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IOM - Humanitarian Assistance Programme Weekly Report IOM - Humanitarian Assistance Programme Weekly Report Week Starting Date Week Ending Date Period: 04 July 2018 10 July 2018 Submission Date: 11 July 2018 Cumulative Highlights (Verified Data on the basis of Assessments) 01 January to 10 July 2018 # of Provinces # of Report- # of Joint # of Report- # of Report- # of Houses # of Houses # of Houses # of People # of People # of Verified # of Verified # of Families # of Individ- Affected ed ND inci- Assessments ed Affected ed Affected Completely Severely Moderately Deceased Injured Affected Affected Assisted by uals Assisted dents Families Individuals Destroyed Damaged Damaged Families Individuals IOM by IOM 28 86 314 11,778 82,446 2,872 5,762 254 45 21 11,986 83,044 5,640 39,480 2017 vs 2018 Analysis Natural Disaster Monthly Highlights for June: 01 July to 10 July 2018 • 3 provinces affected by flood, Landslide, Heavy Rainfall and dry spell • 47 families (348 individuals) verified in need of humanitarian assistance (NFI, ES and food items) • 4 natural disaster incidents recorded, reportedly affecting 222 families • 8 joint rapid assessments conducted by IOM, ANDMA and other partners Weekly Highlights 04 July to 10 July 2018 # of Provinces # of ND # of Joint # of Report- # of Report- # of Houses # of Houses # of Houses # of Individu- # of Individu- # of Verified # of Verified # of Families # of Individ- Affected incidents Assessments ed Affected ed Affected Completely Severely Moderately als Deaths als Injured Affected Affected Assisted by uals Assisted Reported Families Individuals Destroyed Damaged Damaged Families Individuals IOM by IOM 4 5 5 255 1,785 8 15 0 0 0 63 441 0 0 Natural Disasters Update: Bamyan: Reportedly five families were affected by Landslide in Yakowlang district on 07 July. A joint assessment team consisting of IOM and ANDMA conducted assessment on 08 July, no family was found affected by the incident however five families were under direct threat of the landslide. The families already relocated and currently living with host fami- lies. The team recommended family tent and emergency shelter kit which will be distributed by ARCS. Ghor: 60 families were reportedly displaced by drought from different villages of Ghor province to Chaghcharan city on 30 June. A joint assessment team consisting of ANDMA, UNICEF and DORR conducted assessment, 40 families were found eligible for humanitarian assistance. UNICEF is committed to distributed NFIs and WFP will cover food needs of the displaced families. Khost: As reported by ANDMA; 24 families affected by heavy rainfall in Tani, Maton and Mandozai districts on 05 July. A joint assessment team consisting of IOM, ANDMA, RRD, DAIL and NEPA conduct assessment on 07 July. 18 families were identified in need of humanitarian assistance. IOM will distribute NFIs, emergency shelter and family tents while food needs of the affected families will be covered by ANDMA. Badakhshan: 150 families were reportedly affected by flood in Daryam district on 05 July. A joint assessment team consisting of IOM, ANDMA and WFP assessed the families on 09 July. The team assess 30 families and found five families eligible for humanitarian assistance while the remaining families are living in the areas controlled by AGEs which is referred to ARCs for assessment and response. ANDMA will cover NFIs and food needs of five affected families. - In a separate incident; 16 families were reportedly affect by flood in Argo district. A joint assessment team consisting of IOM and ANDMA will conduct assessment on 11 July that follow response on the basis of the outcomes of the assessment. Natural Disaster Initial Incident Information Summary Sheet: 04 July to 10 July 2018 Date of Incident Date of Assessment Location Type of Incident # of ND Affected Families # of ND-Induced IDP Partner Agencies Involved in Assessment Province District Families Individual Families Individual 07 July 2018 08 July 2018 Bamyan Yakawlang Landslide 05 35 IOM, ANDMA 30 Jun 2018 04 July 2018 Ghor Feroz Koh Drought 60 420 60 420 ANDMA, DORR and UNICEF 05 July 2018 07 July 2018 Khost Tani, Matoon, Heavy Rainfall 24 168 IOM, ANDMA, RRD, DAIL and NEPA Mandozai 05 July 2018 09 July 2018 Badakhshan Darayam Flood 150 1050 IOM, ANDMA, WFP 11 July 2018 Badakhshan Argo Flood 16 112 IOM, ANDMA Total 255 1,785 60 420 Assessment of heavy rainfall affected families in Khost province, 07 July, 2018 @ IOM Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): The first round of the community based disaster risk management (CBDRM) training workshop initiated in three communities of Zabul, Khost and Nangarhar provinces. - Khost: The training workshop commenced on 08 July for five days in Ismail Khel Mandozai village. 