Kenya is experiencing drought due to poor performance of long rains in March-April-May 2016 coupled with very late onset of the Oct-Nov-Dec rainfall season. The food security situation is likely to deteriorate as predicted by IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), FEWSNET, Kenya Metrological Department (KMD) WFP and FAO. An estimated 5.62M persons are predicted to be acutely food insecure betweeb August and December 2017. In addition, Kenya hosst 489,239 refugees and 203,000 Internaly displaced populations (IDMC and UNHCR;2017). UNFPA’s in particular contributions aim to strengthen response to sexual and reproductive health services (SRH) and provide services to prevent and respond to gender based violence (GBV) affected displaced and drought affected populations. The limited available health facilities in the affected areas have been overstretched with facilities lacking essential medical supplies and basic obstetric emergency services. The linited available referral pathways and broken down protection systems for prevention and response to GBV have led to little reporting and thus many survivors without needed services. UNFPA has incorporated plans to facilitate implementing activities aimed at maintaining and increasing access to and availability Reproductive Maternal New-born Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) services in drought affected areas in target counties, through roll out of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for emergency RH and have scalled up prevention and responses to GBV.
