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In Brief
Appeal No. 26/04; Operations Update no. 3; Period covered: 22 December 2004 - 7 January 2005; Appeal coverage (received/pledged/indicated): 70.1%; (some of the pledges are yet to be consolidated).
Appeal history:
- Preliminary appeal launched on 2 December 2004 for CHF 2,011,000 (USD 1,749,036 or EUR 1,316,738) for threem onths for 250,000 beneficiaries.
- Appeal revised on 15 December 2004 for CHF 4,193,878 (USD 3,634,146 or EUR 2,731,487) for six months for 60,000 families (some 300,000 beneficiaries).
- Final report is due in September 2005.
- Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF 150,000.
Outstanding needs: CHF 2,179,346 (USD 1,856,429 or EUR 1,408,400) Some pledges, amounting to approximately CHF 1,000,000 are yet to be formalized to reflect the actual appeal coverage and outstanding needs.
Related Emergency or Annual Appeals: Southeast Asia Annual Appeal 01.66/2004 and 05AA057
Operational Summary: The Philippines National Red Cross (PNRC) and the Federation, in coordination and collaboration with the ECHO/Spanish Red Cross project, have been working closely on an implementation plan. A memorandum of understanding between the Federation and the PNRC is being drafted. Meanwhile, the various departments in the PNRC are developing a plan of action which will be finalized with the chapters involved in the relief operation towards the end of January. Beneficiary identification for food, non food and shelter material has been completed. Given massive quantities of these items, procurement is awaiting additional warehousing capacity to be secured from private or government sources to proceed further. The PNRC is in the meantime mobilizing staff and volunteers to be ready to distribute aid. Preparation work for a comprehensive health assessment, mobile medical services, water testing and community hygiene awareness activitiesare well underway. As the appeal is only part of the PNRC overall relief and recovery operations, from its local resources the PNRC is considering some recovery and rehabilitation initiatives including a housing construction project and rehabilitation of livelihood activities for the affected families.
Background
Since mid-November2004 , floodsand landslides provoked by a series of storms, including Typhoons Muifa and Namadol and two tropical depressions, have killed 1,0621 people, injured 1,161 and affected more than three million, mostly on the northern island of Luzon. Some 550 people are still reported missing. Over 188,000 houses were totally or partially damaged. The combined impact has caused significant loss of life and damage to the agricultural economy, and severe disruption to livelihood and infrastructure in the country.
The PNRC has been in the forefront of response activities including distributions of food and household items, temporary shelter and health interventions. The Federation immediately released CHF 150,000 from DREF to support the relief operations of the PNRC and launched a preliminary appeal on 2 December 2004. Building on identified priority needs and the capacity of PNRC, a revised appeal was launched on 15 December 2004, jointly with the UN Flash Appeal, to support PNRC relief activities in the worst hit areas where humanitarian aid to date has been inadequate and affected households face an extended recovery period.
For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:
- In the Philippines: Victor Liozo, Secretary General, Philippine National Red Cross, pnrcnhq@redcross.org.ph, phone +632 5278384, fax +632 5270887; Floyd Barnaby, Head of Delegation, ifrcth44@ifrc.org, phone +63 2 527 6227, mobile: +63 915 570 4694, fax: +63 2 527 0859;
- In Bangkok: Dr Ian Wilderspin, Head of Regional Disaster Risk Management Unit, Sou theast Asia Regional Delegation, Bangkok, Thailand, ifrcth22@ifrc.org, phone +66 2 640 8211, fax +66 2 640 8220;
- In Geneva: Charles Evans, Southeast Asia desk, email charles.evans@ifrc.org, phone +41 22 7304320, fax +41 22 733 0395.
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