Nepal Situation Report #11 9 June 2015 Nepal: Earthquake In numbers 8,773 deaths (total from both earthquakes, 3,928 male, 4,843 female, 2 unidentified) 8 million people affected 1.9 million people have received WFP food Funding Flash Appeal: US$422 million (30% funded) Emergency Operation: US$116.6 million (21% funded; budget revision underway) Special Operation Logistics Augmentation and Emergency Telecommunications Cluster: US$25.6 million (28% funded) Special Operation UNHAS (Budget under review due to increased needs): US$8.5 million (104% funded) Highlights and Key Messages Following a request by the Government of Nepal to assess the food security situation in Solukhumbu, WFP and the Ministry of Agricultural Development, through the Nepal food security monitoring system (NeKSAP), held a district food security network meeting in Solukhumbu district on 4 June. The meeting produced a NeKSAP food security phase classification and found that, out of the 34 village development committees (VDCs), 13 were classified as moderately food insecure and 21 as highly food insecure. Through “Operation Mountain Express”, WFP is working with experienced mountaineers and Nepal’s porter network to deliver lifesaving humanitarian assistance to 82,000 people, as well as restoring the area’s vital trail network. With the low funding level for WFP’s emergency operation (only 21 percent funded), there is a risk that the gains made during Phase I of the operation will be lost. This may undermine the future recovery efforts of the operation, while prolonging the time that people need to re-establish their livelihoods. Resources are urgently required to ensure that those in need receive assistance during Phase II and Phase III of WFP’s response. Under the leadership of the Government of Nepal, a post disaster needs assessment (PDNA) will be conducted in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders, including WFP. The objective of the PDNA is to assess the impact of the earthquakes, and put forward a long-term recovery strategy. While taking the lead on community infrastructure rehabilitation, WFP will also have a significant role to play in various sectors including nutrition, social protection, education, disaster risk reduction, health, and the revival of the agricultural sector. WFP has received generous contributions from many donors, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, ECHO, Germany, Japan, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, UN CERF and the private sector. WFP has assisted over 1.9 million people to date. Food security is worrying in remote mountain areas of Nepal, where close to 70 percent of households have poor or borderline food consumption, and half have poor diet diversity. (source: Food Security Cluster) Humanitarian partners revised the Nepal Flash Appeal extending the implementation period from three to five months to ensure linkage with the Government’s recovery programme. (source: OCHA) WFP/James Giambrone Villagers of Chhamchet, in Gorkha district, await the WFP helicopter bringing much-needed relief supplies.
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Nepal:
Earthquake
In numbers
8,773 deaths (total from both earthquakes,
3,928 male, 4,843 female, 2 unidentified)
8 million people affected
1.9 million people have received WFP food
Funding Flash Appeal: US$422 million (30% funded)
Emergency Operation: US$116.6 million (21% funded; budget revision underway)
Special Operation Logistics Augmentation and Emergency Telecommunications Cluster: US$25.6 million (28% funded)
Special Operation UNHAS (Budget under review due to increased needs): US$8.5 million (104% funded)
Highlights and Key Messages
Following a request by the Government of Nepal to assess the food security situation in Solukhumbu, WFP and the Ministry of Agricultural Development, through the Nepal food security monitoring system (NeKSAP), held a district food security network meeting in Solukhumbu district on 4 June. The meeting produced a NeKSAP food security phase classification and found that, out of the 34 village development committees (VDCs), 13 were classified as moderately food insecure and 21 as highly food insecure.
Through “Operation Mountain Express”, WFP is working with experienced mountaineers and Nepal’s porter network to deliver lifesaving humanitarian assistance to 82,000 people, as well as restoring the area’s vital trail network.
With the low funding level for WFP’s emergency operation (only 21 percent funded), there is a risk that the gains made during Phase I of the operation will be lost. This may undermine the future recovery efforts of the operation, while prolonging the time that people need to re-establish their livelihoods. Resources are urgently required to ensure that those in need receive assistance during Phase II and Phase III of WFP’s response.
Under the leadership of the Government of Nepal, a post disaster needs assessment (PDNA) will be conducted in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders, including WFP. The objective of the PDNA is to assess the impact of the earthquakes, and put forward a long-term recovery strategy. While taking the lead on community infrastructure rehabilitation, WFP will also have a significant role to play in various sectors including nutrition, social protection, education, disaster risk reduction, health, and the revival of the agricultural sector.
WFP has received generous contributions from many donors, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, ECHO, Germany, Japan, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, UN CERF and the private sector.
WFP has assisted over 1.9 million people to date.
Food security is worrying in remote mountain areas of Nepal, where close to 70 percent of households have poor or borderline food consumption, and half have poor diet diversity. (source: Food Security Cluster)
Humanitarian partners revised the Nepal Flash Appeal extending the implementation period from three to five months to ensure linkage with the Government’s recovery programme. (source: OCHA)
WFP/James Giambrone
Villagers of Chhamchet, in Gorkha district, await the WFP helicopter bringing much-needed relief supplies.
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UNHAS—40 Days of Activity in Nepal
Managed by WFP, the United Nations Humanitarian Aviation Service (UNHAS)
seeks to provide the entire humanitarian community with access to hard-to-
reach locations for the delivery of urgent humanitarian supplies. To date,
UNHAS Nepal has provided services to 50 humanitarian partners, reaching 87
locations.
Nepal: Earthquake
www.wfp.org/countries/Nepal
In numbers:
29 April Start of Operation in Nepal
834 Flights
405.8 Metric tons transported
949 Humanitarian personnel
moved
87 Destinations served
3 Mi-8 helicopters in
operation
2 AS350 helicopters in
operation
2 Medical evacuations
WFP/Esther Russell
Loading up relief supplies in the logistics hub in Chautara. Chautara is one of the five logistics hubs which serves remote mountain villages.
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WFP Response The second phase: Out of a total
requirement of 8000 mt for Phase II of the
operation, 1639.5 mt of food, including ready-to-
to use supplementary food (RUSF), have already
been dispatched to nine districts. Food (cereals,
pulses and oil) will be distributed in Dholakha,
Ghorka, Kavre, Sindhupalchok, Dhading,
Nuwakot, Rasuwa, and Okhaldunga and
Ramechhap. Those in Makawanpur and Sindhuli
are already being assisted through cash.
To implement the emergency operation, WFP has
signed field level agreements (FLAs) with the
Nepal Red Cross, Save the Children, Samaritan’s
Purse, World Vision International, Rural
Construction Nepal and the Himalayan Health
and Environmental Services Solukhumbu.
Cash distributions: WFP has signed an FLA
with World Vision International to commence
cash distributions in Sindhuli through WFP’s cash
for work/training programme. WFP aims to reach
13,727 households in 21 VDCs. Distributions
continue in Makwanpur where WFP is striving to
reach 11,000 people in 24 VDCs. WFP will inject
over US$ 2 million into these two districts.
Nutrition: For the blanket supplementary
feeding programme (BSFP), WFP is finalising
agreements with the partners who will
implement the programme. The BSFP is targeting
children 6-23 months in nine districts (Dholakha,
Ghorka, Kavre, Sindhupalchok, Dhading,
Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Sindhuli and Okhaldunga).
Logistics
Operation Mountain Express: With just
about a week left before the onset of the
monsoon, the race to gain access to the difficult
to reach areas continues. Through its “Operation
Mountain Express”, WFP is striving to provide
food to 82,000 food insecure people living high
up in the mountains. For this operation, WFP is
also working with experienced mountaineers and
Nepal’s porter network to rehabilitate damaged
trails over dangerous terrain. The goal is twofold:
to restore the area’s vital trail network, and
deliver lifesaving humanitarian assistance. To
fully operationalise this project, WFP urgently
needs additional resources.
Clusters
Food Security Cluster (FSC)
In addition to Gorkha, Dhading and
Sindhupalchok, FSC is now expanding
coordination at field level in Ramechhap,
Okhaldunga and Dolakha. This will ensure a
channel of communication at district level with
the District Agricultural Development Office
(DADO), while improving overall coordination
with partners on the ground.
Logistics Cluster
UNHAS: Since the beginning of operations,
UNHAS has carried out 742 sorties serving a total
of 87 destinations. With three Mi-8s and two
AS350s in operation, UNHAS has carried cargo
and personnel for 50 humanitarian partner
agencies.
Logistics hubs: Satellite hubs in Bidur
(Nawakot district), Dunche (Rasuwa district) and
Charikot (Dolakha district) are now operational,
with one mobile storage unit each. These satellite
hubs will facilitate last-mile deliveries by
helicopter and porters, served by the five
established logistics hubs. Total common storage
capacity for interagency partners is now
8,760m².
Mapping: Current logistics cluster maps
include a road access map that is updated daily,
maps of helicopter landing zones, and local
district maps of the trails to be used by porter
operations. These are all available for download
on the logistics cluster website.
The US Military withdrawal from Nepal is now
complete. WFP, as lead agency of the Logistics
Cluster, is providing forklifts to ensure continued
support on the apron. Forklift drivers are being
provided by private sector partners, UPS and
Agility.
Emergency Telecommunications Cluster
(ETC)
The revised Flash Appeal has been submitted in
which the ETC reduced its budget from US$2.5
million to US$2 million, capitalising on savings
gained earlier in the operation.
Over one thousand humanitarians from more
than 140 different response organisations are
using internet services provided by the ETC in
Nepal.
The ETC, including partners from emergency.lu,
Ericsson Response, NetHope, Swedish Civil
Contingencies Agency (MSB) together with WFP,
is providing shared internet services for the
response community at 14 sites across three
common operating areas of Gorkha, Chautara
and Charikot.
WFP/Joanna Purcell
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Resourcing Update
WFP has received contributions from a number of
donors, including Australia, Canada, Denmark,
ECHO, Germany, Japan, Liechtenstein, the
Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, United
States, UN CERF and the private sector.
WFP has received more than US$5.5 million from
the private sector through contributions from
companies, foundations and individuals.
The Emergency Operation, valued at US$116.6
million, is now 21 percent funded. A budget
revision to accommodate the change in
beneficiary figures and requirements resulting
from the emergency needs assessments and food
security classification is presently underway.
Urgent funding is required to continue delivering
emergency food assistance and conditional cash
transfers and nutrition support.
UN Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS) continues
to scale up its fleet to meet the needs of the
humanitarian community. The budgetary
requirements of the US$8.5 million Special
Operation for UNHAS, which is currently 104
percent funded, will be significantly increased
due to continued demand for the service.
The US$25.6 Logistics and Telecommunications
Augmentation and Coordination Special
Operation is now 28 percent funded. It is in the
interest of all the stakeholders to have both
Special Operations fully-funded as they
specifically support organisations in their relief
efforts.
Contacts
Arnold Kawuba, Operational Information
Management and Reporting Officer (Kathmandu)
Robin Landis, Operational Information
Management and Reporting Officer (Bangkok)
Rathi Palakrishnan, Regional Donor Relations
Officer (Bangkok) [email protected]
Jin Iwata, Donor Relations Officer (Kathmandu)
Key Links Operations
Nepal Emergency Operation
Nepal SO— Logistics and Emergency Telecommunications Augmentation
Nepal SO — United Nations Air Service (UNHAS)
Clusters
Emergency Telecommunications (ETC)
Logistics Cluster
Food Security Cluster
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