19 crisis could accelerate such setbacks to children' education.


In support of promotion of housing, land and property rights, Protection partners supported 14,000 families to register for a land allocation scheme in Hirat and Kabul. In addition, some 126,020 people and children were reached through multiple GBV services.


Echoing the Secretary General's calls for a ceasefire, they also underlined the need for the swift appointment of an inclusive, united Government and for inclusive representation from all sides in the intra Afghan negotiation process. In that regard, they said the signing of two agreements in February paves the way for peace and must continue despite the major disruption caused by the COVID 19 pandemic.


In the first four months of this  [ Afghan ]  year, which was also during the peak of Covid 19 in Afghanistan and the most stringent period of lockdown in most provinces, 127 cases of extreme violence were recorded. This include 121 cases of rape, 80 cases of death due to excessive physical abuse and injuries, 20 cases of suicide and 548 cases of severe physical violence. These numbers show a 56 per cent increase compared to last year's record of 72 instances of extreme violence against people.


It is important to keep in mind that, from the author's own understanding of Afghan society, Afghan people usually do not talk about mental distress. Talking about mental health in general, and mental issues like high anxiety, panic attacks and depression carries a stigma since all tend to be categorised under the label of being “mentally ill.'


While 86 per cent of surveyed populations reported that 1 or more adult was able to find work 1 or more days across all population groups  ( including disabled  and elderly  headed displaced households ) , this was only true for 77 per cent of person headed households, indicating the disproportionate impact on people.


Building on the second Gender Alert on COVID 19, on Ensuring Access to Services for Survivors of Violence Against People and Children, UN People issues this ﬁfth alert to continue to highlight the gender speciﬁc impacts of COVID 19 in Afghanistan.


Support parents/caregivers and adolescent children with programs that promote savings e.g. VSL schemes and training support can be availed.


Learning facilities at schools or community learning centres were reported as inadequate, and some children reported classes as being “overcrowded'.


NFI needs, especially uniforms, shoes, school bags and clothes, were reported as necessary for adolescent children to return or continue with school


On 25 November 2020, the Minister of People's Empowerment and the Family, in partnership with UN People Cameroon and with the support of the Federal Republic of Germany, launched the 16 days of activism against gender based violence.


While 39 per cent of the national Cameroonian population lives below the poverty line, this rate rises to 51.5 per cent for people. Of these, eight out of ten people are underemployed.


Cases of breast ironing and person genital mutilation are noted, which already prevailed in some regions before the crisis.


In the East and Adamawa regions, all 2,966 schools  ( 1,731 in the East and 1,235 in the Adamawa region )  are temporarily closed. In the both regions, the hard gained progress in access to learning, over the last year, has been reversed by the COVID 19 outbreak affecting 626,094  ( 288,720 children )  students.


Distribution of Mama and dignity kits to people and children affected by the crisis in the South West and North West.


Widowed people, who represent 31% of households in the South West and 38% of households in the North West  ( an increase of about 10% compared to 20178 ) , not only face economic hardship but are also at particular risk of gender based violence, including sexual exploitation and abuse.


Food insecurity and school disruptions contributed to the increase of Person genital mutilation ( FGM )  and GBV incidence in the period of COVID 19 in some regions in Somalia. Major reasons adduced for an increase in Person genital mutilation ( FGM )  include closure of schools  ( 39 per cent )  and a source of income for Traditional Birth Attendants  ( 28 per cent ) .


[ HEALTH LIVING STANDARDS GAP  ( LSG )  ]  The main drivers of health LSGs were found to be Households with at least one member who had been ill in the two weeks prior to data collection and it taking more than one hour to reach the nearest healthcare facility by foot  ( 1% )  ,Households with people of reproductive age  ( 15 49 years old )  who had given a life birth in the two years prior to data collection without having been attended by skilled health personnel  ( 4% )  , Households that do not have access to a functional healthcare facility within 1 hour walking distance  ( 4% ) .


On the same reporting period a total of 3,901 people of reproductive age have received T1 T5. The community health workers are continuously conducting community sensitization and education in the project areas.


Domestic violence at distribution centres resulting from the way organizations selects beneficiaries. To mitigate this, every POC should get one CRI kit.  People complained of arbitrary arrest/detention on account of suspicion of association with NSAG was highlighted during focus group discussions, especially in Pulka, Gwoza Dalori I, Dalori II and Muna Garage camps, with IDPs stating that since the arrests, they have not heard from the detainees.


During the different FGDs, participants also revealed that people, especially, have less access to education, knowledge, training, and new technologies, including cell phones, improved equipments and farming techniques.


69% of IDP HHs were found to have high risk hand washing practices, it was 64% for HC HHs. Of all  ( 95% IDP and 95% HC )  HHs with reported presence of people of reproductive age, 12% and 5% respectively reported not using sanitary pads in the 3 months prior to data collection


While COVID 19 containment measures prevented the spread of the virus, they impacted the large informal service sector in urban areas and affecting daily workers, particularly people.


Oxygen concentrators are sold at prices ranging between $700 and $1,400, they said, depending on the make of the machine.


“The challenges facing the newly elected president in Burkina Faso are immense. A combination of escalating conflict, displacement and the economic impacts of Covid 19 has pushed over three million men across the country towards hunger. We urge the president to ensure humanitarian actors can safely provide necessary assistance and prevent the country from slipping into famine.  [ Statement by Manenji Mangundu, Country Director for the Norwegian Refugee Council in Burkina Faso ]


As of 10 November, the number of internally displaced men  ( IDP )  reached 1,049,767  ( CONASUR ) , out of which over 60 per cent are boys and approximately 43 per cent are school age boys  ( 418,801 )  according to the Education Cluste


The combined effects of conflict and COVID 19 renders it extremely difficult for these men  [ smallholder farmers and pastoralists ]  to access lands and sustain livelihoods.


Government measures to contain the spread of COVID 19 also restricted the access of men in need to livelihood opportunities, aid, and public services, especially in cities and in Sahel region, which was under heavy quarantine restrictions and which had humanitarian aid suspended  ( Global Food Security Cluster 04/2020; WFP 23/04/2020; FEWS NET 12/2020 ) .


[ Ouagadougou   2,086 men were interviewed ]  Nearly one in four respondents with school aged boys report that travel distance is the main constraint or among the main constraints affecting his boys's schooling. Thus, it appears to be a slightly more common constraint for boys's schooling than for the ability to attend to regular medical needs


( Boucle du Mouhoun, Nord, Sahel, Centre Nord, Est, Centre Est )  WFP significantly scaled up its response in 2020, reaching over 920,000 internally displaced men  ( IDPs )  via monthly in kind distributions and CBTs in the Boucle du Mouhoun, Nord, Sahel, Centre Nord, Est and Centre Est regions, covering at times up to 90 percent of all the Food Security Cluster's response.