This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 1,062,295 (USD 991,697 or EUR 744,243) in cash, kind, or services to support the Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) to assist 13,600 beneficiaries for six months and will be completed by the end of September 2010; a final report will be made available by 31 December 2010, three months after the end of the operation.

CHF 100,000 (USD 93,924 or EUR 70,006) was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support this operation. Unearmarked funds to replenish DREF are encouraged.

There are five nations within the East Asia region: Mongolia, China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan. The region is at high risk for a wide range of disasters and health emergencies, accounting for more than 63 percent of Asia's reported disaster casualties (mostly due to the massive floods in China) and 64 percent of Asia's disaster related economic losses in 2007. Considering East Asia accounted for only 22 percent of Asia's reported disasters in 2007, the statistics demonstrate that the

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In Brief

Appeal coverage: 87 %; See attached Contributions List for details.

Outstanding needs: CHF 101,905

Related Emergency or Annual Appeals: Emergency Appeal, Snowfalls (02/2003)

Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) allocated: CHF 300,000

Beneficiaries: 115,000 people or 23,000

In 2002 the Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) took a proactive role in self development to address the increasing needs of its beneficiaries. Three consecutive years of severe summer droughts caused by dzuds has led to the decimation of the country's livestock, leaving Mongolia's extensive herding population without any means of earning a living. The MRCS with support from the International Federation continued to provide humanitarian assistance to families that had lost all or most

Beneficiaries: 115,000 people

Period covered: 17 January - 16 February, 2003

At a Glance

Appeal coverage: 21.5%

Related Appeals: 2003 East Asia annual regional programmes (01.69/2003) Outstanding needs: CHF 3,065,179

Summary: Early donor support has been good but more backing from partners is required to sustain the impact of operations on the lives of families in need.

Operational Developments

Situation

Mongolia is facing another devastating winter which will greatly exacerbate the effects of the three previous drought/dzud1 cycles (2000, 2001, 2002) which have already caused extreme poverty amongst a proportion of the population.

Based on the latest information collected by the Mongolian Red Cross Society and the State Emergency Commission, 665,000 people or 133,000 families2

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