Glide no. TC-2007-000084-PAK and TC-2007-000085-PAK
The Federation's vision is to strive, through voluntary action, for a world of empowered communities, better able to address human suffering and crises with hope, respect for dignity and a concern for equity. Its mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 185 countries.
In Brief
THIS PRELIMINARY EMERGENCY APPEAL SEEKS CHF 10,380,000 (USD 8.5 MILLIONOR EUR 6.2 MILLION) IN CASH, KIND, OR SERVICES TO DELIVER ASSISTANCE TO 98,000 B ENEFICIARIES (14,000 FAMILIES) FOR SIX MONTHS
CHF 250,000 HAS BEENALLOCATED FROM THE FEDERATION'S DISASTER RELIEF EMERGENCY FUND (DREF) TO MOUNT THE INITIAL RESPONSE; UN-EARMARKED FUNDS TO REIMBURSE DREF ARE ENCOURAGED
The projects and activities described below are aligned with the Federation'sG lobal Agenda, which sets out four broad goals to meet the Federation's mission to "improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity". These are:
- Reduce the numbers of deaths, injuries and impact from disasters.
- Reduce the number of deaths, illnesses and impact from diseases and public health emergencies.
- Increase local community, civil society and Red Cross Red Crescent capacity to address the most urgent situations of vulnerability.
- Reduce intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion and promote respect for diversity and human dignity.
The situation
The combined effects of storms beginning 23 June and Cyclone Yemyin on 26 June have claimed approximately 300 lives across Pakistan. Baluchistan Province has been severely hit by flooding and the effects of the cyclone with 1.5 million affected including 250,000 people made homeless and a further 300,000 displaced. Sindh Province has suffered flooding and storm damage while North West Frontier Province was hit by flash floods on 30 June.
A total of 15 out of 29 districts across Baluchistan have been affected while five districts in Sindh have been affected. Infrastructure has been severely undermined with roads and bridges damaged or destroyed and telecommunications out in many areas since 26 June.
The government of Pakistan is launching a national appeal for assistance and while it is not requesting n i ternational aid this stage, it says it would welcome i n ternational support.
Flood waters have beenf lowing from Baluchistan into Sindh causing flood canals to overflow and inundate villages and farmland.
A low pressure system crossing India has brought some recent heavy falls to eastern Sindh but the good news is that the risk of further heavy rain in southern Baluchistan have eased.
To date the Pakistan Red Crescent response, with support from the International Federation and ICRC has been;
- Ongoing procurement and imminent distribution of 7,000 one-week family food rations for affected communities in Sindh and Baluchistan. Rice packs for 500 families have already been distributed in Dadu and Thatta districts in Sindh.
- Five hundred one-week family food rations have been distributed in Gadaab in Karachi.
- Despatch of 5,000 tents from PRCS disaster preparedness stocks for distribution in Baluchistan, Sindh and NWFP.
- Despatch of 2.1 tonnes of essential medicines from International Federation stocks for usei n Baluchistan.
- PRCS medical teams in Karachi and Thatta district s of Sindh have seen approximately 2,200 patients to date.
- Non-food relief items (including tents, kitchen sets, tarpaulins, blankets) have been distributed to 400 families ni Dadu and Larkana districts in Sindh and 300 families in NWFP.
- Medical camp inG adals provided by the Karachi branch.
- ICRC funded a 4-day medical camp in Karadin and Thatta.
The needs
Immediate needs: In Baluchistan and Sindh the major focus is on provision of food, shelter, water, sanitation, hygiene promotion and non-food items.
Longer-term needs: These will be reflected according to the findings of the International Federation and Pakistan Red Crescent assessment e t ams and the Field Assessment Coordination Team (FACT) and will be outlined in future in a full revised emergency appeal and subsequent operations updates.
An early recovery needs assessment is being undertaken with the affected communities. Based on available information, the International Federation anticipate needs to replace and/or protect the remaining critical productive assets and income sources of affected families (e.g. livestock, crops, etc) to ensure their survival in the coming months, including adequate and appropriate shelter for local conditions. Further detail will be provided as the assessment findings become available.
Map: Pakistan: Floods and cyclone Yenyim (as of 04 Jul 2007)
For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:
Pakistan Red Crescent Society: Khalid Kibriya (secretary general); email: khalid_kibriya@yahoo.com; phone: +92 51 925 0407; fax +92 51 925 0408.
Federation country delegation in Pakistan: Udaya Regmi (acting head of delegation); email: udaya.regmi@ifrc.org; phone: +92 51 9250416 1; mobile: +92 300 555 4502.
Federation South Asia regional delegation in India: Nina Nobel (acting head of regional delegation); email: nina.nobel@ifrc.org; phone: +91.11. 2411.1125; fax: +91.11. 2411.1128
Kuala Lumpur Regional Logistics Unit, Ilir Caushaj -Logistics Coordinator; email il ir.caushaj@ifrc.org; phone +60 1 2628 2707; fax +60 3 2168 8573 or Jeremy Francis -R egional Logistics Delegate: email jeremy.francis@ifrc.orgph one +60 1 2298 9752
FederationS ecretariat in Geneva: Linda Stops, (Operations Coordinator); email linda.stops@ifrc.org; phone +41 22 730 4300; fax +41 22 733 0395
All International Federation assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) in Disaster Relief and is committed to the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response( Sphere)in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable. For longer-term programmes in this or other countries or regions, please refer to the Federation's Annual Appeal. For support to or for further information concerning Federation programmes or operations in this or other countries, or for national society profiles, please also access the Federation's website at http://www.ifrc.org