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14 May 2004

Nepal
Nepal Appeal No. 01.55/2003 Annual Report

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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 over 181 countries.

In Brief

Appeal No. 01.55/2003

Appeal target: CHF 2,248,507 (USD 1,769,109 or EUR 1,437,656)

Appeal coverage: 39.3%

This Annual Report reflects activities implemented over a one-year period; they form part of, and are based on, longer-term, multi-year planning

Overall analysis of the programme

The internal armed conflict which began

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19 Dec 2003

Nepal
Nepal Appeal No. 01.55/2003 Programme Update No. 2

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— IFRC
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Appeal No. 01.55/2003
Appeal Target: CHF 2,248,507
Programme Update No. 2
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: 34%; See attached Contributions List for details.

Outstanding needs: CHF 1,492,380
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29 Aug 2003

Nepal
Nepal: Monsoon Flooding and Landslides Appeal No. 23/02 - Final Report

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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
Final Report on Appeal N=B0 23/2002; launched on 12 August 2002 for six months for CHF 2,472,000 to assist 130,000 beneficiaries. Operational period extended by one month from 28 February to 31 March 2003; Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) allocated: CHF 150,000 Period covered:
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05 Jul 2003

Nepal
Nepal Appeal No. 01.55/2003 Programme Update No. 1

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— IFRC
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Appeal No. 01.55/2003;
Appeal Target: CHF 2,248,507
Programme Update No. 1;
Period covered: January 1 to April 30, 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: 21%; See attached Contributions List for details; or please see the Federation's website

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02 Jul 2003

Nepal
Nepal flood victims moved from harm's way

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— IFRC
by Bijoy Patro in Chitwan
'May you have a safe journey', says the board on the way out of Jagatpur village in the southern Nepalese district of Chitwan. Dil Bahadur Magar must have read it many times. But on that day, in late October last year, he wouldn't have cared less. For the 25-year-old was leaving behind his aged parents, son, daughter and a pregnant wife. Homeless.

In July last year, the flooded Rapti River took away the home of the family of six. It also left them landless as it swept away the three hectares of their farming land. In return, it gave them penury.

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26 Jun 2003

Nepal
Nepal: Monsoon Flooding and Landslides Appeal No. 23/02 - Interim Final Report

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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
Interim Final Report on Appeal No. 23/2002; launched on 12 August 2002 for six months for CHF 2,472,000 to assist 130,000 beneficiaries. Operational period extended by one month from 28 February to 31 March 2003; Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) allocated: CHF 150,000

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12 May 2003

Nepal
Nepal villagers take the higher ground

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— IFRC
by Khem Aryal of Nepal Red Cross in Chitwan district
It was the worst day in the lives of some 200 families in the picturesque village of Jagatpur, in Chitwan district in southern Nepal. On July 22 2002, their homes were engulfed with floodwater as the Rapti River burst its banks.

The villagers struggled to reach to safety before their homes were swept away. About 50 people took shelter on the roof of a local school. Another 28 survived atop a concrete house that was left standing, despite badly damaged foundations.

Some, like Gokul Chhetri, were extremely

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16 Apr 2003

Nepal
Nepal: Monsoon Flooding and Landslides Appeal No. 23/2002 Operations Update No. 3

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— IFRC
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This Ops Update 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

IN BRIEF

Appeal coverage: 107%
Related Appeals: Nepal Annual Appeal 2003 (01.55/2003; South Asia regional programme 01.24/2002)

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27 Mar 2003

Bangladesh + 8 others
USAID/OFDA Asia Disaster preparedness and mitigation programs fact sheet #1

Report
— US Agency for International Development


U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)

Note: This updates Fact Sheet #2, dated July 23, 2002

Background

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31 Dec 2002

Bangladesh + 5 others
Regional cooperation in flood forecasting and information exchange in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region

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— Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Asian Disaster Management News Vol. 8, No. 4 October-December 2002

The mountains of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region are the source of rivers that sustain the livelihoods of more than a billion people. But these rivers can pose a threat: floods regularly devastate downstream areas causing colossal damage to infrastructure and loss of lives and property. Effective and timely flood forecasting can provide one of the most cost-effective, reliable methods to reduce the negative impacts of floods. Timely warning is crucial both to save lives

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31 Dec 2002

Afghanistan + 5 others
South Asia Appeal No. 01.24/2002 Programme Update No. 2

Report
— IFRC
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
Appeal Target CHF 2,948,770. Budget revised to CHF 2,964,976
Period covered: I July- 15 December 2002;

