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Nicaragua: Floods DREF Operation Final Report No. MDRNI001

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The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation's disaster response system and increases the ability of National Societies to respond to disasters.

Summary: 107,399 Swiss francs (106,288 US dollars or 71,079 euro) was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 11 November 2009 to support the Nicaraguan Red Cross (NRC) in replenishing relief items from its stocks used to deliver immediate assistance to 950 families (approximately 5,705 people).

This DREF allocation assisted the Nicaraguan Red Cross in covering the operational costs incurred as well as the replenishment of stocks used in the initial response of the emergency. The communities that were reached are located in the municipalities of Laguna de Perla and Desembocadura de la Cruz del Rio Grande, both in the Southern Autonomous Atlantic Region (shortened as RAAS for its initials in Spanish).

The Canadian Red Cross contributed 45,000 Canadian dollars and the Netherlands Red Cross contributed 20,000 euro to the DREF in replenishment of the allocation made for this operation. The major donors to the DREF are the Irish, Italian, Netherlands and Norwegian governments and ECHO. Details of all donors can be found on http://www.ifrc.org/what/disasters/responding/drs/tools/dref/donors.asp