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SAMPLE OF ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN CONSOLIDATED APPEALS
AARREC COSV HT MDM TGH
ACF CRS Humedica MEDAIR UMCOR
ACTED CWS IA MENTOR UNAIDS
ADRA Danchurchaid ILO MERLIN UNDP
Africare DDG IMC NCA UNDSS
AMI-France Diakonie Emergency Aid INTERMON NPA UNEP
ARC DRC Internews NRC UNESCO
ASB EM-DH INTERSOS OCHA UNFPA
ASI FAO IOM OHCHR UN-HABITAT
AVSI FAR IPHD OXFAM UNHCR
CARE FHI IR PA (formerly ITDG) UNICEF
CARITAS Finnchurchaid IRC PACT UNIFEM
CEMIR INTERNATIONAL FSD IRD PAI UNJLC
CESVI GAA IRIN Plan UNMAS
CFA GOAL IRW PMU-I UNOPS
CHF GTZ Islamic RW PU UNRWA
CHFI GVC JOIN RC/Germany VIS
CISV Handicap International JRS RCO WFP
CMA HealthNet TPO LWF Samaritan's Purse WHO
CONCERN HELP Malaria Consortium SECADEV World Concern
Concern Universal HelpAge International Malteser Solidarités World Relief
COOPI HKI Mercy Corps SUDO WV
CORDAID Horn Relief MDA TEARFUND ZOA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 1
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN PRIORITY AREAS .................................................................................................................... 2
Table I. Summary of requirements, commitments/contributions and pledges (grouped by sector/cluster) ... 3
Table II. Summary of requirements, commitments/contributions and pledges (grouped by appealing
organisation) .................................................................................................................................... 4
2. CHANGES IN THE CONTEXT, HUMANITARIAN NEEDS, AND RESPONSE .............................................. 5
3. RESPONSE TO DATE, UPDATED STRATEGY AND RESPONSE PLANS.................................................. 8
3.1 FUNDING ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 UPDATED SECTOR/CLUSTER RESPONSE PLANS .............................................................................................. 9
3.2.1 Food Security................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2.2 Nutrition ......................................................................................................................................... 12
3.2.3 Camp Management and Camp Coordination (CCCM) .................................................................. 14
3.2.4 Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) ....................................................................................... 16
3.2.5 Health ............................................................................................................................................ 18
3.2.6 Protection ...................................................................................................................................... 20
3.2.7 Refugees ....................................................................................................................................... 24
3.2.8 Disaster Preparedness .................................................................................................................. 26
3.2.9 Emergency Education.................................................................................................................... 27
3.2.10 Shelter .......................................................................................................................................... 28
3.2.11 Coordination ................................................................................................................................. 29
4. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................................. 31
ANNEX I. FULL PROJECT LIST AND FUNDING TABLES.......................................................................... 32
Table III. Appeal Projects grouped by sector/cluster (with hyperlinks to open full project details) .............. 32
Table IV. Total funding per donor (to projects listed in the Appeal) ............................................................ 37
Table V. Total humanitarian assistance per donor (Appeal plus other*) .................................................... 38
Table VI. List of commitments/contributions and pledges to projects not listed in the Appeal .................... 39
Table VII. Summary of requirements, commitments/contributions and pledges (grouped by IASC standard
sector) ......................................................................................................................................... 40
ANNEX II. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS....................................................................................... 41
Please note that appeals are revised regularly. The latest version of this document is available
on http://www.humanitarianappeal.net.
Full project details can be viewed, downloaded and printed from www.reliefweb.int/fts.
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Significant humanitarian needs remain in Nepal due to a combination of national and global factors: a
particularly severe winter drought, ongoing civil and political tensions, chronic underlying
vulnerabilities, and susceptibility to sudden-onset natural disasters, compounded by the global
financial, fuel, and food crises of the recent months.
Food insecurity in Nepal is widespread and pervasive, and has resulted in some of the worst nutrition
statistics in the world. More than 40% of the population is undernourished. Every other child under
five is chronically malnourished, 39% are underweight, and 13% are wasted. In recent years the
number of people facing hunger in Nepal has increased as a result of frequent and severe natural
disasters combined with the effects of the food, fuel, and financial crises. In December 2008, 2.7
million people were identified as requiring urgent food assistance. Following a joint Government of
Nepal and UN assessment undertaken in May 2009, an additional 707,000 individuals were identified
as requiring urgent food assistance due to drought-induced failure of winter crops and high food
prices.
Preparedness activities are an integral part of the Government and humanitarian strategy to avert and
mitigate loss of life and livelihoods. In Nepal, high risk and vulnerability to hazards such as
earthquakes, floods, and landslides adds to the humanitarian challenge and calls for immediate action
and funding by the donor community to implement measures to alleviate the impact of sudden-onset
emergencies.
Major political issues remain unresolved despite successful Constituent Assembly (CA) elections held
in April 2008. A political crisis within the ruling Government Coalition in April/May 2009 saw the
resignation of Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on 4 May, ending the nine-month-old
government. A new Prime Minister was elected by the Legislature-Parliament (boycotted by the
UCPN-Maoists) on 23 May. A coalition government of 22 political parties is currently being
established. Slow progress in appointments to the new Council of Ministers and potential re-shuffling
of senior civil servants will affect the pace of Government business. It remains unclear whether these
changes will affect the timetable for the preparation of the new Constitution.
In addition, the country is faced with prolonged disruptions in the movement of goods due to
intermittent unrest in Terai-Madhes, daily electricity cuts lasting up to 16 hours, and deteriorating
labour relations. With weak institutions and widespread impunity, growing lawlessness remains a
threat in parts of the country. This threat exists against a backdrop of nutrition and morbidity
indicators that remain at emergency levels.
To date the response to the Appeal across sectors/clusters has been uneven. The Food Security
Cluster is 62% funded, whilst the 12 other sectors/clusters and sub-sectors combined are only 17%
funded. During the Mid-Year Review (MYR) consultations, the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT)
agreed that the three priorities set at the beginning of the year were still valid (Response,
Preparedness and Partnership). However, to stabilize the humanitarian situation, projects for food
assistance to the food- insecure and disaster preparedness activities to respond to seasonal
monsoon-induced floods and landslides should be given priority.
As a result of the drought in the Mid- and Far West, the 2009 Nepal Humanitarian Transition Appeal
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has been revised upwards by US$ 30 million to $145 million (from the original $115 million). To
date, $74 million in funding has been reported, leaving unmet requirements of $71 million. The
revised amount represents increases attributed to the addition of 12 new and revised projects, mainly
to cover additional food security needs. A number of other budgets have been decreased due to the
reduced implementation period remaining in 2009. The donor community is encouraged to give
urgent consideration to the appeal projects that remain un- or under-funded.
1All dollar signs in this document denote United States dollars. Funding for this appeal should be reported to the Financial Tracking
Service (FTS, fts@reliefweb.int), which will display its requirements and funding on the current appeals page.
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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN PRIORITY AREAS
Response to humanitarian needs: Despite resource constraints, conflict- and disaster-affected
communities have been provided with humanitarian support. Some 1.05 million food-insecure people
in 35 districts received food assistance. The Koshi flood caseloads of over 70,000 IDPs were
supported in camps until their recent return to their pre-flood communities. Relief activities are now
predominantly focused on recovery and reconstruction. A residual camp caseload of approximately
500 families will need further humanitarian support. Flood-affected families in the Mid-Western and
Far Western regions also continued to receive assistance. Support was provided to 96,000
Bhutanese refugees while 7,000 were resettled to third countries between January and May.
Increased emergency preparedness: The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) contingency
plan based on cluster response plans was revised and tested in an emergency simulation exercise in
April. This was followed by a Government-hosted International Search and Rescue Advisory Group
(INSARAG) earthquake exercise, resulting in support for the establishment of an Emergency
Operations Centre (EOC) for disaster management in Kathmandu. Rapid Response Health teams at
the national and community levels were strengthened and emergency health kits were pre-positioned
in regional and district offices. Reproductive health kits were pre-positioned in 14 districts and
individual hygiene kits were pre-positioned in six districts. A number of trainings on SPHERE
standards and Camp Management and Coordination were conducted, focusing on collaboration by all
partners on emergency preparedness.
Promote principles of partnership: The Government-hosted INSARAG exercise significantly
strengthened national and regional partnerships. An Emergency Nutrition Task Force led by the
Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) was established to coordinate emergency nutrition
preparedness and response with relevant stakeholders from the Ministry and international
humanitarian agencies. An emergency education work plan for 2009 was completed and textbook
shortages in flood-affected areas were addressed. The Government’s food security monitoring
capacity was enhanced through training and assessments.
Challenges and constraints: The fragile political environment and frequent transfer of senior civil
servants over the last six months caused delays in decision-making processes at central and district
levels, sometimes with serious implications for humanitarian operations. Constraints on ‘operational
space and access’ due to the frequency and intensity of protracted strikes and blockades, from groups
pressing the Government to meet specific demands or furthering their political objectives as the
federalism debate picked up, also constrained the delivery of essential humanitarian support and the
initiation of early recovery activities. Inconclusive negotiations between the Government and armed
groups also led to an increase in extortion demands and threats of abductions against humanitarian
partners.
Basic Humanitarian and Development Indicators
Indicator Most recent data Previously
Population (est.) 2008 27.1 million (HDR 2007-08) 27 million (CBS)
Under-five mortality 61p/1,000 (DHS 2006) 91p/1,000 (DHS, 2001)
Life expectancy 60 years (DHS 2006)
Global acute malnutrition (wasting) 13% (DHS 2006) 11% (DHS 2001)
$350 in 2007 (World Bank Key
Gross national income per capita
Development Data and Statistics)
% age of population living on less than $1 per
24.1% (UNDP HDR 2007)
day
Proportion of population without sustainable
51.7% (UNICEF 2006)
access to an improved drinking water source
IDPs (number and % of population) 50,000 – 70,000 (0.2%)
96,000 (Bhutanese and Tibetan
Refugees in country 130,000
refugees)
ECHO Vulnerability and Crisis Index score 2/3 (severe rank)
(V/C)
th
0.530: 145 out of 179 countries (2007) 0.534: 142nd out
2008 UNDP Human Development Index
(second-lowest HDI in continental of 177 countries (lowest
score
Asia) HDI in continental Asia)
Also Gini co-efficient (inequality) – 0.41 (highest in Asia and most negative change of all ADB
countries in the period between 1990-2000.
7.107 million (originally 6.4 million) people food-insecure/sensitive to price shocks
Stateless population – 800,000
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Table I. Summary of requirements, commitments/contributions and pledges (grouped by sector/cluster)
Table I: Summary of requirements, commitments/contributions and pledges (grouped by sector/cluster)
Nepal Humanitarian Transition Appeal 2009
as of 25 June 2009
http://www.reliefweb.int/fts
Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by donors and appealing organisations
Sector/Cluster Original Revised Funding % Unmet Uncommitted
Requirements Requirements Covered Requirements Pledges
Value in US$ A B C C/B B-C D
Camp Coordination and Camp Management 851,000 1,835,450 - 0% 1,835,450 -
Coordination 1,915,000 2,955,359 125,072 4% 2,830,287 -
Disaster Preparedness 5,581,600 4,156,600 - 0% 4,156,600 -
Emergency Education 617,000 675,269 - 0% 675,269 -
Food Security 70,129,000 109,472,279 67,970,027 62% 41,502,252 -
Health 5,724,546 3,290,214 369,831 11% 2,920,383 -
Mine Action 572,608 236,334 - 0% 236,334 -
Nutrition 3,324,223 2,238,442 - 0% 2,238,442 -
Protection 10,453,070 3,792,266 571,183 15% 3,221,083 318,584
Refugees (Multi-sector) 9,564,100 12,014,070 5,016,525 42% 6,997,545 -
Shelter 4,280,000 2,731,000 - 0% 2,731,000 -
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 2,014,275 1,917,465 - 0% 1,917,465 -
Grand Total 115,026,422 145,314,748 74,052,638 51% 71,262,110 318,584
NOTE: "Funding" means Contributions + Commitments + Carry-over
Pledge: a non-binding announcement of an intended contribution or allocation by the donor. ("Uncommitted pledge" on these tables indicates the balance of original pledges not
yet committed).
Commitment: creation of a legal, contractual obligation between the donor and recipient entity, specifying the amount to be contributed.
Contribution: the actual payment of funds or transfer of in-kind goods from the donor to the recipient entity.
The list of projects and the figures for their funding requirements in this document are a snapshot as of 25 June 2009. For continuously updated information on projects, funding
requirements, and contributions to date, visit the Financial Tracking Service (www.reliefweb.int/fts).
