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Regional Humanitarian Funding Update|2Donors sent over $15million in humanitarianaid to the region fromApril to June 2012, mostof which supported disasterpreparedness andrisk reduction.Humanitarian funding flows into the regionRegional disaster preparedness gets a boost from donorsBetween April and June 2012, the region received $15 million in humanitarian assistancefrom Canada, the European Commission’s Department of Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection(ECHO), Germany and Sweden. Most of this funding aims to improve vulnerablecommunities’ ability to withstand and quickly recover from emergencies.Humanitarian funding to the Central Asia and Caucasus region, April – June 2012TajikistanGeorgiaKyrgyzstanArmeniaUzbekistanKazakhstanAzerbaijanTurkmenistanMillion $0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Canada ECHO Germany SwedenSource: UN Financial Tracking Service (fts.unocha.org)The top three aid recipients – Tajikistan, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan – together received 70per cent of all incoming aid. Although not reflected in the Financial Tracking Service(FTS), all three countries also received funding from the Disaster Relief EmergencyFund (DREF) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies(IFRC). During the reporting period, IFRC allocated over $758,000 to response operationsin the region, including $233,000 in Tajikistan, $124,000 in Georgia, $111,000 inKyrgyzstan, and $289,000 in Azerbaijan.IFRC emergency response allocations to the Central Asia and Caucasus region (2nd quarter 2012)Amount Country Disaster # of affected people$94,000 Tajikistan Feb – Apr floods and avalanches 5,556$140,000 Tajikistan 13 May earthquake in Rasht Valley 2,310$124,000 Georgia 12-13 May flash floods 14,400$111,000 Kyrgyzstan 23-29 April flash floods and mudflows 11,550$289,000 Azerbaijan 7 May earthquake in north-west Azerbaijan 45,545During the reporting period,every country in theregion received supportfrom ECHO. Tajikistan isthe largest recipient ofthe total incoming humanitarianaid.ECHO allocates over $10 million to the regionECHO >Central Asia$8 mSource: UN Financial Tracking Service(fts.unocha.org)Other$352,392Sweden >Caucasus$2 mSweden >Central Asia$2 mECHO >Caucasus$ 3 mIn this reporting period, ECHO tops the donorlist, having provided over $10 million to countriesin the Caucasus and Central Asia as part of theDisaster Preparedness ECHO programme(DIPECHO).ECHO has also announced its HumanitarianImplementation Plan for $2.5 million to fund theprovision of urgent assistance to people in Tajikistanwho suffered from this year’s harsh winter.After over 280 disasters took the lives of at least25 people in Tajikistan this year, it comes as nosurprise that Tajikistan is the region’s largestrecipient of humanitarian aid. During the reportingperiod, over $6 million was injected into humanitarianoperations and disaster risk reductioninitiatives in Tajikistan.www.unocha.orgUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) • Coordination Saves Lives
China earthquakeKyrgyzstanearthquake*Kyrgyzstan unrestCERFJapan earthquake& tsunamiCERFRegional Humanitarian Funding Update|3According to newly releaseddata on humanitarianaid giving in 2008 -2011, countries in CentralAsia overwhelminglyprefer to provide in-kindassistance directly to affectedgovernments.Humanitarian funding flows out of the regionRegion provides no assistance in second quarterBetween April and June, countries in the region provided no significant aid, perhaps dueto the exhausting winter-spring season. On various occasions this year, Tajikistan appealedto neighbouring countries for urgent assistance to help the most vulnerable survivethe May-June lean season when stocks are depleted and the harvest is still threefourmonths away. In the absence of a formal international appeal, the response hasbeen limited. In April, Russia sent in-kind humanitarian aid, and Kazakhstan pledgedmore assistance, which was approved and sent in July. These contributions will be reflectedin the third-quarter funding update.Update on aid from Uzbekistan in 2008 – 2011The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan has published data on the country’s humanitarianaid portfolio in 2008 – 2011. According to this information, Uzbekistan gave over $1million in humanitarian assistance during this period, mostly to countries coping with sudden-onsetnatural disasters. Uzbekistan also supported response to man-made crises inGeorgia in 2008 and Kyrgyzstan in 2010. In line with overall trends in the region, Uzbekistanprovides mostly bilateral in-kind aid, such as food, clothes and construction materials.Since 2008, Uzbekistanhas provided over $1 millionin humanitarian aidworldwide, almost half ofwhich went to supportKyrgyzstan and TajikistanHumanitarian assistance provided by Uzbekistan in 2008 – 2011$250,000$201,000$156,000$155,240$202,107$74,288Georgia crisisKyrgyzstanearthquakeTajikistan FloodsKyrgyzstanunrestPakistan floodsJapanearthquake &tsunami2008 2009 2010 2011Source: UN Financial Tracking Service (fts.unocha.org)Despite frequent disasters, Tajikistan offers some assistance$141,113-$80,249$2,000$123,240$2,000The Tajikistan Committeeof Emergency Situationsand Civil Defence (CoES)has also released data onoutgoing humanitarian aidover the past five years.Despite the country’s exposureto hundreds of disastersevery year, Tajikistanalso provides assistanceto countries hit bysudden emergencies. AlthoughTajikistan gives2008 2010 2011 2012preference to bilateral inkindaid, the GovernmentSource: UN Financial Tracking Service (fts.unocha.org)has also supported the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). As a recipient ofwww.unocha.orgUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) • Coordination Saves Lives
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