In total this "Flash Appeal" is for 28.8 million US dollars for the consolidated needs of UN agencies, the Mozambican government and humanitarian organisations.
The UN estimates that 285,000 people have been affected by the floods; of whom 163,000 have been displaced, with some sheltered in new accommodation centres and others in resettlement centres that were initially created after the Zambezi floods of 2001.
The UN praised the Mozambican government for its efforts to minimise the flooding through "carefully controlling and coordinating the discharge rate from the Cahora Bassa Dam", thereby sharply disagreeing with those who have suggested that Cahora Bassa might have contributed to the flooding.
The OCHA also praises the work of the government's relief agency, the National Disasters Management Institute (INGC). It attributes the INGC's success to "the extensive preparedness and response planning that had been ongoing throughout the year" and "the preparation of national, provincial and district contingency plans for flood prone-areas, and the pre-positioning of essential supplies for emergency response".
In the wake of the floods and the cyclone, the UN and its partners, through the Emergency Relief Coordinator, allocated nine million US dollars to meet the immediate needs. The newly launched appeal is for funds to continue life-saving programmes.
The UN appeal warns that although water levels are dropping, the clean-up and recovery period has only just begun, and those forced to move from their homes will continue to be displaced for some time. Although not part of this appeal, the Mozambican government has already launched a reconstruction plan budgeted at 70.9 million US dollars.
In the UN Flash Appeal the main requirement is for food security, for which 16.8 million US dollars is needed. Health is the next largest item with a requirement of 3.5 million US dollars. The other main items are for logistics (two million US dollars), education (1.8 million US dollars) and water, sanitation and hygiene (1.4 million US dollars) Over half of the Flash Appeal is for the work of the World Food Programme, which needs 14.8 million US dollars. UNICEF is appealing for 4.5 million US dollars, and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization is seeking 2.9 million US dollars. Other organisations seeking a large injection of funds include Save the Children (987,670 US dollars), the UN Population Fund (960,000 US dollars), the UN Development Programme (725,000 US dollars), and the US-based charity, World Vision (690,000 US dollars).
SOURCE: AIM
