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Asia-PacificChildren and women in crisisHumanitarianfunding at work:Highlights from 2010In 2010, UNICEF estimated thatUS$1.9 million was neededto fund its humanitariancoordination and technicalsupport work in the Asia-Pacific region. As of October2010, a total of US$987,637had been received, representing52 per cent of the goal.Through UNICEF’s Asiaand Pacific Shared ServicesCentre (APSSC), preparednessactivities were strengthenedin 13 out of 22 country officesduring the yearly monsoonand cyclone season. Duringflooding in Pakistan, thisreadiness paid off whenAPSSC provided massivesurge capacity for a prolongedperiod: the regional emergencyadviser, the senior emergencynutrition, education andWASH emergency specialistsall directly supported theemergency response, helpedidentify additional staff forthe education and nutritionclusters and also conductedthe rapid assessment. Duringthe extreme cold weather inMongolia, known as dzud,the emergency officer fromNepal was sent to supportcoordination of the response.Towards the end of the year,a disaster risk reductionspecialist joined APSSCto strengthen the focus onprevention and mitigation.From earthquakes to cyclones to monsoons, 89 per cent of people whosuffered from natural disasters in 2009 lived in Asia. 1 In Pakistan alone,20 million people were affected in 2010 by flooding that submergedone fifth of the country’s land mass, prompting UN Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-Moon to state: “Their hardship is on a scale I have neverseen before. Words cannot describe what I have seen, what I havefelt while being in Pakistan. It requires a response to match.” 2 Withsuch a disproportionate distribution of disaster impacting this partof the world, UNICEF’s ability to bolster prevention, readiness andresponse is crucial to lessening the impact of crises when they occur.Every missed opportunity to alleviate the impact of natural disastersand failure to respond quickly to emergencies results in a ripple of lifealteringconsequences diminishing survivors’ health, nutritional status,and access to education and adequate water and sanitation.Meeting urgent needs and building resilience in 2011UNICEF’s priority remains strengthening the ability of all 22 country offices in the region toprevent, prepare for, mitigate and respond to crises affecting women and children.• The APSSC will conduct comprehensive risk assessments to better understand currenttrends, which are shaped by increased exposure, haphazard development processes andclimate change.• At the onset of emergencies, APSSC cluster specialists will provide technical support andadvice to country offices about access to financial and human resources, along with supplies,to ensure a coordinated and results-based response.• The APSSC will strengthen the capacities of country offices, government counterparts andcluster members through customized capacity-building events on UNICEF preparedness aswell as cluster development. Training and implementation of tools enhancing the fulfilmentof UNICEF’s revised Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action and clusterleadership accountability will be provided to country offices. Capacity development ondisaster risk reduction will also be offered during early recovery, preparedness and regularcountry programme planning.1. Vos, Femke, et al., ‘Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2009: The numbers and trends’, Centre for Research onthe Epidemiology of Disasters, Brussels, 2010, p. 1.2. Ki-moon, Ban, ‘Secretary-General’s Remarks at Ceremony Marking World Humanitarian Day’, United NationsOffice of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, New York, 19 August 2010, www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=4731, accessed 5 December 2010.18 2011 UNICEF Humanitarian Action FOR CHILDREN | www.unicef.org/hac2011
Funding requirements for 2011UNICEF is requesting US$1.1 million in 2011 to continue its work on improving the delivery,speed and coordination of emergency and risk reduction programmes in a region characterizedby increased frequency and intensity of natural and human-made disasters. Without in-countrytraining aimed at prevention, mitigation, preparedness and response, the health and lives ofmillions of vulnerable women and children will continue to be threatened. It is imperative tostrengthen country office capacities to provide basic services quickly in the face of disaster.More information regarding the details of the humanitarian action plans for the Asia-Pacific region can be found at www.unicef.org/hac2011 and the regional office websiteat www.unicef.org/eapro.UNICEF EMERGENCY NEEDS FOR 2011 (in US dollars)Total $1,100,000400,000 Technical support to UNICEFcluster leadership accountability500,000 Technical support to UNICEFprogramming in emergencies200,000Disaster risk reductionAsia-Pacificwww.unicef.org/hac2011 | 2011 UNICEF Humanitarian Action FOR CHILDREN 19
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