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Over 5,000 people were displaced and 62 others were killed earlier this year in Namibia, when heavy rains hit the...
30 August 2011
Namibia Humanitarian Emergency
UNFPA Namibia/Cathline Neels
In 2019, Namibia experienced one its driest seasons ever, resulting in severe drought, which has left hundreds of thousands of people in need of humanitarian assistance. UNFPA has been implementing interventions aimed at preventing gender-based violence and sexual exploitation and promoting health, autonomy and dignity of women and adolescent girls in the regions of East and West Kavango, Ohangwena, Omusati, Kunene and Zambezi. This includes, among other activities, provision of dignity kits to meet urgent hygiene needs, reproductive health (RH) kits containing key items to provide appropriate RH care as well as training to local health sector officials on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) to respond to RH needs at the onset of an emergency.
Country Population: 2.5 mil
Humanitarian needs
Total people in need
939,887
Women of reproductive age
253,769
Pregnant women
19,581
Young people
286,703
Last updated on - 14 July 2020
UNFPA Namibia/Cathline Neels
Humanitarian funding
Resources in $
Key results2019
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People Reached
People reached with Dignity Kits1,000 -
Capacity strengthening
Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health77
Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)87
Personnel trained on clinical management of rape85
Has established a functional system for safe and ethical gender-based incident data management
Emergencies related listing
Dashboards available for Namibia
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.