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01 Jan 2004

Mongolia
Mongolia Appeal No. 01.69/2004

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— IFRC


The International Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity. The Federation is the world's largest humanitarian organisation, and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180 countries. All international assistance to support vulnerable communities seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, according to the SPHERE Project.

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17 Dec 2003

China + 4 others
East Asia region Appeal no. 01.69/2003 Programme Update No. 2

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— IFRC
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Appeal target: CHF 762,888 (USD 524,000 or EUR 517,000)
Period covered: June to November 2003

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organisation and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org

In Brief

Appeal coverage: 77%

Outstanding needs: CHF 175, 646

Related Emergency or Annual Appeals: SARS appeal (11/2003); Emergency Appeal 18/2003 China Floods

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17 Dec 2003

Mongolia
Mongolia Appeal No. 01.68/2003 Programme Update No. 2

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— IFRC
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Appeal Target: CHF 770,524 CHF (USD 527,864 or EUR 523,425)
Period covered: July to November, 2003

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organisation and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org

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)

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10 Dec 2003

Mongolia
Mongolia: Snowfalls Appeal No. 02/03 Operations Update No. 3 (reissued)

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 178 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org
Launched on 17 January, 2003 for CHF 3,906,000 (USD 2.85 million or EURO 2.67) for 10 months for 115,000 beneficiaries; budget decreased to CHF 3,147,000, and now inreases to CHF 3,147,000.

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

Beneficiaries: 115,000 people or 23,000

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07 Oct 2003

Mongolia
2nd cash programme for highly vulnerable Mongolian herders

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— Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Berne, October 07 / 2003 - The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs has approved a CHF 800'000 (USD 590'000) grant for a second Cash for Herders Programme in Mongolia. About 2'400 highly vulnerable herder families in Zavkhan aimag receive a one-fold, unconditional cash contribution to the amount of CHF 250 (USD 180). The programme aims to enable beneficiaries to cover most urgent needs during the coming winter.

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25 Jul 2003

Mongolia
Mongolia: Flash floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0113
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Mongolia - Flash floods
occurred on 18 July 2003

This situation report is based on information provided by the Mongolian Government through the UN Resident Coordinator's office in Ulaanbaatar.

Event and Impact

1. On 18 July, heavy rainfall and hail occurred in most of regions in Mongolia, causing flash floods in the capital Ulaanbaatar and several provinces. The affected areas are Districts of Bayangol, Chingeltei, Sukhbaatar, Songinohairhan and Bayanzurh in Ulaanbaatar,

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24 Jul 2003

Mongolia
Torrential downpour claims at least 18 in Mongolia

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— Agence France-Presse
BEIJING, July 24 (AFP) - Torrential rains and hailstorms in northern Mongolia have killed at least 18 people, Chinese state media reported Thursday.

Ten people in the capital Ulan Bator were killed and more than 100 homes were destroyed, the Xinhua news agency cited Gurragchaa, the director of the state emergencies committee, as saying.

Seven other people drowned and one was struck by lightning in various incidents in the northern part of the country.

Government officials said the storms, the worst experienced by the country since the 1982 floods that killed

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18 Jul 2003

Mongolia
Mongolia Appeal No. 01.68/2003 Programme Update No. 1

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— IFRC
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Appeal Target: 770,524 CHF (USD 527,864 or EUR 523,425)
Period covered: January to June, 2003

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organisation and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org

In Brief

Appeal coverage: 80%; Refer to our website for Contributions List for details.

Outstanding needs: CHF 151,905

Related Emergency or Annual Appeals: N/A

Programme Summary: A cycle of

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25 Jun 2003

China + 2 others
East Asia region Appeal no. 01.69/2003 Programme Update No. 1

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— IFRC


Appeal no. 01.69/2003; Appeal target: CHF 762,888 (USD 524,000 or EUR 517,000) Programme Update No. 1; Period covered: January to June 2003
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org

In Brief

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11 Jun 2003

Mongolia
Mongolia: Snowfalls Appeal No. 02/03 Operations Update No. 2

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 178 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org
Launched on 17 January, 2003 for CHF 3,906,000 (USD 2.85 million or EUR 2.67 million) for 10 months for 115,000 beneficiaries; budget decreased to CHF 3,147,000.

