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In Brief
Appeal No. 05AA075; Programme Update no. 1, Period covered: 1 January - 31 May, 2005
For latest contributions list: http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_appeals.pl?annual05/1-2-3%20-%2005AA075.pdf
Original Appeal target: CHF 4,224,790 (USD 3,258,360 or EUR 2,724,950) revised to CHF 3,770,246 (USD 2.9 million /EUR 2.43 million)
Related Emergency or Annual Appeals:
Central Asia Annual Appeal 2004 (For details, please see the website at http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_appeals.pl?annual04/018404.pdf)
Latest reports from Tajikistan: http://www.ifrc.org/where/country/cn6.asp?countryid=167
Operational developments
Over the period of the first five months of 2005, the response to the Central Asia regional appeal allowed the Red Crescent societies to proceed with planned activities. The initial appeal budget has been revised: it's section under the programme title Coordination and Implementation was reduced. This emerged from the fact that part of the regional delegation management costs in 2005 will be covered from the Federation Secretariat core budget which is a practice from previous years. The table below shows the revised appeal figures and current financial situation: income received, operational expenses, and balance. Total income includes the balance from the year 2004, pledges that have been paid and hard pledges.
|
Programme title
|
Initial appeal budget
(CHF)
|
Revised appeal budget
(CHF)
|
Total income (CHF)
|
Revised appeal coverage
%
|
Total expenditure (CHF)
|
Balance (CHF)
|
| Health and care |
1,706,912
|
1,706,912
|
985,810
|
58%
|
-225,550
|
760,260
|
| Disaster management |
1,054,606
|
1,054,606
|
1,197,434
|
114%
|
-243,832
|
953,602
|
| Organizational
development |
650,174
|
650,174
|
749,324
|
115%
|
-119,951
|
629,373
|
| Humanitarian values |
99,996
|
99,996
|
70,572
|
71%
|
-15,804
|
54,768
|
| Coordination and
implementation |
713,102
|
258,559
|
126,235
|
48.8%
|
-31,824
|
94,411
|
| Totals |
4,224,790
|
3,770,247
|
3,129,375
|
83%
|
-636,96 1
|
2,492,414
|
The available funds have bee n utilized to address vulnerabilities through health, disaster management, organizational development and humanitarian values programmes.
The events in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in spring have revealed serious challenges for the national Red Crescent societies as they seek to implement their humanitarian mission in time of conflicts. The change of government in Kyrgyzstan in March 2005 strained the social and economic situation in the country. For that reason Kyrgyzstan Red Crescent undertook additional activities - food distribution programme - in response to changed realities affecting the capacities of vulnerable population.
After the social unrest in Uzbekistan in May and the following events on the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border, Kyrgyzstan Red Crescent acted in close cooperation with the governmental emergency and health structures in assisting Uzbek refugees. Uzbekistan Red Crescent supported the affected region by providing medical supplies from stocks to state health authorities.
Although immediate medical and relief assistance was directed to the victims of the social calamities, access to people in need was limited.
For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:
In Kazakhstan: Vadim Kadyrbayev, Vice-President, Kazakh stan Red Crescent, Almaty, email kazrcs@yahoo.com , phone 7 3272 918151, fax 7 3272 918172
In Kyrgyzstan: Rosa Shayakhmetova, Executive Chairlady, Kyrgyz stan Red Crescent, Bishkek, email 01@redcross.elcat.kg, phone 996312 663886, fax: 996312 662181
In Turkmenistan : Berdy Mollayev, Vice-Chairman, Turkmenistan Red Crescent, Ashgabat, email youth@online.tm , idnrcst@cpart.org , crescent@cpart.org , pmcoor@online.tm , nrcst_med@online.tm , phone 99312 395512, fax 99312 351750
In Uzbekistan: Ozoda Mukhitdinova, Secretary General, Uzbekistan Red Crescent, Tashkent, email rcsmss@tkt.uz , phone 998712 547410, fax 998712 561801
In Kazakhstan: Frank Kennedy, Head of Regional Delegation , Regional Delegation for Central Asia, Almaty, email ifrckz03@ifrc.org , phone 73272 918063, fax 73272 914267
In Geneva: Sylvie Chevalley, Federation Regional Officer, Europe Department, Geneva, email sylvie.chevalley@ifrc.org, phone 41 22 730 42 76, fax 41 22 733 0395
This Programme Update reflects activities to be implemented over a one-year period. This forms part of, and is based on, longer-term, multi-year planning (refer below to access the detailed logframe documents). All International Federation assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct and is committed to the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable. For support to or for further information concerning Federation programmes or operations in this or other countries, or for a full description of the national society profile, please access the Federation's website at http://www.ifrc.org
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