Blue Nile WASH Sector Meeting Venue: WES meeting hall Date: 06 March 2017 Minutes of the meeting Agenda: Opening remarks Presentation of the findings of Kurmuk inter-sectoral assessment AOB Status/ Agenda Item Discussion/Decisions Action Responsible Deadline Opening WES PM welcomed the WASH sector partners for their participation and stated that based on the recommendations of the previous meeting today WES remarks N/A only one agenda will be discussed specifically the presentations of the PM outcome of Kurmuk inter-agency assessment and the response plan. Presentation Kurmuk locality is one of the most affected locality by active conflict in Blue Nile and of the has not been reached for all most 4 years due to insecurity and access limitation. The findings of absence of humanitarian assistance during the last 4 years has increased the Provision of life-saving Kurmuk vulnerability of the people who are currently living over there. Important breakthrough sustainable water, was made recently as there were many partners reached the area and conducted sanitation and hygiene UNICEF assessments including UNICEF. Kurmuk has been prioritized by WASH sector as through following and Rural assessment number one priority. activities: Water UNICEF WASH PO presented the findings of the inter-agency assessment that was trucking conducted on 27-31 December 2016 along with response plan as follows: Rehabilitation of already non-functioning All WASH started the A total of 47,222 people are considered to be displaced in the water supply sector Scope of the crisis: 11 villages visited during the assessment. It is estimated that 28,333 are females facilities. partners in while 18,889 are males, and children under 18 represent 52% of the displaced Construction of Kurmuk population. However, these numbers have not been verified and it is critical for a sanitation locality registration and verification process to take place in order to have accurate facilities through information. Carry out water hygiene trucking. Objective of the assessment: Provide summary of the scale and nature of promotion emergency, identify the status of children affected and immediate intervention as well activities. as prioritization of most critical areas with humanitarian needs and gaps.
Blue Nile WASH Sector Meeting Venue: WES meeting hall Date: 06 March 2017 Minutes of the meeting Agenda: Opening remarks Presentation of the findings of Kurmuk inter-sectoral assessment AOB Agenda Item Discussion/Decisions Action Responsible Status/ Deadline Opening remarks WES PM welcomed the WASH sector partners for their participation and stated that based on the recommendations of the previous meeting today only one agenda will be discussed specifically the presentations of the outcome of Kurmuk inter-agency assessment and the response plan. N/A WES PM Presentation of the findings of Kurmuk assessment Kurmuk locality is one of the most affected locality by active conflict in Blue Nile and has not been reached for all most 4 years due to insecurity and access limitation. The absence of humanitarian assistance during the last 4 years has increased the vulnerability of the people who are currently living over there. Important breakthrough was made recently as there were many partners reached the area and conducted assessments including UNICEF. Kurmuk has been prioritized by WASH sector as number one priority. UNICEF WASH PO presented the findings of the inter-agency assessment that was conducted on 27-31 December 2016 along with response plan as follows: Scope of the crisis: A total of 47,222 people are considered to be displaced in the 11 villages visited during the assessment. It is estimated that 28,333 are females while 18,889 are males, and children under 18 represent 52% of the displaced population. However, these numbers have not been verified and it is critical for a registration and verification process to take place in order to have accurate information. Objective of the assessment: Provide summary of the scale and nature of emergency, identify the status of children affected and immediate intervention as well as prioritization of most critical areas with humanitarian needs and gaps. Provision of life-saving sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene through following activities: trucking Rehabilitation of non-functioning water supply facilities. Construction of sanitation facilities Carry out hygiene promotion activities. All WASH sector partners UNICEF and Rural Water already started the in Kurmuk locality through water trucking.
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