Refugee Nutrition Information System (RNIS), No. 30 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugees and Displaced Populations (UNSSCN, 2000, 72 p.): Tables and figures

Refugee Nutrition Information System (RNIS), No. 30 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugees and Displaced Populations (UNSSCN, 2000, 72 p.)

		(introduction...)
		Highlights
		Sub-Saharan Africa
		Asia - Selected situations
		Listing of sources
		Abbreviations used in the text
		Tables and figures
		Notes on Annex 1 and other nutritional assessments in the text
		ACC/SCN publications available
		Indicators

Tables and figures

Table 2: Information Available on Total Refugee/Returnees/Displaced Populations requiring assistance (as of March 2000). Please note that these are best estimates at the time of going to press

		Population Numbers
Situation		Condition					Total	Change from Mar-98	Nutr Stat*	Comments
		I: V. High Risk	II: High Risk	III: Mod Risk	IV: Not Critical	V: Unknown
Sub-Saharan Africa
1. Angola		150,000	300,000	611,000			1,061,000	0	imp.	Situ. for IDPs In some areas still critical. Situation IDPS who are accessible is improving. Others at high risk.
2. Great Lakes Region
	Burundi	100,000	230,000	500,000			830,000	9,000	det.	IDPs in Bujumbura Rurale at high to v. high risk. Others moderate risk. Drought-affected not shown.
	Rwanda			652,000			652,000	2,000	stat.	Assume IDPs and refugees remain at moderate risk (no new data).Drought-affected not shown.
	Congo/Brazzaville			200,000		238,000	438,000	-385,000	imp.	IDPS in Brazzaville and Pool at moderate risk. Refugees and other IDPs unknown.
	E Dem Rep of Congo	306,000	300,000	520,000	156,000	136,000	1,418,000	232,000	det.	War-affected IDPS at very high/high risk. Other IDPs moderate/high. Assume refugees remain the same
	Tanzania				465,000		465,000	65,000	stat.	Large increase in number of refugees, nut situ, not critical.
3. Eritrea				372,000			372,000	112,000	stat.	War-affected IDPs at mod. risk. Drought-affected not shown.
4. Ethiopia				350,000	250,000		600,000	26,000	stat.	War-affected IDPs at mod. risk. Refugees not critical. Very large number of drought-affected not shown.
5. Kenya				90,000	125,000		215,000	18,800	stat.	Refugees in Kakuma at moderate risk. Refugees in Dadaab not critical. Drought-affected not shown.
6. Liberia/Sierra Leone Region
	Liberia			38,000	58,000		96,000	-414,000	stat.	Refugees in Sinje at moderate risk, others assumed not critical. Returnees no longer shown.
	Sierra Leone		300,000	450,000		7,000	757,000	-1,000	stat.	IDPs at high to moderate risk. Refugees unknown.
	Guinea-Conakry/Cote d’Ivoire			489,000	101,500		590,000	1,000	stat.	Refugees in Guinea-Conakry at moderate risk. Refugees in Cote d’Ivoire not critical.
7. Somalia		100,000				250,000	350,000	0	det.	Nut. situ. of IDPs In Mogadishu unknown. Those in Bay, Gedo and Bakoolhave very high prevelences of malnutrition.
8. S. Sudan			300,000	2,100,000	162,000		2,562,000	14,000	imp.	Nut. situ. improving for IDPs generally. Refs. not critical. Northern Sudan figures not shown.
9. Uganda			400,000	221,000	173,000		794,000	112,000	det.	Security situation is deterious for IDPs. Refugees not critical. Drought affected not shown.
10. Zambia					175,000	25,000	200,000	25,000	stat.	Nutritional situation of new refugees unknown. Others assumed to be non-critical.
Total (Sub-Saharan Africa)		656,000	1,830,000	6,593,000	1,665,500	656,000	11,400,500	-183,200
Asia (Selected Situations)
11. Afghanistan Region				300,000	1,400,000		1,700,000	0	stat.	IDPs In Afghanistan at moderate risk. Refugees in Pakistan and Iran not critical.
12. Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal					97,600		97,600	-900	stat.	No significant changes in the nutritional situation.
13. Indonesia/East Timor region								0
	East Timor			153,000			153,000	3,000	imp.	Nut. situ. of returnees to East Timor not critical.
	Indonesia		145,000				585,000	444,000	det.	IDPs In West Timor at high risk due to poor camp conditions. Nut. situ. of other IDPS unknown.
14. Balkans Region				174,000	900,000		1,100,000	0	stat.	Returnees to Kosovo not critical. No information on the IDPs in Serbia.

Nutritional categories: (for a fuller explanation of the see the inside of the back page)

I. Very high risk	- Populations reported with very high risk of malnutrition (or with a high prevalence of malnutrition, where available >20% wasting, and/or micronutrient deficiency diseases and sharply elevated mortality).
II: High risk	- Population at high risk of malnutrition (or with a high prevalence of malnutrition)
III: Moderate risk	- Population at moderate risk of malnutrition (or with a moderate prevalence of malnutrition, pockets of malnutrition may exist)
IV: Not Critical	- Probably not at heightened nutritional risk
V: Unknown	- No information on nutritional status available

Table 3: Summary of Origin and Location of Major Populations of Refugees, Returnees and Displaced People in Africa Requiring Assistance March 2000 - RNIS #30 (population estimates in thousands) Please note that these are best estimates at the time of going to press

	*To/In*
*From*	*Angola*	*Burundi*	*Congo/* *Brazzaville*	*Cote d’Ivoire*	*Dem Rep Congo*	*Eritrea*	*Ethiopia*	*Guinea Bissau*	*Guinea Conakry*	Kenya	*Liberia*	*Rwanda*	*Sierra Leone*	*Somalia*	*Sudan*	*Tanzania*	*Uganda*	*Zambia*	*TOTAL*
Angola	1061		8		156													175	1,400
Burundi		830			20											340			1,190
Congo/Brazzaville			400		12														412
Cote d’Ivoire																			0
Dem Rep Congo			25		1120														1,322
Eritrea						372						32				114	6	25	522
Ethiopia							350			5					150				367
Guinea Bissau									3						12				3
Guinea Conakry																			0
Kenya							5												5
Liberia				100					366				7						473
Rwanda			5		35							620				8	10		678
Sierra Leone				2					120		96		750						968
Somalia							185			155				350		3			693
Sudan					72		60			55					2400		157		2,744
Tanzania																			0
Uganda					3												621		624
Zambia																			0
*TOTAL*	1061	830	438	102	1418	372	600	0	489	215	96	652	757	350	2562	465	794	200	11401

1.	This chart is intended to include major population groups in Africa (i.e. over 100,000 people affected from country of origin).
2.	‘Boxes on the diagonal (shaded) show internally displaced populations and returnees (total = 8,874,000).
3.	Numbers referred to in the text are usually by the country where the population is located (i.e. column totals).
4.	For the regional situations of Burundi/Rwanda and Liberia/Sierra Leone the description is by country of origin (i.e. row totals).

The Number of refugees, returnees and IDPs in Sub-Saharan Africa and their nutritional risk over time

Annex 1: Results of Surveys Quoted in March 2000 RNIS Report #30 - usually children 6-59 months

