British Army engineers are involved in a pioneering drilling project to bring clean water to thousands of people in Sierra Leone.

As a result of this project, fresh water will be delivered to more than 6,500 people where it is scarce and the threat of illnesses like cholera is high as people are forced to use water in contaminated rivers and puddles for drinking and cleaning.

Summary: CHF 178,829 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 7 September 2012, to support the Red Cross Society of Guinea (RCSG) in delivering assistance to some 25,000 households.
In February 2012, cholera cases began to appear throughout the regions of Conakry and Forecariah. The epidemic worsened in July and August (5,699 cases and 109 deaths as of 2 September 2012) and reached a level that exceeded the response capacities of the National Society.

Period covered by this Ops Update: 30 December 2012 to 15 January 2013.
Appeal target (current): CHF 1,061,852 in cash, kind and services and services.
Appeal coverage: 100%

• This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a Preliminary basis on 16 August 2012 for CHF 1,151,632 for 6 months to assist 1,440,000 beneficiaries. CHF 150,000 was allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) as start up funds.

LES TITRES

• Le système de santé tchadien peine à combattre la malnutrition (IRIN, 27 jan. 2013)

• Difficult recovery after Chad floods (IRIN, 29 Jan. 2013)

• In Brief: Chad averts locust threat (IRIN, 30 Jan. 2013)

• Des camps de réfugiés au ballet national du Tchad (Afrik.com, 31 jan. 2013)

• Des bactéries intestinales liées à la malnutrition infantile en Afrique (tchadinfos.com, 31 jan. 2013)

• L'UNICEF demande 1,4 milliard de dollars pour aider les enfants touchés par des crises humanitaires en 2013 (Xinhua, 26 jan. 2013)

I. Introduction

1 . In a letter dated 20 December 2010 (S/2010/661), the President of the Security Council informed me that the members of the Council had agreed to extend the mandate of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) until 31 December 2013 and requested me to report on the implementation of the revised mandate of UNOWA every six months.

Link: Regional Office for West and Central Africa Bulletin - Central Emergency Response Fund, January - December 2012 (EN/FR)

Appeal target: CHF 1,061,852 in cash, kind and services.

Appeal coverage: 38% (against initial amount of CHF 1,358,780, corresponding to 50% of revised amount of CHF 1,061,852)

Appeal history:

• This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a Preliminary basis on 16 August 2012 for CHF 1,151,632 for 6 months to assist 1,440,000 beneficiaries. CHF 150,000 was allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) as start up funds.

The cholera epidemic that struck Guinea and Sierra Leone in 2012 is winding down. What to do now? Start preparing - for cholera.

The new strains secrete a toxin more severe than usual strains, creating a more virulent illness - with harsher symptoms and a higher infection rate, according to cholera experts in the region