Vulnerable people newly-displaced by conflict receiving RRM kits within 72 hours of trigger for response
1,300,000 2,276,568
Emergency affected populations with access to sufficient safe water supply
1,000,000 1,713,754 2,025,873 2,548,131
School-aged children reached through temporary learning spaces (pre-fab)
50,000 38,087
Children participating in structured, sustained, resilience or psychosocial support programmes
161,567 306,352 351,270 499,688
New-born babies of conflict-affected families benefitting from new-born home services
8,000 5,785
Children under 5 accessing nutrition services
50,000 266,016
SITUATION IN NUMBERS
Highlights
In 2017, 2.2 million affected people across Iraq, including 1.2 million children, received emergency water, food and hygiene items through the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM). In September alone, the RRM reached 71,266 people of which 45 per cent were displaced due to new conflict in Anbar.
UNICEF continued delivering safe water through trucking for over 149,000 people in 12 West Mosul and more than 12,600 returnees in Bashiqa and Tel Keif, northern Ninewa.
Military offensives were launched on 19 September to retake Hawiga in Kirkuk, and Ana in Anbar. New IDPs lacked official documentation due to confiscation or destruction by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and reported scarcity of food, drinking water, and medicine in areas they had fled.
Monitoring of children in conflict verified four reports of grave violations against child rights in September, affecting 32 children the majority of which were killing and maiming.
September 2017 5.1 million children in need out of
11 million people affected (OCHA, HRP 2017)
3.20 million internally displaced people
(IDP) 2.28 million people returned to newly-
accessible areas (IOM, Displacement Tracking Matrix, 30 September 2017)
Target population in 2017: Rapid Response: 1.3 million IDPs
WASH: 1 million people
Education: 690,000 children Health: 5.7 million children (polio)
Child Protection: 161,500 children
UNICEF Appeal 2017
US$ 161.4 million Funding Status* US $ 121.39 million
*Funds available’ includes funding received for the current appeal year as well as the carry forward from the previous year. US$102.8 million includes US$41,647,029 carried forward from 2016, for the US$161.4 million 2017 appeal. See page 6 for more detailed information.
On 19 September, the first phase of the military offensive to retake Hawiga in Kirkuk, and east Shirqat in Salah al Din was launched. The second phase followed on 29 September. The front line moved quickly through villages in Shirqat towards Hawiga town, whose population was estimated to be as high as 78,000 individuals1. In the first week of operations, more than 7,000 people were newly-displaced. On arrival at mustering points, many reported paying smugglers up to US$250 to ensure safe transport, a heavy price for the poorest and most vulnerable. Many leaving Hawiga district have no official documents as these were confiscated or destroyed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). This poses challenges for families as it can compromise their access to services, including enrolling children in schools. Displacement from western Anbar increased sharply, preceding military operations in ISIL-held Ana district which were also launched on 19 September. The current population under ISIL control in western Anbar is believed to be 85,000 individuals. Ana district was retaken in a week, displacing an estimated 6,000 people2around half of them children. IDPs arriving at checkpoints and transit sites reported leaving critical conditions including scarcity of food, drinking water, and medicine. Over 50,000 people have fled west Anbar in 20173. 85 per cent remain inside the governorate, with two-thirds in informal camps in Ramadi and Fallujah, and at least half of these are children. As of September, numbers of children identified as unaccompanied and separated remained significant, but were lower than compared to the last phases of the Mosul operation, possibly because population displacements were comparatively lower.
On 25 September, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) held a referendum on the region’s independence. After results showed more than 92 per cent of voters in favour, the federal Government reacted by providing a list of demands to the KRG, including full control over Erbil and Sulaymaniyah international airports. On 29 September, as demands had not been met, the federal Government closed airspace for international flights to and from these locations. Re-routing of flights has proven a challenge because, while domestic flights remain available, movement is only possible if travellers have the correct visa for federal Iraq. Many foreigners in the KRI have residency permits issued by the regional government; the federal Government does not recognise these. Impact on humanitarian operations in this period has been limited to some delays to in-country movement of supplies and personnel. Humanitarian cargo destined for Erbil or Sulaymaniyah airports has been largely re-routed to come by land, across the Ibrahim Khalil crossing between Iraq and Turkey. Across the country, concerns about waterborne disease outbreak remain high. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF are coordinating closely with Ministry of Health (MoH), Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and relevant line ministries to monitor the situation.