IN BRIEF

Appeal coverage 60%

Related Appeals: Annual Appeal 2002: 01.25/02 Afghanistan, 01.26/02 Bangladesh, 01.27 Nepal, 01.28/02 Pakistan and 01.29/02 Sri Lanka

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20 Dec 2002

Nepal
Nepal: Monsoon Flooding and Landslides Appeal No. 23/2002 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 12 August 2002 for CHF 2,472,000 (USD 1.64 m/EUR 1.68 m) for six months for 130,000 beneficiaries. Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocated: CHF 150,000

Period covered: 20 September to 1 December
Last Update: 19 September 2002);
Next Update 3 expected in February 2003

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11 Nov 2002

Afghanistan + 22 others
Use of modern technology for disaster management in Asia-Pacific focus of UN meeting

Report
— UN News Service
Harnessing modern technology and increasing regional cooperation in disaster preparedness could save lives and help prevent some of the billions of dollars in property damage each year across Asian and the Pacific, United Nations officials stressed today at a meeting in Bangkok.
"Many lives could be saved and tragedy mitigated, if effective disaster management measures are undertaken," Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), said in an opening address to the UN
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29 Oct 2002

Chile + 10 others
2002: Natural disasters set to cost over $ 70 Billion

Report
— UN Environment Programme
Insurers Warn of Mounting Price Tag of Climate Change at COP8 Meeting
Delhi/Nairobi, 29 October 2002 - Record-breaking rains, triggering devastating floods in Europe, destruction of homes across the Caribbean and life-threatening mudslides in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, have been a key feature of 2002.

Natural catastrophes, the vast majority of which have been weather-related, have cost countries and communities an estimated $56 billion during the period January to September 2002, a preliminary study shows. The final bill for this year's natural disasters

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22 Oct 2002

Nepal
Nepal: Natural disaster update

Report
— ActionAid
by Shyam Sundar Jnavely, ActionAid Nepal
In terms of natural disasters, both floods and landslides have affected approximately 3,00,574 persons and 49,179 families in 48 districts of Eastern Nepal during July and August 2002 .

The major disaster includes the landslides of Khotang, Taplejung, Ramechhap and Bhojpur districts where more than 150 people have been reported dead. Similarly, the heavy monsoon rain was also very active all over the country damaging the standing crops, thousands of hectares of farmlands, high way roads and building/houses.

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21 Oct 2002

Nepal
Belgique: Les activités de la coopération fédérale au développement au Népal

Report
— Government of Belgium
La coopération fédérale au développement soutient la Croix Rouge Népalaise pour lancer des activités dans les domaines de l'alphabétisation, de la santé et de l'approvisionnement en eau potable. Pendant la période 1998-2002, des programmes de développement villageois ont été lancés dans les districts Dhading et Ghorka (au Népal-Central, à +/- 250 km au NO de Kathmandu). Pendant la période 2003-2007, ces programmes seront étendus aux districts de Sihara, situé dans la plaine à la frontière de l'Inde, et de Sankhuwasabha, dans la région montagneuse près du Tibet.
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17 Oct 2002

Nepal
Nepalese flood victims face uncertain future

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— IFRC
By Khem Aryal in Nepal
People throughout Nepal are celebrating the festival of Dashain, but many people have been unable to enjoy the festivities in their own homes, because they were destroyed in the floods and landslides that hit the Himalayan kingdom during this year's monsoons.

Dashain, a festival to mark the victory of good over evil, is celebrated with merriment and gaiety. The biting Himalayan winter sets in soon after the festival and life is confined indoors.

People like Thug Bahadur Kunwar, in the village of Jagatpur in Chitwan district, face the prospect of enduring

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19 Sep 2002

Nepal
ACT update Nepal 1/2002 - Flood & landslide victims ASNP-21(Rev 1)

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— Action by Churches Together International
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Appeal Target: US$ 71,292
Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 31,111

Geneva, 19 September 2002

Dear Colleagues,

Since issuing ASNP-21 on 9 August 2002 fresh reports have been received from western Nepal of serious food deficits in the Kailali District resulting directly and indirectly from flood and related seasonal factors. This has come to attention only after nearly completing the crisis phase of the assistance in the four other districts. Kailali is in the western part of Nepal where the monsoon arrives later.

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19 Sep 2002

Nepal
Nepal: Monsoon Flooding and Landslides Appeal No. 23/02 operations update No. 1

Report
— IFRC


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 12 August 2002 for CHF 2,472,000 (USD 1.64m/ EUR 1.68m) for six months for 130,000 beneficiaries.
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocated: CHF 150,000
Period covered: 12 August - 12 September 2002 ;

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