Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2004/166
OCHA Situation Report No. 15
Hurricane Ivan - Grenada Flash Appeal
1 October 2004

United Nations Flash Appeal for Grenada launched in New York Today

1. Following the presentation by the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Barbados last week, the United Nations and its partners launched a Flash Appeal today in New York to respond to the urgent and immediate needs of the population of Grenada affected by Hurricane Ivan in early September 2004. The Appeal also aims at establishing the basis for economic recovery.

2. The Appeal covers a period of six months from October 2004 to March 2005, and its requirements are as follows:

Sector	Lead Agency	Amount (US$)
Agriculture	FAO	3,965,000
Coordination and Support Services	CDERA, UNDP, WFP	690,000
Economic Recovery and Infrastructure	UNDP	1,926,400
Education	UNDP, UNESCO	9,580,600
Family Shelter and non-food items	French Red Cross, UNDP	8,826,000
Health	PAHO/WHO, UNFPA	760,000
Protection/Human Rights/Rule of Law	UNICEF	777,600
Water and Sanitation	OXFAM	1,115,160
Total		27,640,760

3. The Financial Tracking Service (FTS) shows the funding status of each project in the appeal, continuously updated, on www.reliefweb.int. Donors and appealing agencies are both requested to share information on all humanitarian contributions with the FTS.

4. This Flash Appeal and information on ongoing emergencies is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at http://www.reliefweb.int.

Tel. +41-22-917 1234
Fax: +41-22-917 00 23
E-mail: ochagva@un.org

In case of emergency only: Tel. +41-22-917 20 10

Desk Officers:

Mr. Erik Haegglund
E-mail: haegglund@un.org
Direct Tel. +41-22-917 3299

Ms. Masayo Kondo
E-mail: kondo@un.org
Direct Tel. +41-22-917 1977

Press contact:

(GVA) Ms. Elizabeth Byrs, direct Tel. +41-22-917 2653
(N.Y.) Ms. Stephanie Bunker, direct Tel. +1-917-367 51 26