Humanitarian leadership and coordination
UNICEF leads the WASH Cluster, co-leads the Education cluster with Save the Children International, leads the Child Protection sub-cluster and Nutrition working group, and is an active member of the Health cluster. UNICEF, UNFPA, and WFP coordinate the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Consortium serving IDPs on the move, and the Multi-Sector Emergency Package (MSEP), delivering aid to people in retaken areas. For coordination in Ninewa, the ‘Humanitarian Operation Centre’ (HOC) is replaced by the OCHA Mosul Office, which is responsible for the humanitarian coordination function previously under the Civil Military Coordination (CIMCORD) office. This structure also supports coordination of Hawiga response. A structure for Anbar response is yet to be established. As part of joint cholera planning, UNICEF, UNHCR, and WHO coordinate with relevant line Ministries through the Cholera Taskforce, led by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to monitor and track suspected cases of waterborne disease.
Humanitarian Strategy Under the 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) which runs until 31 December 2017, strategic priorities are to: reach as many people in need as possible across Iraq by securing safe access to front-line and newly retaken areas; facilitate and advocate for
1 UNOCHA, 16-30 September Humanitarian Bulletin 01.10.2019 2 Ibid. 3 International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM),
Estimated Affected Population (OCHA 2017 Humanitarian Needs Overview)
Onset of current humanitarian crisis: June 2014 Data relates to 2017 population in need
Total Male Female Total Affected Population 10,511,099 5,239,135 5,271,964
Children Affected (Under 18) 4,922,635 2,492,766 2,429,869
Children Under Five 1,493,637 760,602 733,035 Children 2 years 304,940 156,306 148,634
voluntary, safe, and dignified returns; give options to families to live in Iraq in dignity by expanding resilience and social cohesion programmes; and help people affected by violence recover by providing specialized protection assistance. UNICEF supports humanitarian action in conflict- and displacement-affected governorates, as well as systems-building policy and resilience-strengthening interventions through partnership with government, non-government, and civil society partners across the country. UNICEF is facing a 25 per cent gap against its 2017 Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal. In order to mitigate consequences and in light of continued mass displacement since January 2017, UNICEF has worked with partners and contractors to reduce supply costs, and has prioritized low-cost, high-impact activities for the most vulnerable populations. However prolonged mass displacement, internal political instability, and conflict-related infrastructure damage means recurring costs continue.
Summary Analysis of Programme Response Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) and Multisector Emergency Response Package (MSEP)4 With a 2017 achievement of 2,276,568 vulnerable people reached with emergency response items, including 1,240,738 children, the RRM Consortium5 has surpassed its initial target. This is because of the need to respond to higher levels of displacement than predicted, supported by a lower unit cost of kit components, which has allowed a greater number of persons to be reached overall. The Mosul operation, originally anticipated to last between 3 and 4 months lasted 9; by July 2017, more than 1 million people had been displaced, reaching the ‘worst case’ scenario. This was followed by offensives in Tel Afar (August), and Hawiga and western Anbar (September) which displaced over 121,000 additional people to date. In September, there was a decrease in displacements, reflected in a decrease (58 per cent) in RRM deliveries which reached 71,266 people, including 33,495 children - 45 per cent of deliveries were in Anbar. Over the last 12 months, UNICEF delivered multi-sector emergency response packages (MSEP) through NGO partners, reaching 1,239,096 individuals (680,857 children) in re-taken communities.6 The MSEP is meant to reach across front lines people who are stuck or decide not to move even in times of high conflict levels. In September, 3,072 packages reached 15,720 people in need across frontlines, including 8,000 children, in Shirqat and Ana, ensuring basic items. In 2017 the Consortium adjusted membership to five NGOs, including two national NGOs, each of which can run multiple teams in many locations which has reduced operation costs. In 2017, supported by dedicated information management capacity, partner reporting has improved allowing more accurate and timely sharing of results.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) UNICEF and WASH cluster partners have reached more people than planned with access to safe water in 2017 (126 per cent and 171 per cent respectively). A larger case-load of IDPs than initially projected and the adoption of a number of low-cost, high-impact interventions explain why the initial target was surpassed. For example water treatment materials provided by UNICEF and delivered through government authorities can support safe water for an entire urban population for several months, while representing a one-off cost to UNICEF. A total of 640 tons of these materials have been procured and delivered to local authorities across the country this year. Other low-cost high-impact strategies include ‘quick fix’ repairs to treatment plants, undertaken while longer-term work is organized through other partners – this is the strategy in Mosul City where infrastructure damage has been significant. More resource-heavy interventions have included construction of WASH infrastructure in IDP camps, where high initial investment has been followed by a need for regular maintenance. This represents a significant portion of UNICEF and WASH partner expenditure – for the final quarter of 2017, the WASH cluster estimates a need for US$11 million to continue water trucking, care and maintenance of facilities in 19 priority camps, and repair of treatment plants serving Mosul City/northern Ninewa. In certain areas, demand has lasted for longer than expected - an example is West Mosul where low water supply system functionality has necessitated prolonged water trucking, originally intended as a ‘stop gap’. In September, UNICEF continued trucking for over 149,000 people in 12 West Mosul neighbourhoods, as well for more than 12,600 returnees in Bashiqa and Tel Keif. Progress against UNICEF’s planned sanitation and hygiene targets continues largely as planned, \ at 85 percent and 60 per cent achievement. Despite strategies to increase impact and reduce cost, ongoing funding limitations (a 39 per cent, or US $ 28.6 million gap) for UNICEF’s 2017 WASH appeal have meant rationalization of resource allocation, while at the same time trying to ensure basic services continue at least at minimum humanitarian standards. As examples, water deliveries in some areas are being streamlined (e.g., from 40 to 30 litres per person per day); and privacy screens for latrine and shower areas in camps are being requested by IDPs but cannot be installed until resources are available. In each case, UNICEF and partners closely monitor impact on vulnerable populations. As the high-risk autumn cholera season approaches, regular coordination meetings with WHO and relevant line Ministries are activated - UNICEF WASH focus, in line with the Joint Preparedness Plan, has been promoting hygiene practices through mass media campaigns and provision of water treatment materials alongside advocacy for increased chlorine dosing.
4 RRM reaches internally displaced populations. MSEP reaches conflict-affected people who remained in their homes and communities. People may be reached by RRM more than once during displacement, including at mustering points; at a screening site with an initial package; and with the full package on arrival at a camp or in host communities. RRM does not register beneficiaries; all efforts are made to reduce duplication in reporting between partners. 5 The RRM Consortium consists of UNICEF, WFP, and UNFPA with NGO partners Secours Islamique Francais (SIF), United Iraq Medical Society (UIMS), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Rebuild Iraq Recruitment Programme (RIRP), and Women Empowerment Organisation (WEO). 6 At initial stages of response, certain MSEP items (bottled water; High Energy Biscuits for children) were provided from UNICEF’s WASH and Nutrition programmes, allowing for offset of RRM resources.
Education UNICEF has worked to overcome a funding gap (29 per cent, or US $ 9.3 million gap) for education by improving per-service costs while increasing community engagement and local ownership. School installation and rehabilitation costs have reduced over the year by an estimated 40 per cent as access to affected locations improved, and market prices reduced. Overall in 2016 and 2017, increase in available providers has contributed to more competitive markets, lowering costs for contractual services. This has made it possible to open temporary (pre-fab) learning space for more than 38,000 children (76 per cent of the annual target) despite underfunding – 1,697 additional children were reached in September alone. Changing market prices have also reduced costs when working through government and civil society/NGO partners. Partially, this has facilitated delivery of learning materials for nearly 590,000 children (85 per cent of UNICEF’s annual target, and nearly 90 per cent of all education supplies delivered this year) – in September, 24,651 children received education supplies. Community engagement is being progressively strengthened via participatory approaches such as the School Based Management (SBM) programme, whose roll-out started in 2016.7 Connected interventions to address the multi-faceted issue of child drop-out or non-enrolment at school has proven a challenge, especially in Iraq’s context of mass displacement, protracted conflict, and political instability. Consequently, both UNICEF and wider cluster achievement remains constrained – a total of 2,257 children reported as reached by all cluster partners as of September, against a 100,000-child target. Development of non-formal education (NFE) guidelines is helping to standardise engagement with this vulnerable group, but there are currently limited qualified partners to deliver services and most interventions remain small-scale pilot projects in specific locations. Coordination with other actors, including UNDP, UNESCO and the Ministries of Education (MoE) at federal and regional levels has minimized duplication and enabled connected resilience-building interventions especially in return communities and re-taken areas.
Child Protection Progress against key child protection indicators exceeds original targets, despite a 7% gap against the 2017 appeal. Additional resources received in September have improved funds for child protection work; however, achievement has already been influenced by three main factors. First, following child protection sub-cluster (CPSC) strategy for Mosul, UNICEF and partners adopted a ‘mobile team’ approach which allowed outreach of psychosocial support (PSS) to a significantly higher number of children than anticipated. Second, based on UNICEF’s end of 2016 review, the CPSC and UNICEF worked closely with partners to improve reporting, including detailed training and targeted follow up. Finally, due to high new displacements, mainly from Mosul, PSS ‘first-line’ response for children was prioritized over more community-based approaches, such as parenting classes. In September, civilian casualty numbers from Hawiga and Ana offensives remained relatively low compared to previous operations but, as fighting is on-going and as more data is received, this may change. Monitoring of children in conflict continues, with four reports of grave violations against child rights verified in September, affecting 32 children (21 boys, 8 girls and 3 sex unknown). The majority of verified incidents included killing or injuring of children. Due to access challenges in certain areas, numbers are expected to increase. UNICEF GBV case management and PSS has reached 10,266 women and girls in six governorates8 who have experienced, or are found at risk of, GBV. In addition, this year awareness-raising activities have reached over 75,700 community members, promoting safer environments for women and girls. For adolescent girls, service provision was scaled up through roll out of Adolescent Girls’ Toolkit. As conflict continues, the need for specialised expertise to handle Iraqi and non-Iraqi unaccompanied children remains high. UNICEF works with partners and Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) to ensure care and protection of all unaccompanied children through legal process, with UNICEF partners providing legal representation where required. UNICEF works with ICRC for cross-border family tracing and reunification. This includes 397 separated children (184 girls) and 126 unaccompanied children (42 girls) identified in September alone. This year, 3,457 separated children (1,508 girls) and 615 unaccompanied children (151 girls) received family tracing and reunification services. Ensuring quality of data for reunification of UASC remains challenging, as does gathering of accurate figures on children in alternative care. UNICEF is working with partners to ensure data is cleaned and verified before reporting. Internal and cross border family tracing requires dedicated staff for
7 SBM works to improve efficiencies between central and local level administration, placing more accountability in the hands of principals, parent teacher associations (PTA), and school
management committees (SMC) to reduce wastage and foster greater ownership over children’s education. 8 Erbil, Kirkuk, Ninewa, Anbar, Salah al Din, and Diyala
coordination with government and non-government protection actors. UNICEF is working with partners to identify Family Tracing and Reunification specialists.
