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Assistance en abris et biens non alimentaires pour les populations vulnérables déplacées du Nord du Nigéria vers la région de Diffa et les déplacés internes causées par les violences des groupes terroristes IOM plans on providing NFI kits and shelter kits in Diffa targeting returnees and internally displaced Nigeriens.  Approximately 10,500 people will be provided with emergency shelter and NFI kits. IOM is targeting those outside of camp settlements while UNHCR is working with those in camps.  CERF funded activities will continue for 4 months.
Sauver des vies et fournir de l’aide alimentaire d’urgence aux populations qui sont directement affectés par l'insécurité dans le nord du Nigeria (opération d'urgence régionale 200777) WFP aims to reduce and stabilize malnutrition amongst pregnant and lactating women and children age 6 months to 5 years through the targeted supplementary feeding programme.  Treatment will be provided to approximately 8,000 who have been screened and suffer from moderate acute malnutrition.  A ration of Supercereal +, CSB and vegetable oil totalling 150 MT will be provided.  In order to maximize impact, this activity is linked to food distributions. CERF funded component of TSFP feeding will be provided over 4 months.
Multisectoral lifesaving assistance in response to emergency influx of Burundi refugees in Rwanda CERF funds will support UNHCR's multi-sector assistance to 30,000 newly arrived Burundian refugees in Rwanda.  Activities will be carried out at the Bugesera and Nyanza reception centres and the new Mahama refugee camp.  In particular, UNHCR and partners will register refugess and transport them to the centres or camp, provide safe water and sanitation facilities, carry out emergency nutrition and health screenings, prepare land for the camp, and distribute shelter materials, relief items and firewood.  UNHCR is the primary lead in providing assistance in this refugee operation while other UN agencies are providing specialized support in their areas of technical expertise.
Emergency Health and nutrition Care to refugees IDPs, returnees and host population affected by the Nigerian crisis on the Lac Region in Chad The project objective is to reduce excess mortality and morbidity associated with malnutrition and provide life-saving health interventions to targeted refugees, returnees, IDPs and host communities in the Lac region of Chad.More than 115,000 refugees, returnees, IDPs and host communities, especially mothers and children have access to quality health and nutrition services; 3,100 severely malnourished children admitted and treated in nutrition units fixed and mobiles; 6,000 Mother-Child couples have access to support groups services on Infant and Young Child Feeding; 10,637 children and mothers have received micronutrient supplementation; and targeted staff from 16 health centres will attend short training on quality basic healthcare services.

Total project budget:  $10,967,627
Total funds received to date:  $300,005
Amount requested from CERF:$800,007
WASH emergency response for most affected people in Yemen The water supply and sanitation systems in Yemen is struggling due to lack of fuel.  With CERF funds, UNICEF will provide fuel to local government water ministries and funds to Mercy Corps to pump water, run garbage collection trucks, and operate water treatment plants.  An estimated 1,580,000 liters of fuel will be provided.  Some 4.7 million people in 12 cities across the country will benefit from this activity during 1-2 months.  In addition, UNICEF will procure and deliver WASH relief items to more than 265,000 displaced people.  This includes family hygiene kits, ceramic water filters, squatting plates for latrines and water storage tanks.
Emergency Shelter & Non-food items response to newly displaced and protracted IDPs in North Darfur The main objective is to ensure timely procurement and provision of  appropriate life saving emergency shelter and non-food items to IDPs in North Darfur state. UNCHR will use CERF funds to 1) procure Emergency Shelter & Non Food Items (to replenish existing stocks which will be used), 2) together with partners distribute ES & NFI in a timely manner to assessed and verified women, girls, boys and men in need, and 3) conduct post distribution monitoring with partners.  71,090 IDPs in Dar El Salam (Shangal Tobaya), El Fasher (incl. Zam Zam), Kabkabiya, Mellit and Tawilla will benefit from this support for 9 months.
Immediate and Rapid Response to Gender-Based Violence through provision of mobile case management and psychosocial support to reach most affected areas With CERF funds, UNFPA and partners will address unmet needs of GBV survivors and women and children at risk in Sagaing, Magway, Chin and Rakhine through the provision of a multi-sectoral prevention and response to gender-based violence.  In particular, UNFPA will distribute 12,000 dignity kits, establish 6 functional referral systems, enhance case management and psychosocial support mechanisms, and deliver mobile services for counselling and psychosocial support.  Approximately 18,000 women will be targeted for assistance during a four-month period.
Food assistance to vulnerable Lebanese affected by the Syrian crisis The main objective is to save lives and protect livelihoods in the protracted crisis situation through food assistance.  WFP will use CERF funds to distribute food e-vouchers to vulnerable Lebanese affected by the influx of Syrian refugees (women, men, girls and boys).  28,259 Lebanese people in Akkar, North Lebanon and Bekaa will benefit from this support for 1 month.
Enhancing access to WASH for vulnerable IDP and other conflict-affected communities in war-torn Yemen To reduce levels of morbidity and mortality among vulnerable IDP and other conflict-affected communities in Taiz, Al Dhale’e, Lahj governorates of Yemen who lack access to safe drinking water. IOM will provide 138,450 IDPs and other conflict-affected individuals with access to safe rehabilitated water sites. 50 of local water management committees will be formed and/or strengthened and/or trained assuring targeted communities are endowed with a basic system for management of scarce water resources.
Restoration and Improvement of health services and public health interventions in cyclone affected areas With CERF funds, WHO will procure and deliver essential medicines and supplies to health facilities and mobile teams, as well as establish a disease surveillance system to ensure rapid detection and response to emerging diseases.  In particular, WHO will procure diarrheal disease kits, IEHK kits, and newborn resuscitation kits that will directly assist some 90,000 people for three months.  NGO and MoH partners will provide primary health care services, mental health support and health promotion activities in affected areas.
Emergency health response to outbreak of cholera in Tete City, Moatize and Mutarara districts in Tete province With CERF funds, WHO will partner with the Ministry of Health to scale up treatment of cholera patients, as well as to rapidly improve surveillance, case identification and management.  In particular, WHO will procure cholera and IHEK kits for health facilities in the most affected districts, conduct refresher training for health personnel and community health workers, and provide printed guidelines and SOPs for cholera investigation, management and awareness.  WHO will also support the MOH in deploying 30 health workers to the affected districts for a 45-day period to assist in treatment activities.
Restoring access to lifesaving quality education in emergencies for most vulnerable boys and girls in North Darfur The main objective is to restore access to life-saving quality education in emergencies for vulnerable girls and boys of primary school age in North Darfur. UNICEF will use CERF funds to 1) construct/rehabilitate temporary learning spaces (TLS), 2) construct gender-sensitive school latrines with hand washing facilities, and 3) provide essential education-in-emergencies supplies.  5,850 IDPs and people in host communities in Kabkabiya, Dar Elsalam, Mellit, El Fasher, and Tawilla localities including Zam Zam, Shangal Tobey, Rwanda and Abushok IDP camps will benefit from this support for 9 months.
Renforcement de l’accès aux services de soins de santé de base pour les enfants et les femmes de Diffa afin de réduire le risque de morbidité et mortalité dans la région UNICEF proposes to use CERF funds to procure medical supplies and essential medications for displaced children and women.  UNICEF will be working through decentralized (29) health facilities in the areas of Maine Soroa, Nguigmi and Diffa and also through mobile clinics staffed by health workers. Approximately 200,000 refugees, returnees and internally displaced will benefit.   UNICEF, WHO and UNFPA are working mostly in the same facilities in order to provide a holestic set of services.  CERF funded activities will continue for four months.
