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Procedures To Be Followed by Concerned NGOs in Somali National Regional State December 2007

Somali Region Update Humanitarian Response,
December 2007


Humanitarian Appeal for Ethiopia,
February 2007



Joint Flood Flash Humanitarian Appeal, August 2006

 

OCHA Staff Contacts
 

 OCHA: "The mission of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to: i) alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; ii) advocate for the rights of people in need; iii) promote preparedness and prevention; and iv) facilitate sustainable solutions."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

HUMANITARIAN SITUATION UPDATE
 

 

Flood . . . 

Heavy rains on 13 and 14 September also caused new flooding in Gambella Zuria, Lare and Itang woredas of Gambella region. The regional Disaster Preparedness and Food Security office (DPFS) conducted a preliminary assessment of Gambella Zuria on 15 August and is in process of updating information on the impact of flooding in Lare and Itang. The road to Lare has been cut off as a result of the flooding this week. However, repairs to reopen the road are ongoing. DRMFSS provided food and non-food items including 150 quintals of rice, 50 quintals of corn-soya-blend, 25 quintals of biscuits, plastic plates and cooking pots.

Overall, the regions most affected by flooding since August remain Amhara and Afar; some parts of Oromia, Tigray and SNNPR have also been affected. According to DRMFSS, some 50,755 flood-induced internally displaced persons (IDPs) have received food assistance and 86,752 flood-affected people have benefitted from shelter and non-food items. DRMFSS has provided seeds to Tigray and SNNPR, as well as support to rehabilitate infrastructure damaged by flooding in Tigray. For more information, contact: ocha-eth@un.org or kmcdonald@unicef.org.

 

 

Nutrition. . . 

The nutrition cluster has also conducted a rapid assessment of the impact of flooding on provision of existing TFP services in affected woredas of Afar, Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, Somali and Tigray, noting that TFP services were interrupted in two woredas (Dalifage and Telalake) of Afar, where 12 TFP sites supported by Save the Children US are operating. In Amhara, TFP services at 4 of the 35 TFPs in Kobo woreda were temporarily affected, and one TFP in Artuma Fursi stopped providing services. TFP services were not interrupted in Tigray and SNNPR. In Oromia, one of the 15 TFP sites in Fedia woreda temporarily suspended its services. The nutrition cluster recommends that blanket supplementary feeding be provided to all children under five years and pregnant and lactating women in flood-affected woredas of Afar to mitigate potential deterioration in the nutrition situation. The cluster also recommends that management of severe acute malnutrition be strengthened in all flood-affected woredas. For more information, contact: isaackm@dppc.gov.et

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

                                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Updated on 20 September,  2010

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