UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Humanitarian Situation Report, 19 December 2017
- As of 13 December 2017, most schools in all hurricane-impacted Eastern Caribbean countries have reopened, bringing an increasing number of children back to school. However, while in Dominica 94 per cent of publicowned or funded schools have reopened, attendance is only at 68 per cent, possibly highlighting the impact of outward migration in the aftermath of the hurricane.
- The resettlement of Barbuda residents has not gone according to plan with only 34 per cent of the population signaling an intent to return from Antigua in the short-term; the main ferry service being out of operation and a decision that the previously state-funded passage (US$ 72 round trip) will now be borne directly by passengers.
- In Dominica, only eight per cent of people, mainly those living in the cities of Roseau and Portsmouth, have access to electricity. In the British Virgin Islands (BVI) only one-fifth of the population has restored power.
- Since the launch of the programme on 4 December, approximately 1,120 children from a target population of 6,000 vulnerable children and their families have been reached with the UNICEF-supported Emergency Cash Transfer Programme in Dominica.
Published December 20, 2017
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