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1 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE Responding to the needs of those affected by the emergency in CAR Updated May 2015 The displacement site in Batangafo, about 330 kilometers north of the capital, Bangui, is overcrowded with more than 30,000 people and daily receiving hundreds of people driven from their homes by violence. OCHA/Gemma Cortes

2 2 PEOPLE NEED CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC BY PROVCES Vakaga 35,500 SUDAN CAMEROON Nana- Gribzi 72,000 Ouhampende 284,300 Nana Mambéré 138,400 Ouham Mambéré Kadéi Lobaye 171,800 77,100 Sangha Mbaéré 61,900 Source: HRP - December 2014 CHAD 300,600 Bangui 453,200 Basse- Kotto 166,000 Kemo 95,400 Ombella M Poko 261,700 REPUBLIC OF CONGO Bamingui Bangoran 27,300 Ouaka 234,900 Haut- Mbomou 30,000 Haut-Kotto 45,100 Mbomou 63,700 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO SOUTH SUDAN For information on assessed and targeted people by all clusters active in the Central African Republic, please consult the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) car.humanitarianresponse.info 2.7 MILLION PEOPLE NEED 2 MILLION PEOPLE TARGETED TO RECEIVE AID $ MILLION FUNDS REQUESTED This report is produced by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from January to 31December It was frst issued in December The designations employed and the presentation of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries

3 3 KEY REPERENCES: 2015 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) available at: car.humanitarianresponse.info www. unocha.org/car 2.7 million people in need 2 million people TO RECEIVE AID 426,000 internally displaced 700,000 returned individuals 1.4 MILLION individuals with food insecurity Situation Overview CONTEXT AND PRCIPAL HUMANITARIAN PROBLEMS The context of the Central African Republic (CAR) remains one of the worst protection crises faced by the international community at a global level. Humanitarian needs are enormous. More than 5,000 people have been killed in violence since December 2013, and over 426,000 people are still displaced across the country, fearing violence and terrible human rights violations. More than 187,000 refugees have fled to neighbouring countries since the start of the crisis, bringing the total number of CAR refugees in the region to over 460,000. The CAR crisis is having a serious negative impact on the security, economics and other aspects of life in neighbouring countries. Despite the massive humanitarian needs, dangerous conditions killing, kidnapping, looting - are making it very difficult for aid workers to help Central Africans in desperate need. The basic social services have significantly deteriorated. Public health units are lacking essential medicine and medical equipment. Students have missed almost two complete school years. More than 30 per cent of the population lives with food insecurity and laks access to drinking water, hygiene and sanitation. Between 6,000 and 10,000 children have been recruited for armed groups. Many cases of gender violence continue to be reported, including among displaced individuals, generally instigated by armed men. RESPONSE 2015 Based on assessed humanitarian needs and identified response priorities, humanitarian partners in Central African Republic will be targeting 2 million people in need. Funding requirements in 2015 stand at US$612.9 million. The Strategy Response Plan complements the Government efforts by focusing on the provision of safety-nets for the most vulnerable communities. Strategic Objectives 1 2 To 3 To 4 To To immediately improve the living conditions of newly displaced individuals, ensuring their protection and providing them with basic goods and social services reinforce the protection of civilians, including their basic rights, in particular those of children and women increase access to basic services and means of subsistence for vulnerable men and women facilitate sustainable solutions for displaced individuals and refugees particularly in areas of return or reintegration