Improve access to hygiene supplies of women in reproductive age affected by the floods With CERF funds, UNFPA will provide hygiene kits to 5,000 women and girls of reproductive age in the six most affected districts in Maynas Province of Loreto Region.  Along with the distribution of kits, women and girls will receive important messages on reproductive health and sexual and gender-based violence.  The kits will be delivered within three months.
Reinforcement of the emergency rapid response to cholera outbreak in Iraq WHO is planning to support the Ministry of Health in implementing a vaccination campaign to protect people living in high risk settings.  Implementation will occur through the strategy developed during the polio vaccination through the Expanded Programme for Immunization in Ministry of Health, decentralized to designated local public health officials.  WHO will procure cholera vaccines, mobilize communities and train health workers and vaccinators.  CERF funds will support the initial 3 months of the response and will benefit approximately 250,000 people.
Response to the nutritional emergency Haiti  through the management and prevention of malnutrition among vulnerable groups UNICEF will use CERF funds to procure, transport and provide ready to use therapeutic formula and therapeutic milk for treatment of 7,000 severely malnourished children under five.  UNICEF will also promote appropriate infant and young child feeding practices to about 80,000 pregnant and lactating women while also providing children with vitamin A.  The project duration is 6 months.
Emergency critical life-saving Water supply, Sanitation and Hygiene response to new displacements and underserved populations in North Darfur The main objective is to reduce morbidity and mortality among IDPs and conflict-affected communities through provision of emergency life-saving WASH assistance. WHO will use CERF funds to 1) procure and distribute laboratory reagents , 2) procure 20 portable water testing kits for rapid water quality testing, 3) train 100 CHWs and community volunteers, and 4) integrated Vector control and environmental sanitation campaigns among other activities.  400,146 IDPs in Kabkabiya, Dar Elsalam, Mellit, El Fasher, and Tawilla localities including Zam Zam, Shangal Tobey, Rwanda and Abushok IDP camps will benefit from this support for 9 months.
Ensure access to the territory and facilitate timely registration and documentation of new arrivals; conduct verification and biometric registration The main objective is to ensure access to territory, facilitate transfers of new arrivals, and register and document new arrivals.  UNHCR will use CERF funds to 1) conduct systematic and independent border monitoring and 2) register refugees including UASCs and persons with specific needs.  160,021 Syrian refugees in Duhok, Erbil and Suleymania will benefit from this support for 5 months.
Protecting the health of the flood-affected population and individuals at high risk in the region of Atacama CERF funds will support immediate health needs of some 18,502 flood-affected people.  In particular, WHO will distribute cleaning/disinfection material/equipment for water treatment/waste management to health care facilities, essential supplies  and equipment for information management and epidemiological surveillance, sensitization & dissemination of education material for diseases prevention & prevention of post-disaster mental health issues.  WHO will also deploy public health experts to the field and mobilize emergency health brigades.  The activities will be completed within three months.
Emergency Agriculture support for families of Las Amazonas and Indiana districts in Maynas province CERF funds will contribute to support emergency agriculture for 1,400 hectares of rice and corn of 1,400 affected families living in rural areas in the province of Maynas in the rural area of the districts Las Amazonas and Indian (44% of the rural population of these two districts). Each household will receive 27.5 kgs of seeds of corn and rice. In the case of Indiana District a total 17,500 kgs in corn and rice seeds and in the case of Las Amazonas District will receive a total of 21,000 kgs of rice and corn.  FAO will support farmers in the preparation of land in June, the planting in July and harvest in September-October.
Emergency nutrition and child survival response to the refugees, returnees and internally displaced population in the lake region of Chad UNICEF nutrition aims to reduce malnutrition related mortality and morbidity in children under five years of age through community based management of severe acute malnutrition.  An estimated 2,350 refugee, returnee and IDP children with severe acute malnutrition will be treated through provision of RUTF and drugs.  CERF funded activities will continue for 4 months. WASH, Health and nutrition sectors areworking together to maximize impact.
Emergency assistance in restoring food security and agricultural production in Typhoon Koppu affected communities The project will respond to the urgent needs of farmers in Region III (Nueva Ecija, Pampanga and Tarlac provinces) who were affected by Typhoon Koppu and drought due to El Niño as prioritized by the Government. FAO will provide certified rice seeds and fertilizers to some 13,000 farm households or 65,000 individuals in order for them to restore their agriculture-based livelihoods. The project recognizes the importance of not only providing food assistance but also in supporting food producers and getting food production in the target priority areas back and running as soon as possible.

