icrc-annual-report-2013

MYANMARThe ICRC began working in Myanmar in 1986. It visits detainees,offers them family-links services and helps improve conditionsin prisons; and promotes IHL and other internationallyrecognized standards and humanitarian principles. Workingwith the Myanmar Red Cross Society in most cases, it respondsto the needs of communities in areas prone to armed conflict/other situations of violence. It supports health and hospitalcare and physical rehabilitation centres run by the Ministry ofHealth and the National Society to ensure quality services formine victims and other disabled patients. It helps the MyanmarRed Cross build its operational capacities.YEARLY RESULTLevel of achievement of ICRC yearly objectives/plans of actionHIGHKEY RESULTS/CONSTRAINTSIn 2013:. detainees in 17 prisons and labour camps benefited from visitsconducted according to the ICRC’s standard procedures, followingan eight-year suspension of visits. 4 hospitals in government- and armed opposition-controlled areasin Kachin state boosted their capacities to treat weapon-woundedpatients through the provision of medical and surgical supplies. Muslim and Rakhinese households earned income throughagricultural input from and cash-for-work initiatives implementedby the ICRC, despite the organization facing some difficulties insecuring acceptance in Rakhine state. more disabled patients, including victims of landmines, accessedservices at the 4 ICRC-supported physical rehabilitation centres,some with the help of Myanmar Red Cross Society outreachprogrammes and referrals. high-level officials of the government and armed groups developedtheir dialogue with the ICRC on humanitarian issues concerningvictims of conflict/violence and detainees. during two seminars, senior police officials from throughoutthe country, as well as from Rakhine state, enhanced theirunderstanding of international policing standards and crowdcontrol practicesEXPENDITURE (in KCHF)Protection 3,633Assistance 6,976Prevention 1,166Cooperation with National Societies 1,438General -13,212of which: Overheads 806IMPLEMENTATION RATEExpenditure/yearly budget 84%PERSONNELMobile staff 29Resident staff (daily workers not included) 165PROTECTIONTotalCIVILIANS (residents, IDPs, returnees, etc.)Red Cross messages (RCMs)RCMs collected 123RCMs distributed 124People located (tracing cases closed positively) 25PEOPLE DEPRIVED OF THEIR FREEDOM (All categories/all statuses)ICRC visitsDetainees visited 20,918Detainees visited and monitored individually 153Number of visits carried out 22Number of places of detention visited 18Restoring family linksRCMs collected 695RCMs distributed 130Phone calls made to families to inform them of the whereaboutsof a detained relative106ASSISTANCE Targets AchievedCIVILIANS (residents, IDPs, returnees, etc.)Economic security, water and habitat (in some cases provided within a protectionor cooperation programme)Essential household items Beneficiaries 26,000 28,153Productive inputs Beneficiaries 17,500 13,687Cash Beneficiaries 3,422Work, services and training Beneficiaries 5,282Water and habitat activities Beneficiaries 85,000 28,305HealthHealth centres supported Structures 183WOUNDED AND SICKHospitalsHospitals supported Structures 6 16Water and habitatWater and habitat activities Number of beds 200Physical rehabilitationCentres supported Structures 4 4Patients receiving services Patients 3,100 4,559CommentsOwing to operational and management constraints, figures presented in this table may notreflect all activities carried out during the reporting period.290 | ICRC ANNUAL REPORT 2013