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Nepal:

Earthquake

In numbers

8,786 deaths (3,932 male, 4,848 female,

6 unidentified)

8 million people affected

1.9 million people assisted in Phase I

215,904 severely food insecure reached to date

in Phase II

Funding

Flash Appeal: US$422 million

(30% funded)

Emergency Operation: US$80.3 million

(31% funded)

Special Operation Logistics Augmentation

and Emergency Telecommunications Cluster:

US$25.6 million (42% funded)

Special Operation UNHAS (Budget under

review due to increased needs): US$8.5

million (104% funded)

Highlights and Key Messages

In addition to the 1.9 million people

assisted during Phase I of its operation, WFP has reached nearly

216,000 people so far in Phase II.

In collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), WFP is capitalising on its expertise in humanitarian

logistics and engineering to restore Nepal’s primary health care services. To that end, WFP is constructing temporary clinics, one of which has been completed in

Dhading district. Four more in other districts will be constructed during the

coming week.

With the key development partners, WFP continues to actively be involved as a core team member and key resource in the Post Disaster Needs Assessment

(PDNA), which will set the stage for recovery and reconstruction efforts.

WFP has signed a letter of intent with the Government of Nepal outlining its operational plan in the earthquake-affected districts. The plan is aligned with the

Government’s response strategy.

Funding is urgently required for WFP to sustain the necessary levels of

emergency and recovery response. With close to 70 percent of the households in the mountain areas facing poor or borderline food consumption, this situation

must be addressed immediately to prevent further human suffering.

WFP has received generous contributions from a number of donors, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, European Commission, Germany, Japan,

Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, UN CERF

and the private sector.

Emergency Operation Budget Revision:

The Nepal EMOP has been extended for five

months, with a new end date of 31 December

2015.

There has been a reduction in operational

requirements from US$116.6 million to

US$80.3 million.

The revision was based on the latest

emergency needs assessments and food

security phase classifications.

The revision incorporates nutritional support

for children and pregnant and nursing women.

Conditional cash transfer activities will

increase.

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WFP and WHO working together on the construction of a

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Corporate Response EMOP Budget Revision

Moving into Phase II

Since the beginning of Phase II in June, WFP has distributed rice, pulses and oil to al-

most 216,00 people from 17 village development committees in seven of the hardest

hit districts: Gorkha, Nawakot, Dhading, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok, Kavre, and Dolakha

as well as the distribution of cash transfers to 1,181 households in Makwanpur.

Just one month after the first earthquake, cash distributions began in Makwanpur district.

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WFP Response

The second phase: In addition to the 1.9

million people assisted during Phase I, WFP has

reached 215,904 people with rations of rice, split

peas and oil. An additional 5,766 people have

been reached through cash distributions in

Makawanpur district with over US$45,000. Cash

distributions will soon commence in Sindhuli

district.

Following the Government’s request to provide

assistance in Solukhumbu district, WFP has

signed a field level agreement with the

Himalayan Health and Environmental Services

(HHESS) to assist approximately 70,000 people.

Alongside the general food distributions, WFP is

implementing a Blanket Supplementary Feeding

Programme (BSFP), targeting nutritionally

vulnerable children under two years and

pregnant and nursing women.

Logistics

To date 6,653 mt of food have been dispatched

to the WFP logistics hubs and the extended

delivery points managed by cooperating partners

in the affected districts.

A United States in-kind contribution of 1,340 mt

of rice and 190 mt lentils is scheduled to arrive

at the Kolkata port (India) during the last week

of June.

A shipment of eleven containers with mobile

storage units (MSUs), pre-fabricated offices,

accommodation units and other accessories

arrived at the Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA)

in in Kathmandu. These items will be dispatched

to the affected districts to help facilitate WFP’s

and partners’ humanitarian response.

Clusters

Food Security Cluster (FSC)

To date, FSC partners have reached over two

million people with food as well as 71,000

households with livelihood support. Partners

have been working with the cluster gender focal

point to identify key indicators to which the

cluster members will commit to during the

implementation of the flash appeal strategy.

These indicators are being shared with all the

cluster members for final feedback and approval.

