- Highlights
- Current programme requirements through the end of March stand at about 20,000MT, planned to reach over 2 million beneficiaries. Of this 12,000MT are already resourced.
- Apart from IRA expenditures, the EMOP still requires 7 million US dollars to fund post-harvest nutritional activities until March.
- A total of 52,000 MT have been delivered to date for all activities of the EMOP, reaching over 2.9 million beneficiaries.
- 44,000 MT were delivered to partners for general free food distributions over the period of 8 August through 8 October, reaching 2.3 million beneficiaries.
- WFP's Niger emergency operation is now 64% funded, having received 37 million US dollars in contributions.
2. SECURITY
Niger is under security phase 0, with the exception of Agadez region which is under phase 1.
3. Operational issues
Mr. Gerard Van Dijk, Emergency Coordinator for the EMOP, will be leaving on Friday, 28 October. He has been in Niamey for three months, and will be taking up assignment at his usual post in Burundi early next year. His excellent performance was officially recognized by the WFP Regional Director and appreciated by all.
The EMOP 10398.0 will be extended in time for an additional three months, until the end of March 2006. A Budget Revision is currently being processed in order to allow the exchange of commodities required for programming through the end of the EMOP along with a downward revision in associated costs.
Emerging assessment data is feeding into discussions of a PRRO to begin in March.
This situation report will now be issued on a weekly basis, on the day before the conference call (Tuesday COB until further notice).
4. Programming ISSUES
4.1 Target populations/beneficiaries
Post Harvest Activities
Continuing EMOP activities through March of 2006 will be focusing on nutrition. Global acute malnutrition rates are particularly high in Niger, and as the problem is recognized to be a structural one, it is believed that there is a strong need to continue these programs. WFP is currently working with 17 operational partners at approximately 500 fixed or ambulatory centers across the country. Current admissions stand at c.150, 000, and it is expected that admissions will continue at a steady rate. Distributions through nutritional centers will continue as long as the centers are required and WFP has resources to support them.
Planned activities include supplementary feeding for pregnant and lactating women and for children under 5, a protection ration (preventing division of child's treatment ration among entire family) and a small family ration as an additional support to families in need. WFP has been in discussion with UNICEF, which will continue to ensure complementary activities and a treatment ration for moderately and severely malnourished children.
In addition to these selective feeding activities, a Food for Work and a cereal bank component of the EMOP are planned.
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