Health and Nutrition UNICEF’s planned health and nutrition response has been underfunded for much of 2017 (as of June, a 31 per cent gap and 11% as of September). While funds received in the last three months have helped to close the gap, UNICEF has had to prioritise critical low-cost, high-impact interventions to ensure outreach of basic services to the most vulnerable. Response strategies have been refined, with high-level advocacy to ensure child-focused prioritization– for example, support to neonatal home visits through Ministry of Health (MoH) health teams, or one-off vaccination campaigns reaching newly-displaced children at mustering points or transit sites, rather than longer-term strengthening of the neonatal or routine vaccination services. In September, UNICEF supported visits for 802 new-borns, and vaccination campaigns continued in West Mosul where 909 children with limited access to health services received measles and polio vaccination. For newly displaced people coming from Hawiga, UNICEF supported the Directorate of Health (DoH) Ninewa to establish 3 immunization teams to reach children under 15 with polio and measles vaccinations – in the final 10 days of September, the campaign vaccinated 1,880 children against polio, and 1,578 children against measles9. More resource-heavy interventions, such as cold chain infrastructure support, or physical rehabilitation of damaged facilities have focused only on most affected governorates – for example, UNICEF support to construction of two vaccine storage warehouses in Anbar and Salah al Din, both severely affected by prolonged conflict. Planned capacity-building interventions have focused on ‘Training of Trainer’ sessions on child-specific issues including Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) or management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), while follow-up ‘cascade’ trainings were supported by other partners or by Ministry resources. Despite constraining factors, overachievement against certain targets has been possible due to changes in strategy – for example, concern about above-average levels of malnourishment and poor vaccination coverage in children leaving areas under ISIL control led to an adjustment in strategy from April onwards. Instead of waiting for children to reach formal IDP camps and access static health service points, partners adopted an ‘active surveillance’ strategy, sending small teams to mustering points and transit sites to provide first-line initial care, including Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) screening and one-off vaccinations. This caused a significant jump in the number of children reached through these first-line services; but for longer term care and follow-up, cases had to be passed to other providers. Cholera preparedness actions with WASH partners are complemented by UNICEF’s health-focused interventions, which include training for Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) staff on case management of Acute Watery Diarrhea, and ensuring Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and zinc are available in PHC.
Cash Assistance As of September, UNICEF had reached 7,260 vulnerable children with cash assistance, against its annual target of 9,000 children. The next round of distributions is scheduled for October once enrolment for the new school year is completed. UNICEF expects to overachieve its planned 2017 cash assistance targets due to expansion into two new governorates of Ninewa and Anbar. The first Ninewa distributions took place in August, in Mosul city; and further distributions are planned for a caseload of 2,200 children in Anbar where UNICEF has engaged a new partner after its Baghdad-focused project concluded. In Dahuk and Erbil, needs assessments were updated in the summer, and identification of new beneficiaries has been completed. In addition, cost efficiencies for cash interventions have been ensured through reduction in operational costs from 25 to 12 per cent after introduction of one unified ‘mobile money’ delivery mechanism.
Winter UNICEF appeals for US$11.3 million to reach 405,000 vulnerable Iraqi children with warm winter clothes for the upcoming
2017 winter. With limited funding received so far, procurement of kits may have to be reduced. However, UNICEF is currently advocating with donors for additional winter funding to support the full planned response.
Supply and Logistics Movement of supplies from KRI locations to Ninewa experienced delays due to changes in required
documentation at internal check-points after the Kurdistan referendum on 25 September. UNICEF worked with the logistics cluster and coordination bodies including OCHA to support completion of all needed permissions. After the closure of the two international airports in the KRI, UNICEF has used the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing with Turkey to bring supplies overland. Country-wide UNICEF dispatched relief items for IDPs to government and non-governmental partners with value of over US$15.5 million since the start of 2017. WASH items accounted for 44 per cent, and emergency items such as RRM components accounted for 24 per cent of dispatched items.
