UPDATE NUTRITION FOOD SECURITY NUTRITION WORKING GROUP 1

UPDATE NUTRITION FOOD SECURITY & NUTRITION WORKING GROUP 1 ER OCTOBRE 2020

Burkina Faso | Results Rapid SMART GAM/SAM Prevalences among children 6 -59 month (W/H) & Mortality Rate among U 5 20 18. 4 18 16. 1 16 13. 6 14 13. 2 13 12. 5 1. 7 15%, WHO GAM Emergency Threshold 1. 3 12 9. 6 10 9. 4 8. 6 1/10, 000/day Emergency Threshold 9. 4 9. 2 0. 9 8 6 0. 6 4. 4 4. 3 0. 4 3. 4 2%, Theoretical SAM Emergency Threshold 0. 4 0. 2 Rapid SMART juillet 2020 Malnutrition (%) aigue sévère selon l'indice P/T Rapid SMART octobre 2019 O I SA LO G AL C R BA SI TE M AT IA O 'G N D A FA O R M U O IG Malnutrition (%) aigue globale selon l'indice P/T A YA U O R AH U O G O R O G O M -G R O G M JI AD BO JI D I R O D G LO YA I O SA R BA G N ZA U N G SS A G LO O O I R SA C BA SI TE M AT IA O N ’G A D O M R U O IG FA AL A YA U O R AH U O R O O M -G O G R O G M JI AD R I O D YA G SA KA H O G LO U O BA R G N KO BO U R ZA N G SS A I 0 0. 2 KO 2. 3 R 0. 9 1. 4 2. 3 U 2 2. 5 2 BO 4 KA 6

Burkina Faso | Results Rapid SMART Ongoing actions. EN and Next Steps LES ACTIONS COURS 10 recommandations were defined within the Rapid SMART Survey targeting GVT, MOH and Technical Partners Ongoing actions • Renew of the Rapid SMART survey in Djibo Commune (Sahel region) for QUALITY issues • Food distribution planned by WFP in October through HUMANITARIAN CONVOY targeting 70, 000 households in Oudalan and Soum (Phase 5 IPC) • Conduct an exhaustive analysis of screening results from the SMC campaign coupled with AM screening • Integration of the Rapid SMART survey results within the National plan of assistance to vulnerable people NEED to couple this activity with integratedtargeting FS/NUT by using the criteria of households with children aged 6 to 24 months • Technical advocacy note made by Unicef and shared • In-depth analysis by the Nutrition Cluster of responses deployed by operational partners • Media communication carried out by Nutrition sector (Voice America, Spanish newspaper) ADVOCATE for a better coordination and needs coverage at field level to operationalize a full NUTRITION PACKAGE and strengthen coverage Major issue on Humanitarian • Strengthen Emergency Prepardness and Response Access

Update Mauritania SAM TRENDS EVOLUTION| REPORTING PERIOD FROM JANUARY TO JULY 2020 Ø Overall increase in SAM admissions +87% +21% -42% +60% -1% +0% +9% (+15% compared with 2019 and +36% compared to the average of the 4 past years) Ø Good data completeness (81%) for the period (Jan-Jul), with a slight decrease from May to July (>80%) Ø 2 peaks observed (February-March and June) IMAM services | Geographical coverage 6 regions of the country recorded more than 20% increase in SAM admissions compared to 2019 2020 Brakna (+31%) | Gorgol (+68%) | HEC (+26%) | HEG (+25%) | Tagant (+24%) | Tiris-Zemmour (+42%) Proportional increase of 2020 New SAM admissions compared to 2019 Proportional increase of 2020 New SAM admissions compared to the average trends of the last 4 years Cumulative critical risk factors are likely worsening nutrition situation of young children in Mauritania • 3 consecutive years of DROUGHT • High Level of FOOD INSECURITY • Limited access to social basic services due to Covid -19

Update Mauritania SAM TRENDS EVOLUTION| REPORTING PERIOD FROM JANUARY TO JULY How could we explain increase in New SAM Admissions trends? 1 rst Hypothesis v Deterioration of the nutritional status of U 5 children due to cumulative risks : v Drought, Food Insecurity v C 19 pandemic that impact nutrition situation 2 nd Hypothesis: v Systematization of passive screening through health system v Expansion of the MUAC family approach at community level v Exhaustive mass screening campaign conducted in June by operational partners (Guidimakha, Brakna, Gorgol, Assaba) v Scaling up of ICCM approach in several regions (HEC + Guidimakha) v Development of an Integrated Nutrition package focusing on AM early detection, treatment and strategic work with other sectors (WASH and Health) for preventive measures (Assaba, HEG, HEC and Guidimakha) 2020