4 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE RESPONDG TO NEEDS PROTECTION An estimated 550,000 people including displaced people, host communities and other affected vulnerable people will be assisted with protection services. Key activities include the provision of medical, psychosocial and legal support to Gender Based Violence (GBV) survivors, reunification of separated and unaccompanied minors with their families, reintegration of children formerly associated with armed groups into the community, monitoring borders, listening centers and improving the protective environment through prevention and response measures according to the specific needs of boys, girls, men and women. Activities will focus on the displaced populations and host families, where there is presence of separated and unaccompanied children, children formerly associated with armed forces and groups; and where GVB and violation of basic rights are pervasive. NUTRITION Humanitarian agencies believe over 32,000 children in CAR will suffer from severe acute malnutrition, 78,000 from moderate acute malnutrition and more than 65,000 pregnant and lactating women malnutrition in Nutritional services will be provided to 87,000 children and 32,000 pregnant and lactating women in need. The focus will be on provision of basic life-saving activities and community resilience-building activities, mainly targeting displaced communities where malnutrition rates are above emergency levels, vulnerable rural people in hotspot areas, and preventive nutrition programmes. The food security and nutrition clusters will continue to coordinate their activities through the joint identification of geographical hotspots, most vulnerable groups and integrated food and nutrition services. The fighting across the country has left over half the population 2.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. There are about 436,000 people still internally displaced. More than 187,000 have left CAR and become refugees in neighbouring countries since December OCHA/Gemma Cortes FOOD SECURITY Widespread looting and insecurity has taken a heavy toll on crops, livestock, fishing and is eroding the capacity of people across the country to secure sufficient food. About 1,520,000 people are facing serious food insecurity according to the October 2014 Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. Livelihoods and food production need to be restored to avoid further deterioration. The Food Security Cluster has recalibrated food security targets following taking into account livelihoods, seasonality and vulnerability of the target population. Of 1,5 million people food insecure, 1.2 million people will be targeted with a combination of responses that seek to improve immediate access to food and safety nets as well as livelihood asset responses which build community and household level resilience. Specific activities will include food and vouchers distributions and seasonal inputs support consist primarily of seed packages, livestock distribution and capacity building. 4

5 WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE Cluster partners plan to assist 1.4 million (61 per cent) of the 2.3 million people who lack access to WASH services in CAR. WASH activities will focus on displaced people and people at risk of AWD/ cholera, acutely malnourished children and children attending schools. Health and WASH clusters will continue to implement joint strategies to prevent and mitigate the impact of disease outbreaks, particularly seasonal acute watery diarrhoea/cholera. HEALTH An estimated 1,4 million people 70 per cent of the 2 million people in need of health services in CAR will be reached through provision of primary and secondary health care services, focusing on displaced people, host communities, underserved rural and urban areas. The focus will be on prevention of and timely response to outbreaks of different communicable diseases. Access to essential life-saving health services at primary health care facilities will be increased, and support to major hospitals including training staff to improve the quality of the health services. The response will also focus on preventing maternal deaths and responding to maternal obstetric needs of pregnant women and girls. EDUCATION Of 1.4 million children who do not have access to education in CAR, the cluster will target 551,000 children. This will be done through the rehabilitation of existing class rooms, construction of temporary learning spaces, provision of basic equipment, increased access to non-formal education and vocational training, training on life-saving messages, and the provision of emergency incentives for teachers. Programmes implemented will use learning and learning spaces as entry points for life-saving activities and knowledge, and work to ensure the right to education for all boys and girls. SHELTER AND NON FOOD ITEMS About 600,000 people displaced will receive emergency assistance packages and transitional or permanent shelters. In cooperation with the Protection Cluster, the cluster will continue to advocate with the authorities for durable solutions for displaced and returned people. that want a voluntary return to their places of origin. The cluster will also continue to work very closely with the Durable Solutions Unit within UNDP, targeting mainly those who are willing to return and are in need of permanent shelter. The cluster will continue to map out the basic services of all settlements for displaced people in CAR to ensure a base-line for improved targeting purposes. Displaced children continue to smile despite thoughest times at Aerodrome site in Bambari. OCHA/Gemma Cortes 5

6 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID RESPONSE OPERATIONS THE RAPID RESPONSE MODEL The rapid response mechanism (RRM) is the humanitarian community s tool for conducting multi-sectoral assessments (MSA) in areas where there is a need for additional capacity of humanitarian actors to conduct quick evaluations. Following a crisis with possible humanitarian consequences, RRM teams are immediately deployed to collect data on vulnerabilities of the affected area s populations; data is shared widely with the entire humanitarian community through coordination mechanisms already in place in order to determine appropriate intervention strategies. Coordinated by UNICEF with support from OCHA, the RRM intervenes everywhere in the country through its international NGO implementation partners. Emergency RRM interventions are a last resort tool in the non-food, shelter/ goods, and water, hygiene and sanitation sectors, and are an integral part of the sectoral response strategy of concerned clusters. ENHANCG CIVILIAN PROTECTION Grave human right violations including intercommunity targeted attacks on civilians are rampant. A protection strategy ensures monitoring, advocacy and response to mitigate the effects of violence while prioritizing the most vulnerable groups such as women and children. Teams will be established to monitor protection risks, concerns and gaps, including the exposure of women and girls to Gender Based Violence. A Protection of Civilians (PoC) mechanism is in place through the inteegrated mission wide operational working group in coordination with the MUSCA. They will also support communication with beneficiary groups on response operations. EXPANDG HUMANITARIAN ACCESS Active hostilities, threats to aid workers and assets and movement restrictions remain major challenges. Access negotiations with parties to the conflict continue including emphasizing respect for ground rules, Humanitarian Principles International Humanitarian Law, the neutrality and impartiality of aid and the rights of affected civilians. Thanks to strong international engagement and fast-tracking initiatives, partners are resolving access challenges with authorities and conflict partners step by step. CAPACITY TO DELIVER The number of operational humanitarian partners in CAR has more than doubled (from 47 to 108) since The deployment of highly qualified and experienced surge staff bolstered the immediate response and expanded the reach of humanitarian operations. Delivery outside of Bangui improved in the latter half of 2014, with decentralized teams and hub coordinators put in place, and the Rapid Response Mechanism strengthened. GO and UN staff are now present in 41 locations outside of Bangui. However, some hard-to-reach regions, especially in the north and east, still have little international humanitarian presence due to logistical and security challenges. In all IDPs sites, potable water is distributed on a daily basis to prevent waterborne diseases. Community volunteers also promote best hygiene practices to displaced people and in schools. OCHA/Gemma Cortes 6

7 Old woman sittingin front of her hut at NDV site for displaced people in Bambari OCHA/Gemma Cortes 7

8 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID FANCIAL REQUIREMENTS TOTAL POPULATION 4.8 million $612.9 million FANCIAL REQUIREMENTS 426,000 internally Displaced people 1.4 Million PEOPLE with food insecurity ESTIMATED REQUIREMENTS BY CLUSTER $ 63 million $ XX million $ 80 million $ XX million $ 73 million PEOPLE NEED 2.7 million PEOPLE TARGETED THIS PLAN 2 million 2 million people TO RECEIVE AID FUNDG TREND ,2 65,2 76, ,8 Requested ,4 Funded 110 Gap Source: FTS - Central African Republic Period monitoring of financing using the IASC, Gender Marker will enable the tracking of assistance to women, men, boys and girsl affected by the crisis. PEOPLE NEED & TARGETED per cluster Health Livelihood community stabilization Protection Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Food Security shelter / NFI Nutrition Camp Management Camp Coordination Education Refugees Intervetion 0.7 M 0.6 M 0.2 M 0.1 M 1.5 M 1.4 M 1 M 0.2 M 0.2 M 0.5 M 0.01 M 0.01 M 2 M 2.7 M 2 M 2.3 M 1.4 M 1.5 M 1.2 M 1.3 M $ XX $ million 44 million $ 39 million $ 33 million $ 13 million $ 30 million $ 1 million $ 19 million $ 3 million $ 10 million $ 195 million 108 NUMBER OF PARTNERS/AID ORGANIZATIONS This report is produced by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from January to 31December 2015 and issued on December The designations employed and the presentation of material on this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 8

9 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID GUIDE TO GIVG Key ways of contributing to humanitarian action in line with the Central African Republic Humanitarian Response Plan Contributing to THE HUMANITARIAN Response Plan To consult the 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan and contribute directly to the 2015 HRP for CAR, please visit: car.humanitarianresponse.info. This website includes information on organizations participating in the 2015 SRP as well as people to contact concerning donations CHF Donating through the Common Humanitarian Funds (CHF) The CAR CHF is a local multi-donor pooled fund designed to provide timely and flexible funding for NGOs and UN agencies to respond to critical humanitarian response priorities as defined in the SRP. As a pooled fund the CHF ensures that the contributions from donors are used collectively and in harmonized ways creating a multiplier effect and greater value for money. In 2014, the CHF CAR has allocated over USD27 million and already USD10 million in Donors to the CHF include Denmark, Ireland, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. For further information please visit: CERF Donating through the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) CERF provides immediate funding for life-saving humanitarian action at the onset of emergencies, in rapidly deteriorating situations and in protracted crises that fail to attract sufficient resources. CERF receives contributions from various donors mainly governments, but also private companies, foundations, charities and individuals into a single fund. This is set aside for immediate use during crises anywhere in the world. In 2014, the CERF donated over USD25 million to support the CAR humanitarian response. More information about CERF and how to donate can be found here: FTS In-kind relief aid The United Nations urges donors to make cash rather than in-kind donations for maximum speed and flexibility, and to ensure that the most needed type of aid is delivered. If you can only make in-kind contributions in response to disasters and emergencies, please contact: logik@un.org REGISTERG AND RECOGNIZG YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS OCHA manages the Financial Tracking Service (FTS), which records all reported humanitarian contributions to emergencies (cash, in-kind, multilateral and bilateral) against humanitarian appeals. Its aim is to give credit and visibility to donors for their generosity and to show the total amount funding and resource gaps for each emergency. Funding information is key, please report your contributions to FTS, either by to fts@un.org or through the on-line contribution report form at fts.unocha.org 9

10 10 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID WHAT IF... WE FAIL TO RESPOND? If humanitarians are not able to raise funds and deliver aid for the CAR crisis... The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance will further increase from the current 2,7 million people. The progress of the last months will be completely reversed. This could result in people on the margins of food insecurity slipping further into destitution. Vital food aid pipelines are depleted, health and basic social services are not fully functioning and agriculture and livelihood programmes scaled down due to funding constraints and insecurity. The number of acutely malnourished children, currently 195,000, will increase further. Of these, the 32,000 severely malnourished will face risks of dying if they do not receive medical treatment and therapeutic food. The lack of adequate WASH and health services will lead to disease outbreaks, particularly acute watery diarrhea/cholera, typhoid fever and malaria. If WASH needs are not met, a deterioration of the malnutrition situation is likely, notably in sites where displaced people reside and emergency levels of acute malnutrition have been observed in Timeliness and quality of emergency response would be greatly affected, as WASH supply hub systems may collapse due to a lack of replenishments. Thousands of Central Africans, particularly more than 436,000 who are displaced, will continue to face violence, displacement, abuse and exploitation. Rights violations include killings, arbitrary displacement, gender-based violence, forced recruitment of children and family separations. Many will continue to suffer due to denial of access to aid. Access to basic services, adequate shelter and durable solutions will remain distant, undermining the quest for peace and stability in CAR.

