United Nations Population Fund

Namibia Humanitarian Emergency

A family receives a UNFPA Dignity Kit.
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

  • People Reached
    People reached with Dignity Kits
    1,000
  • Capacity strengthening
    Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health
    77
    Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)
    87
    Personnel trained on clinical management of rape
    85
    Has established a functional system for safe and ethical gender-based incident data management

Emergencies related listing

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.