Armenia/Azerbaijan Emergency Appeal Dec 1992 UNDHA Situation Report 1
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DHA/UNDRO 92/0798
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN
8 DECEMBER 1992
A. INTRODUCTION
1. IN RESPONSE TO INCREASINGLY ALARMING REPORTS CONCERNING THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN ARMENIA AND IN AZERBAIJAN, MISSIONS HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED BY AGENCIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN ORDER TO OBTAIN FIRST HAND INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION IN THESE TWO COUNTRIES. THE MISSIONS HAVE CONFIRMED THE NEED FOR THE IMMEDIATE LAUNCHING OF AN EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMME. AT THE SAME TIME, THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (DHA) HAS BEEN ALERTED BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE AFFECTED COUNTRIES TO THE URGENT NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.
2. THE EMERGENCY APPEAL WHICH IS PRESENTED BELOW SUMMARIZES ACTION TAKEN AND PRELIMINARY NEEDS IDENTIFIED SO FAR FOR THE TWO COUNTRIES. FURTHER ASSESSMENT MISSIONS ARE UNDERWAY OR BEING PLANNED. THEREFORE, THIS APPEAL MUST BE INTEGRATED INTO A COMPREHENSIVE RELIEF AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMME FOR ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN TO BE FORMULATED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
B. SITUATION AND NEEDS IN ARMENIA
3. THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECLARED ON 7 DECEMBER 1992 THAT THE COUNTRY IS IN A STATE OF NATIONAL DISASTER AND APPEALED TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HUMANIATARIAN ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO SECURE THE SURVIVAL OF THE PEOPLE THROUGH THE HARSH WINTER MONTHS.
4. BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF A MISSION WHICH VISITED ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN FROM 15 SEPTEMBER TO 8 OCTOBER, UNHCR IS STARTING ON EMERGENCY PROGRAMME AIMED AT ASSISTING THE MORE VULNERABLE GROUPS AMONG THE REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS THROUGH THE WINTER. LIKEWISE UNICEF HAS REACHED THE CONCLUSION THAT AN EMERGENCY INTERVENTION IS CALLED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A REGULAR PROGRAMME OF ASSISTANCE CAN BE PROPOSED TO ITS EXECUTIVE BOARD.
5. THE POPULATION OF ARMENIA (3.3 MILLION) NEEDS 600,000 MT OF WHEAT PER ANNUM. THIS REPRESENTS 480,000 MT OF WHEAT FLOUR. THIS YEAR THE NATIONAL PRODUCTION HAS BEEN ESTIMATED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT 50,000 MT. THE WHEAT DEFICIT THEREFORE STANDS AT 550,000 MT.
6. THE NEED FOR FUEL HAS BEEN EMPHASIZED TO DHA BY THE ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES. IN ARMENIA TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW -20, -25 DEGREES CENTRIGRADE IN MOST PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND WINTER MAY LAST UP TO SEVEN MONTHS AT HIGHER ALTITUDES WHERE OVER 700,000 REFUGEES LIVE. DUE TO THE SEVERE SHORTAGES OF FUEL, 1,300,000 INHABITANTS OF YEREVAN (REPRESENTING 40 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IN ARMENIA) WILL HAVE ONLY 12 HOURS OF ELECTRICITY A DAY. OTHER CITIES HAVE LESS. THE LACK OF ENERGY ALSO ENTRAINS WATER SHORTAGES, COOKING PROBLEMS AND DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN HEATING. FOR THE REFUGEES IT WILL BE WORSE.
7. PROBLEMS ARE COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT A BLOCKADE HAS EFFECTIVELY ISOLATED THE COUNTRY FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD. IT WILL THEREFORE BE ESSENTIAL TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE OPENING OF RELIEF CORRIDORS TO AVOID A CATASTROPHIC WINTER SEASON IN LAND-LOCKED ARMENIA.
8. A UNICEF MISSION TO ARMENIA IN NOVEMBER CONCLUDED THAT AS HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS IMPEND, 70 PERCENT OF THE UNDER-18 CHILD POPULATION OF 1.3 MILLION CHILDREN IS AT RISK FROM HUNGER, COLD, INADEQUATE SHELTER AND LACK OF RESISTANCE TO INFECTIONS FOR WHICH HEALTH CARE IS IN SHORT SUPPLY. PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE ARE SOME 500,000 BETWEEN 0-6 YEARS OF AGE AND PREGNANT MOTHERS, AS WELL AS 17,500 CHILDREN AMONG THE THE DESTITUTE POPULATION OF REFUGEES FROM THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT, 3,000 ORPHANS AND THOUSANDS OF SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES WHO SURVIVED THE 1988 EARTHQUAKE AND ARE STILL WITHOUT A PROPER HOME.
9. OFFICIALS FROM THE MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, LABOUR, AND SOCIAL SECURITY, EDUCATION AND THE WOMEN'S COUNCIL AND STAFF OF AID AGENCIES AT WORK IN ARMENIA WITH WHOM UNICEF HELD DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WERE UNANIMOUS IN GIVING PRIORITY FOR RELIEF TO PROVISION OF FOOD AND WARM CLOTHING TO THESE GROUPS AND TO MEDICINES TO PREVENT EPIDEMICS AND DEAL WITH THE RIGOR OF THE WINTER SEASON. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 70 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION ARE STRUGGLING WITH INCOMES BELOW THE SUBSISTENCE LINE, THE RESULT OF THE COLLAPSE OF THE ECONOMY UNDER THE COMBINED PRESSURES OF THE BLOCKADE, THE CLOSURE OF FACTORIES AND SPREADING UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION IN EXCESS OF 650 PERCENT IN THE PAST YEAR.
10. A REGULAR PROGRAMME OF ASSISTANCE TO ARMENIA FOR 1993-94 IS BEING PRESENTED TO THE UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD. IT HAS A SIX-MONTH EMERGENCY COMPONENT PLANNED FOR DELIVERY IN COMING WEEKS, ELEMENTS OF WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE APPEAL. UNICEF HOPES THAT A GENEROUS RESPONSE TO THE APPEAL WILL ALLOW IT TO OFFER AN EXPANDED PROGRAMME OF ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY.
C. SITUATION AND NEEDS IN AZERBAIJAN
11. THE DISRUPTION OF THE SUPPLY SYSTEM WITHIN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION IS ALSO TAKING ITS TOLL. AMONG OTHER THINGS AZERBAIJAN MAY FACE A SHORTAGE OF GAS FOR HEATING DURING THE COMING WINTER BECAUSE THE SUPPLY OF GAS FROM TURKMENISTAN IS REPORTEDLY IRREGULAR.
12. THE FLOW OF OVER 500,000 REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS SINCE 1988 AS REPORTED BY THE AUTHORITIES, HAS ADDED AN EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE COUNTRY ESPECIALLY AT A TIME OF RISING UNEMPLOYMENT. AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IS ALSO REPORTED TO HAVE DECREASED.
13. THE LATEST AVAILABLE FIGURES (1991) SHOW THAT THE WHEAT PRODUCTION WAS AT THE TIME 300,000 MT OR ABOUT 33 PERCENT OF THE NEEDS. TO COVER SHORTFALLS, THE MAIN SUPPLIERS WERE UKRAINE, KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA, AND TURKEY. COTTON PRODUCTION WAS 500,000 MT AND WAS USUALLY USED AS BARTER FOR WHEAT. IN ADDITION, THE COUNTRY COVERS 50 PERCENT OF ITS NEEDS IN MEAT AND MILK PRODUCTS.
14. UNHCR IS REQUESTING FUNDS FOR ITS PROGRAMME OF ASSISTANCE TO 145,500 PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS THE MOSTS VULNERABLE AMONG THE REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS. TWO UNHCR TEAMS OF 5 STAFF EACH ARRIVED IN YEREVAN AND BAKU ON 3 DECEMBER, TO ESTABLISH THE OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR DELIVERY OF LIFE-SAVING ASSISTANCE. 200,000 BLANKETS AND 500 ROLLS OF PLASTIC SHEETING OUT OF CONTINGENCY STOCKS ARE BEING TRANSPORTED TO ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN.
15. A UNICEF MISSION IS CURRENTLY IN AZERBAIJAN. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE MISSION WILL PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE FORMULATION OF AN EMERGENCY INTERVENTION BY UNICEF IN THE AREA OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY.
D. ESTIMATED IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS
16. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY AT PRESENT OF THE ESTIMATED IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS BY UNHCR FOR BOTH COUNTRIES AND UNICEF FOR ARMENIA ONLY. UNICEF EMERGENCY PROGRAMME PROPOSAL ARE EXPECTED SHORTLY AND ONCE AVAILABLE WILL BE INCORPORATED IN A SUBSEQUENT UPDATE. AGENCIES HAVE ASSEMBLED DETAILED PROPOSALS REGARDING THE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY ARE PLANNING IN THE IMMEDIATE AND WILL MAKE THESE AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED DONORS.
17. OF TOTAL UNHCR REQUIREMENTS, AN AMOUNT OF USD 4,398,600 IS FOR ARMENIA AND AN AMOUNT OF USD 2,077,000 IS FOR AZERBAIJAN.
E. CHANNELS FOR DELIVERY OF INTERNATIONAL AID
18. CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE RELIEF NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THIS APPEAL SHOULD BE CHANNELLED DIRECTLY TO RESPECTIVE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AGENCIES.
F. FUTURE ACTIVITIES
19. A WFP/FAO MISSION TO ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN IS BEING FIELDED FROM 3 TO 13 DECEMBER 1992 IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE OVERALL FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION AND ANY SPECIFIC NEEDS OF VULNERABLE GROUPS. A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION OF THOSE PERSONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FINDINGS OF THE WFP/FAO ASSESSMENT MISSION.
20. W.H.O. IS ALSO PLANNING A RELIEF INTERVENTION.
G. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
21. FOR CO-ORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM DHA-UNDRO IMMEDIATELY ON PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).
22. DHA WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION WITH A VIEW TO FORMULATING A COMPREHENSIVE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME TO RESPOND TO EMERGING NEEDS AND PROMOTE ACTIVITES RELATED TO REHABILIATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
JAN ELIASSON
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL
FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS +
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN
8 DECEMBER 1992
A. INTRODUCTION
1. IN RESPONSE TO INCREASINGLY ALARMING REPORTS CONCERNING THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN ARMENIA AND IN AZERBAIJAN, MISSIONS HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED BY AGENCIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN ORDER TO OBTAIN FIRST HAND INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION IN THESE TWO COUNTRIES. THE MISSIONS HAVE CONFIRMED THE NEED FOR THE IMMEDIATE LAUNCHING OF AN EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMME. AT THE SAME TIME, THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (DHA) HAS BEEN ALERTED BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE AFFECTED COUNTRIES TO THE URGENT NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.
2. THE EMERGENCY APPEAL WHICH IS PRESENTED BELOW SUMMARIZES ACTION TAKEN AND PRELIMINARY NEEDS IDENTIFIED SO FAR FOR THE TWO COUNTRIES. FURTHER ASSESSMENT MISSIONS ARE UNDERWAY OR BEING PLANNED. THEREFORE, THIS APPEAL MUST BE INTEGRATED INTO A COMPREHENSIVE RELIEF AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMME FOR ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN TO BE FORMULATED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
B. SITUATION AND NEEDS IN ARMENIA
3. THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECLARED ON 7 DECEMBER 1992 THAT THE COUNTRY IS IN A STATE OF NATIONAL DISASTER AND APPEALED TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HUMANIATARIAN ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO SECURE THE SURVIVAL OF THE PEOPLE THROUGH THE HARSH WINTER MONTHS.
4. BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF A MISSION WHICH VISITED ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN FROM 15 SEPTEMBER TO 8 OCTOBER, UNHCR IS STARTING ON EMERGENCY PROGRAMME AIMED AT ASSISTING THE MORE VULNERABLE GROUPS AMONG THE REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS THROUGH THE WINTER. LIKEWISE UNICEF HAS REACHED THE CONCLUSION THAT AN EMERGENCY INTERVENTION IS CALLED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A REGULAR PROGRAMME OF ASSISTANCE CAN BE PROPOSED TO ITS EXECUTIVE BOARD.
5. THE POPULATION OF ARMENIA (3.3 MILLION) NEEDS 600,000 MT OF WHEAT PER ANNUM. THIS REPRESENTS 480,000 MT OF WHEAT FLOUR. THIS YEAR THE NATIONAL PRODUCTION HAS BEEN ESTIMATED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT 50,000 MT. THE WHEAT DEFICIT THEREFORE STANDS AT 550,000 MT.
6. THE NEED FOR FUEL HAS BEEN EMPHASIZED TO DHA BY THE ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES. IN ARMENIA TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW -20, -25 DEGREES CENTRIGRADE IN MOST PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND WINTER MAY LAST UP TO SEVEN MONTHS AT HIGHER ALTITUDES WHERE OVER 700,000 REFUGEES LIVE. DUE TO THE SEVERE SHORTAGES OF FUEL, 1,300,000 INHABITANTS OF YEREVAN (REPRESENTING 40 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IN ARMENIA) WILL HAVE ONLY 12 HOURS OF ELECTRICITY A DAY. OTHER CITIES HAVE LESS. THE LACK OF ENERGY ALSO ENTRAINS WATER SHORTAGES, COOKING PROBLEMS AND DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN HEATING. FOR THE REFUGEES IT WILL BE WORSE.
7. PROBLEMS ARE COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT A BLOCKADE HAS EFFECTIVELY ISOLATED THE COUNTRY FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD. IT WILL THEREFORE BE ESSENTIAL TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE OPENING OF RELIEF CORRIDORS TO AVOID A CATASTROPHIC WINTER SEASON IN LAND-LOCKED ARMENIA.
8. A UNICEF MISSION TO ARMENIA IN NOVEMBER CONCLUDED THAT AS HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS IMPEND, 70 PERCENT OF THE UNDER-18 CHILD POPULATION OF 1.3 MILLION CHILDREN IS AT RISK FROM HUNGER, COLD, INADEQUATE SHELTER AND LACK OF RESISTANCE TO INFECTIONS FOR WHICH HEALTH CARE IS IN SHORT SUPPLY. PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE ARE SOME 500,000 BETWEEN 0-6 YEARS OF AGE AND PREGNANT MOTHERS, AS WELL AS 17,500 CHILDREN AMONG THE THE DESTITUTE POPULATION OF REFUGEES FROM THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT, 3,000 ORPHANS AND THOUSANDS OF SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES WHO SURVIVED THE 1988 EARTHQUAKE AND ARE STILL WITHOUT A PROPER HOME.
9. OFFICIALS FROM THE MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, LABOUR, AND SOCIAL SECURITY, EDUCATION AND THE WOMEN'S COUNCIL AND STAFF OF AID AGENCIES AT WORK IN ARMENIA WITH WHOM UNICEF HELD DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WERE UNANIMOUS IN GIVING PRIORITY FOR RELIEF TO PROVISION OF FOOD AND WARM CLOTHING TO THESE GROUPS AND TO MEDICINES TO PREVENT EPIDEMICS AND DEAL WITH THE RIGOR OF THE WINTER SEASON. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 70 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION ARE STRUGGLING WITH INCOMES BELOW THE SUBSISTENCE LINE, THE RESULT OF THE COLLAPSE OF THE ECONOMY UNDER THE COMBINED PRESSURES OF THE BLOCKADE, THE CLOSURE OF FACTORIES AND SPREADING UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION IN EXCESS OF 650 PERCENT IN THE PAST YEAR.
10. A REGULAR PROGRAMME OF ASSISTANCE TO ARMENIA FOR 1993-94 IS BEING PRESENTED TO THE UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD. IT HAS A SIX-MONTH EMERGENCY COMPONENT PLANNED FOR DELIVERY IN COMING WEEKS, ELEMENTS OF WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE APPEAL. UNICEF HOPES THAT A GENEROUS RESPONSE TO THE APPEAL WILL ALLOW IT TO OFFER AN EXPANDED PROGRAMME OF ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY.
C. SITUATION AND NEEDS IN AZERBAIJAN
11. THE DISRUPTION OF THE SUPPLY SYSTEM WITHIN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION IS ALSO TAKING ITS TOLL. AMONG OTHER THINGS AZERBAIJAN MAY FACE A SHORTAGE OF GAS FOR HEATING DURING THE COMING WINTER BECAUSE THE SUPPLY OF GAS FROM TURKMENISTAN IS REPORTEDLY IRREGULAR.
12. THE FLOW OF OVER 500,000 REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS SINCE 1988 AS REPORTED BY THE AUTHORITIES, HAS ADDED AN EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE COUNTRY ESPECIALLY AT A TIME OF RISING UNEMPLOYMENT. AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IS ALSO REPORTED TO HAVE DECREASED.
13. THE LATEST AVAILABLE FIGURES (1991) SHOW THAT THE WHEAT PRODUCTION WAS AT THE TIME 300,000 MT OR ABOUT 33 PERCENT OF THE NEEDS. TO COVER SHORTFALLS, THE MAIN SUPPLIERS WERE UKRAINE, KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA, AND TURKEY. COTTON PRODUCTION WAS 500,000 MT AND WAS USUALLY USED AS BARTER FOR WHEAT. IN ADDITION, THE COUNTRY COVERS 50 PERCENT OF ITS NEEDS IN MEAT AND MILK PRODUCTS.
14. UNHCR IS REQUESTING FUNDS FOR ITS PROGRAMME OF ASSISTANCE TO 145,500 PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS THE MOSTS VULNERABLE AMONG THE REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS. TWO UNHCR TEAMS OF 5 STAFF EACH ARRIVED IN YEREVAN AND BAKU ON 3 DECEMBER, TO ESTABLISH THE OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR DELIVERY OF LIFE-SAVING ASSISTANCE. 200,000 BLANKETS AND 500 ROLLS OF PLASTIC SHEETING OUT OF CONTINGENCY STOCKS ARE BEING TRANSPORTED TO ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN.
15. A UNICEF MISSION IS CURRENTLY IN AZERBAIJAN. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE MISSION WILL PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE FORMULATION OF AN EMERGENCY INTERVENTION BY UNICEF IN THE AREA OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY.
D. ESTIMATED IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS
16. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY AT PRESENT OF THE ESTIMATED IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS BY UNHCR FOR BOTH COUNTRIES AND UNICEF FOR ARMENIA ONLY. UNICEF EMERGENCY PROGRAMME PROPOSAL ARE EXPECTED SHORTLY AND ONCE AVAILABLE WILL BE INCORPORATED IN A SUBSEQUENT UPDATE. AGENCIES HAVE ASSEMBLED DETAILED PROPOSALS REGARDING THE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY ARE PLANNING IN THE IMMEDIATE AND WILL MAKE THESE AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED DONORS.
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UNHCR (ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN)
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UNICEF (ARMENIA)
|
TOTAL
| |
| FOOD |
2,220,000
|
411,000
|
2,631,000
|
| HEALTH |
0
|
901,650
|
901,650
|
| TRANSPORT |
695,400
|
0
|
695,400
|
| DOMESTIC NEEDS - HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT |
1,292,200
|
2,150,000
|
3,442,200
|
| SHELTER |
491,000
|
0
|
491,000
|
| AGENCY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
222,000
|
0
|
222,000
|
| WATER/SANITATION |
40,000
|
0
|
40,000
|
| FUEL |
0
|
200,000
|
200,000
|
| PROGRAMME SUPPORT |
1,515,000
|
0
|
1,515,000
|
| TOTAL |
6,475,600
|
3,662,650
|
10,138,250 |
17. OF TOTAL UNHCR REQUIREMENTS, AN AMOUNT OF USD 4,398,600 IS FOR ARMENIA AND AN AMOUNT OF USD 2,077,000 IS FOR AZERBAIJAN.
E. CHANNELS FOR DELIVERY OF INTERNATIONAL AID
18. CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE RELIEF NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THIS APPEAL SHOULD BE CHANNELLED DIRECTLY TO RESPECTIVE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AGENCIES.
F. FUTURE ACTIVITIES
19. A WFP/FAO MISSION TO ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN IS BEING FIELDED FROM 3 TO 13 DECEMBER 1992 IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE OVERALL FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION AND ANY SPECIFIC NEEDS OF VULNERABLE GROUPS. A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION OF THOSE PERSONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FINDINGS OF THE WFP/FAO ASSESSMENT MISSION.
20. W.H.O. IS ALSO PLANNING A RELIEF INTERVENTION.
G. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
21. FOR CO-ORDINATION PURPOSES, PLEASE INFORM DHA-UNDRO IMMEDIATELY ON PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS (SPECIFYING VALUE BY ITEM).
22. DHA WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION WITH A VIEW TO FORMULATING A COMPREHENSIVE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME TO RESPOND TO EMERGING NEEDS AND PROMOTE ACTIVITES RELATED TO REHABILIATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
JAN ELIASSON
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL
FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS +
