Today, through a bridge and road inauguration ceremony in Haripur VDC, Sunsari district, the U.S. Ambassador Scott H. DeLisi, representatives of USAID, local government, and media celebrated the accomplishments of USAID’s Flood Recovery Program. The program helped more than 800,000 people in eight flood-affected districts of the Terai.

Appeal target (current): CHF 2,344,464 (USD 2.34 million or EUR 1.46 million).

Appeal coverage: 101%

Appeal history:

This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a preliminary basis on 8 August 2007 for CHF 2.32 million (USD 1.93 million or EUR 1.4 million) for six months to assist more than 20,000 families affected by landslides and extensive flooding in different parts of Nepal.

Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 250,000 was initially allocated on 2 August 2007, from the Federation's

Appeal target: CHF 2,344,464 (USD 2.34 million or EUR 1.46 million)

Appeal coverage: 100%

Appeal history:

This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a preliminary basis on 8 August 2007 for CHF 2.32 million (USD 1.93 million or EUR 1.4 million) for six months to assist more than 20,000 families affected by landslides and extensive flooding in different parts of Nepal.

Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 250,000 was initially allocated on 2 August 2007, from the Federation's

1. Brief description of the general situation:

ADRA Nepal is implementing Post Disaster Rehabilitation Projects Water and Sanitation in Banke, Bardia district in partnership with Backward Society Education Nepal. The Constituency Election is over and in the first meeting of the Member of Constituency Assembly had first meeting on May 28 decided to declare Nepal is a Democratic Republic State. Big political change is happening and political parties were engaged to manage the big transformation. Security situation, law

This revised emergency appeal seeks CHF 2,344,464 (USD 2.34 million or EUR 1.46 million) in cash, kind or services to deliver relief and recovery assistance to more than 25,000 families (150,000 people) affected by floods and landslides.

Revised Appeal coverage: 100%

Previous Appeal coverage: 117%

CHF 250,000 was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF).

The preliminary emergency appeal launched on 8 August 2007 for CHF 2,320,856 (USD2.32 million or EUR 1.44 million)

This report covers the period of 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2007 of a two-year planning and appeal process.

In brief

Programme summary:

Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) carried out its activities in 2006 and 2007 in line with its five- year development plan and Strategy 2010. The NRCS was heavily engaged in relief work and longer-term programmes, as one of the biggest humanitarian organizations in Nepal, the NRCS directly assisted more than 2,657,584 people in 2006 and 2007.

- Nepal's summer paddy crop production increased by 17%.

- Initial reports indicate that the winter crop will yield substantially lower crops in the Mid and Far Western region, due to late winter rains.

- Market Prices have increased significantly despite these good crop yields leaving an estimated 3.8 million extremely vulnerable.

- Additionally, many areas in Mid- and Far-West suffered from poor paddy production and are facing increasing food insecurity. The outlook for the winter crop production in many of these areas is also worrying.

Period covered by this Ops Update: 1 to 31 January 2008.

Appeal target (current): CHF 2,006,481 (USD 1,667,898 or EUR 1,220,487).

Appeal coverage: 125%

Appeal history:

- A preliminary appeal was launched on 8 August 2007 for CHF 2.32 million (USD 1.93 million or EUR 1.4 million) for six months to assist more than 20,000 families affected by landslides and extensive flooding in different parts of Nepal.

- Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 250,000 was allocated on 2 August 2007, from the Federation's DREF,

Period covered by this Ops Update: 14 November to 31 December 2007.

Appeal target (current): CHF 2,006,481 (USD 1,667,898 or EUR 1,220,487).

Appeal coverage: 117%

Appeal history:

- This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a preliminary basis on 8 August 2007 for CHF 2.32 million (USD 1.93 million or EUR 1.4 million) for six months to assist more than 20,000 families affected by landslides and extensive flooding in different parts of Nepal.

- Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF):