The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2016/01000
AMOUNT: 77 000 000 EUR
The present Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) was prepared on the basis of financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2016/01000 (Worldwide Decision) and the related General Guidelines for Operational Priorities on Humanitarian Aid (Operational Priorities). The purpose of the HIP and its annex is to serve as a communication tool for ECHO2's partners and to assist in the preparation of their proposals. The provisions of the Worldwide Decision and the General Conditions of the Agreement with the European Commission shall take precedence over the provisions in this document.
1. CONTEXT
The Horn of Africa is characterised by a plurality of crises, affecting a significant number of people either by forced displacement or by food insecurity and undernutrition, in some cases by both.
The displacement crisis in the region is both acute and protracted. About 1.7 million refugees, mainly from Somalia but also from South Sudan, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea and more recently from Yemen have fled the consequences of conflicts or recurrent droughts coupled with other situations of armed violence, insecurity and lack of livelihood opportunities to find refuge in neighbouring countries, particularly in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. In addition, about 2 million people are internally displaced in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.
The region is also regularly exposed to epidemic outbreaks such as Cholera, Meningitis, Measles, Yellow Fever, Hepatitis E as well as diseases affecting livestock.
El Niño conditions which have been active since February 2015 are likely to persist and have their peak of intensity in the last quarter of 2015. At this point in time, the El Niño phenomenon is particularly affecting the Horn of Africa, with a severe drought situation in Ethiopia and floods and drought conditions in Somalia. The region is again experiencing late and below average rainfall affecting the livelihoods of the most vulnerable people. The overall security situation has deteriorated, not only in Somalia, but also in the neighbouring countries, particularly in Kenya, reducing further the access to people in need, putting them and humanitarian workers at risk.
ECHO's Integrated Analysis Framework for 2015-2016 identified strong humanitarian needs in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda while in Eritrea, lack of access and unavailability of data make it impossible for ECHO to assess the needs.
Approximately 9 million people are in immediate need of humanitarian assistance.
In this context, building the resilience of vulnerable individuals, households and communities in the Horn of Africa to inevitable future shocks is of paramount importance with a view to tackling the key risks and address the underlying causes of vulnerability.