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Table II. Summary of requirements, commitments/contributions and pledges (grouped by appealing
organisation)
Table II: Summary of requirements, commitments/contributions and pledges (grouped by appealing organisation)
Nepal Humanitarian Transition Appeal 2009
as of 25 June 2009
http://www.reliefweb.int/fts
Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by donors and appealing organisations
Appealing Organisation Original Revised Funding % Unmet Uncommitted
Requirements Requirements Covered Requirements Pledges
Values in US$ A B C C/B B-C D
ACF 1,228,237 1,228,237 - 0% 1,228,237 -
ADRA Nepal 150,000 118,000 32,000 27% 86,000 -
CARE Nepal 670,000 670,000 - 0% 670,000 -
CECI 350,000 350,000 - 0% 350,000 -
CW 208,693 208,693 - 0% 208,693 -
DEPROSC-Nepal 427,875 427,875 - 0% 427,875 -
DP-Net 326,600 326,600 - 0% 326,600 -
FAO 4,200,000 5,500,000 700,000 13% 4,800,000 -
HFHI 2,560,000 1,536,000 - 0% 1,536,000 -
HI 720,148 535,300 187,831 35% 347,469 -
HimRights 449,490 106,849 - 0% 106,849 -
IOM 851,000 1,835,450 - 0% 1,835,450 -
IRC 1,735,000 - - 0% - -
IRD 745,000 390,000 - 0% 390,000 -
LWF Nepal 256,000 186,000 - 0% 186,000 -
Mercy Corps 100,000 100,000 - 0% 100,000 -
MERLIN 590,000 - - 0% - -
NCBL 226,208 113,134 - 0% 113,134 -
NRC 712,500 - - 0% - -
OCHA 1,915,000 1,855,359 50,000 3% 1,805,359 -
OCHA (ERF) - 1,100,000 75,072 7% 1,024,928 -
OHCHR 137,050 26,637 - 0% 26,637 -
OXFAM 240,000 180,000 - 0% 180,000 -
Partnership Nepal 120,000 60,000 - 0% 60,000 -
PPCC 309,101 180,307 - 0% 180,307 -
SAPPROS-Nepal 181,900 200,090 - 0% 200,090 -
SC 2,680,508 2,753,554 - 0% 2,753,554 -
SCG 340,000 160,000 - 0% 160,000 -
TPO 557,315 136,639 - 0% 136,639 -
UNDP 3,470,000 1,450,000 - 0% 1,450,000 -
UNFPA 2,137,000 1,704,637 - 0% 1,704,637 -
UN-HABITAT 1,720,000 1,195,000 - 0% 1,195,000 -
UNHCR 9,564,100 12,014,070 5,016,525 42% 6,997,545 -
UNICEF 7,196,033 3,340,518 571,183 17% 2,769,335 318,584
WE 536,614 94,160 - 0% 94,160 -
WFP 65,473,000 104,586,279 67,270,027 64% 37,316,252 -
WHO 1,942,050 645,360 150,000 23% 495,360 -
GRAND TOTAL 115,026,422 145,314,748 74,052,638 51% 71,262,110 318,584
NOTE: "Funding" means Contributions + Commitments + Carry-over
Pledge: a non-binding announcement of an intended contribution or allocation by the donor. ("Uncommitted pledge" on these tables indicates the balance of original pledges not
yet committed).
Commitment: creation of a legal, contractual obligation between the donor and recipient entity, specifying the amount to be contributed.
Contribution: the actual payment of funds or transfer of in-kind goods from the donor to the recipient entity.
The list of projects and the figures for their funding requirements in this document are a snapshot as of 25 June 2009. For continuously updated information on projects, funding
requirements, and contributions to date, visit the Financial Tracking Service (www.reliefweb.int/fts).
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2. CHANGES IN THE CONTEXT, HUMANITARIAN NEEDS, AND RESPONSE
A new Prime Minister was elected by the Legislature-Parliament (boycotted by the UCPN-Maoists) on
23 May. A coalition government of 22 political parties is currently being established. Key issues that
remain to be addressed by the new government include implementation of security sector reform and
agreement on a way forward with regard to the integration and/or rehabilitation of Maoist Army
personnel. The slow pace of progress on this front led to the extension of the mandate of the United
Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), which is set to expire on 22 July.
Economic Situation
Nepal’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita remains low, particularly compared to its South
Asian neighbours. Its $350 per capita gross national income ranks among the lowest in the world, and
with inflation running at 14.6% over the past six months, improvements in the outlook for the economy
remain slim. Nepal is vulnerable to global price trends given its heavy dependence on imports,
particularly petroleum products from India.
Although Nepal’s direct participation in global financial markets is limited, the impact of a deep and
prolonged global recession could seriously affect exports, tourism, and remittances. Of highest
concern are remittances, which now account for nearly one quarter of GDP. If labour demand were to
suddenly decline in destination economies, it would be difficult to expand exports and domestic
production to offset plummeting remittances and re-absorb a large number of returning migrants or
those currently unemployed who are not able to leave the country. Un- and under-employment would
rise, consumption would plummet, and the balance of payments would deteriorate. Social tensions
could be expected to rise as poverty levels increase. On several occasions, fuel shortages have
become so acute that they caused a virtual standstill of transportation and sparked riots and protests
in some parts of the country. Power cuts lasting up to 16 hours per day in Kathmandu and other major
towns for the better part of the last six months have done little to spur economic growth.
Drought and Floods
Following one of the lowest winter rainfalls ever recorded, a joint assessment conducted by the World
Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture
and Cooperatives (MoAC) revealed a decrease in production of the main winter crops of wheat and
barley by 14.5% and 17.3%, respectively, compared to last year. Consequently, an additional 707,000
Nepalese have been identified as requiring urgent food assistance in addition to the existing 1.05
million persons already assisted by WFP in the first six months of 2009. This comes against a
backdrop of high prices for staple commodities. According to the latest WFP market watch, the year-
on-year inflation figures for March saw a 53% rise in the price of sugar and a 24.6% rise in the price of
vegetables. The confirmation of an avian influenza outbreak in Eastern Nepal during the first quarter
of the year also led to poultry production plummeting by 70%.
The repair of the Koshi River embankment has led to the return of 70,000 people previously displaced
by the August 2008 floods, leaving fewer than 500 families in four camps. This substantially reduced
those in need of humanitarian support, and activities in the affected areas have shifted to recovery and
re-construction. However, given the widespread threat of flooding in Nepal, there is a continuing need
for disaster preparedness as the monsoon approaches.
Operational Space
The ability of the humanitarian actors to deliver services
during the first half of the year was compromised at times
due to a substantial increase in the number of bandhs
(protests) and blockades being called by various actors.
For example, in April, 35 out of Nepal’s 75 districts were
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affected by bandhs and blockades. These bandhs are
increasingly enforced through violence and intimidation
and have resulted in delayed implementation and delivery
of services for days and weeks. The slow pace and
inconclusive negotiations between the Government and
armed groups in the Terai and Eastern Region of Nepal
also led to an increase in extortion demands and threats Tharuhat Road Blockade in Dang, April 2009.
against staff from humanitarian agencies and their Photo credit: OCHA
partners.
2 UNDSS and OCHA
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Map 1 : Reports of Bandhs / Blockades, January - April 2009
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Response
During the MYR consultations, the HCT agreed that the three strategic priorities set at the beginning of
2009 remained valid. These priorities are:
respond effectively and efficiently to current and projected humanitarian needs;
increase emergency preparedness and consolidate protection measures, to reduce the potential
humanitarian caseload in 2009 and beyond;
promote principles of partnership, strengthening national institutions and actors for more
concerted humanitarian action.
Planning Assumptions
The planning assumptions reflect the political changes caused by the collapse of the Maoist-led
Government in May and the food insecurity situation aggravated by drought.
Political/peace process continues, with delays.
Continued volatility in security situation, especially in Central, Eastern, and Western Terai.
State machinery/leadership focussed on consensus-building and keeping the new coalition
government intact at central level while chronic vulnerabilities (food, health, nutrition, and water
and sanitation) receive inadequate attention.
Seasonal disasters, especially floods and fires, will affect at least 30% of the population.
Triggering Factors
Food/fuel crisis escalates.
Political violence between UCPN-Maoist and other political parties.
Simultaneous medium-scale natural disasters in various regions of the country.
Humanitarian Implications
New displacement/migration due to political uncertainty and/or economic crises, abductions,
extortion and killings due to political violence.
Vacuum in political/leadership and lack of confidence in the rule of law at the local level affects
the functioning and delivery of basic security and other services, including the delivery of
projects in the field.
Seasonal disasters, with an estimated 100,000 disaster victims needing immediate and mid-
term relief and rehabilitation support.
Over six million people (some 22% of the population) are at risk of food insecurity due to
sustained high food prices and drought.
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3. RESPONSE TO DATE, UPDATED STRATEGY AND RESPONSE PLANS
3.1 FUNDING ANALYSIS
Appeal to date
As of the end of June, the 2009 Nepal Humanitarian Transition Appeal had received $74 million
against the $115 million originally required (64% funded). However, the response has been highly
uneven between sectors/clusters. Although Food Security has been very well-funded, seven
sectors/clusters have reported no fresh funding to date. These sectors/clusters are: Camp
Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM), Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Education, Mine
Action, Nutrition, Shelter, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).
Although the Food Security Cluster has received $68 million of the $70 million initially required (97%),
the needs have increased substantially during the MYR (to $109 million) and there is, with revised
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requirements, still a 38% shortfall. In addition, it should be noted that despite significant funding for
food, the limited funding that is reported for the Agriculture Sub-sector is carry-over from 2008, even
though agriculture is the main source of income for Nepalese people.
Less than $20 million for the 12 non-food clusters/sectors and sub-sectors has been reported—in
other words, only 30% of original non-food requirements.
Revised appeal at MYR
During the MYR, 12 new projects were added in seven sectors/clusters: Food Security, Health,
Disaster Preparedness, Protection, WASH, CCCM, and Coordination. A total of 54 projects were
revised, generally downwards due to reduced duration and changed context, and 15 projects were
withdrawn. Major upward revisions have been made to projects in the Food Security Cluster to
account for additional food assistance requirements and rising food prices.
Original Revised
Funding to date
Sectors/Clusters requirements requirements
$
$ $
Food Security 70,129,000 67,970,027 109,472,279
Multi-Sector (Refugee) 9,564,100 5,016,525 12,014,070
Disaster Preparedness 5,581,600 0 4,156,600
Protection 10,453,070 571,183 3,792,266
Nutrition 3,324,223 0 2,238,442
Health 5,724,546 369,831 3,290,214
Coordination 1,915,000 174,575 2,955,359
Shelter 4,280,000 0 2,731,000
WASH 2,014,275 0 1,917,465
Camp Coordination and Camp Management 851,000 0 1,835,450
Emergency Education 617,000 0 675,269
Mine Action 572,608 0 236,334
Total 115,026,422 74,102,141 145,314,748
Source: donor and recipient organization reports, recorded on the Financial Tracking Service as of 3 July 2009
Despite the lack of new funding in several clusters/sectors, some urgent activities have been
implemented with other resources and available stockpiles that now need to be adequately
replenished to ensure sufficient future response capacity.
While support to address food insecurity in drought-affected communities is critical, balanced support
and funding across the remaining sectors/clusters will augment the overall response while building
national capacities and resilience to natural disasters in Nepal.
The Nepal Appeal complements other funding and planning mechanisms such as the Government-led
National Three-Year Interim Plan (TYIP), the United Nations Development Assistance Framework
(extended to 2012), the UN Peace Fund for Nepal and the Government of Nepal’s Peace Trust Fund.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has included a project in this revised
appeal for an Emergency Response Fund (ERF) to maintain a flexible, minimum humanitarian
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response capacity. This project will address rapid onset needs not envisaged or addressed by the
Humanitarian Transition Appeal, but those that have the potential to trigger future unrest.
3 It is also significant to note that approximately $50 million of funding for food security is carry-over from 2008.
4 The project budget for 2009 – 2010 is $2 million. Requirements of $1.1 million were added during the MYR for the remainder of 2009.
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3.2 UPDATED SECTOR/CLUSTER RESPONSE PLANS5
3.2.1 Food Security
Response to date
During the first half of the year, WFP reached 1.05 million beneficiaries in 35 districts throughout the
country. These were assisted through food and cash-for-assets schemes aimed at improving market
access, increasing agricultural production, and creating alternate livelihood opportunities. In addition,
World Education (an INGO) has completed the identification of beneficiaries in two districts (Bajhang
and Bajura) through farmer field schools in conjunction with WFP. FAO has supported approximately
500,000 farmers and their families in 23 districts across Nepal. Beneficiaries include persons in six
Far Western districts affected by high food prices and floods, ten districts in the Mid-Western Region
affected by drought and conflict, and six districts in the Western Region. Assistance included the
provision of high quality seeds and small ruminants, and extensive training programmes on crop and
animal husbandry to mitigate the effects of high food prices.
WFP and FAO are also planning a concerted initiative during the second half of 2009 in ten targeted
districts in Nepal to assist rural beneficiaries in improving agricultural productivity and market access.
An initial WFP ifood/cash-for-assets phase will create a productive safety net aimed at maintaining
and improving agricultural infrastructure for enhanced agricultural productivity. This will be followed by
the provision by FAO of agricultural inputs and technical backstopping for a quick impact on
production. Both agencies have already commenced start-up activities.
WFP and FAO also responded to the victims of the Koshi flood in the first half of 2009. WFP-
supported relief activities up to March 2009 and recovery activities from April to June. Current
recovery activities involve construction/rehabilitation of fish ponds, culverts, rural roads, and school
playgrounds and buildings, river training, deep land filling, installation of hand pumps, and food for
vocational training activities in conjunction with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme
(UN HABITAT). FAO supported 7,000 households with essential livestock inputs including
vaccination, parasite control, and the provision of feed. FAO has also carried out rehabilitation
activities aimed at soil improvement.
Partnerships with national institutions have been a vital aspect of the Food Security Cluster’s activities.
WFP, in collaboration with the MoHP, initiated a micro-nutrient supplementation programme for
children of six to 59 months to address high rates of moderate acute micro-nutrient deficiencies in
three districts (Dolpa, Jumla, Rukum). This will be expanded to other districts by December 2009. In
addition, the cluster expanded its existing capacity for food security and other thematic monitoring
through the WFP Food Security Monitoring and Analysis System (FSMAS), which enhanced the
Government’s own food security monitoring capacity. FAO has also strengthened ties with the MOAC
through its inputs to the Ministry’s Master Plan.