The cluster is undertaking a mapping exercise

with partners implementing or willing to

implement cash programming across the

earthquake affected districts. This will help in

ensuring a coordinated approach and the

implementation of such programmes in VDCs

supported by functioning markets.

Logistics Cluster

Cargo: To date, a total of 20,269 m2 (5,642 mt)

of humanitarian cargo has been handled through

the Logistics Cluster on behalf of 95 different

organisations. Over 1,500 truckloads of relief

supplies have been dispatched from Kathmandu,

Deurali and Chautara. There are now eight

operational logistics hubs including satellite hubs

in forward locations.

UNHAS: The Mi8 helicopter that is currently

undergoing scheduled maintenance should soon

be back in operation, bringing the total to four.

These large helicopters have a 2-2.5 mt cargo

capacity while the two smaller AS 350 helicopters

are being used for assessment missions and

evacuations.

Assessment missions have been ongoing to

identify potential landing zones in areas for

airlifting relief supplies as well as to support

porter operations. These assessments take into

consideration the fact that many roads will

become impassable during the monsoon season

and more areas will be inaccessible.

From the beginning of the operation, UNHAS has

carried out 834 sorties to 87 different locations.

949 passengers and 405 mt of cargo have been

transported on behalf of 52 organisations.

Mapping: Current Logistics Cluster maps include

a Road Access Map that is updated daily, maps of

Helicopter Landing Zones, local district maps of

the trails to be used by porter operations and

topographical area maps. These are all available

for download on the Logistics Cluster website at

http://logcluster.org/ops/nepal.

Last mile transport: The porter project aims

not only to provide essential supplies to the most

remote locations in Nepal, many of which lie

above the altitude of helicopter access, but also

to rehabilitate the main artery trails that remain

the lifeline of these communities, reopening

market access as soon as possible. Without

sufficient funding, the repair of trekking and

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community trails could be substantially delayed,

leaving many people in villages isolated for a

much longer period of time and therefore

more susceptible to malnutrition and illness due

to inadequate shelter. Using porters to transport

supplies into these locations once the trails are

sufficiently safe to travel is the most obvious

solution in a country that has always employed

such means

The porters and trail rehabilitation will be

managed by two porter associations, TAAN and

NMA. Three routes are now underway in Ghorka,

two in Dholaka and one is beginning in

Sindupalchuk. The remote access operations are

being supported by mountain teams.

The upper weight limit for all porters will be 30

kg, but in some areas only 25 kg will be possible

depending on trail conditions and landslides.

Emergency Telecommunications Cluster

(ETC)

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 13 sites across three

common operating areas of Gorkha, Chautara

and Charikot. ETC services were decommissioned

at UN House/OSOCC in Kathmandu as regular

services were restored therefore ETC capacity is

no longer required.

The ETC feedback Survey of which 122 users

responded, showed a satisfaction rating of 91

percent.

Local ETC teams are carrying out a second round

of assessments and updates at all sites to ensure

services and equipment are running well in

preparation for the monsoon.

Staff Deployments A total 109 international staff and 113 national

staff are working on the Nepal earthquake

response.

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A WFP staff member assists with a beneficiary's concern.

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Resourcing Update

WFP has received contributions from a number of

donors, including Australia, Canada, Denmark,

European Commission, Germany, Japan,

Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Norway, United

Kingdom, United States, UN CERF and the

private sector.

The Emergency Operation underwent a budget

revision to accommodate the change in

beneficiary figures and requirements resulting

from the emergency needs assessments and food

security classification. Valued at US$80.3 million,

the operation is now 31 percent funded. Urgent

funding is required to continue delivering

emergency food and nutrition assistance through

the monsoon and initiate recovery efforts

through conditional cash transfers from July

onwards.

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 ETC Special Operation

is now 42 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)

arnold.kawuba@wfp.org

Robin Landis, Regional Reports Officer

(Bangkok)

robin.landis@wfp.org

Rathi Palakrishnan, Regional Donor Relations

Officer (Bangkok) rathi.palakrishnan@wfp.org

Jin Iwata, Donor Relations Officer (Kathmandu)

jin.iwata@wfp.org

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

WFP thanks the following donors for their support: