Appeal target (current): The floods emergency appeal seeks to raise CHF 3,538,548 in cash, kind or services to support Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) to assist an estimated 52,183 beneficiaries for a six months period.

Appeal coverage: 9% So far the appeal has received both hard and soft pledges and commitments from PNS, UN agencies, developmental and private partners.

Appeal history:

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is seeking proposals from individual organisations or consortia of organisations to carry out a high-quality operational research programme on national and local capacity building for disaster risk management. This programme is being supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with potential contributions from other donors.

By Erkan Aksu, Turkish Red Crescent, and Giovanni Zambello, IFRC

“We arrived in Turkey about seven months ago” says C. M., 32 years old, who used to work as a farmer in a village near the Syrian city of Latakia. He and his family escaped into Turkey when the bombing started in their village.

“We left our relatives behind, and one of my brothers, who remained in the village, is now looking after our properties and lands. But from here we cannot get any news from them, and we are worried about their lives.”

A report on the an evaluation conducted for Uganda Red Cross to document lessons learnt in health epidemics response and to document their organizations capacity to respond.

Introduction

Afghanistan has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world and is second for under-five mortality. Poor and improper nutrition among women of reproductive age can lead to pregnancy-related complications, there is an acute shortage of health facilities and trained staff – particularly female staff – access to antenatal care and essential medicine is limited, and most of the population lacks access to basic health and sanitation services.

Overview

Summary: CHF 292,693 was allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC)’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 17 October 2012 to support Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to deliver assistance to 25,000 beneficiaries. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.

Link: Uganda: Kasese Floods DREF operation n° MDRUG033

CHF 300,794 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) in delivering immediate assistance to some 6,500 beneficiaries. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.