Updated strategic priorities
The Food Security Cluster continues to place an emphasis on responding effectively and efficiently to
humanitarian needs. In addition to addressing the vulnerabilities deepened by high food prices,
response to natural disasters, such as droughts and floods, are a priority on the cluster’s agenda. In
particular, the 2008/09 winter drought in Nepal was one of the worst on record, and has had a
significant impact on crop production across Nepal, leading to a national decrease in wheat and barley
production (the two major winter crops) of 14.5 and 17.3%, respectively, compared to last year.
Despite a strong summer harvest, yearly crop production for 2008/09 resulted in a negative production
balance of 133,000 metric tons (MTs) of cereal (-2.5%) for all of Nepal.
The poor crop harvest comes on top of sustained high food and fuel prices and a corresponding rise in
inflation. 66% of rural households that were heavily impacted by the drought are already experiencing
food shortages, with the worst-hit areas being in the Far- and Mid-Western Hill and Mountain districts.
WFP will provide food for the drought-affected beneficiaries through a food-for-assets programme
during an initial three-month period, followed by FAO interventions through seed and fertilizer support
programmes. FAO will continue to be the lead of the Agriculture sub-sector.
Regarding disaster preparedness activities, the Food Security Cluster will finalize its revisions of
cluster contingency plans in June 2009, review its existing contingency stocks in strategic locations
throughout the country in the event of a disaster. Partners will also pursue purchasing ready-to-eat
5 The cluster approach, formalised following the Koshi floods in September 2008, remains valid, with the clusters focusing on increased
preparedness and response capacity in light of current humanitarian challenges.
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meals to be distributed in the earliest days of an emergency. Existing food/cash-for-assets activities
will further aim to integrate a flood mitigation aspect in existing programmes. In addition, a pilot
project is being conducted in Banke District jointly with the MoAC through a community-based
approach in preparation for upcoming disasters. The cluster also updated its registry of district focal
points who will act as coordinators between the district authorities and key humanitarian agencies in
the event of an emergency.
The cluster will continue its partnership-building activities through WFP’s FSMAS and in close liaison
with relevant stakeholders, including the MOAC, the Nepal Food Cooperation, and the Nepal Red
Cross Society (NRCS).
Cluster outputs
Achieved
Output Planned in CAP
as of mid-year
1. Number of beneficiaries receiving food/cash-for-assets 1,665,800 1,045,000
a. Population affected by conflict 176,000 180,000
b. Population affected by high food prices 1,425,800 817,000
c. Population affected by the Koshi floods 64,000 48,000
2. Tonnage of food commodities delivered 41,300 23,600
3. Number of farmers’ households provided with
126,700 84,200
agricultural inputs and receiving technical guidance
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3.2.2 Nutrition
Response to date
Supplementary feeding and other nutrition activities
implemented in the camps in flood-affected areas in
Sunsari and Saptari districts prevented an increase in
acute malnutrition. Findings from nutritional
anthropometric surveys and mortality surveys conducted
in the camps showed that the prevalence of acute
malnutrition among children from six to 59 months old
(10.4% in Saptari and 11.2% in Sunsari) did not
deteriorate and was comparable to that found for the
Eastern Terai during the 2006 Demographic Health
Survey (11.2%).
Supplementary Feeding for Flood-Affected
Technical support was also provided for the development Children. Photo credit: UNICEF
of community-based management of acute malnutrition
(CMAM) to enhance treatment and care capacity for severe acute malnutrition in food-insecure
districts in the Mid- and Far Western hills and mountains. Paediatricians and senior health workers
were trained in CMAM during a national “training of trainers” (ToT) held in February 2009. Further
district and community-level trainings are planned for the second half of the year.
MoHP and partner NGOs, including Action Contre la Faim (ACF), Concern Worldwide, and Friends of
Needy Children (FNC), were provided with resources for the establishment and implementation of
CMAM in Mugu and Accham districts. At the district level the capacities of health workers in
identification, referral, treatment, and follow-up of severely malnourished children were improved and
treatment and care capacity of health posts strengthened. The capabilities of mothers and other
caregivers in prevention of malnutrition and care of malnourished children will be reinforced through
active counselling provided by health workers.
No external funding has been reported for the nutrition projects in this appeal. However, the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in its capacity as the cluster lead and provider of last resort, used
resources from its country capacity-building programme and emergency funds from the UNICEF
Regional Office for South Asia to implement some of the outputs detailed here. Resources for rapid
emergency response at the health facility level were augmented through procurement and provision of
essential medicines and nutritional supplements (antibiotics, rehydration solutions, folic acid, Vitamin
A) for treatment of severe acute malnutrition. Fifty-thousand packets of emergency multi-micronutrient
supplements were procured and will be pre-positioned for addressing severe micro-nutrient
deprivation in malnourished children residing in food-insecure districts. In addition, anthropometric
equipment (spring and electronic scales) was procured to ensure continued monitoring of the
nutritional status of children benefiting from the CMAM programme.
UNICEF, in its role as cluster lead for Nutrition, in coordination with WHO (Health Cluster lead) has
been active in both the coordination of emergency response and contingency planning. In May 2009,
the Health and Nutrition Clusters’ contingency plan was updated. Mapping of district-level nutrition
partners and their capacities for emergency nutrition preparedness and response is ongoing. Inputs
were provided for the finalization of the National Initial Rapid Assessment Tool prepared under the
facilitation of OCHA, with the aim of further strengthening coordination and collaboration for
emergency preparedness and response. To overcome resource constraints in flood-prone and food-
insecure districts, cooking utensils and tents for use in supplementary feeding were procured and pre-
positioned in regional storage centres and at the central level.
The Emergency Nutrition Taskforce in the MoHP has been increasingly instrumental in coordinating
emergency nutrition preparedness and response activities with relevant stakeholders within the
Ministry and among international humanitarian agencies. Partnerships with two international NGOs
(ACF and Concern), each with considerable global experience in CMAM, helped overcome capacity
constraints and accelerated the implementation of emergency interventions.
Of the $3.3 million requested for projects in the Nutrition Cluster, only $650,029 received from the
CERF in late November and carried over into 2009 was utilized. The CERF grant provided partial
funding for CMAM in five districts in the Mid- and Far Western Development Regions project in the
2009 Appeal. Gaps in funding have therefore limited implementation of nutrition activities.
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The high to severe food insecurity in the Mid- and Far Western regions of Nepal due to the 2009
winter drought poses a threat to the nutritional security of children and other vulnerable groups in
these regions. Increased donor funding is required to enable the continuing implementation of
activities in the Nutrition Cluster.
Updated strategic priorities
The strategic priorities stated in the 2009 Appeal have not significantly changed. The Nutrition Cluster
will continue to support activities geared towards the attainment of these goals.
The cluster objectives, however, have been reviewed to include support to the strategic actions in the
MoHP’s emergency nutrition policy. The revised objectives are:
to strengthen Nutrition Cluster coordination to respond in a timely and appropriate manner to
any new emergency;
to ensure that the strategic actions set forth in the MoHP’s emergency nutrition policy are
implemented;
to strengthen emergency nutrition preparedness and response capacity of MoHP and local
NGOs working in nutrition;
to prevent an increase in morbidity and mortality associated with acute malnutrition in the highly
food-insecure Mid- and Far Western Regions and the flood-affected area in Sunsari and Saptari
districts;
to prevent micronutrient deficiencies in the food-insecure districts of the Mid- and Far Western
Region; and
to strengthen nutrition surveillance in the food-insecure districts of the Mid- and Far Western
Region.
Cluster outputs
Output Achieved as of mid-year
Reduce chronic and acute malnutrition in the highly A CMAM intervention implemented in three
food-insecure Mid- and Far Western Regions and the districts (Mugu, Achham, Bardiya). Treatment of
flood-affected area in Sunsari and Saptari districts children ongoing in Mugu and Bardiya.
District-level trainings on supplementation of young
children with micronutrient powders (MNP) in the
food-insecure districts of the Mid- and Far West
have been completed in Dolpa, Rukum, Jumla
districts.
Provide a timely and effective nutrition response to Supplementary feeding and other nutrition
alleviate moderate acute malnutrition rates through activities implemented in the IDP camps in flood-
supplementary feeding activities affected area in Sunsari and Saptari districts
preventing an increase in levels of acute
malnutrition in young children.
Capacity strengthening on emergency nutrition of Capacity of paediatricians and senior health
MoHP and local NGOs working in nutrition workers was enhanced in CMAM by means of a
national master ToT held in February 2009.
Technical competencies of health workers in
identification, referral, treatment and follow up of
severely malnourished children were enhanced
and treatment and care capacity of health posts
strengthened through district-level CMAM
trainings.
Improve cluster’s capacity and collaboration in order to UNICEF, in its role as cluster-lead for Nutrition, has
response in a timely and appropriate manner to any been active in the Emergency Health and Nutrition
new emergency Working Group (EHNWG) both for coordination of
emergency response and for contingency plan
development.
In May 2009, the EHWG contingency plan was
updated.
Mapping of district-level nutrition partners and their
capacities for emergency nutrition preparedness
and response is ongoing.
Stronger linkages are being created with the
Emergency Nutrition Taskforce in MoHP to
enhance coordination of emergency nutrition
preparedness and response activities.
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3.2.3 Camp Management and Camp Coordination (CCCM)
Response to date
The CCCM Cluster’s on-going activities related to the
Koshi floods was possible due to funding received in
2008 by the cluster lead, the International Organization
for Migration (IOM). None of the projects in the appeal is
currently funded. The Cluster is constantly monitoring
the current situation in the Koshi Region as well as
establishing a strong presence in the field and at the
national level.
Despite the lack of funding, IOM has conducted trainings
on Sphere Standards, CCCM, humanitarian response in
emergencies, shelter and settlement planning, and an
Returnees Packing up Camp G, Sunsari
integrated training on CCCM/camp managers. These Camp, February 2009. Photo credit: OCHA
trainings have reached over 200 individuals, of which
30% are from the Government of Nepal and the
remainder from UN and local and international NGOs.
The CCCM Cluster is working very closely with Government partners and has developed proposals
included in the Appeal for more coordinated and concerted humanitarian response facilities throughout
the country. The CCCM Cluster seeks to establish EOCs in 20 districts throughout Nepal and
consolidated humanitarian storage hub in the capital, Kathmandu. The CCCM Cluster has finalized a
contingency plan with the Government of Nepal and the plan is currently being revised.
To ensure the stability of the cluster and to increase the cluster lead’s capacity to effectively carry-out
the role of “provider of last resort”, urgent funding and support is needed from the donor community.
Chart 1 : Koshi Displaced Population
Koshi Displaced Population
(Individuals)
100000
85000
80000
Individuals
60000 48000 48167
41393 42818
39047
40000
20000 9432 7579
2156
0
Sep/08 Oct/08 Nov/08 Dec/08 Jan/09 Feb/09 Mar/09 Apr/09 May/09
Source Data: http://groups.google.com/group/cccmnepal/web/dtm Month
Updated strategic priorities
The CCCM Cluster in Nepal will continue taking a lead role in developing and maintaining a
coordinated response capacity to emergencies. Priorities for the cluster include:
coordinating response mechanisms to camp and camp like situations;
capacity-building for cluster partners, including the Government of Nepal;
establishing a strong network of Nepali-trained professionals to provide inputs and direction in
the management and coordination of the cluster;
provider of last resort.
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Sectoral outputs
Achieved as of mid- End of year
Output
year projections
Number of trained individuals on CCCM/Sphere/CM/HRE/SSP 200 700
Camp/camp-like settlements monitored by CCCM
45,000 --
(populations)
EOCs constructed One Ten
CCCM Nepal Web-Site Updated weekly Updated weekly
Provider of last resort (winter clothes distribution) 45, 000 --
IDP settlement sites Kathmandu identified and constructed Zero Eight
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3.2.4 Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
Response to date
At the beginning of the year, the Mala Devi Bhagat, 22 years old, at Hudki Camp had never used a latrine
WASH Cluster had identified two key or known about the importance of hand washing with soap. After arriving
priority interventions: 1) WASH at the camp, she not only learned about hygiene and sanitation, but has
preparedness for responding to the adopted these practices and has been teaching others to do likewise.
water, sanitation and hygiene needs Ms. Bhagat now volunteers as a WASH motivator in her camp.
for an influx of IDPs following major Everyday she makes a round of all the tents to see if everyone in the
floods and landslides; and, 2) camp is following good hygiene behaviour. “Most of the people are now
rehabilitation of damaged water happy to use latrines and have also learned that hand washing and
drinking clean, purified water prevents diarrhoea and many other water-
supply schemes and sanitation borne diseases,” she said.
facilities, along with the promotion of
good hygiene practices through active Sabitri Mandal, 35, has a similar story to share. “After the toilets were
community participation. installed, we heard no more scolding about the dirty camp from people
living in the neighbouring community,” she said. “Our surroundings are
now clean and so our children no longer suffer from diarrhoea and
dysentery.”
With no funding reported to date for
WASH projects, there has been limited progress in meeting the objectives of the 2009 Humanitarian
Transition Appeal. The WASH cluster members collectively decided to maintain all project proposals
for the remainder of the year. All projects are still relevant, particularly given the fast-approaching
monsoon season, which threatens to aggravate the already poor hygiene conditions of the population
residing in the flood-prone Terai, and hill districts and communities prone to acute gastroenteritis
(AGE).
Given the lack of funding, UNICEF continued to use
resources that were provided by its donors for the Koshi
flood response in 2008 to maintain support to over 4,000
displaced families in several camps in Sunsari and
Saptari districts. The support included hygiene
awareness messages through street dramas, house-to-
house visits with demonstrations of hand washing with
soap, and the use of chlorine solutions for the purification
of drinking water. Local volunteers and children among
the IDPs were selected and became resources persons
for promotional campaigns.
The distribution and replenishment of hygiene supplies
(bathing and laundry soaps, toothpaste, and sanitary
pads) continued until the end of April 2009. In addition, Street Drama to Create Awareness on
WASH facilities were installed and maintained in Hygiene Behaviour. Photo credit: WEL/NGO-
temporary camps to prevent and protect IDPs from water- UNICEF
borne disease outbreaks.
These interventions were carried out in collaboration with WASH Cluster members (Water Supply and
Sanitation District Office [WSSDO], UNICEF, Oxfam, Plan, and local NGOs). Regular follow-up and
monitoring visits were carried out by cluster coordinators assigned in each district. Lessons learned
workshops were conducted in which government authorities, humanitarian agencies, and the IDPs
themselves actively participated. Significant positive change in hygiene behaviour could be observed
over the baseline information, as evidenced by the table below on achievements as of mid-year.
It is noteworthy that the entire Koshi response was carried out under the Government’s leadership and
the Government provided an immediate allocation of over 30 million Nepali rupees (approximately
$4.1 million) to complement humanitarian agencies’ resources. The WASH Cluster conducted two
workshops to review the contingency plan on floods and earthquake scenarios and jointly revised the
plan for 2009.
As part of WASH preparedness, UNICEF, in collaboration with Oxfam and IRD, signed a partnership
agreement to undertake WASH interventions in over 190 Village Development Committees (VDCs) in
15 flood- and AGE-prone districts (Sunsari, Saptari, Sarlahi, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Rautahat,
Nawalaprasi, Rupandehi, Banke, Bardiya, Kailai, Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Achham and Doti), with an
expected target population of over 3.5 million people. The WASH Cluster, with support from UNICEF,
has already pre-positioned essential WASH supplies for 15,000 families (hygiene kits, water
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purification products, buckets) in three strategic locations (Biratnagar, Bharatpur, and Nepalgung) for
use in the event of a disaster.
Updated strategic priorities
The WASH strategic priorities outlined in the 2009 Appeal remain unchanged. All project proposals
are focused on preparedness and capacity-building to enable WASH stakeholders to be responsive
and effective in delivering humanitarian action in the event of a disaster. Considering the extreme
level of vulnerability of the Kathmandu Valley to earthquakes, and in light of the lessons derived from
the contingency exercises held in the first half of 2009, a WASH preparedness proposal targeting
three municipalities (Kritipur, Thimi, and Bhaktpur) has been added to the Appeal during the MYR.
Cluster outputs
Output Planned in CAP Achieved as of mid-year
Number of vulnerable people with 94,000 people through the No progress due to lack of funding
access to improved drinking water installation of 97 water schemes
and 1,200 HPs
Number of vulnerable people with 47,000 people (7,750 h/h) No progress
latrine facilities
Number of people with improved 960,000 people Agreement signed with Oxfam and
knowledge on emergency WASH IRD to reach over 4,000 volunteers
in 196 VDCs. Indirect beneficiaries
3.5 million people in 15 districts
Vulnerability assessment/mapping One KVWSMB/KUKL and three (new result area)
and upgrading of water supply municipalities reaching indirect
facility in three municipalities beneficiaries of approximately
completed. WASH contingency 200,000 people
plan of KVWSMB/KUKL and three
municipalities
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3.2.5 Health
Response to date
Over the last six months, Health Cluster members led by WHO responded effectively to the health
needs of vulnerable groups. In particular, with the support of the MoHP’s Epidemiology and Disease
Control Division (EDCD) at central and district levels, as well as partners such as Adventist
Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and UNICEF, the
main health issues, including reproductive health, were addressed, especially in the Koshi flood-
affected districts. Technical support for surveillance of possible outbreaks and other communicable
diseases was also provided to the Government. As a result, no major outbreaks of communicable
diseases were reported in the camp sites. Similarly, the pre-positioning of emergency health kits in
regional locations helped ensure an effective and timely response.
WHO, in coordination with UNICEF (cluster lead for nutrition), has been guiding the EHNWG both for
the coordination of emergency response and for contingency plan development. The EHNWG
contingency plan was updated in May 2009. Mapping of district-level nutrition partners and their
capacities for emergency nutrition preparedness and response is ongoing. Further, rapid deployment
kits have been pre-positioned in 14 districts for use in emergency response. Rapid Response Teams
(RRT) have been important in providing an operational response to emergencies and outbreaks. This
was tested and found successful in the recent response to the AH1N1 influenza pandemic
preparedness activities.
The Disaster Health Working Group, a coordination mechanism for emergency response within the
MoHP, has been reactivated, and its first meeting is planned for July 2009. The meeting will
encompass all divisions of the MoHP. The expected outcome is the development of standard
operating procedures (SOPs) for national health emergency response. Reproductive health kits were
pre-positioned under the Logistics Management Division/Department of Health Services in 14 districts
for referral centres in all five development regions of Nepal. Hygiene kits were distributed in six
districts and in Kathmandu. A one-day orientation on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP)
was conducted for health care workers and RRT members in all districts where RH kits were
distributed to increase their knowledge about the purpose and usage. UNFPA also incorporated HIV
elements in its humanitarian emergency response through outreach and sensitization via youth groups
and referral and provision of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT). UNFPA also provided services
for uterine prolapse cases through the RH mobile camps. In five districts, UNFPA provided training on
RH in emergencies to 125 participants.
Very limited funding has had negative consequences, including major NGOs (such as ACF) either
leaving the country or restricting their activities to a few districts or specific health areas. Health
preparedness activities remain largely under-funded, leaving gaps in the availability of mobile health
clinics and essential health care preparedness activities.
The objectives and key priorities outlined in the Appeal remain largely the same. A minor change is
the inclusion of an objective to enhance the medical logistics system in Nepal to ensure that essential
drugs and other medical supplies are properly managed and delivered on time during emergencies.
Achievements against output targets are summarized below.
Cluster outputs
Output Achieved as of mid-year
Number of information bulletins, coordination Monthly EHNWG meetings held periodically. EHNWG
meetings, and workshops organized to improve contingency plan updated.
response and cluster coordination
Number of hospitals prepared and hospital emergency One hospital trained to develop hospital emergency
preparedness plans tested plan. This plan was tested as a table-top exercise.
This number will be increased to three additional
hospitals trained by the end of 2009.
Number of health facilities installed and maintained in UNFPA provided stretchers, examination bed with all
temporary camp settings and disaster response areas basic examination kits and some essential medicine
that meet international standards and equipment to seven health facilities to restore
essential basic reproductive health services in flood-
affected areas in Sunsari district.
Number of emergency health kits and RH kits pre- Three emergency health kits pre-positioned. This
positioned number will increase to six by the end of 2009. RH
kits pre-positioned in 14 districts.
Number of districts with emergency preparedness and None; plan to increase to five by the end of 2009.
disaster response plans
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Output Achieved as of mid-year
Number of districts with ongoing post-disaster Four additional district RRTs have been trained on
surveillance systems syndromic surveillance in 2009, one regional RRT
training conducted, covering seven districts and
syndromic surveillance.
Number of health personnel trained on RH response Approximately 200, there are plans to increase this
during emergencies number by the end of 2009.
Number of hospitals capable of managing mass One hospital trained in mass casualty management.
casualties
Number of warehouses with proper management None; three regional medical stores planned for by the
system for stockpiling of emergency health supplies end of 2009.
Number of facilities where emergency obstetric care is All district and regional hospitals.
available during emergencies
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3.2.6 Protection
Response to date
Over the last six months, the capacity of district-level actors to deliver protection in times of
emergencies has been strengthened by organizing and conducting three regional workshops on
"Protecting Persons Affected by Natural Disaster", including sessions on child protection, gender
based-violence (GBV) and psycho-social support for victims. The workshops were carried out on the
basis of a training module developed at the national cluster level, with the purpose of following a
standardized format when delivering capacity-building activities. In order to enhance preparedness at
the national level as well, a contingency plan and checklists for other clusters have been drafted,
bearing in mind the cross-cutting nature of protection activities.
Monitoring and recording of human rights concerns in and around camps has been carried out by
teams of four human rights monitors to flood-affected areas in the Eastern Region for a period of three
months. Key lessons learned from the monitoring will feed into a workshop organized in the same
region at the end of June for district authorities. First Incident Reports have been developed for GBV
cases and other human rights violations of displaced people. Regarding the situation of conflict-
related IDPs, little progress has been made towards compensating IDPs who are displaced due to
conflict. Similarly, despite efforts made through the Humanitarian Coordinator and other high level
representatives, there has been no progress at the national level in the approval and implementation
of IDP directives.
GBV survivors face particular problems in Nepal, due to the interlinked challenges of a culture of
silence, lack of services to respond to cases, and lack of capacity and willingness by authorities to
address the issue, particularly in emergency situations. Continuing the support in 2008 to prevent
GBV and provide comprehensive response services in the camp settings, in June 2009, UNFPA has
supported five Women Development Office staff from five emergency-prone districts across the
country for a four-month training on community-based psycho-social counselling for GBV survivors.
Updated strategic priorities
The priorities that were set at the beginning of the year are still largely valid. The continued advocacy
for and promotion of durable solutions for all IDPs within the next six months must include those
displaced by natural disasters and particularly the most vulnerable groups such as landless and low-
caste communities. The final objective is to integrate these groups into the areas where they are
displaced and/or to access adequate and fair compensation and return packages. This will remain the
focus for the protection cluster over the next six months.
Five projects have been removed during the MYR, including a Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
project since the NGO is withdrawing from Nepal. The requirements of ten unfunded projects have
been reduced to reflect the shortened timeframe for implementation.
Cluster Outputs
Output Achieved as of mid-year
Number of public officials and security forces participating in training
33
on protection in times of emergencies
Local protection clusters established in cases of emergencies Two
Directives to Nepal’s IDP policy adopted and implemented No
Child Protection in Emergencies
Response to date
Over the last six months, the Child Protection Sub-cluster worked closely with the Protection Cluster to
meet the strategic priorities set at the beginning of the year. During the Koshi floods, the sub-cluster,
led by UNICEF at the national level and the Government at the district level, was active in holding
regular sub-cluster meetings; reunifying and tracing missing and unaccompanied children; providing
psycho-social support and training to flood-affected communities; procuring, distributing and pre-
positioning relief materials (including clothing and child protection kits); providing training and
orientation on child protection issues in emergencies to affected communities and other district
stakeholders; and developing and implementing youth mobilization programmes.
UNICEF and partner NGOs trained over 2,200 members of affected communities (including youth and
children) on child protection, including life skills, and over 1,000 members of affected communities
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received orientation on psycho-social issues. Over 5,500 sets of clothing were distributed to children.
Regular follow-up and monitoring of these programmes is ongoing.
In February, a lessons learnt and contingency planning workshop was held in Kathmandu for national
and district-level stakeholders, including representatives from the Government, NGOs, INGOs, and
UN Agencies, which drew out lessons from the Koshi and Western Region flood responses. The Child
Protection Sub-cluster has continued to undertake preparedness activities and to actively participate in
general Protection Cluster activities. This has included developing and delivering a training module
with other members of the Protection Cluster on protection, child protection, GBV and psycho-social
issues, and general cluster management for district officials and NGO partners in 17 at-risk districts.
UNICEF and the Trans-cultural Psycho-social
Organization (TPO) continue to co-chair a working group
on the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psycho-
social Support (MHPSS) in Emergency Settings, and the
group has developed and is finalizing a MHPSS
contingency plan. A case study on the implementation of
the guidelines is underway.
Projects in the sub-cluster continue to experience
significant funding shortfalls, especially for preparedness
activities. The main strategic priorities that were set at
the beginning of the year are still relevant, as are the Flood Victim-Children Way to Loukahi,
revised projects. Detailed outputs are summarized Sunsari. Photo credit: UNICEF
below.
Cluster outputs
Output Planned in CAP Achieved as of mid-year
Increased knowledge on Capacity-building of local Trainings held for local NGO and
emergency preparedness committee members on child government staff.
and responses among protection issues in emergencies Members of affected communities
local committee members (including youth) received training on child
protection, life skills etc.
Facilitators and teachers from camps
trained in psycho-social support.
Members of affected community received
training/orientations on psycho-social
issues (ongoing)
Increased knowledge on Training of national cluster Lessons learnt and contingency planning
emergency preparedness members and regional workshop held for national/district-level
and responses among stakeholders on emergency child government and NGO stakeholders.
local, national cluster protection issues Contingency plan developed and
members and regional translated at national level.
stakeholders on Lessons learnt report completed and
emergency child translated.
protection issues Three regional trainings to be completed
by protection cluster in 17 at-risk districts
by end of June
Number of children and Enhancement of response Clothing for children affected by Koshi
women provided with mechanisms to provide essential flooding distributed.
emergency responses services to children and youth in Psycho-social counselling, orientations,
such as non-food items need of special protection in etc. held for displaced people (ongoing).
(NFIs) and psycho-social emergencies, including psycho- All missing and unaccompanied children
support in the flood- social services and other as a result of Koshi flooding have been
affected areas necessary assistance. Ensure reunited with their families
protection to the most at-risk
young children and their
caregivers including access to
appropriate play and psycho-
social support
Number of child Procurement and pre-positioning Child protection kits distributed to Koshi
protection kits and related of non-food items, child flood-affected children.
emergency supplies for protection kits and related Long-term agreements developed for
seasonal flooding and emergency supplies for seasonal suppliers.
landslides or other flooding and landslides or other Kits and clothing pre-positioned in several
emergency situations. emergency situations flood-prone districts
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Mine Action
Response to date
During the last six months, Mine Risk Education (MRE) messages and materials were reviewed by the
Mine Action Joint Working Group (MAJWG) and endorsed by the Department of Education (DEO),
printed, and disseminated country-wide. Over 90% of resource trainers from the Ministry of Education
(MoE) were trained and equipped in MRE in the 20 most affected districts. These resource trainers
are covering schools from over 1,000 VDCs. Twelve emergency MRE activities have been conducted
by the MAJWG in ten districts and 21 additional emergency MRE focal points have been trained (in
total 430 emergency MRE focal points have been trained in 68 districts).
Over 30,000 people in ten districts received
regular MRE from the Ban Landmines Campaign
in Nepal (NCBL) and the Red Cross Society.
Partnerships were strengthened and 11 media
houses participated and covered the UN Mine
Action Day. Drafts of Nepal Guidelines and Safety
Standards for Mine Risk Education are ready to be
shared with the MAJWG. Rehabilitation for
survivors from victim-activated explosions has
also been coordinated and provided with the
support of International Committee of the Red
Cross (ICRC), Handicap International, and other
organizations. The on-going surveillance system Mine awareness poster. Photo credit: UNICEF
on victim-activated explosions is comprehensive
and used to prioritize mine action activities.
In the absence of an operational National Mine Action Authority (NMAA), United Nations Mine Action
Team (UNMAT) advocated for a national solution and leadership for mine action. UNMAT directly
supported separate ministries such as the MoE, MoD, specific governmental bodies such as the Nepal
Army, and the informal MAJWG. UNMAT will support the Government to develop its national strategy
once NMAA is operational. The Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction (MoPR) attended the
conference ‘Towards a Mine Free South East Asia’ and made a statement broadly supporting the Anti-
Personnel Mine Ban Treaty.
Absence of a functional NMAA and lack of funding remained a constraint for the first half of the year,
with NCBL stopping its MRE activities in ten districts. Although there was a decrease in casualties
from explosive remnants of the conflict compared to the same periods in 2007 and 2008, the number
of victim-activated explosions related to activities of armed groups increased. 73% of the casualties
were children.
Minefield clearance activities carried out by the Nepalese Army and supported by UNMAT continued.
From January to June 2009 eight additional minefields were cleared. Out of the 53 minefields laid by
the Nepalese Army, the Army and UNMAT have to date completed clearance of 15 minefields (the
clearance project is not included in the 2009 Appeal as it is financed by the UN Peace Fund for
Nepal).
There is no change in the sectoral strategic priorities that were set at the beginning of the year.
Sectoral outputs
Output Planned in CAP Achieved as of mid-year
Operational NMAA Support Capacity-building of NMAA not operational.
NMAA UNMAT supported separate
ministries and governmental
bodies (MoPR, army, DoE)
Government of Nepal actively Ensure compliance with legal Clearance of minefields by
involved in adherence to the CPA, instruments in relation to the Nepalese Army and destruction
mine ban convention or/and the protection of civilians from of remaining improvised
convention on certain conventional indiscriminate explosive devices explosive devices by Maoist
weapons Army Cantonment (MCS) and
by People’s Liberation Army
(PLA) is ongoing with UN
assistance
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Output Planned in CAP Achieved as of mid-year
National disability strategy for Support the government to develop Activities planned for June
disabled improvised explosive a national strategy for the care and onwards
device (IED)/landmines survivors rehabilitation of survivors of
explosive devices
MRE tools integrated in schools Develop with the MAWG and the 90% of resource trainers from
and child clubs and other CB NMAA new training methods and the MoE trained and equipped
activities tools for risk education in MRE in the 20 most affected
districts.
Over 30,000 people reached by
NCBL in ten districts
National victim information system Assist the Government, UN, and The surveillance system is
and knowledge, attitude and NGOs to develop national systems used to prioritize, plan, and
practice (KAP) survey allow to assess explosive device risks implement MRE tasks.
ongoing prioritization of mine and needs KAP survey planned for
action activities October.
Strategy completed and accepted Develop a national mine action The strategy for UN support to
by all stakeholders. strategy. Mine Action 2009-2010 has
been developed.
Children Affected by Armed Conflict
Response to date
Over the last six months, the Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG)
group partners have been engaged in supporting children affected by conflict in different ways.
Around 7,500 CAAFAG and 2,500 other children affected by the conflict are being supported through
the community-based reintegration programme. Around 80% of the children go to school and
approximately 20% are participating in skills training, vocational training or income-generating
activities.
The working group continued facing challenges in obtaining the release of 2,973 Maoist Army
combatants identified as minors during the verification process in December 2007. This is despite a
commitment made by the Maoist leadership during the visit of the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict (SRSG-CAAC) in December 2008. The unstable
political situation is a major challenge in achieving this goal. Minimum standards to guide the release
of minors from the cantonment were developed by UNICEF and United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and shared with the MoPR.
In December 2008, the Annual Report of the UN Security Council Resolution 1612 was submitted to
the Office of the SRSG-CAAC by UNMIN, UNICEF, OHCHR and the 1612 Task Force. The report
presented trends related to violence against children and reported on progress and challenges
towards the release of disqualified minors based on recommendations made by the SRSG-CAAC to
the Government of Nepal during her visit in December 2008. The 1612 Task Force continues to
monitor the core violations in Security Council Resolution 1612 including developments in the Terai
where there are allegations that some Terai-based armed groups have been recruiting and using
children for various purposes.
Sectoral outputs
Output Planned in CAP Achieved as of mid-year
Number of children and Provision of community- Around 7,500 CAAFAG and 2,500
youths who are successfully based reintegration services vulnerable children supported
involved in reintegration and development of
activities community reconciliation
initiatives and strategies
Number of children, youths, Promotion of inclusion of Training manual on peace-building
and communities promoting children, youth, and developed
peace-building activities community groups in local First round of training on peace-building
peace committees provided to programme managers from
I/NGOs and government officials
National plan of action for the Capacity development of Draft NPA developed. Preparation for
reintegration of children government to respond to regional and national level consultation, to
affected by conflict reports of violations of child finalize the NPA ongoing.
rights in accordance with Minimum standard to guide the release of
Security Council Resolution minors from cantonments prepared and
1612 shared with UNMIN and MoPR
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3.2.7 Refugees
Response to date
Over the last six months much has been achieved towards meeting the priority actions set out at the
beginning of the year. Programme planning and response was undertaken through a multi-sectoral /
multi-lateral approach, bringing together the operational and protection aspects of assessed needs, as
well as efforts and insights of all partners. For the refugees from Bhutan, the response covered all
their needs, including food, health, education, shelter, water, sanitation, protection (prevention and
response to sexual and gender-based violence), as well as legal counselling and representation. By
May, more than 14,000 refugees were resettled from Nepal to third countries and the office was able
to refer more than 40,200 individual refugees for third-country resettlement.
The camps continued to be administered by the Government of Nepal (through the MoHA) with the
extensive support of UNHCR and WFP. Under the Government’s supervision, the camps were
managed by a camp management committee (CMC) established in each camp, comprising elected
representatives from the refugee community. The promotion of protection principles and the
identification/implementation of durable solutions were carried out in a coordinated manner by the
Government, UN agencies, IOM, donors, the refugees, and NGO partners.
The urban refugee population was supported to meet their basic needs, including food, shelter,
education and health. For Tibetans, the facilitation of transit through Nepal to a third country
continued and comprehensive assistance provided while they were in transit, through UNHCR
implementing partner LWF.
Updated strategic priorities
The strategic priorities set forth in the 2009 Appeal remain the same. However, in the second half of
this year UNHCR will collaborate more with the Government for verification and registration of a
limited number of pending asylum-seekers from Bhutan. In collaboration with other UN agencies,
UNHCR will work with the local community within the Bhutanese refugee camps to facilitate local
integration of refugees who do not opt for resettlement. The office will also expand options for self-
reliance of urban refugees and to meet their psycho-social needs.
As the number of Bhutanese refugees declines, services in the camps will be gradually adjusted, with
greater emphasis on the training of refugee staff to replace those who are departing to third countries,
the hiring of national staff for key positions, and an increased focus on supporting refugee hosting
communities. UNHCR will initiate projects in health care and education, so that as the camp
population declines, essential services can be assured by a gradual integration into the national
framework. UNHCR will continue its collaboration with the MoHA - National Unit of Coordination of
Refugee Affairs (NUCRA) in Kathmandu and the Refugee Coordination Unit (RCU) in Chandragari to
maintain services and support in the Bhutanese refugee camps. For the urban refugees, there is a
need to provide more diverse vocational training opportunities, with the goal of enhancing the
refugee’s self-reliance.
With some 100,000 refugees to support, the cluster still requires significant funding. Before the MYR,
52% of original requirements had been met. Requirements, however, have increased during the MYR
from $9.6 million to $12 million. Direct donor support has been crucial to the success of the
resettlement process, itself very resource intensive. Maintenance of essential services remains a
challenge as increased funding is required to cover the relatively higher cost of employing new staff
and retraining persons in the context of the turnover resulting from resettlement. Due to the fact that
contracts are only short-term, the turnover of staff involved in the resettlement process has also been
identified as a problem. Withdrawal of donor funding for local implementing partners (in education and
water and sanitation) may also affect UNHCR operations and its overall funding needs for next year.
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Sectoral outputs
Outputs/Indicators Achieved as of mid-year
Percentage of refugees for whom a As of May 2009, UNHCR has referred 40,290 refugee
durable solution is identified and individuals for third country resettlement (out of 68,392 formal
achieved declarations of interest received) of which 13,859 individuals
have been successfully resettled
Level of mortality rate, malnutrition, 100% of children had access to free education up to Class 10.
literacy rate among the refugee and Student teacher ratio maintained at 27:1. Indicators on health
population of concern compares and education are above national standards.
favourably with the corresponding Comprehensive outreach programme on HIV/STI/TB
indicators of the host country. conducted. Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) accessed
by refugees regularly.
Second phase of project on acute malnutrition and anaemia
initiated.
Professional psycho-social counselling provided to over 500
individual refugees and 5,527 community members
Percentage of refugees, asylum-seekers Regular ID card distribution to refugees aged 16 and over
and others of concern registered in updated and ongoing and all refugees (camp and off camp);
accordance with international standards related data uploaded electronically in UNHCR records.
and provided with identity documents, UNHCR in collaboration with the Government was able to
and civil registration documents such as maintain civilian character of the camps and provide security to
birth, death, and marriage certificates. refugees
Percentage of cases of sexual and 14 legal aid clinics conducted in all camps and 26 sexual and
gender-based violence redressed and gender-based violence cases referred for court representation.
support achieved.
Percentage or number of women and 50% women participation in all camp bodies.
girls participating in refugee Income generation and skills programme reached almost 500
representation bodies. women to date
Number of cases of refoulement and/or From January to May 2009, UNHCR assisted temporary stay of
deportation of refugees / asylum seekers over 243 Tibetan new arrivals and facilitated their travel to a
and others of concern third country
Number of new asylum-seekers or other Nine new asylum-seekers arrived this year and their cases are
arrivals that have their status assessed being assessed.
and are recognized person of concern.
Provision of Legal and physical Some 255 mandate refugees and asylum-seekers received
protection to urban refugees and asylum- legal and material support (monthly financial assistance, free
seekers in Nepal under UNHCR medical care and grant for primary education).
mandate.
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3.2.8 Disaster Preparedness
Response to date
No fresh funding has been reported for disaster
preparedness projects. However, the regular budgets of
many organizations have contributed to preparedness
activities and in partly meeting the strategic objectives
outlined in the appeal. For example, the Government
successfully hosted the INSARAG Asia-Pacific regional
earthquake exercise in April 2009 and preparedness
activities are being implemented jointly with national and
international actors. Similarly, a multi-agency mission
led by the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
(ISDR) in May raised the profile of disaster risk reduction Participants in INSARAG Exercise - April '09.
in the country, and efforts will be maintained to further Photo credit: OCHA
engage in disaster management activities with all
partners in 2009 and 2010.
The flood disaster response in Koshi and Western Nepal was better coordinated compared to previous
years. Over the last six months, an enabling environment has been created for overall emergency
preparedness across the country through the endorsement of assessment tools. Guidance notes have
been developed and endorsed for pre-monsoon preparedness workshops at the district level by the
MoHA, with support from OCHA and other partners. Government-led coordination mechanisms
continue to be strengthened, namely through the MoHA at the central level and District Disaster Relief
Committees at the district level. The cluster approach is being utilized in the preparation of district
contingency plans and government focal points from different departments and ministries are jointly
working with IASC cluster leads in the cycle of disaster management.
Promoting principles of partnership through the strengthening of national institutions and actors by
developing and implementing policies for more concerted disaster preparedness remains a priority.
Capacity-building initiatives need to be maintained across all sectors of Government, civil society, and
the national and international communities through training workshops and reinforcing agreed
activities and priorities for risk reduction by all partners.
The strategic objectives for disaster preparedness activities identified in the 2009 Appeal are still valid
and need to be addressed to reduce humanitarian caseloads during sudden-onset events in coming
years. Gaps in funding have been a limiting factor in the implementation of some of the planned
emergency preparedness activities outlined in the Appeal.
Sectoral outputs
Output Achieved as of mid-year
NSDRM is approved and implementation No tangible achievements. Cabinet endorsement of National
started. Establishment of the Disaster Strategy Disaster Risk Management (NSDRM) awaited.
Management institutional framework at all Some of the activities in the NSDRM have already started in the
levels. field. For example, the Government has established disaster
focal persons in 12 ministries and the National Planning
Commission (NPC).
Capacity of Government authorities, Two regional and one national level workshops were completed
especially at local level, is increased in in the first six months of 2009. The majority of participants were
disaster preparedness, early warning, from agencies responding locally during disasters.
response, relief and in collection of The Government, UN, INGOs, and national NGOs are working
disaggregated data in emergencies together in pre-monsoon disaster preparedness activities.
Contingency Plans designed, updated and Simulation exercise conducted in April. Plans revised and
tested further revision ongoing.
INSARAG exercise held and regional The INSARAG exercise was successfully completed in April
cooperation observed. 2009 with total participation of 235 persons, including 81
international experts from 17 countries and a number of local
actors.
EOC is established with clear roles and Standard Letter of Agreement (LoA) between UNDP and MoHA
responsibilities. is drafted and shared for joint approval. UNDP is recruiting staff
for this project. The EOC is highly prioritized by the
Government as a part of emergency preparedness.
CBDP (Community based disaster NRCS and other I/NGOs have been implementing disaster
preparedness) projects are implemented and preparedness and response activities through community-based
managed. organizations in more than ten disaster-prone districts.
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3.2.9 Emergency Education
Response to date
Cluster participation and co-leadership (UNICEF and Save the Children Alliance [SCA]) was
accelerated in response to the Koshi floods and the large number of persons affectedby floods and
landslides in the Mid- and Far Western Region in 2008. This led to a strong institutionalization of the
education cluster’s emergency responsibilities, as well as joint assessments, a joint safe spaces
training manual, joint materials for guiding teachers/facilitators and children, division of labour of
development partners, standardization of temporary safe learning spaces and ECD facilities, and
capacity-building with local partners at district and regional levels.
Schools as Zones of Peace (SZOP) made important progress in advocating for the right to education
particularly in the eastern and central Terai districts. Nine district trainings on SZOP were held,
followed by public hearings during which the major political parties signed commitments on SZOP and
its implementation. 325 schools developed their own code of conduct in a participatory manner and
orientations were organized in 113 VDCs and five municipalities. This process will be replicated in an
additional 29 VDCs and 160 schools in the coming six months.
Over the past six months, the cluster has taken a more institutionalized form which has made it more
predictable in its functioning. Government counterparts’ participation and involvement has been
increased at the central level to engage them in emergency preparedness efforts and to resolve
emerging education issues. Capacity-building efforts have contributed to a wider understanding of the
need for emergency preparedness and response, and trainings have increased skill levels.
Emergency preparedness has been ensured by stockpiling education supplies in Kathmandu and
three regional stores.
As of mid-year, no funding had been reported for the four emergency education projects in the 2009
Appeal.
Cluster outputs
Output Planned in CAP Achieved as of mid-year
Number of cadre of trained safe Nothing to report
spaces facilitators
Number of child kits, school kits Child kits: 10,000 School kit, child Kit and ECD kit
and ECD kits stockpiled in three School kits: 300 propositioned.
regions and Kathmandu ECD kits: 200 In addition, 18 schools tents
are ordered for emergency
preparedness
Number of districts have and Additional ten districts Instead of additional ten
adhere to Schools as Zones of districts, SZOP expanded in
Peace additional 29 VDCs and 160
schools in the existing eight
districts
Standard assessment and Developed. In addition to
monitoring tools agreed on in all mother and infant research
education cluster agencies activities (MIRAs), additional
specific monitoring tools need
to be agreed.
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3.2.10 Shelter
Response to date
While the Shelter Cluster received no funding for appeal projects, achievements to date were enabled
due to the financial and material support of UN HABITAT, International Federation of Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and WFP. Shelter Cluster members provided shelter and NFI
support to the Koshi flood-affected and those affected by floods and landslides in the Mid- and Far
Western regions. Continued shelter support is required for vulnerable groups who have returned to
locations where they lived prior to the floods.
Essential shelter support required includes: transitional shelter for 300 IDP households expected to
remain in consolidated camps; securing land rights and the provision of shelter units for 1,422 landless
families and for 400 households who lost their homes and agriculture land. It is vital that the landless
are resettled with dignity and safely and appropriately provided with the necessities to re-establish
their livelihoods. Although the Government has pledged two kattah of land (36 m2), with a lease to the
landless, only a nominal financial house construction compensation package is included.
Immediate shelter assistance to flood and landslide victims is acknowledged as critical for families to
cope with the effects of a disaster. Yet, the need for this assistance could easily be mitigated if
appropriate shelters were situated away from flood- and landslide-prone areas. Therefore, the Shelter
Cluster has a two-pronged strategy - to respond and mitigate the effects of a disaster, as specified in
the framework of the draft Nepal National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy. In May, the Shelter
Cluster finalized the shelter contingency plan.
IFRC is the appointed Shelter Cluster Convener for emergency intervention, with UN-HABITAT
responsible for shelter and recovery activities. The Department of Urban Development and Building
Construction (DUDBC) is the counterpart government line agency.
Updated Strategic Priorities
The strategic priorities for Koshi-affected IDPs changed significantly over the past two months, with
almost 98% of IDPs returning to their places of origin. The revised focus for the Shelter Cluster is the
provision of specific shelter support to defined and targeted IDP populations. Another strategy is to
raise further awareness among donor agencies for continued funding support for essential shelter
support during the recovery period. In the Far West Region, the need to provide shelter support to the
flood-affected remains the same.
Cluster Outputs
Output Planned in CAP Achieved as of mid-year
Rehabilitate vulnerable families Support for 600 households - Targeted support of shelter
displaced by floods or natural $270,000 materials continues
disasters by ensuring the basic
shelter and NFIs needs are
addressed
Provide immediate cost effective Support to 1,500 landless families Shelter support continues for
housing solutions to disaster from the Koshi floods targeted returning Koshi IDPs
affected population Project proposals submitted to
donors and CAP and awaiting
a response
Developing a contingency plan for A workshop and subsequent
shelter emergency and recovery meetings organized by shelter
activities partners, with a revised shelter
contingency plan ratified
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3.2.11 Coordination
Response to date
In line with the strategic priorities set at the beginning of the year, coordination arrangements have
been streamlined and improved. This includes further strengthening of the cluster approach,
identifying Government counterparts for each cluster and representation in the IASC and other
humanitarian strategic planning meetings; and a standing invitation of the Humanitarian Coordinator to
CNDRC meetings. The period also saw increased involvement of national humanitarian partners like
DP-Net in major coordination meetings. OCHA also facilitated coordination at central and field levels
to facilitate humanitarian response as well as plan preparedness activities.
Discussions on how to involve more NGOs in coordination forums like the IASC is on-going and it is
anticipated that more NGOs will participate in the IASC meetings in the second half of the year.
Similarly, at the MYR workshop and in separate general and bilateral meetings, the Government
indicated a strong commitment to adopt the draft NSDRM, which recognizes the cluster approach as a
way of conducting future coordination of humanitarian activities. Activities aimed at strengthening the
cluster approach were also undertaken, including the May Humanitarian Reform Workshop facilitated
by OCHA headquarters.
The sectoral objectives and strategies for coordination remain largely the same for the rest of the year.
Sectoral Outputs
Output Achieved as of mid-year
Improved coordination structures at IASC meetings now include weekly operational meetings,
national, sub-regional, and district level monthly strategic meetings and monthly Contact Group
meetings.
General Coordination meetings at regional and district levels
held regularly
Greater incorporation of risk reduction UNDP coordinating with Government counterparts to incorporate
approaches and strengthened the disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities into the development
preparedness in humanitarian response project cycle.
Increased involvement of UN, International Red Cross and Red
Crescent Movement, I/NGOs and government agencies in DRR.
OCHA facilitated the preparation of district contingency plans in
selected districts
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4. CONCLUSION
As Nepal’s peace process moves forward, the country is entering a period of uncertainty against a
backdrop of multiple vulnerabilities that continue to affect a significant proportion of the Nepalese
population. These include food insecurity exacerbated by winter drought and fuel shortages, lack of
access to clean water and health services, natural hazards, unemployment, discrimination, gender
based violence, and criminality. Furthermore, the impact of external shocks affecting the economy
cannot be discounted, especially regarding the volatility in commodity and food prices and the
tightening of trade and financial flows arising from the global recession.
2009 remains a critical year in the peace process and complementary assistance must be provided in
all areas that will support the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. It is hoped
that the postponed Nepal Development Forum will still take place this year to secure international
commitment to implement critical development priorities. In the meantime, UNMIN’s mandate is
ending in July 2009. The Secretary-General is awaiting a request from the Government to determine
what kind of assistance, if any, the Government may ask the UN to provide.
In terms of humanitarian needs, food insecurity in Nepal warrants particularly close observation. In
parallel to addressing the immediate food needs of the most vulnerable populations, the Government,
in tandem with the humanitarian community, should accelerate its efforts to review its national
agriculture and trade policy (currently heavily reliant on neighbouring export markets), invest in seed
banks, enhance government subsidy programmes, and further develop basic infrastructural needs to
improve market access. Until these policies and investments are in place, demands on the
humanitarian community to continue its assistance to meet the critical needs of the population are not
likely to decrease.
A strategic planning review consultation with more than 24 participating organizations from the donor
community, government, UN, NGOs, and the Red Cross movement was held in Kathmandu in May to
look at potential humanitarian assistance strategies for the remainder of 2009. During the consultation
stakeholders reaffirmed that the humanitarian imperative continues to be to reach out to the most
vulnerable with emergency assistance, ensuring that basic services reach those most in need,
preventing moderately vulnerable groups from sliding below emergency thresholds, and mitigating
ongoing risks from natural disasters and civil unrest. Without concerted humanitarian action and
donor support, the gains made so far will not be sustained, resulting in an increase in the humanitarian
caseload for 2010.
In addition, a general consensus emerged from this consultation regarding the need to continue
humanitarian action through 2009, while strengthening linkages with peace-building and development
strategies. Equally important, the 2010 strategy should also focus on disaster preparedness and
operational readiness. A priority is to reduce vulnerability and future caseloads by placing a strong
emphasis on building the capacity of national partners, and mobilizing and engaging development
actors to play their role in reducing risk, and therefore, future humanitarian caseloads.
In order to achieve the priorities of the appeal, significant support needs to be provided in the domain
of emergency preparedness and response capacity. The current imbalance of funding for the appeal
needs to be readdressed. Though addressing food insecurity in drought-affected communities
remains critical, balanced support across all sectors/clusters will augment the response, and build
national capacities and resilience to natural disasters in Nepal. Funding support for INGOs needs to
be enhanced to encourage stronger partnerships amongst humanitarian actors.
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ANNEX I. FULL PROJECT LIST AND FUNDING TABLES
Table III. Appeal Projects grouped by sector/cluster (with hyperlinks to open full project details)
Project Code Appealing Project Title Original Revised Funding % Unmet Uncommitted
Agency Requirements Requirements Covered Requirements Pledges
($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
Camp Coordination and Camp Management
NEP-09/CSS/23666/R/298 IOM Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) in 851,000 - - 0% - -
Nepal: Enhancing Preparedness and Response Capacity
in Line with the IASC Cluster Approach
NEP-09/CSS/24823/R/298 IOM IDP Collective Site Planning and Development in the - 745,000 - 0% 745,000 -
Kathmandu Metropolitan Area
NEP-09/CSS/24824/R/298 IOM Nepal Emergency Response Enhancement Initiative - 707,000 - 0% 707,000 -
NEP-09/CSS/24825/R/298 IOM Shared Humanitarian Response Hub, Kathmandu - 383,450 - 0% 383,450 -
Sub total for Camp Coordination and Camp Management 851,000 1,835,450 - 0% 1,835,450 -
Coordination
NEP-09/CSS/23684/R/119 OCHA Humanitarian Coordination and Advocacy 1,915,000 1,855,359 50,000 3% 1,805,359 -
NEP-09/SNYS/24650/R/8487 OCHA (ERF) OCHA Emergency Response Fund (ERF) - 1,100,000 75,072 7% 1,024,928 -
Sub total for Coordination 1,915,000 2,955,359 125,072 4% 2,830,287 -
Disaster Preparedness
NEP-09/CSS/23676/R/8976 DP-Net Capacity building of District Disaster Relief Committee 326,600 326,600 - 0% 326,600 -
(DDRC) and civil society in 10 Disaster Prone Districts
(Nawalparasi, Chitwan, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Saptari,
Sunsari, Sindhuli, Makawanpur, Baglung, and Mahottari)
NEP-09/CSS/23677/R/8460 CECI Emergency Response Preparedness in Central Terai 350,000 350,000 - 0% 350,000 -
NEP-09/CSS/23678/R/1171 UNFPA Data preparedness for emergency response in Nepal 200,000 100,000 - 0% 100,000 -
NEP-09/CSS/23679/R/6079 SC Child Focused Disaster Preparedness and Response 290,000 360,000 - 0% 360,000 -
Program (CF-DPR)
NEP-09/CSS/23680/R/7468 CARE Nepal Emergency response preparedness 670,000 670,000 - 0% 670,000 -
NEP-09/CSS/23681/R/776 UNDP Emergency Response Capacity Enhancement 650,000 650,000 - 0% 650,000 -
NEP-09/CSS/23682/R/776 UNDP National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) 2,820,000 800,000 - 0% 800,000 -
NEP-09/CSS/23683/R/5179 IRC Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness and Response in 175,000 - - 0% - -
Bardiya District
NEP-09/CSS/23855/R/5162 Mercy Corps Far Western Disaster Risk Reduction Initiative (FWDRRI) 100,000 100,000 - 0% 100,000 -
NEP-09/CSS/24920/R/123 FAO Strengthening capacities for Disaster Risk Management in - 800,000 - 0% 800,000 -
the Agriculture sector in flood prone districts of Nepal
Sub total for Disaster Preparedness 5,581,600 4,156,600 - 0% 4,156,600 -
Emergency Education
NEP-09/E/23657/R/6079 SC Capacity Building in Safe Spaces 150,000 250,000 - 0% 250,000 -
NEP-09/E/23658/R/6079 SC Capacity building on alternative learning spaces for 150,000 250,000 - 0% 250,000 -
children
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Project Code Appealing Project Title Original Revised Funding % Unmet Uncommitted
Agency Requirements Requirements Covered Requirements Pledges
($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
NEP-09/E/23659/R/124 UNICEF Strengthening preparedness plans including pre- 199,000 100,000 - 0% 100,000 -
positioning of stocks of basic emergency education
supplies and equipment for 6,000 children
NEP-09/E/23660/R/124 UNICEF Schools as Zones of Peace (SZoP) 118,000 75,269 - 0% 75,269 -
Sub total for Emergency Education 617,000 675,269 - 0% 675,269 -
Food Security
NEP-09/A/23607/R/123 FAO Urgent Food Security Assistance to Vulnerable Farming 1,600,000 1,600,000 - 0% 1,600,000 -
Families affected by the soaring food prices
NEP-09/A/23608/R/123 FAO Agriculture Support for the Koshi Floods affected Rural 1,100,000 - - 0% - -
Households
NEP-09/A/23609/R/123 FAO Rehabilitation of the Agriculture and Livestock sector in 1,500,000 900,000 - 0% 900,000 -
flood-affected rural households in the Far Western Region
of Nepal
NEP-09/A/23610/R/7465 LWF Nepal Food security for disaster affected populations in the Far 256,000 186,000 - 0% 186,000 -
Western Regions of Nepal
NEP-09/A/23613/R/7469 WE Improved Food Security for Vulnerable Communities in 200,000 - - 0% - -
Remote Hill Districts
NEP-09/A/24917/R/123 FAO Rehabilitation of the agriculture and livestock sector in - 700,000 700,000 100% - -
conflict affected districts of the Mid-West and Centre-
Eastern region of Nepal
NEP-09/A/24918/R/123 FAO Emergency assistance to the agriculture and livestock - 1,500,000 - 0% 1,500,000 -
sector in drought affected districts in the Far, Mid and
Western Development Regions of Nepal.
NEP-09/F/23611/R/561 WFP Food Assistance for Vulnerable Populations Affected by 49,565,000 89,195,299 54,047,897 61% 35,147,402 -
Conflict and High Food Prices in Nepal (PRRO 10676.0)
NEP-09/F/23612/R/561 WFP Field Surveillance Monitoring and Analysis System 400,000 800,000 400,000 50% 400,000 -
NEP-09/MS/23675/R/561 WFP Food Assistance to Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal (PRRO 15,508,000 14,590,980 12,822,130 88% 1,768,850 -
10058.6)
Sub total for Food Security 70,129,000 109,472,279 67,970,027 62% 41,502,252 -
Health
NEP-09/H/23641/R/5349 HI Access to specialised physical rehabilitation services for 441,831 535,300 187,831 35% 347,469 -
victims of explosive remnants of war and other
consequences of the conflict
NEP-09/H/23646/R/122 WHO Emergency Health Preparedness and Response (EHPR) 1,942,050 610,360 150,000 25% 460,360 -
NEP-09/H/23647/R/124 UNICEF HIV prevention among women and children for emergency 354,840 300,000 - 0% 300,000 -
in Nepal
NEP-09/H/23648/R/1171 UNFPA Delivering essential reproductive health care to flood 475,000 - - 0% - -
affected populations
NEP-09/H/23649/R/1171 UNFPA Strengthening emergency preparedness and response 335,000 - - 0% - -
capacity for reproductive health and HIV/AIDS needs
NEP-09/H/23650/R/1171 UNFPA HIV Prevention and Awareness for Flood Affected 155,000 - - 0% - -
Populations in Nepal
NEP-09/H/23651/R/1171 UNFPA Integrated health community preparedness in disaster 412,000 - - 0% - -
settings
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Project Code Appealing Project Title Original Revised Funding % Unmet Uncommitted
Agency Requirements Requirements Covered Requirements Pledges
($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
NEP-09/H/23652/R/5195 MERLIN Emergency assistance for most vulnerable and conflict 590,000 - - 0% - -
affected populations of the Mid Western Region
NEP-09/H/23653/R/6079 SC Flood Disaster Response and Trauma Management 293,554 293,554 - 0% 293,554 -
NEP-09/H/23654/R/6079 SC Community-based disaster preparedness to mitigate 296,954 300,000 - 0% 300,000 -
morbidity among flood-affected population
NEP-09/H/23655/R/5349 HI Reconstructive surgeries and other assistance for Victims 278,317 - - 0% - -
of Explosive Remnants of War and other consequences of
the conflict
NEP-09/H/23656/R/8774 ADRA Nepal Disaster Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Project 150,000 118,000 32,000 27% 86,000 -
NEP-09/H/24862/R/1171 UNFPA Strengthening emergency preparedness and response - 63,000 - 0% 63,000 -
capacity to implement the Minimum Initial Service
Package (MISP)
NEP-09/H/24863/R/1171 UNFPA Improving the logistics capacity to provide life-saving - 35,000 - 0% 35,000 -
emergency response
NEP-09/H/24863/R/122 WHO Improving the logistics capacity to provide life-saving - 35,000 - 0% 35,000 -
emergency response
NEP-09/H/24865/R/1171 UNFPA Strengthening RH emergency response and preparedness - 1,000,000 - 0% 1,000,000 -
in severe food insecurity affected areas of Far and Mid
West Nepal
Sub total for Health 5,724,546 3,290,214 369,831 11% 2,920,383 -
Mine Action
NEP-09/MA/23644/R/8973 NCBL Advocacy and Capacity Building 226,208 113,134 - 0% 113,134 -
NEP-09/MA/23645/R/8674 Partnership Community-based Mine Risk Education Campaign 120,000 60,000 - 0% 60,000 -
Nepal (CMREC)
NEP-09/MA/23889/R/124 UNICEF Programme for Mine Risk Education, Advocacy, Victim 226,400 63,200 - 0% 63,200 -
Assistance and Surveillance
Sub total for Mine Action 572,608 236,334 - 0% 236,334 -
Nutrition
NEP-09/H/23615/R/124 UNICEF Emergency Nutrition Coordination and Surveillance 286,493 540,500 - 0% 540,500 -
NEP-09/H/23616/R/124 UNICEF Community based management of acute malnutrition in 1,600,800 261,012 - 0% 261,012 -
the Mid and Far Western Development Regions
NEP-09/H/23616/R/5186 ACF Community based management of acute malnutrition in 1,228,237 1,228,237 - 0% 1,228,237 -
the Mid and Far Western Development Regions
NEP-09/H/23616/R/8498 CW Community based management of acute malnutrition in 208,693 208,693 - 0% 208,693 -
the Mid and Far Western Development Regions
Sub total for Nutrition 3,324,223 2,238,442 - 0% 2,238,442 -
Protection
NEP-09/H/23637/R/6155 TPO Strengthening Rapid Emergency Psychosocial Response 120,000 60,000 - 0% 60,000 -
Capacity
NEP-09/H/23638/R/6155 TPO Emergency Psychosocial Response for People Affected 187,315 50,000 - 0% 50,000 -
by the Koshi Flood
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Project Code Appealing Project Title Original Revised Funding % Unmet Uncommitted
Agency Requirements Requirements Covered Requirements Pledges
($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23617/R/1171 UNFPA Humanitarian Protection – Planning, Preparation, - 16,137 - 0% 16,137 -
Response and Recovery
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23617/R/124 UNICEF Humanitarian Protection – Planning, Preparation, - 16,137 - 0% 16,137 -
Response and Recovery
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23617/R/5025 OHCHR Humanitarian Protection – Planning, Preparation, 137,050 16,137 - 0% 16,137 -
Response and Recovery
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23617/R/6155 TPO Humanitarian Protection – Planning, Preparation, - 16,139 - 0% 16,139 -
Response and Recovery
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23619/R/5179 IRC Conflict Mitigation through Early Warning and Early 450,000 - - 0% - -
Response
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23620/R/5179 IRC Integrated Human Rights, Human Security Information 560,000 - - 0% - -
System
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23621/R/1171 UNFPA Delivery of Comprehensive Response including health 395,000 395,000 - 0% 395,000 -
care, psychosocial and legal support for Survivors of
Gender Based Violence (GBV) in flood affected areas of
Saptari, Sunsari, Kailali, Kanchanpur and Dadeldhura
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23622/R/5834 NRC Information, counselling and legal assistance (ICLA) to 712,500 - - 0% - -
internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nepal
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23623/R/1171 UNFPA Preparedness for GBV incidents in humanitarian settings 165,000 85,000 - 0% 85,000 -
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23624/R/124 UNICEF Reintegration Program for children and adolescents 3,210,000 663,400 571,183 86% 92,217 318,584
affected by the conflict
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23625/R/124 UNICEF Child Protection Sub-Cluster Emergency Preparedness 781,000 591,000 - 0% 591,000 -
and Response
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23626/R/8438 HimRights Child Focussed Peace Process in Nepal 449,490 106,849 - 0% 106,849 -
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23627/R/5179 IRC Youth Opportunities for Livelihoods and Peace building 550,000 - - 0% - -
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23628/R/8094 PPCC Monitoring and Reporting on and Responding to Child 159,101 92,807 - 0% 92,807 -
Rights Violations in the Terai Region
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23630/R/6079 SC Reintegration of children affected by armed conflict and 1,000,000 800,000 - 0% 800,000 -
crisis
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23632/R/6079 SC Tracking violence against children focusing in conflict 500,000 500,000 - 0% 500,000 -
affected Terai and ending impunity
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23634/R/5827 SCG Community Engagement and Sensitization on Children’s 340,000 160,000 - 0% 160,000 -
Role in Peacebuilding
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23635/R/6155 TPO Building resiliency for children affected by conflict 250,000 - - 0% - -
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23639/R/7469 WE Child Protection and Promotion of Economic and 336,614 94,160 - 0% 94,160 -
Educational Opportunities for Children Affected by Conflict
(CAC)
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/23890/R/8094 PPCC Children’s Participation in the Transitional Justice Process 150,000 87,500 - 0% 87,500 -
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/24956/R/1171 UNFPA Protection preparedness and response capacity - 10,500 - 0% 10,500 -
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/24956/R/124 UNICEF Protection preparedness and response capacity - 10,500 - 0% 10,500 -
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/24956/R/5025 OHCHR Protection preparedness and response capacity - 10,500 - 0% 10,500 -
NEP-09/P-HR-RL/24956/R/6155 TPO Protection preparedness and response capacity - 10,500 - 0% 10,500 -
Sub total for Protection 10,453,070 3,792,266 571,183 15% 3,221,083 318,584
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Project Code Appealing Project Title Original Revised Funding % Unmet Uncommitted
Agency Requirements Requirements Covered Requirements Pledges
($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
Refugees (Multi-sector)
NEP-09/MS/23674/R/120 UNHCR Physical and legal protection to asylum-seekers and 9,564,100 12,014,070 5,016,525 42% 6,997,545 -
refugees in Nepal
Sub total for Refugees (Multi-sector) 9,564,100 12,014,070 5,016,525 42% 6,997,545 -
Shelter
NEP-09/S-NF/23668/R/7250 HFHI Shelter Response Project-Nepal 2,560,000 1,536,000 - 0% 1,536,000 -
NEP-09/S-NF/23669/R/7039 UN-HABITAT Shelter assistance to landless IDPs affected by Koshi 700,000 700,000 - 0% 700,000 -
flooding
NEP-09/S-NF/23672/R/7039 UN-HABITAT Non Food Items and Emergency shelter assistance to 270,000 270,000 - 0% 270,000 -
IDPs induced by conflict
NEP-09/S-NF/23673/R/7039 UN-HABITAT Technical assistance for resettlement of Non returnee 750,000 225,000 - 0% 225,000 -
Families of Koshi Flood
Sub total for Shelter 4,280,000 2,731,000 - 0% 2,731,000 -
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
NEP-09/WS/23661/R/8974 DEPROSC- Public Health Awareness Program (PHAP) for disaster 427,875 427,875 - 0% 427,875 -
Nepal preparedness
NEP-09/WS/23662/R/5861 IRD Safe Drinking Water and Hygiene Education in Mid and 745,000 390,000 - 0% 390,000 -
Far Western Terai Districts (Banke, Bardiya, Kailali and
Kanchanpur)
NEP-09/WS/23663/R/8975 SAPPROS- Mobilizing and Mainstreaming Sanitation 181,900 200,090 - 0% 200,090 -
Nepal
NEP-09/WS/23664/R/124 UNICEF Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Promotion for 350,000 190,000 - 0% 190,000 -
Disaster Preparedness
NEP-09/WS/23664/R/5277 OXFAM Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Promotion for 240,000 180,000 - 0% 180,000 -
Disaster Preparedness
NEP-09/WS/23665/R/124 UNICEF Capacity Building and Coordination for WASH Emergency 69,500 69,500 - 0% 69,500 -
Response
NEP-09/WS/24901/R/124 UNICEF Emergency WASH Preparedness to ensure safe drinking - 460,000 - 0% 460,000 -
water in Thimi, Bhaktpur and Kritipur Municipalities in the
Kathmandu Valley following a major earthquake
Sub total for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 2,014,275 1,917,465 - 0% 1,917,465 -
Grand Total 115,026,422 145,314,748 74,052,638 51% 71,262,110 318,584
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Table IV. Total funding per donor (to projects listed in the Appeal)
Table IV: Total funding per donor (to projects listed in the Appeal)
Nepal Humanitarian Transition Appeal 2009
as of 25 June 2009
http://www.reliefweb.int/fts
Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by donors and appealing organisations
Donor Funding % of Uncommitted
Grand Total Pledges
Values in US$
Carry-over (donors not specified) 50,386,079 68.0 % -
United States 5,955,969 8.0 % -
United Kingdom 5,719,294 7.7 % -
European Commission (ECHO) 4,866,005 6.6 % -
Allocations of unearmarked funds by UN agencies 3,210,202 4.3 % -
Private (individuals & organisations) 1,419,559 1.9 % -
Australia 951,222 1.3 % -
Netherlands 735,294 1.0 % -
Germany 571,183 0.8 % 318,584
Luxembourg 187,831 0.3 % -
Turkey 50,000 0.1 % -
Grand Total 74,052,638 100.0 % 318,584
NOTE: "Funding" means Contributions + Commitments + Carry-over
Pledge: a non-binding announcement of an intended contribution or allocation by the donor. ("Uncommitted pledge" on these tables indicates the balance of original pledges not
yet committed).
