Refugee Nutrition Information System (RNIS), No. 14 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugees and Displaced Populations (UNSSCN, 1996, 45 p.): List of Tables, Figures and Annexes: Table 1 - Information Available on Total Refugee/Displaced Populations (as of February 1996)

Refugee Nutrition Information System (RNIS), No. 14 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugees and Displaced Populations (UNSSCN, 1996, 45 p.)

List of Tables, Figures and Annexes

		Table 1 - Information Available on Total Refugee/Displaced Populations (as of February 1996)
		Table 2 - Summary of Origin and Location of Major Populations of Refugees, Returnees and Displaced People in Africa February 1996 - RNIS #14 (population estimates in thousands)
		Figure 1 - Refugee and Displaced Populations
		Figure 2 - Trends in Total Refugee/Displaced Populations and Risk Categories
		Figure 3 - Trends in Population Estimates and Risk Categories in Six Countries
		Annex 1 - Results of Surveys Quoted in February RNIS Report (#14) - usually children 6-59 months
		Annex 2 - Seasonality in Sub-Saharan Africa*

Table 1 - Information Available on Total Refugee/Displaced Populations (as of February 1996)

	*Population Numbers*							*Nutr*
*Situation*	*Condition*					*Total*	*Change from*	Stat*	*Comments*
	*I: High*	*IIa: High*	*IIb: Mod*	*IIc: Not*	*III:*		*Dec. 95*
	*Prev*	*Risk*	*Risk*	*Critical*	*Unknown*
Sub-Saharan Africa
1. Angola (id/wa)	10'400		1'389'600			1'400'000	0	imp	Pockets of malnutrition are likely to exist in inaccessible areas.
2. Benin/Ghana/Togo Region				110'000		110'000	-14'000	stat	Decrease in total due to repatriation.
3. Burkina Faso/Mauritania				68'000		68'000	0	imp	Nutritional status probably improving due to improved ration.
4. Burundi/Rwanda Region		308'000	186'000	2'380'000		2'874'000	-203'400	stat	Decrease in total due to decreased estimated number of displaced in Burundi.
5. Central African Republic				38'800		38'800	0	stat
6. Djibouti				25'000		25'000	0	stat	Increase due to a revised number of Somali refugees.
7. Ethiopia	81'000		173'000	134'000		388'000	0	stat
8. Kenya				173'000		173'000	-13'000	det	Decreased number due to continuing repatriation of Somali refugees.
9. Liberia/Sierra Leone/Guinea/Cote d'Ivoire	57'400	672'600	1'705'000	1'105'000		3'540'000	0	stat/det	Pockets of malnutrition may exist in Liberia in inaccessible areas; deteriorating security and nutritional situation in Sierra Leone.
10. Mauritania/Senegal				52'000		52'000	0	stat
11. Mozambique Region	3'500	246'500		950'000		1'200'000	410'000	det	Displaced in Mutarara at high risk due to pellagra. More vulnerable people due to lower than expected harvests, and subsequent lack of food stocks.
12. Somalia	26'000	814'000				840'000	240'000	det	Increased number of vulnerable people due to continued insecurity.
13. Sudan					2'300'000	2'300'000	900'000	det	Increased total due to increased number of those needing aid in S Sudan.
14. Uganda				222'000		222'000	-6'800	imp	Reduced estimated numbers due to census in October.
15. Zaire	262'000			443'000		705'000	0	stat	Those in Mwene Ditu at high risk.
16. Zambia				26'000		26'000	13'300	stat	The increased number is due to an update estimate, not an influx of refugees.
*Total (Sub-Saharan Africa)*	440'300	2'041'100	3'453'600	5'726'800	2'300'000	13'961'800	1'326'100
*Asia (Selected Situations)*
17. Afghanistan Region		370'000		2'730'000		3'100'000		stat	Those in Kabul considered to be at high risk.
18. Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal				90'000		90'000	0	imp	Low levels of micronutrient deficiencies continue to be reported.
19. Bangladesh	50'000					50'000	0	stat	At high risk due to elevated prevalence of riboflavin deficiency.
20. Southern Iraq		192'000		28'000		220'000	0	det	Those in Marshes considered at nigh risk.

I. High Prev - Those reported with high prevalences of malnutrition and/or micronutrient deficiency diseases and sharply elevated mortality rates (at least 3x normal).
IIa: High Risk - At high nutritional risk, limited data available, population likely to contain pockets of malnutrition.
IIb: Mod Risk - Moderate risk, may be data available, pockets of malnutrition may exist.
IIc: Not Critical - Probably not at heightened nutritional risk.
III: Unknown - No information on nutritional status available.
* Indicates status of nutritional situation. Imp =improving,det = deteriorating; stat = static (i.e. no change).