*Survey Area*		*Survey Conducted by*	*Date*	% Wasted**	% Severely Wasted**	*Oedema (%)*	*Crude Mortality (/10,000/day)*	*Under 5 Mortality (/10,000/day)*	*Measles Immunisation Coverage (%)*
*1. Angola*
a. Malange		MSF-H	Jan-00	7.8*	1.1*		1.6	2.5
b. Lombe		MSF-H	Jan-00	17.1*	6.4*		1.3	2.8
c. Kuito, Bie Province
	Town	MSF-B/ICRC	Dec-99	8*	1.5		1.9	3.8
	Camps	MSF-B/ICRC	Dec-99	16.1*	1.3*		2.4	4.5
d. Matala, Huila Province
	New IDPs	ACH	Oct-99	9.9*	1.7*	0.9*		5.2	79.9
	More-established IDPs	ACH	Oct-99	6.7*	1.3*	0.6*		1.0	6.9
e. Ganda, Benguela Province
	Town	ACH	Feb-00	29.3*	8*	3.6	3.1
	Camps	ACH	Feb-00	10.0*	2.4*	0.9
*2. Great Lakes*
a. Kayanza, Burundi		ACF-F	Nov-99	6.3	0.7	0.2	0.5	1.3	89.3
b. Brazzaville, RoC
	South Brazzaville	ACF-F	Mar-00	6.6*	0.2*
	North Brazzaville	ACF-F	Mar-00	5.4*	0.3*
c. Mayama, RoC		ACF-F	Feb-00	24.1 (MUAC)	17.6 (MUAC)
d. North Pool, RoC		ACF-F	Mar-00	9.9 (MUAC)	2.0 (MUAC)
e. Lemera, DRC		ACF-USA	Jan-00	7.4	1.3	3.5	2.5	0.7
*4. Ethiopia*
a. Konso Special Woreda		MSF-H	Jan-00	12.9*	2.0*	0.9			24.0
*6. Liberia/Sierra Leone Region*
a. Sinje Camp, Liberia
	Camp I (old refugees)	ACF-F	Dec-99	9.0	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.0	56.8
	Camp II (newly established refs.)	ACF-F	Dec-99	6.5*	0.9*	0.0	1.0	1.6	57.1
b. Bo town, Sierra Leone		ACF-F	Nov-99	7.2*	0.7*	0.1	0.7	3.1	33.6
*7. Somalia*
a. Hudur		UNICEF	Sep-99	15.5	5.7	1.5			43.0
b. Rabdure		UNICEF	Dec-99	30.0*	6.0*				28.0
c. Bardera		UNICEF	Dec-99	17.5	4.5	1.0			76.0
d. Belet Weyne
	Town	IMC	Aug-99	23.6	4.7	0.5		1.6	23.3
	Villages	IMC	Sep-99	15.6	2.1	5.7 (?)		1.9	29.5
*8. Sudan*
a. Athoc		MEDAIR	Dec-99	21.7	2.1				55
b. Akuem, BEG		MDM	Nov-99	11.9	1.3	2.5		3.1	56.4
c. Panthou, BEG		MSF-B	Oct-99	18.2	1.3	0.0
d. Malualkon, BEG		TearFund	Oct-99	12.2	1.3	0.0			32.7
e. Aweil West, BEG		CONCERN	Nov-99	10.4*	3.1*		0.8	1.9	30.0
f. Gogrial, BEG		World Vision	Nov-99	5.9	1.2
g. Tonj, BEG		World Vision	Nov-99	8	0.6
h. Juba, Equatoria		ACF-F	Dec-99	11.1*	1.0*				44.5
*9. Uganda*
a. Kitgum
	Non-displaced villages	ACF-USA	Dec-99	3.5	0.1	0		1.3	18.2
	IDP camps	ACF-USA	Dec-99	6.6*	1.4*	0.3		1.3	16.2
b. Gulu
	Camps with health facilities	ACF-USA	Oct-99	4.9*	0.7*	0.2		1.2	37.3
	Camps without health facilities	ACF-USA	Oct-99	3.8*	0.4*	0.3*		15.2	29.1
*11. Afghanistan*
a. Panjshir
	Official camps	ACF-F	Nov-99	12.0*	1.9*				40.7
	Public Buildings	ACF-F	Nov-99	12.6*	3.1*				40.7
	Unofficial camps	ACF-F	Nov-99	7.5*	1.3*				40.7
*14. Indonesia*
a. Belu district, W. Timor		UNICEF	Dec-99	23.6	3.6
b. Kupang district, W. Timor		UNICEF	Jan-00	12.1	1.0
c. Naen camp, W. Timor		MSF-H	Feb-00	33.0	7.0
*15. Balkans Region*
a. Kosovo		AAH-UK	Jan-00	4.6	1.0	0.1			18.0
b. Konik camp, Montenegro		ACF-F	Nov-99	2.9	1.0	0.5

**wt/ht unless specified; cut-off = n.s. means not specified but usually-2SD wt/ht for wasting and -3SD wt/ht for severe wasting
*Oedema is included in this figure.
MUAC unless specified cut-off for wasting is < 124 mm and < 110 mm for severe wasting
Measles immunisation coverage is usually determined by card
NOTE: see box on back cover for guidance in interpretation of indicators.