265,000 20,000 29,400 $6,671,000

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1 *Report No.. Access Report No. 1: Report No. 4 due on 19 May Mongolia Severe Winter: Humanitarian Report (as of 20 April 2017) OVERVIEW Mongolia continue to experience extreme temperature and heavy snowfall. 40% of the country is covered by up to cm snow, and 50 cm in CERF target locations. Rain of up to 29 mm during the last week of March packed snow to ice. Access roads to some packets of remote communities in Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, Khovsgol, Arkhangai and Dornod were temporarily closed, affecting 5% of CERF beneficiaries in these locations. Partners and local authorities mobilized trucks to deliver CERF project supplies. Due to long exposure to extremely cold weather, the herds were exhausted and became vulnerable to disease and death. Household resources have been depleted and unable to buy animal feed and veterinary medicine. 500 most vulnerable households from nine soums were identified using the CERF beneficiary selection criteria. Animal packages composed of fodder, mineral block and veterinary supplies provided by /CERF have been dispatched to the 500 target beneficiaries. A total of 11,422 vulnerable households were assisted through completed projects by the main responding partners-,, PIN, SC, and WV. Of this number,,500 households received livestock package from / CERF (in addition to US$ provided through UNDP/ CERF in February). and PiN provided multipurpose cash to 5,558 and 1,584 households, respectively. WV provided multi- purpose cash and livestock feed package to 780 most vulnerable households. KEY NUMBERS* 265,000 people affected (65,000 households) 20,000 herder households at risk FUNDING OVERVIEW (in US$) from 15 January - 19 April 2017 $6,671,000 total amount required for the response SECTORS 29,400 households assisted including 1,600 most vulnerable individuals 15 soums of 17 aimags affected 12,600 people targeted with CERF funded projects. 200 $1,107,614 $,291,445 [REFER TO NEXT PAGE FOR BREAKDOWN OF FUNDING BY AGENCY] Funding Gap $2,271,941 Non CERF allocation The most vulnerable are herder households with less than 200 head of animals. In addition, SC provided heating coal to 17 primary schools that benefited 7,800 children and provided micro-nutrient supplement to 12,500 children and pregnant and lactating women. Implementation of humanitarian response is well underway. Education Early Recovery Nutrition Food Security Agriculture *Source: NEMA, 16/02/2017 Feedback: jess.garana@one.un.org, bilguun.ganbat@one.un.org

2 TIMELINE OF KEY EVENTS* 20 March % of Mongolia is under 11- cm snow 21-2 March mm rainfall in 9 of 1 CERF priority targets cm snow depth in 15 soums mostly CERF priority locations Packets of remote communities in northern and western aimags inaccessible due to massive snow that block access roads 165,000 livestock perished in 18 aimags. - CERF reallocates US$ 70,800 to 500 most vulnerable households. Continue to be at risk of extreme cold (as of 16/02/2017): - 265,000 people - 20,000 herder households <200 heads of livestock - 814,000 newborn animals at risk. Increased emergency calls from 24 soums of 10 aimags. Emergency Management Service rescued 6 of 44 people reported lost. Saved 0 people caught in snow. Humanitarian partners are working with local authorities to speed up delivery of supplies to remote difficult-to-access locations. RESPONSE The total humanitarian funding from 15 January until 20 April stands at US$ 4.40 million, mobilized by 10 partners. This amount meets 66% of the initial requirement of US$ 6.67 million for 2016/2017 winter response and closes the funding gap to 4%. FUNDING** The total amount of US$ 4.40 million includes US$ 147,700 mobilized by in March to provide micro-nutrient to children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women in 146 soums of 18 aimags that include CERF target priority locations and beneficiaries. Six humanitarian partners covered 18 most severely affected soums that included 1 CERF priority target aimags and provided assistance to a total of 11,976 households through multi-purpose cash, fodder, veterinary emergency kits, micro-nutrient supplement for children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women, and various non-food items. *Source: NEMA 16/02/2017 ** Information provided by partners, updated as of 1/04/2017 Feedback: jess.garana@one.un.org, bilguun.ganbat@one.un.org