Total project budget:  $4,800,000 
Total funds received to date:  $556,796
Amount requested from CERF:$1,111,305
WASH EMEREGENCY CLUSTER RESPONSE TO FLOOD AFFECTED POPULATION IN MALAWI UNCIEF and WASH partners aim to provide access to safe water through water treatment and reticulated water systems.  Temporary sanitation facilities will also be constructed to ensure that the affected population has access to gender segregated facilities.  This will also be complemented with hygiene messaging and promotion services to promote safe hygiene practices.  Approximately 25,000 IDPs in 25 of the most dire camps will benefit from this three month long CERF funded project.
Responding to Humanitarian Crises and Enhancing Resilience to Food Insecurity This project objective is to provide one month of emergency food assistance for 1.3 million beneficiaries in the Somali Region (out of 1.5 million) comprised of 21,505 mt of cereals, pulses and oil; and three months of targeted supplementary feeding for 232,000 children 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women across the country with 1,390 mt of CSB++ (Super Cereal Plus)

Total project budget:  $186,200,000
Total funds received to date:  $19,000,000
Amount requested from CERF:$17,003,929
Emergency WASH response in Lebanon The main objective is to mitigate water related disease outbreaks among refugees through improved access to safe water, adequate sanitation facilities and appropriate hygiene practices.  UNICEF will use CERF funds to 1) connect refugee water sources to the existing network of public/private wells and boreholes, 2) distribute water filters, purification tablets, water tanks, buckets, jerry cans, etc., 3) construct/rehabilitate latrines and provide solid waste storage and 4) deliver hygiene promotion sessions.  24,500 Syrian refugees in Akkar, Bekaa and North Lebanon will benefit from this support for 9 months.
Provision of emergency shelter and core relief items for families affected by the flooding. With CERF funding, UNHCR aims to meet the most urgent shelter and NFI needs for 37,500 of the most vulnerable food affected people. Specifically, UNHCR will procure and distribute 2,730 emergency family tents, as well as Core Relief Items (CRI).  CRI includes 10,350 fleece blankets, 2,000 jerry cans, 1,834 kitchen sets, 319 plastic rolls, and 1,319 plastic sheets. The project duration is one month.
Food assistance to vulnerable Syrian populations in Jordan affected by the events in Syria The main objective is to meet the immediate food needs of Syrian refugees while curbing negative coping strategies.  WFP will use CERF funds to provide  electronic food vouchers to refugees for 3 months to allow them greater access to food.  29,776 Syrian refugees in Amman, Irbid, Mafraq, and Zarqa governates will benefit from this support.
Improving response for children affected by conflict in Katanga and North Kivu Project Summary
This project aims to make communities aware of violence, abuses and exploitation against children in conflict affected zones in Katanga and North kivu and they act to halt children enrolment in armed forces and groups and Gender-based violences against women and children and to assure children associated with armed groups and forces are released, benefit from transit care, family reunification and have access to reintegration support.

Total project budget: US$16,750,000
Total funds received to date: US$4,210,000
Amount requested from the CERF: US$2,287,199

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Section believes the project adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.

Application Summary
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has long been affected by multiple acute crises. Multiple crises related to violence and armed conflict account for the vast majority of needs – approximately 67%. An estimated 7 million people are in need of some form of humanitarian assistance.

The Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) requirement is US$ 692,000,000. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the HRP was only 9% funded ($50,455,755).

