Emergency in the Horn of Africa PLEDGING CONFERENCE

EMERGENCY IN THE HORN OF AFRICAEMERGENCY IN THE HORN OF AFRICA

PLEDGING CONFERENCE

One Africa - One Voice Against HungerOne Africa - One Voice Against Hunger

FUNDING GAP ANALYSIS AND PRIORITY AREAS

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OVERALL SITUATIONDriven by a combination of factors: • Severe drought• Resultant crop failure• Rising food prices occasioned by supply side

deficit• In Somalia 450,000 are in famine situation in

two regions of South. • Conflict in Somalia which results in fragile

security situation.

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HORN OF AFRICA CRISIS•12.4 million

people in need of humanitarian Assistance •3.4million

inside in Somalia are acute need


In Dark Red are those areas where famine has been declared in Somalia.

OVERALL HUMANITARIAN REQUIREMENTS US$2.481 BILLION


FUNDING SUMMARYCountry Population in

Need of HARequired Funding(US$’000)

Funding To date(US$’000)

Percentage

Djibouti 165,02733,000 17,700 53%

Refugees 18,427

Ethiopia 4,800,000 398,000 153,000 39%

Refugees 233,437 246,000 96,500 39%

Kenya 3,700,000741,000 477,300 64%

Refugees 525,674

Somalia 3,700,000 1,600,000 602,000 57%


PRIORITY AREASThe African Union has prioritized the following five sectors:•Food•Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)•Nutrition and Health•Shelter and Non-food-items (NFIs)•Agriculture and livelihood (medium and long term recovery)


FOOD SECTOR

• 12.4million in need of food assistance

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NUTRITION AND HEALTH SECTOR

• Funding for Severely Acute Malnutrition (SAM) treatment is only at 50%.

• Child malnutrition rates have tripled the emergency threshold of 15%.

• Diseases are on the increase; Cholera outbreak is reported in Mogadishu

• Crude Mortality Rate as high as 13/10,000 per day


NUTRITION AND HEALTH SECTOR


WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE SECTOR (WASH)

•50% of communities can no longer access clean water.


SHELTER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS SECTOR (NFIs )

•Most essential requirements for NFIs are in Somalia


AGRICULTURE AND LIVELIHOODS SECTOR(Medium and Long Term Recovery)

• Agriculture core survival strategy in the Horn (Primary source of food & income).

• Strategies that focus on saving lives and livelihoods, through building longer-term resilience.

• Recovery programmes that include: Increasing access to water resources (rehabilitation and construction of water points), support small scale producers and livestock herders, support asset building including income generating activities.


AGRICULTURE AND LIVELIHOODS (medium and long term recovery)

• Strengthening food security information system through effective Early Warning System.

• Establishment of The African Risk Capacity Pool (ARC) to support institution building & raise funds to mitigate against risk.



PLANTING SEASON

MODALITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION

• Prioritization criteria will be based on:– Magnitude of funding gap, by sector and country,

as indicated by OCHA’s objective analysis of needs and shortfalls: 40%

– Potential for immediate impact on saving lives, the primary objective of the resource mobilization exercise: 40%

– Potential for contribution to early recovery and long-term solutions to hunger and food insecurity in the region: 20%


MODALITIES Cont…

• Cash contributions will made through the AU Account

• All funds received and disbursed will be recorded in the OCHA Tracking System

• In-kind food donations may be matched through WFP Twinning system: (In-kind donations will be matched with cash from other donors to meet corresponding cost, eg: logistics)


COORDINATION

CONCLUSION• We are here to

pledge money, which we intend for immediate life saving needs.

• Drought is not new to Africa, but famine and hunger are unacceptable.

• We must ensure that this is the very last time that we have such a crisis on our continent.


THANK YOU


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