Commitment: creation of a legal, contractual obligation between the donor and recipient entity, specifying the amount to be contributed.
Contribution: the actual payment of funds or transfer of in-kind goods from the donor to the recipient entity.
The list of projects and the figures for their funding requirements in this document are a snapshot as of 25 June 2009. For continuously updated information on projects, funding
requirements, and contributions to date, visit the Financial Tracking Service (www.reliefweb.int/fts).
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Table V. Total humanitarian assistance per donor (Appeal plus other*)
Table V: Total humanitarian assistance per donor (Appeal plus other*)
Nepal 2009
as of 25 June 2009
http://www.reliefweb.int/fts
Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by donors and appealing organisations
Donor Funding % of Uncommitted
Grand Total Pledges
Values in US$
Carry-over (donors not specified) 50,386,079 67.7 % -
United States 5,955,969 8.0 % -
United Kingdom 5,719,294 7.7 % -
European Commission (ECHO) 4,866,005 6.5 % 11,843,570
Allocations of unearmarked funds by UN agencies 3,210,202 4.3 % -
Private (individuals & organisations) 1,419,559 1.9 % -
Australia 951,222 1.3 % -
Netherlands 735,294 1.0 % -
Germany 571,183 0.8 % 318,584
Luxembourg 187,831 0.3 % -
Denmark 187,273 0.3 % -
Switzerland 183,655 0.2 % -
Turkey 50,000 0.1 % -
Grand Total 74,423,566 100 % 12,162,154
NOTE: "Funding" means Contributions + Commitments + Carry-over
Pledge: a non-binding announcement of an intended contribution or allocation by the donor. ("Uncommitted pledge" on these tables indicates the balance of original pledges
not yet committed).
Commitment: creation of a legal, contractual obligation between the donor and recipient entity, specifying the amount to be contributed.
Contribution: the actual payment of funds or transfer of in-kind goods from the donor to the recipient entity.
* Includes contributions to the Humanitarian Transition Appeal and additional contributions outside of the Humanitarian Transition Appeal (bilateral, Red Cross, etc.)
The list of projects and the figures for their funding requirements in this document are a snapshot as of 25 June 2009. For continuously updated information on projects, funding
requirements, and contributions to date, visit the Financial Tracking Service (www.reliefweb.int/fts).
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Table VI. List of commitments/contributions and pledges to projects not listed in the Appeal
Table VI: List of commitments/contributions and pledges to projects not listed in the Appeal
Other humanitarian funding to Nepal 2009
as of 25 June 2009
http://www.reliefweb.int/fts
Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by donors and appealing organisations.
Donor Appealing Organisation Description Funding Uncommitted
Pledges
Values in US$
Denmark Danchurchaid Support to refugees in East Nepal (46.H.7-2-166) 187,273 -
European Commission UN Agencies, NGOs and Red Aide humanitaire aux populations les plus vulnérables du Népal - 7,957,560
Humanitarian Aid Office Cross [ECHO/NPL/BUD/2009/01000]
European Commission UN Agencies, NGOs and Red Fifth DIPECHO Action Plan for South Asia [ECHO/DIP/BUD/2009/02000] - 3,886,010
Humanitarian Aid Office Cross
Switzerland SDC/SHA Small Actions Credit Line for SCO Kathmandu (7F-04334.03) 183,655 -
Grand Total 370,928 11,843,570
NOTE: "Funding" means Contributions + Commitments + Carry-over
Pledge: a non-binding announcement of an intended contribution or allocation by the donor. ("Uncommitted pledge" on these tables indicates the balance of original
pledges not yet committed).
Commitment: creation of a legal, contractual obligation between the donor and recipient entity, specifying the amount to be contributed.
Contribution: the actual payment of funds or transfer of in-kind goods from the donor to the recipient entity.
The list of projects and the figures for their funding requirements in this document are a snapshot as of 25 June 2009. For continuously updated information on projects, funding
requirements, and contributions to date, visit the Financial Tracking Service (www.reliefweb.int/fts).
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Table VII. Summary of requirements, commitments/contributions and pledges (grouped by IASC
standard sector)
Table VII: Summary of requirements, commitments/contributions and pledges (grouped by IASC standard sector)
Nepal Humanitarian Transition Appeal 2009
as of 25 June 2009
http://www.reliefweb.int/fts
Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by donors and appealing organisations
Sector Original Revised Funding % Unmet Uncommitted
Requirements Requirements Covered Requirements Pledges
Value in US$ A B C C/B B-C D
AGRICULTURE 4,656,000 4,886,000 700,000 14% 4,186,000 -
COORDINATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES 8,347,600 7,847,409 50,000 1% 7,797,409 -
EDUCATION 617,000 675,269 - 0% 675,269 -
FOOD 49,965,000 89,995,299 54,447,897 61% 35,547,402 -
HEALTH 9,356,084 5,638,656 369,831 7% 5,268,825 -
MINE ACTION 572,608 236,334 - 0% 236,334 -
MULTI-SECTOR 25,072,100 26,605,050 17,838,655 67% 8,766,395 -
PROTECTION/HUMAN RIGHTS/RULE OF LAW 10,145,755 3,682,266 571,183 16% 3,111,083 318,584
SECTOR NOT YET SPECIFIED - 1,100,000 75,072 7% 1,024,928 -
SHELTER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS 4,280,000 2,731,000 - 0% 2,731,000 -
WATER AND SANITATION 2,014,275 1,917,465 - 0% 1,917,465 -
GRAND TOTAL 115,026,422 145,314,748 74,052,638 51% 71,262,110 318,584
NOTE: "Funding" means Contributions + Commitments + Carry-over
Pledge: a non-binding announcement of an intended contribution or allocation by the donor. ("Uncommitted pledge" on these tables indicates the balance of original pledges not
yet committed).
Commitment: creation of a legal, contractual obligation between the donor and recipient entity, specifying the amount to be contributed.
Contribution: the actual payment of funds or transfer of in-kind goods from the donor to the recipient entity.
The list of projects and the figures for their funding requirements in this document are a snapshot as of 25 June 2009. For continuously updated information on projects, funding
requirements, and contributions to date, visit the Financial Tracking Service (www.reliefweb.int/fts).
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ANNEX II. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ACF Action Contre la Faim
ADB Asian Development Bank
ADRA Adventist Development and Relief Agency
AGE acute gastro-enteritis
CA Constituent Assembly
CAAC Children Associated with Armed Conflict
CAAFAG Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups
CAP Consolidated Appeal or Consolidated Appeal Process
CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere
CB community-based
CBDP community-based development preparedness
CBS Central Bureau of Statistics
CCCM camp coordination and camp management
CECI Centre for International Studies and Cooperation
CERF Central Emergency Response Fund
CHAP Common Humanitarian Action Plan
CMAM community-based management of acute malnutrition
CMC Camp Management Committee
CNDRC Central Natural Disaster Relief Committee
CPA Comprehensive Peace Agreement
CPN/M Communist Party of Nepal – Maoist
CPN-UML Communist Party of Nepal – United Marxist Leninist
CW Concern Worldwide
DDRC District Disaster Relief Committee
DEPROSC-Nepal Development Project Service Centre
DHS Department of Health Service
DoE Department of Education
DP-Net Disaster Preparedness Network
DRR cisaster risk reduction
DUDBC Department of Urban Development and Building Construction
EC European Community
ECD early childhood development
ECHO European Community Humanitarian Aid Office
EDCD Epidemiology and Disease Control Division
EHNWG Emergency Health & Nutrition Working Group
EOC Emergency Operations Centre
ERF Emergency Response Fund
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FNC Friends of Needy Children
FSMAS Field Surveillance Monitoring and Analysis System
FTS Financial Tracking Service
GBV gender-based violence
GDP gross domestic product
HCT Humanitarian Country Team
HDI Humanitarian Development Index
HDR Human Development Ratio
HFHI Habitat for Humanity International
HI Handicap International
HimRights Himalayan Human Rights Monitors
HIV human immuno-deficiency virus
HQ headquarters
I/NGO international / non-governmental organization
IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
IDP internally displaced person
IED improvised explosive device
IFRC International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IGA income-generating activities
INSARAG International Search and Rescue Advisory Group
IOM International Organization for Migration
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IRC International Rescue Committee
IRD International Relief and Development
ISDR International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
KAP knowledge, attitude, and practice
KVWSMB/KUKL Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board/Upatyaka Khanepani Limited
LoA Letter of Agreement
LWF Lutheran World Federation
MAJWG Mine Action Joint Working Group
MAWG Mine Action Working Group
MCS Maoist Army Cantonment
MERLIN Medical Emergency Relief International
MHPSS mental health and psycho-social support
MIRA mother and infant research activities
MISP minimum initial service package
MNP micro-nutrient powder
MoAC Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
MoD Ministry of Defence
MoE Ministry of Education
MoHA Ministry of Home Affairs
MoHP Ministry of Health and Population
MoPR Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction
MRE mine risk education
MT metric ton
NA Nepal Army
NCBL Ban Landmines Campaign in Nepal
NFI non-food item
NGO non-governmental organization
NMAA National Mine Action Authority
NP Nepal Police
NPA National Plan of Action
NPC National Planning Commission
NRC Norwegian Refugee Council
NRCS Nepal Red Cross Society
NSDRM National Strategy Disaster Risk Management
NUCRA National Unit for Coordination of Refugee Affairs
OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
PLA People’s Liberation Army
PPCC Partnership for Protecting Children in Armed Conflict
RCU Refugee Coordination Unit
RH reproductive health
ROSA Regional Office for South Asia
RRT rapid response team
SAPPROS-Nepal Support Activities for Poor Producers
SC Save the Children
SC-Alliance Save the Children Alliance
SCG Search for Common Ground
SGBV sexual and gender-based violence
SOP standard operating procedure
SPHERE Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
SRSG-CAAC Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict
STI sexually transmitted infection
SZOP schools as zone of peace
ToT training of trainers
TPO Trans-cultural Psycho-social Organization
TYIP (National) Three-Year Interim Plan
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UCPN-Maoist Unified Communist Party of Nepal
UK United Kingdom
UN HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme
UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNDSS United Nations Department of Safety and Security
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
UNMAT United Nations Mine Action Team
US United States
VDC village development committee
WASH water, sanitation and hygiene
WE World Education
WFP World Food Programme
WHO World Health Organization
WSSDO Water Supply and Sanitation District Office
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Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP)
The CAP is a tool for aid organizations to jointly plan, coordinate, implement and monitor their
response to disasters and emergencies, and to appeal for funds together instead of competitively.
It is the forum for developing a strategic approach to humanitarian action, focusing on close
cooperation between host governments, donors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, International Organization for Migration (IOM),
and United Nations agencies. As such, it presents a snapshot of the situation and response plans,
and is an inclusive and coordinated programme cycle of:
Strategic planning leading to a Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP);
Resource mobilization leading to a Consolidated Appeal or a Flash Appeal;
Coordinated programme implementation;
Joint monitoring and evaluation;
Revision, if necessary;
Reporting on results.
The CHAP is the core of the CAP – a strategic plan for humanitarian response in a given country or
region, including the following elements:
A common analysis of the context in which humanitarian action takes place;
An assessment of needs;
Best, worst, and most likely scenarios;
A clear statement of longer-term objectives and goals;
Prioritized response plans, including a detailed mapping of projects to cover all needs;
A framework for monitoring the strategy and revising it if necessary.
The CHAP is the core of a Consolidated Appeal or, when crises break out or natural disasters strike, a
Flash Appeal. Under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator, and in consultation with host
Governments and donors, the CHAP is developed at the field level by the Humanitarian Country
Team. This team includes IASC members and standing invitees (UN agencies, the International
Organization for Migration, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and NGOs that
belong to ICVA, Interaction, or SCHR), but non-IASC members, such as national NGOs, can also be
included.
The Humanitarian Coordinator is responsible for the annual preparation of the consolidated appeal
document. The document is launched globally near the end of each year to enhance advocacy and
resource mobilization. An update, known as the Mid-Year Review, is presented to donors the
following July.
Donors generally fund appealing agencies directly in response to project proposals listed in appeals.
The Financial Tracking Service (FTS), managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), is a database of appeal funding needs and worldwide donor
contributions, and can be found on www.reliefweb.int/fts.
In sum, the CAP is how aid agencies join forces to provide people in need the best available
protection and assistance, on time.
O FFI CE FO R THE C O O RDI N ATI O N O F HUM ANI T ARI AN AF F AI RS
(OCHA)
UNITED NATIONS PALAIS DES NATIONS
NEW YORK, NY 10017 1211 GENEVA 10
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