Guinea Humanitarian Emergency

A mother and father with their baby.
UNFPA Guinea

Guinea continues to face economic and social challenges. Guinea is facing recurrent natural disasters as floading and is hosting some refugees  who add to the strain of a struggling economy. The outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in 2014 also devastated health infrastructure in southern parts of the country. UNFPA’s humanitarian assistance focuses on strenghthening and providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and on preventingand responding to gender based violence (GBV).

Country Population: 12.6 mil
Level of Crisis:
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Humanitarian needs

Total people in need
4,885
Women of reproductive age
1,124
Pregnant women
8,800
Young people
1,563
Last updated on - 01 January 2017
UNFPA Guinea

Humanitarian funding

Resources in $

Key results2017

  • People Reached
    Total people reached with all types of SRH services
    2,450
    People reached with Dignity Kits
    2,450
    Total people reached with Adolescent SRH
    800
    Total people reached with all types of GBV services
    30
    UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries
    600
    Affected population who directly benefited from all types of emergency RH kits
    2,450
    Women and girls accessing services provided through Service Delivery Points (SDPs) that are equipped with Post-Rape Kits
    10
    GBV survivors reached
    30
    Affected population reached with Family Planning services
    1,100
  • Services delivered
    Number of mobile clinics
    2
    Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)
    5
    Number of safe spaces
    5
    Number of service delivery points supported that provide clinical management of rape
    3
    Maternity health facilities/tents/homes operationalized with UNFPA support
    10
    Dignity Kits distributed
    2,450
  • Capacity building
    Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health
    200
    Personnel trained on Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care
    30
    Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)
    43
    Personnel trained on clinical management of rape
    30
    Personnel trained on psycho-social support
    15
    Health personnel trained on gender-based violence case management
    20

Emergencies updates and resources

Disclaimer
  • Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
  • - Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
  • - Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.
  • L1: Humanitarian crises in which the national and international resources available in the affected country are sufficient for the required response.
  • L2: Humanitarian crises requiring significant support from neighbouring countries, regional organizations and possibly humanitarian agency headquarters.
  • L3: Major, sudden-onset humanitarian crises requiring mobilization across the humanitarian system.
  • Crisis levels are determined by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, a forum of UN and non-UN humanitarian partners.