United Nations Population Fund

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

Humanitarian needs

Total people in need
770,000
Women of reproductive age
192,500
Pregnant women
20,790
Young people
239,039
Last updated on - 01 December 2018
UNFPA Mauritania

Humanitarian funding

Resources in $

Key results2018

  • People Reached
    People reached with Dignity Kits
    1,000
    UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries
    92
    Affected population who directly benefited from all types of emergency RH kits
    4,000
    GBV survivors reached
    25
    Affected population reached with Family Planning services
    120
  • Services delivered
    Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)
    24
    Number of service delivery points supported that provide clinical management of rape
    1
    Maternity health facilities/tents/homes operationalized with UNFPA support
    1
    Dignity Kits distributed
    2,810
  • Capacity building
    Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health
    45
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.