11 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: FIELD PRESENCE A CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID Office locations of national NGOs, international NGOs, international organizations and UN agencies Central African Republic: Who has a Sub-Office/Base where (As of 30 April 2015) UN FAO, OCHA UNICEF UNHCR, WFP UNFPA UNDSS Cordaid ACTED COOPI, DRC MSF-H, SFCG ACF, CRS IMC, War Child SOS VdE UN UNDSS, OCHA UNHCR, WFP DRC, COOPI MSF-F, CRS IEDA MENTOR MENTOR MSF-F, IRC DRC DRC, IRC FCA, Mentor MSF-H DRC, IMC Plan GAPAFOT JUPEDEC DRC IO IOM OCHA UNFPA Solidarités MSF-E DRC MSF-E MENTOR TERSOS UN OCHA, UNICEF UNDSS, UNHCR UNFPA, WHO WFP, FAO SCI, IRC ACORD TERSOS CR ICRC Vitalite +, OCDN Echelle, Caritas Ndélé Birao Tiringoulou TGH, IMC CR ICRC APEDD TGH, IMC ASDE, AFCLA Ouadda GETADEL Kabo Bamingui AOPIL, Caritas AOPIL Haute-Kotto Ngaounday APECA Markounda vitalite + GAPAFOT Batangafo Paoua Nana-Gribizi CEDIFOD, Yalinga Boguila Kaga-Bandoro vitalite + Mbrés Bocaranga Bakala Koui Nana-Bakassa Ouham ACTED, Cordaid Ippy Bouca Bria TERSOS Ouham Pendé UN UNFPA Bozoum Caritas Dekoa MSF-E Bossangoa Ouaka COHEB JUPEDEC, Baboua Bouar Mala Vitalite + CRS Bossemtélé Kémo Sibut Bambari UN FAO, WFP Grimari Bakouma JUPEDEC WHO, OCHA APEDD Nana-Mambéré Ombella M'Poko UNHCR Baoro Yaloké TGH Basse- UNICEF Solidarite Ndjoukou Kotto Mbomou Abba Mercy Corps Damara Vitalite + Alindao Cordaid, FCA Carnot Rafaï WVI, AHA LWF, Mercy Gadzi SFCG, Plan Bangassou Corps, SCI Boali IMC Kouango Mingala Amada-Gaza JUPEDEC Kémbé Gambo ACF, CRS Mambéré-Kadéï Zangba IEDA, ARAN Boganagone Bimbo Mobaye Berbérati Boda Ouango SOS VDE Boganda ALIMA UN Lobaye OCHA Mbaïki Emergency UN FAO, OCHA CR Soso ICRC Dédé Bambio COHEB COHEB Mokoumba Nakombo ACF UNICEF, WHO Batalimo MSF-E Sangha-Mbaéré Nola WFP, UNFPA COHEB AN-GO JUPEDEC UNHCR APEDD AHA, ALIMA SCI APECA GECED AHA COOPI, CRS COOPI, Mercy SCI, ACF OCDN APECA SFCG, ASA ICDI, MSF-CH ASDE UNHCR Corps, MSF-H UN FNAPEC NRC TERSOS SCI, TGH, IMC Caritas PU-AMI, Plan ACAPEE IOM JUPEDEC AHA, COHEB TERNEWS IEDA Relief IO GAPAFOT CIEDD Vitalite +. FCA Echelle Vitalite + CR CRF, ICRC CR CRF COOPI Caritas TEARFUND Amical Be ASA Oko MSF-F GECED AOPIL Caristas Gamboula UN Solidarite Moyenne- Sido UN OCHA UNICEF DRC MSF-E PU-AMI ICRC ASDE APECA Bamingui- Bangoran Sikikede IMC OXFAM COOPI MSF-F IMC Sam Ouandja Vitalite + Zémio ACTED, COHEB Cordaid, Mercy Corps, MSF-B. SFCG, CRS Mboki Obo Bambouti Mercy Corps SCI, SFCG JUPEDEC COOPI, SCI SFCG VISIBLE CHILDREN JUPEDEC APEDD AN-GO DARDP CIEDD, ACPS Caritas Caritas OCDN, DEDD Echelle, OCDN Vitalite +, Caritas APEDD, FNAPEC CODICOM APEDD NDA, CIEDD AFCLA, ACAPEE Echelle, Bata Codicom Amical Be Oko CEDIFOD Gbako Caritas FNAPEC *More than 50 humanitarian organizations work in the CAR with an office in Bangui. 50km The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 30 April 2015 Sources: All humnaitarian partners. Feedback: ocha.im.car@gmail.com car.humanitarianresponse.info Bayanga ECAC CR Vakaga Ouanda-Djallé Djéma Haut-Mbomou JUPEDEC, CARITAS AN-GO LEGEND Prefecture Sub-Prefecture UN UN Agencies International NGO IO International Organisation National NGO CR Red Cross movement Number of partners per localities >=15 UN UNDSS UNHCR UNICEF ACTED COOPI MSF-H SFCG CRS, IMC JUPEDEC APECA 11