Update Mauritania RUTF PIPELINE UPDATE | 2020 RUTF Pipeline Situation Qty (# boxes) Targeted SAM children 22, 470 Estimated RUTF needs for 2020 20, 223 Balance of RUTF from 2019 14, 435 Qty approved Proposal 20, 000 Estimated surplus 14, 212 Theorical Needs and Surplus based on 2020 SAM Target In 1 rst semester 2020 (Jan to Jun) +30% increase in new SAM admissions reducing the quantity of RUTF available in UNICEF stock for the planned TARGET If such increase continues during the 2 nd Semester of 2020, the RUTF PIPELINE can be broadly affected STOCK-OUT Risk Q 1 2021 UNICEF advocates the Mo. H to ensure RUTF purchasing through National Budget Formal request sent by the Mo. H to the national social protection program Expression of willingness from the national social protection programme to contribute to RUTF purchase UNICEF does not have visibility for its Nutrition pipeline in 2021

Update Nigeria and DRC FAMINE ALERT| SEPTEMBER 2020 New SAM Admissions trends per month • No ALERT on any nutritional deterioration neither in DRC, nor in Nigeria • No PEOPLE projected in Phase 5 (IPC) in both accordinginto. CRITICAL PHASE according to • countries No AREA classified latest CT/CH IPC-MA analysis in both countries, event if analysis/results the nutritional situation remains worrying • Ongoing and continuous Nutritional situation monitoring through routine data analysis and cluster operational partners information's sharing Recommendations and technical support Ø Strengthen surveillance system in both countries Ø Initiate in-depth nutrition data analysis in Nigeria Ø Get an overview of the RUTF Pipeline in both countries Ø Support technically the next IPC-MA exercise in Nigeria Vigilance remains to NOT MISS any situations!

NIGERIA | IPC-MA | FEB 2020| Projected period from Jan to April 2020 New IPC-MA exercise planed in Oct-Nov 2020 DRC | IPC-MA | Sept 2020| Projected period from Jan to June 2021

Update | Nutrition Survey and IPC-MA exercises Country Couverture enquête SMART Situation Collecte données Date prévu pour les résultats Analyse IPC-Malnutrition Aigue (AMN) 20 -27 Juillet 02 sept 7 au 12 Décembre 2020 25 Sep - 16 Oct 25 Novembre Septembre Novembre 14 au 19 décembre 2020 29 Août 29 Octobre 02 au 07 Novembre 2020 Rapid SMART IDPs Collecte finalisée, et rapport disponible Nationale Protocole et chronogramme finalisés; Recrutement des consultants et enquêteurs en cours. Mali Nationale + IDPs : Protocol et, questionnaires en cours de validation, Recrutement de consultants en cours Niger Nationale Collecte des données en cours Mauritanie Nationale Préparation en cours (chronogramme, échantillonnage, questionnaires, directives covid-19) Septembre TBD 18 au 28 Janvier 2021 Cameroon SMART/SENS réfugiées RCA Processus réactivé, en attente de mise à jour du CO Septembre TBD NO DRC Nationale Collecte de données en cours ( Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu), et préparation cours et dans d'autres États. Septembre TBD Septembre 2020 Chad Nationale Préparation en cours (chronogramme, budget, échantillonnage) Septembre TBD 11 au 16 Janvier 2021 Burkina Faso

AOB Update Ø Regional Ni. E Sub-Group • Webinar Surge Approach organized by STC and CRF, with UNICEF support, planed in October Ø UNICEF HAC 2021 • Ongoing Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) process for the region (20 countries involved) Ø HNO/HRP 2021 • Ongoing prep’s and technical review of HNO from 8 countries Ø Central-Sahel Advocacy • Agreement between UNICEF, FAO and WFP to work on a joint press-release on World Food Day (Oct 16 th) covering food security and nutrition and refer to the Ministerial Round. Table. HUMANITARIAN Access in Central. Sahel • What are the ongoing discussions on that specific issue at both National and Regional level? • How the FSNWG can be of more support to Country teams to skirt this issue?

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