Mauritania Humanitarian Emergency

A young mother holds her child.
UNFPA

The key drivers of humanitarian crisis in Mauritania are food insecurity, refugees from Mali, and weak health structures. Over a million people are estimated to be food insecure and over 50,000 are refugees. UNFPA provides sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and works to prevent and respond to gender based violence (GBV).

Country Population: 4.1 mil
Level of Crisis:
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Humanitarian needs

Total people in need
416,000
Women of reproductive age
99,840
Pregnant women
18,720
Young people
128,960
Last updated on - 01 January 2017
UNFPA Mauritania

Humanitarian funding

Resources in $

Key results2017

  • People Reached
    Total people reached with all types of SRH services
    1,225
    Total people reached with all types of GBV services
    150
  • Services delivered
    Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)
    2
    Number of safe spaces
    1
    Number of service delivery points supported that provide clinical management of rape
    1
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.