In 2016, OCHA merged its offices in Johannesburg and Nairobi into the OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa (ROSEA), covering 25 countries.
Comprising the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes, eastern Africa is a region in which emergencies tend to be large scale, resulting in significant displacement and other needs. For this reason, OCHA maintains country presences in Burundi, DRC, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. The southern Africa region has fewer protracted humanitarian crises, but is prone to drought and floods. For this reason, OCHA does not have country offices in the region. In both regions the 2015-2016 El Nino weather phenomenon continues to have a significant humanitarian impact.
For those countries where OCHA does not have a presence, it is essential that OCHA can deploy from the regional hub swiftly and effectively in times of emergency, and to otherwise ensure preparedness for potential crises. OCHA works closely with local authorities and partners to bolster national disaster preparedness in these countries and supports response.
Whether we’re mobilizing relief money or raising awareness of forgotten crises, it’s our mandate to keep world attention focused on humanitarian issues. For this reason, we produce and release timely regional reporting and analytical products to strengthen the humanitarian case and highlight the needs of the most vulnerable in the region. OCHA ROSEA also provides a platform for the analysis of cross-border issues of humanitarian concern, such as facilitating multi-country preparedness and planning consultations. OCHA ROSEA also works to strengthen collaboration on emergency preparedness and response with regional bodies, such as the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in eastern Africa and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in southern Africa.
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This dataset shows the timeseries data of total monthly transits and carrying capacity (DWT and DT million) of vessels in the Suez and Panama canals, Bosphorus Strait and the Gulf of Aden from 2016 to date.
The attacks in the Red Sea are disrupting commercial and humanitarian supplies. International partners have raised alarm over the economic and humanitarian impact of the escalating attacks on ships in the Red Sea which are adding strain to shipping routes already hit by conflicts and climate change. The crisis in the Red Sea, marked by Houthi-led attacks disrupting shipping routes, has added another layer of complexity.
In response to the Red Sea crisis, major players in the shipping industry have temporarily suspended Suez transits.
The diversion of cargo flow has a major impact on the access to commodities, especially for countries relying heavily on imports. That will also lead to higher costs and delays for humanitarian operations in the Horn of Africa. Continued tensions in the area may result in diverting international attention from the ongoing conflict in Sudan and the climate-related impacts on countries within Southern and Eastern Africa.
The situation is fluid and volatile, with the worst plummets in the last 7 years seen in early 2024. This has a potential for significant consequences depending on future developments
Eritrea level 0 (national), level 1 (region), and level 2 (district) 2001 population statistics including number of individuals, number of households, number of administrative villages, and number of villages.
REFERENCE YEAR: 2001
These tables are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Eritrea - Subnational Administrative Boundaries.
Zambia administrative level 0-2 boundaries
Vetting and live service provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.
These boundaries (at administrative level 0-1) are suitable for GIS or database linkage to the Zambia - Subnational Population Statistics tables.
Madagascar administrative level 0-4 2018 population statistics
REFERENCE YEAR: 2018
These CSV tables are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Madagascar administrative level 0 - 4 boundaries shapefiles.
3W data (who does what where) reporting on humanitarian organizations supporting the Tropical Cyclone Freddy Response in the Southern Region of Malawi. The data is assembled by the OCHA-Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa (ROSEA) after consolidation of the partners by the sectors. The dataset shows the humanitarian partners with their respective sectors and the location of their response at Traditional authority level.
Zimbabwe administrative level 0 (country), 1 (province), 2 (district) and 3 (ward) boundary polygon, line, and point shapefiles, geodatabase, and live services, and gazetteer.
Please note that administrative level 3 (ward) features are identified numerically.
Vetting and live service provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.
These shapefiles are suitable for linkage by P-code to the Zimbabwe - Subnational Population Statistics CSV population statistics tables.
South Africa administrative levels 0 (country), 1 (province), 2 (district), and 3 (local municipality) boundaries polygon and line shapefiles, EMF files, and geodatabase, and gazetteer.
Vetting and live service provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.
These shapefiles are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the South Africa - Subnational Population Statistics CSV tables.
Uganda administrative level 0 (country), 1 (region), 2 (district), 3 (county), and 4 (sub-country) boundaries.
Vetting and live service provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.
The administrative level 0, 1, and 2 boundaries are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Uganda - Subnational Population Statistics tables.
Kingdom of Eswatini 2007 administrative level 0-2 boundaries
Vetting and live service provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.
These boundaries are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Kingdom of Eswatini - Subnational Population Statistics.
Sudan administrative level 0 (country), 1 (state), and 2 (district) boundary files
REFERENCE YEAR: 2020
Vetting and live service provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.
The administrative level 0 and 1 layers are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Sudan - Subnational Population Statistics tables using the ADM0 and ADM1_PCODE fields. (The Abyei region is excluded from the COD-PS.)
Mozambique administrative level 0 (country), 1 (province), 2 (district) and 3 (posto) boundary polygons, lines, and gazetteer.
Vetting and live service provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.
Kenya administrative level 0 (country), 1 (county), and 2 (sub-county) boundary polygon and line shapefiles, geodatabase, live services, and gazeteer
Vetting and live service provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.
The administrative level 0 and 1 boundaries are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the corresponding Kenya - Subnational Population Statistics tables.
Eritrea level 0 (national), level 1 (region) and level 2 (district) boundaries
Prepared by OCHA
These boundaries are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Eritrea - Subnational Population Statistics tables.
Vetting and live service provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.
Comoros administrative level 0 (country), 1 (island), 2 (prefecture), and 3 (commune), boundary polygon and line shapefiles, EMF files, and geodatabase, and gazetteer.
The gazetteer includes uncertified administrative level 4 (locality) and 5 (village) tables for which no boundaries are available.
The administrative level 0, 1, and 2 shapefiles are suitable for database and GIS linkage to the Comoros - Subnational Population Statistics CSV tables.
Vetting and live service provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.
Angola administrative level 0 (country), 1 (province), 2 (municipality | city council) and 3 (commune) boundary polygon, line, and point shapefiles, live services, and geodatabase; and gazetteer
Vetting and live service provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.
The administrative level 0-2 shapefiles are suitable for database or ArcGIS linkage to the Angola - Subnational Population Statistics.
REVISION HISTORY
12 November 2020: EMF files added
20 February 2020: shapefiles consolidated into one ZIP file
Seychelles - Subnational Population Statistics
REFERENCE YEAR: 2019
These tables are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Seychelles - Subnational Administrative Boundaries.
GAZETTEER CORRECTED 2022_06_09. Some records in the ADM3 and ADM4 tabs had incorrect ADM1_PCODE values.
The Admin boundary shapefiles for Rwanda since 2006. The shapefile was created in 2006 and updated by the 2012 Census mapping.
It was updated again on 17 Oct 2017.
These administrative level 0-3 shapefiles are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Rwanda - Subnational Population Statistics tables.
02 October 2018 update:
Administrative level 1 (province) P-codes corrected at all levels.
27 September 2018 update:
Administrative level 0 (country) feature attributes corrected at all levels.
19 October 2018 update:
to Administrative levels 0 - 3:
Standardized P-codes, based on the pre-existing numeric codes added
Lake Kivu extent removed
Corrections made to two administrative level 1 names in the administrative level 3 (sector) shapefile
21 September 2018 update:
Administrative level 4 P-coded