3 RESPONSE BY SECTOR* Agriculture Partners:, PIN Contact Information: Jigjidpurev Sukhbaatar, Activity/Target: provision of fodder, hay, minerals (for livestock) and veterinary kits to 4,592 households in 50 soums of 1 aimags. Increased animal mortality reported from 9 soums of 5 aimags during the third week of March prompted to reallocate a portion of its CERF funding to provide livestock emergency support. Authorities confirmed the soums of Tsetserleg, Burentogtokh, Gat (Khuvsgul aimag), Bulgan (Bayan-ulgii aimag), Umnudelger and Bayan-Ovoo (Khentii aimag), Songinokhairkhan/21 Khoroo and Khan-Ull/1th Khoroo (Ulaanbaatar) and Orkhon (Bulgan aimag) had the highest rate of animal death with an average of 2.5%. Tsetserleg soum recorded the highest mortality rate at 8.2%. Local authorities identified 500 most vulnerable households in the 9 soums using the current CERF project beneficiary selection procedure. allocated US$70,800 to meet the immediate needs of households for fodder, minerals (for livestock) and emergency veterinary kit. Status: Assisted 4,092 households (achieved 90%) of target). CERF: ongoing distribution of livestock package to 500 beneficiaries. PiN: completing the distribution of cash grants for remaining 10% of target. CERF & PiN: Post-Distribution Monitoring ongoing. Education Partner: SC Contact Information: - Bolorchimeg Bor, bbor@unicef.org SC - Hiroshi Okamoto, hiroshi@savethechildren.mn Activity: Provision of heating coal to 2 target schools in Dornod, Bayan-ulgii, Zavkhan and Arkhangai aimags benefiting a total of 7,871 children. Status: 17 shools received heating coal (5% of target achieved). Plan : Distribution of heating coal to 15 schools in the aimags. : Post distribution monitoring. Source: 5W (15/0/17-20/04/17) Early Recovery and Livelihoods Partners: UNDP, Contact Information: Bunchingiv Bazartseren, unchingiv.bazartseren@undp.org Activity: UNDP- Post Distribution Monitoring - Completed provision of multipurpose cash - Post Distribution Monitoring PIN - Completed the provision of cash to 590 hh and feed kits to 609 hh Food Security Partners: WV Contact Information: Vanchindorj Baasaikhuu, vanchindorj_baasaikhuu@wvi.org Activity: Post Distribution Monitoring Nutrition Partners: Contact Information: Munkhjargal Luvsanjamba, mluvsanjamba@unicef.org Activity: Provision of micro-nutrient supplement to 21,116 children under 5 and 15,800 pregnant and lactating women in 146 soums of 18 aimags, with priority given to CERF target beneficiaries. Status: distribution ongoing (reached an estimated 0% of target beneficiaries). Post Distribution Monitoring ongoing. Protection and Health Partners: UNFPA, MoH Contact Information: UNFPA- Carly Teng, teng@unfpa.org MoH- Dr. Bayarmaa. Ch, bayarmaa_ch@moh.gov.mn Remarks: Distribution of dignity kits completed during the previous period and has been reported accordingly. No activity reported this during period.

4 OVERVIEW OF MOST VULNERABLE SOUMS AND CERF TARGETED HOUSEHOLDS Khovsgol Bayan-Olgii Uvs Zavkhan Orkhon Bulgan Darkhan-Uul Selenge Khovd Arkhangai Ulaanbaatar Hentii Dornod To'v Govisumber Sukhbaatar Govi-Altai Bayankhongor Ovorkhangai Dundgovi Dornogovi Omnogovi Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) Main implementing partner: Adjusted target beneficiaries= 4,000 households in 6 priority soums of 1 aimags Adjusted 4,000 Assisted The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Source: 5W 15/0/ /04/17)

5 COVERAGE OF HCT PARTNERS AIMAG LEVEL WV Khuvsgul Bayan Ulgii Selenge Bulgan PIN SC Dornod Orkhon Zavkhan Darkhan-Uul Uvs SC UB Arkhangai Khenti Tuv Khovd Gobi-Sumber Gobi-Altai Uvurkhangai Sukhbaatar Dundgobi Bayankhongor Dornogobi Omngobi Total beneficiaries assisted: 11,422 households Number of aimags (18) Range of beneficiaries assisted 0 No activity ,000-1,499 1,500-above The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Source: 5W (15/0/17-20/04/17) Mongolia Severe Winter: Humanitarian Report (as of 20 April 2017)