DRC Underfunded submission:
Total envelope: $9 million (round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries)
Grant package received: 24 February 2015
Total # of projects submitted: 4
Equitable access to water for emergency-affected rural population, migrants and refugees to improve living conditions and safeguard livelihood assets The project objective is to address the urgent needs of safe water for local and pastoral populations at risk, refugees and migrants in Obock, Tadjourah, Dikhil and Ali-Sabieh regions. The planned outcome is improved water supply for continuous and equitable access to safe water for at least 5,250 emergency-affected sedentary and semi-nomadic pastoralists, and 3,000 migrants have a sustainable access to safe water; and drinking water availability in Ali Addeh camp is improved for 20,000 refugees

Total project budget: US$2,500,000
Total funds received to date: US$0
Amount requested from the CERF: US$200,000
Emergency health Response to the Saharawi Floods With CERF funding, UNICEF aims to improve access to emergency health care for 30,000 affected persons in urgent need of health care in the five Saharawi refugee camps near Tindouf through: set up of 20 health care spaces (large tents) and procure emergency health supplies, consumables drugs and lifesaving equipment: obstetric and new born kits, crucial drugs for de-worming, vitamin A supplements for 30,000 individuals. The project duration is for one month.
Providing lifesaving nutrition intervention and care to 33,012 PLW and children under age 5 living in 4 districts worst affected by drought This project objective is to improve the nutritional status of  33,012 pregnant and lactating women and children under five at risk of malnutrition through lifesaving nutrition interventions and care  in four districts affected by drought.  Activities include targeting under five children include screening, therapeutic feeding and care, and infant and young child feeding counseling; while both target groups will received micronutrient supplementation.

Total project budget:  $4,529,007 
Total funds received to date:  $0
Amount requested from CERF:$573,445
Emergency Child Protection support to boys and girls affected by the Nigeria crisis (Refugees and IDPs) Project Summary
Thsi project aims to enhance protection of girls and boys affected by the Nigerian crisis (refugees and IDP’s). Specifically, UNICEF will work to ensure CAFAAG children, boys and girls residing in refugee site (MINAWAO) and host communities (IDP’s) are provided with protection services, 8,000 Refugees Children in Minawao camp are provided with psychosocial and recreational support, and 100% of identified Unaccompanied and separated children (UASCs) as well as 84 children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG) are provided with interim care option and protected.

Total project budget: US$825,000
Total funds received to date: US$200,000
Amount requested from the CERF: US$138,413


Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Section believes the project adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.

Application Summary
This submission is part of the region-wide response addressing the needs of people fleeing from violence and insecurity in Nigeria stemming from Boko Haram.  This includes Nigerian refugees, Cameroonian IDPS, host communities and other vulnerable people affected by the violence in the far North of the country, which has seen massive population displacements and human rights violations.  $7 million in CERF funds will enable life-saving activities for 155,000 displaced people (90,000 IDPs and 65,000 refugees) and to 45,000 vulnerable host communities. The HCT has prioritised the following activities: multi-sector support to refugees, food distributions, treatment of SAM and MAM, improved access to water and sanitation, provide shelter and NFIs, conduct profiling and registration of displaced people, ensure education in emergency, provide essential health care, improve protection of the most vulnerable (incl. children, women at risk of SGBV).
Support to Emergency Health and Nutrition Response in Afar and Somali regions, Ethiopia UNICEF proposes to sustain 30 comprehensive emergency mobile teams for three months (September to November) to provide health, nutrition and emergency referral service to an estimated 1.8 million people in hard-to-reach areas of Somali and Afar regions, including mobile pastoralist communities living along the border with Somalia. The teams will conduct an estimated 86,400 health consultations, conduct nutritional screening of 32,832 children, and help to increase disease surveillance. The teams will provide integrated management of neonatal and childhood illnesses, nutrition services, and rapid response to contain outbreaks of measles and malaria.
Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) The main objective is to reduce malnutrition related morbidity and mortality among children through Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition.  In this joint project with WFP, UNICEF will use CERF funds to 1) procure and transport nutrition supplies for Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) and Stabilization Centres (SC).  5,200 both displaced and non-displaced people in Maungdaw and Buthidaung Townships of Rakhine State  will benefit from this support for 9 months.