Media and External Communication In September, UNICEF was mentioned or quoted in over 25 media outlets including ABC
news, IRIN and VOA. Advocacy focused on protection of children allegedly affiliated with armed groups. In the month, UNICEF supported the visit of Clowns4Care, a non-profit organization providing comic relief for children in paediatric hospitals and displaced children living in camps. Overall, six human interest stories were published. Since late August, new funds of Euro 6.7 million were received from ECHO for RRM, WASH, Child Protection, and Education; US$4 million from USA-OFDA for girls and women affected by gender-based violence; and US$1.18 million from the Government of Italy for child protection and health and nutrition projects.
9 Campaign; not reflected in the Summary of Programme Results table, which counts children reached through routine services.
Security On 25 September, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) held a referendum on the region’s independence which provoked
heavy criticism both internationally and from the federal Government. After results showed more than 92 per cent of voters in favour, the federal Government in Baghdad reacted by providing a list of demands to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil, including full control over the Erbil and Sulaymaniyah international airports. On 29 September, as demands had not been met, the federal Government closed airspace for international flights to and from these locations. Re-routing of flights has proven a challenge because, while domestic flights remain available, movement is only possible if travellers have the correct visa for federal Iraq. Many foreigners in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) have residency permits issued by the regional government; the federal Government does not recognise these for travel between the KRI and other areas. Due to uncertainty about internal border permissions/access between federal Iraq and the KRI, UNICEF missions were suspended from 24 September until the end of the month; field facilitators remained in their locations as a point of contact between UNICEF and partners. The ongoing military action to remove ISIL from the country continued, with Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) launched a military offensive to re-take Hawiga, near Kirkuk. During September, a deal brokered by Hezbollah allowed a group of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters to travel to the Syria/Iraq border, provoking a strong reaction from Iraq. An audio recording reportedly by ISIL leader Al Baghdadi called on fighters to resist. Both factors may have contributed to attacks in Anbar particularly in Kilo-7 and west of Ramadi. In the most serious incident, ISIL launched coordinated attacks on western and southern sides of Ramadi causing multiple casualties. Two vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attacks in southern Iraq caused over 50 fatalities and 96 injuries.
Total 161,400,000 121,393,348 40,006,652 25% *Note: Funds available include HQ cost recovery & cross sectoral costs. Funds available’ includes funding received against current appeal as well as carry-forward totaling US$ 41,647,029 from the previous year (carry forward figure is programmable balance as of 31 December 2016, for the 2016 HAC Appeal). **Note: The US $ 10.5 million shown as received for winterization (seasonal response) was received in early 2017, and was utilized in support of 2016-2017 winter response which ran until April 2017. For the 2017-2018 winter response, UNICEF appeals for US$11.3 million to reach 405,000 vulnerable Iraqi children with warm winter clothes for the upcoming 2017 winter. With limited funding received so far, delivery of winter response will run into 2018, as procurement of kits will be delayed.
Next SitRep: 17 November 2017 UNICEF Iraq Country Office Official Website: http://www.unicef.org/iraq/ UNICEF Iraq Country Office Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/unicefiraq UNICEF Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) Appeal, 2017: https://www.unicef.org/appeals Iraq Humanitarian Response Plan, 2017: http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/iraq
Who to contact for further information:
Peter Hawkins UNICEF Representative Iraq Country Office, Tel: +39 038 105 2470 / 2490 Email : [email protected]
Sharon Behn Nogueira Chief of Communications Iraq Country Office, Tel: +964 780 196 4524 Email: [email protected]