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

Beneficiaries: 115,000 people or 23,000

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06 Jun 2003

Mongolia
Mongolia: Commission grants EUR 1 million in humanitarian aid

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— European Commission Humanitarian Aid department
IP/03/809
Brussels, 6 June 2003 - The European Commission has approved a €1 million humanitarian aid package to support vulnerable groups affected by harsh climatic conditions in Mongolia. The funds allocated by the Commission's Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO), which comes under the responsibility of Commissioner Poul Nielson, will provide food aid, soup kitchens, winter clothes and seeds and tools for gardening. Aid programmes will be implemented by international agencies operating in the region. Since 2000 ECHO has contributed nearly €3 million to this crisis.
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03 Jun 2003

Argentina + 13 others
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund Appeal No. 01.95/2003 Programme Update No. 1

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— IFRC
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Appeal Target: CHF 3,400,000 (USD 2,446,214 or EUR 2,336,657)
Period covered: January - April, 2003

The Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org

In Brief

Appeal coverage: 16.7%; See attached Contributions List for details.

Outstanding needs: CHF 2,832,634 (USD 2,080,524 / EUR 1,919,779)

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03 Jun 2003

Mongolia
Mongolia: Dzud takes toll on children's minds

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— UN Children's Fund
Tserensonom is a herder who lives with his wife and nine children in the soum center. He used to live in the country looking after his twenty cows, and seventy sheep and goats. However, they had to move to soum center after the dzud claimed all their livestock in the winter of 2000-2001. Since then they have had no source of income. Three daughters study in the soum school. Two boys -- 14 and 18 year-olds are away from their home, looking after a luckier herder's animals in order to help their family.
This is the situation that many rural
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27 May 2003

Mongolia
Assistance for rehabilitation of schools in Mongolia by the Trust Fund for Human Security

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— Government of Japan
1. On May 27 (Tuesday), the Government of Japan and the United Nations (UN) decided to extend a total of 504,563.01-dollar assistance through the Trust Fund for Human Security to a project "Rehabilitation of Boarding Schools and Provision of Refresher Training Course for Headmasters and Teachers in the Dzud*-affected Gobi Desert Provinces in Mongolia". This project will be implemented by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

2. The goal of the project is to improve

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19 May 2003

Mongolia
Mongolia Appeal No. 01.39/2002 Final Report

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— IFRC
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Appeal target: CHF 966,273; Appeal coverage: 56.4%
"At a Glance"

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

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24 Mar 2003

Mongolia
Mongolia: Snowfalls appeal No. 07/2001 Final Report

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— IFRC
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This Final Report is intended for reporting on emergency appeals
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 178 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org

Launched on: 14th February 2001 for 12 months for CHF 2,864,472 to assist 7,022 families / 35,000 beneficiaries with food and non food items, and an additional 15,000

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19 Mar 2003

Mongolia
Mongolia: Dzud conditions call for a response from World Vision Mongolia as herders face another devastating winter

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— World Vision
Once again Mongolia has experienced another devastating winter following on from the four previous drought/dzud cycles of 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
A dzud is a summer drought followed by early and heavy snowstorms with temperatures falling way below average, freezing to death already malnourished animals. It differs from other natural disasters in that is slow to become evident and takes a lengthy duration as opposed to 'rapid onset' disasters such as flash floods, mud slides, tropical storms, hurricanes, earthquakes that usually happen with little
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13 Mar 2003

Mongolia
Mongolia: Dzud Appeal No. 02/03 Operations Update No. 1

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— IFRC
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Appeal No. 02/03; Launched on 17 January, 2003 for CHF 3,906,000 for 10 months for 115,000 beneficiaries
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocated: CHF 300,000

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

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06 Mar 2003

Mongolia
Australia helps vulnerable Mongolian families

Report
— Government of Australia
PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
THE HON CHRIS GALLUS MP
AA 03 13 06 Mar 2003 - Australia will contribute a further $100,000 to help vulnerable families in Mongolia who are now suffering the effects of severe winter following prolonged drought.

The contribution will be made through the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Appeal, the Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Chris Gallus, said today.

'The $100,000 will provide wheat flour,

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