HIGHLIGHTS

• A 7.8 earthquake hit South-Eastern Iran on 16 April, close to the border with Pakistan. The impact was felt in both countries, with 14 people killed, 73 injured and two missing.

• New and worsening humanitarian crises since 2011 have led to a considerable increase in CERF allocations to the MENA region. The largest recipients have been Pakistan, Syria and Yemen.

I. HIGHLIGHTS

• The Government of Iran is in the process of providing relief assistance to the people affected by the earthquakes of 11 August. It has declared its intention to start the recovery period very soon;

• The UN Resident Coordinator and her accompanying team visited the earthquake affected areas on Friday 17 August 2012;

• The UN Disaster Management Team held a meeting on Saturday 18 August to ascertain priorities for providing support to the Government.