Humanitarian Priorities for 2008

Improve monitoring and response to needs and Improve monitoring and response to needs and protection concerns of the people affected by conflict, protection concerns of the people affected by conflict, internal disturbances and natural disasters. internal disturbances and natural disasters.

Provide timely and effective humanitarian services Provide timely and effective humanitarian services for the most vulnerable population — where possible, for the most vulnerable population — where possible, linked to longer-term initiatives.linked to longer-term initiatives.

Ensure complementarity and coherence between Ensure complementarity and coherence between humanitarian assistance and existing development and humanitarian assistance and existing development and peace-building efforts. peace-building efforts.

Requirements per sector

SectorAgencie

s

Project

s

Requirements (in US $)

Food Security and Nutrition

6 8 44,252,785

Protection/1612/SGBV 7 11 13,626,744

Children Affected by Armed Conflict

5 5 4,888,680

Mine Action 4 4 1,250,800

Emergency Health Preparedness & Response

8 10 6,119,168

Internally Displaced Persons

3 4 3,321,000

Refugees 2 2 20,615, 412

Disaster Preparedness & Response

12 16 8,465,124

Coordination 1 1 1,929,000

Emergency Food Security and Nutrition ~ 44.2 million

Objectives:Objectives:

- Improve short-term food security among vulnerable, food-Improve short-term food security among vulnerable, food-insecure populations in areas highly impacted by conflict insecure populations in areas highly impacted by conflict and natural disasters;and natural disasters;

- Improve the nutritional status of individuals suffering from Improve the nutritional status of individuals suffering from severe or acute malnutrition, especially of children in severe or acute malnutrition, especially of children in conflict affected areas;conflict affected areas;

- Improve monitoring and surveillance mechanisms.Improve monitoring and surveillance mechanisms.

Appealing agencies:Appealing agencies: WFP, UNICEF, FAO, OCHA, ACF, WFP, UNICEF, FAO, OCHA, ACF, CONCERN and LWFCONCERN and LWF

Protection ~ 13.6 million

Objectives

– Build capacity of national actors to protect and promote human rights, access to justice and protection-related activities, including strengthening of existing national and community-based structures, in particular those related to women and children;

– Strengthen the capabilities of all national actors to deliver

protection and design services, including monitoring and reporting mechanisms, in a gender-sensitive manner;

– Prevent and address GBV against women and girls, and men and boys, in times of emergencies.

Appealing agencies: HimRights, IRC, IHRICON, OHCHR, UNICEF, UNFPA and SC-Alliance

Children Affected by Armed Conflict ~ 4.8 million

Objectives:Objectives:

– Support the Government of Nepal to develop a national Support the Government of Nepal to develop a national strategy and action plan for the reintegration of Children strategy and action plan for the reintegration of Children Associated with Armed Conflict (CAAC)/CAAFAG; Associated with Armed Conflict (CAAC)/CAAFAG;

– Provide released children with emergency interim care and Provide released children with emergency interim care and facilitate return to civilian life in their communities;facilitate return to civilian life in their communities;

– Facilitate durable community reintegration of released children Facilitate durable community reintegration of released children and children affected by the conflict through an integrated and children affected by the conflict through an integrated approach that will benefit other at risk children;approach that will benefit other at risk children;

– Advocate with all actors to stop the use of children in Nepal in Advocate with all actors to stop the use of children in Nepal in armed forces and armed groups.armed forces and armed groups.

Appealing agencies:Appealing agencies: IRC, SFCG, SC-Alliance, TPO and IRC, SFCG, SC-Alliance, TPO and UNICEFUNICEF

Mine Action ~1.2 million

Objectives:Objectives:

– Develop with the Mine Action Working Group and the National Develop with the Mine Action Working Group and the National Mine Action Technical Committee new training methods and Mine Action Technical Committee new training methods and tools for risk education;tools for risk education;

– Support the National Mine Action Authority to effectively Support the National Mine Action Authority to effectively coordinate mine action activities and to develop a national coordinate mine action activities and to develop a national strategy for the care and rehabilitation of survivors of strategy for the care and rehabilitation of survivors of explosive devices;explosive devices;

– Ensure compliance with legal instruments in relation to the Ensure compliance with legal instruments in relation to the protection of civilians from explosive devices.protection of civilians from explosive devices.

Appealing agencies:Appealing agencies: HI, Nepal Red Cross Society, HI, Nepal Red Cross Society,

SC-Alliance and UNICEFSC-Alliance and UNICEF

Emergency Health ~6.1 million Objectives:Objectives:

– Support the delivery of essential health care services, in Support the delivery of essential health care services, in particular reproductive health and newborn care, to reduce particular reproductive health and newborn care, to reduce excess mortality and morbidity; excess mortality and morbidity;

– Improve access to physical rehabilitation services for disabled Improve access to physical rehabilitation services for disabled people affected by the conflict;people affected by the conflict;

– Intensify disease surveillance and reporting system;Intensify disease surveillance and reporting system;

– Improve access to clean water and sanitation facilities in Improve access to clean water and sanitation facilities in conflict-affected communities to reduce the risk of epidemics conflict-affected communities to reduce the risk of epidemics due to waterborne diseases;due to waterborne diseases;

– Assess and deliver psychosocial support in conflict affected Assess and deliver psychosocial support in conflict affected areas.areas.

Appealing agencies:Appealing agencies: British Nepal Medical Trust, Concern, HI, British Nepal Medical Trust, Concern, HI, IRC, Merlin, UNICEF, UNFPA and WHOIRC, Merlin, UNICEF, UNFPA and WHO

Internally Displaced Persons ~3.3 million Objectives:Objectives:

– Ensure effective monitoring and response to protection concerns of Ensure effective monitoring and response to protection concerns of IDPs and returnees;IDPs and returnees;

– Assist Government authorities to implement Nepal’s IDP Policy Assist Government authorities to implement Nepal’s IDP Policy through the dissemination of the Directives and training through the dissemination of the Directives and training programmes; programmes;

– Continued advocacy for and promotion of durable solutions for IDPs;Continued advocacy for and promotion of durable solutions for IDPs;

– Ensure that IDPs receive humanitarian assistance, protection and Ensure that IDPs receive humanitarian assistance, protection and legal assistance where necessary and are able to access their legal assistance where necessary and are able to access their entitlements.entitlements.

Appealing agencies:Appealing agencies: IRC, NRC and SC-AllianceIRC, NRC and SC-Alliance

Refugees and Asylum Seekers ~20.6 million

Objectives:Objectives:

– Bring an end to the protracted situation of Bhutanese refugees Bring an end to the protracted situation of Bhutanese refugees through durable solutions; through durable solutions;

– Prevent refoulement of Tibetans of concern to UNHCR;Prevent refoulement of Tibetans of concern to UNHCR;

– Provide international protection for asylum seekers and Provide international protection for asylum seekers and refugees, including specific attention to special needs of refugees, including specific attention to special needs of women and girls.women and girls.

Appealing agencies:Appealing agencies: WFP and UNHCRWFP and UNHCR

Disaster Preparedness and Response ~8.4 million

Objectives:Objectives:

– Consolidate and support existing initiatives by Government and Consolidate and support existing initiatives by Government and other actors by establishing an Emergency Information Centre;other actors by establishing an Emergency Information Centre;

– Promote community based disaster preparedness and response Promote community based disaster preparedness and response in areas and among social groups most vulnerable to natural in areas and among social groups most vulnerable to natural disasters, with emphasis on developing roles for positive action disasters, with emphasis on developing roles for positive action by women, Dalits, and other marginalised groups; by women, Dalits, and other marginalised groups;

– Establish a system of surveillance and information giving early Establish a system of surveillance and information giving early warning of natural hazards.warning of natural hazards.

Appealing agencies:Appealing agencies: ActionAid, ADRA-Nepal, CECI, Concern, IRC, ActionAid, ADRA-Nepal, CECI, Concern, IRC, LWF, NRC, Plan, RRN, SC-Alliance, LWF, NRC, Plan, RRN, SC-Alliance,

UNDP and UNDP and UNICEFUNICEF

Coordination ~1.9 million

Objectives:Objectives:

– Develop and implement common strategies to address humanitarian, protection and peace support needs, including for IDPs;

– Maintain and disseminate a consolidated overview of needs and responses to challenges to humanitarian, development and peace support activities in Nepal;

– Establish and maintain systems for early warning;

– Increase access and operational space – promote BOGs;

– Improve interagency preparedness and response to natural disasters.

Appealing agency:Appealing agency: OCHAOCHA