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Uganda: Population Movement Revised Emergency appeal n° MDRUG037

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This revised Emergency Appeal seeks a total of CHF 2,364,704 (increased from CHF 1,722,559) to enable the IFRC to support Uganda Red Cross Society to scale-up the response to the South Sudan population movement crisis in Uganda and to deliver assistance and support to 25,000 beneficiaries (5,000 households).This budget adjustment complements the existing plan of action with additional or increased outcomes planned in food-security, livelihoods, disaster preparedness, health, water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, and shelter.

The disaster

Mid-December 2013: Escalation of fighting in the Republic of South Sudan resulting in massive cross border population movement.

January 2014: CHF 170,000 allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) in delivering immediate assistance.

February 2014: Emergency Appeal launched for CHF 1.7m for 25,000 beneficiaries.

February and March 2014: Implementation of planned activities (and progress reported through Operations Updates n°1 and n°2.

September 2014: Emergency Appeal revised and budget increased to CHF 2.3m to support 25,000 beneficiaries until March, 2015.