Emergency affected populations with access to appropriate sanitation facilities [3]
495,213 334,221 90 300,000 254,603 112
IDPs receiving hygiene kits or other hygiene supplies [4]
2,025,873 729,268 34,464 900,000 541,155 0
EDUCATION – Needs 3.5 million school-aged children
Boys and girls receiving educational supplies [5] 550,000 658,307 39,037 690,000 589,741 24,651
School-aged children reached through temporary learning spaces (pre-fab) [6]
50,000 38,087 1,697
Out-of-school children aged 6 to 17 years accessing education [7]
100,000 10,041 569 100,000 2,257 412
CHILD PROTECTION – Needs 4.2 million children under 18
Children participating in structured, sustained, resilience or psychosocial support programmes [8]
351,270 499,688 54,936 161,567 306,352 13,991
Children receiving specialized child protection services (reunification, alternative or specialized care and services) [9]
47,082 34,609 7,559 14,065 27,393 6,073
Females receiving individual or group psychosocial support [10]
9,000 10,266 504
HEALTH – Needs: 5.7 million children under 5
New-born babies of conflict-affected families benefitting from new-born home services [11]
8,000 5,785 802
Under 1 year old children vaccinated against measles through routine immunization [12]
50,000 8,335 1,165
Children 0 - 59 months vaccinated against Polio in crises-affected areas through campaigns [13]
5,700,000 5,578,948 0
NUTRITION
Children U5 have access to nutrition services (screening, referral and treatment services) [14]
50,000 266,016 9,300
Targeted mothers of children 0-23 months with access to IYCF counselling for appropriate feeding
20,000 33,205 5,543
SOCIAL PROTECTION
Most vulnerable children receiving cash assistance [16]
9,000 7,260 0
[1] RRM Consortium led by UNICEF and WFP: F 1,108,359 and M 1,064,893. RRM reaches IDPs; it does not include conflict-affected people who have remained in communities and reached by Multi-sector Emergency Response Packages (MSEP).
[2] WASH Cluster: Females (F) 1,299,547 and Males (M) 1,248,584. UNICEF: Females (F) 874,015 and Males (M) 839,739. From March, only partners with an HRP project will be considered in WASH cluster and UNICEF reporting. Cluster targets are HRP 2017targets; UNICEF targets are HAC Appeal 2017.
[3] WASH Cluster: F 170,453 and M 163,768. UNICEF: F 129,848 and M 124,755.
[4] WASH Cluster: F 371,927 and M 357,341. UNICEF: F 275,989 and M 265,166. Hygiene kits delivered by WASH partners are separate from hygiene items delivered via the RRM.
[5] Education Cluster: F 296,916 and M 361,391. UNICEF: F 263,892 and M 325,849. UNICEF’s target for education materials is higher than those fixed in the HRP 2017, as UNICEF’s requirements in the HAC are higher than in the HRP.
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[6] UNICEF: F 16,480 and M 21,607.
[7] Education Cluster: F 5,303 and M 4,738. UNICEF: F 1,019 and M 1,238. For out-of-school children re-entering formal education, the enrolment period for the 2017/2018 academic year will begin in late September 2017; final enrolment data will not be available until processed by the Ministry of Education.
[8] Child Protection sub-cluster: Girls: 239,358 and Boys: 260,330. UNICEF: G 144,598 and B 161,754.
[9] Child Protection sub-cluster: G 15,989 and B 18,620. UNICEF: G 12,652 and B 14,741.
[10] This indicator does not include females taking part in recreational activities.
[11] UNICEF: G: 2,886, B: 2,899.
[12] UNICEF: G: 4,251, B: 4,084. Data on routine measles vaccination delayed; follow-up with partners ongoing.
[13] UNICEF, MoH, WHO (nationwide polio campaign): G: 2,845,263 B: 2,733,685. As Ministry of Health-verified data is received for sub-national campaigns in newly-accessible areas, children reached from previously unserved areas may be added to the ‘Summary of Programme Results’ table without a full nationwide polio campaign taking place.
[14] UNICEF: G: 135,622 B: 130,394. The reported figure includes children accessing MUAC screening through mobile teams or tent-to-tent visits, as well as fixed teams inside camp PHCs. Increase in May and June was due to an ‘active surveillance’ strategy in response to increased displacements from Mosul city in April.
[15] UNICEF: G: 3,657 B: 3,603. This table reflects Iraqi internally displaced households receiving UNICEF-supported cash transfer. Syrian refugee households are reflected in UNICEF Syrian refugee reporting.
*Needs per UNOCHA Humanitarian Needs Overview. Each cluster targets its own ‘population in need’ based on countrywide analysis.