75 members of the community (40 male and 35 female) including a staff from ANDMA participated in the training. - Nangarhar: The training workshop commenced on 08 July for five days in Lamatak village. 75 members of the community (40 male and 35 female) including a staff from ANDMA participated in the training. List of 16 communities for implementation of first round Community Based Disaster Risk Management training workshop Total Number of Participants Trained S/N Provinces District Selected Communities Training Start Date Training End Date Status Male Female Total 1 Daman Qazi Kariz 8-May-18 13-May-18 40 31 71 Completed Kandahar 2 District 8 Panjab Wala 14-May-18 19-May-18 37 34 71 Completed 3 Qalat Markaz Shela 0 Not commenced Zabul 4 Qalat Markaz Synak 1-July-18 5-July-18 40 31 71 Completed 5 Kama Mayar Mama Khel 1-Jun-18 5-July-18 40 35 75 Completed Nangarhar 6 Kuz Kunar Lamatak 8 July 18 12 July 18 40 35 75 In progress 7 Qarghai Hussain Abad 12-May-18 16-May-18 40 35 75 Completed Laghman 8 Mehtarlam Ali Khel 17-May-18 21-May-18 34 35 69 Completed 9 Sawkai Naw Abad 0 Not commenced Kunar 10 Asadabad Qazi Banda 0 Not commenced 11 City Tera 20-May-18 24-May-18 40 35 75 Completed Paktia 12 District 3 Bagh Pir 9-May-18 15-May-18 40 35 75 Completed 13 Nadar Shah Kot Kaparai 1-July-18 5-July-18 40 35 75 completed Khost 14 Dadwak Ismail Khel Mandozai 8 July 18 12 July 18 40 35 75 In progress 15 Markaz Shahre khona 0 Not commenced Ghazni 16 Markaz shahrak alberoni 0 Not commenced Total Number of Trained Beneficiaries 741 376 1,117 Conflict IDPs Update: Nangarhar: DoRR reported displacement of 300 families from various locations. ARCs initiated assessment of the reported displaced families. So far 158 families are found eligible for hu- manitarian assistance while the assessment of the remaining families is on-going. - In a separate incident reported by DoRR; 50 families were displaced from Deh Bla district currently settled in Rodat district. NRC initiated assessment of reported families and so far no families were found eligible for humanitarian assistance while the assessment is on-going. Laghman: DoRR reported displacement of 139 families from Bad Pakh, Alishang and Mehtarlam districts to Mehterlam center. NRC and IRC will conduct the assessment of the displaced families. Kuner: DoRR reported displacement of 500 families from various location of Chapa dara district to center due to recently clashes between ANSF and Taliban/ISK. A joint assessment team consisting of PU-AMI, WFP, DoRR, ADA, DACCAR, RRD and DG initiated assessment, So far; 18 families found eligible for humanitarian assistance while the assessment is on-going in the remote areas by ARCS. Stock Update Countrywide (03 July 2018 ) Family Revitalisa- Emergency Shelter Blanket Mod- Winter Clothing Region Warehouse Winter Kit Tarpaulin Household Module Solar Module Family Tent tion Kit Kit ule Module Kabul 1 0 1,903 0 915 37 0 57 0 Central Logar 0 0 272 0 4 0 0 Sub Total 1 0 2,175 0 915 37 4 57 0 Bamyan Centre 0 0 486 0 984 736 763 339 150 Central Highland Daikundi-Nilli 0 0 261 33 1,031 387 633 484 100 Lal Wa Sare Jungle 0 0 224 0 543 319 202 187 48 Sub Total 0 0 971 33 2,558 1,442 1,598 1,010 298 Badakshan-Faizabad 12 1 625 0 2,112 807 1,008 383 316 BDK-Ishkashim-FOCUS 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BDK-Wakhan-FOCUS 0 0 0 0 100 0 89 0 0 BDK-Sheghnan-FOCUS 0 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 0 Northeast BDK-Shukai-FOCUS 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BDK-Nussai-FOCUS 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BDK-Maymai-FOCUS 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Badakshan-Ishkashim 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Takhar-Taloqan 0 0 142 0 429 452 115 165 100 Sub Total 810 1 767 0 2,730 1,259 1,212 548 416 Ghazni 0 0 76 0 133 150 52 152 56 Southeast Paktia-Gardez 0 0 521 0 1,722 395 0 286 296 Sub Total 0 0 597 0 1,855 545 52 438 352 Herat 0 0 839 69 399 36 41 0 95 Ghor-Chaghcharan 0 55 200 0 172 200 122 0 0 West Farah 0 0 168 0 164 214 100 100 0 Badgish 0 5 105 0 165 115 83 82 0 Sub Total 0 60 1,312 69 900 565 346 182 95 East Jalalabad 233 0 1,520 545 1,725 1,488 0 688 472 Sub Total 233 0 1,520 545 1,725 1,488 0 688 472 Mazar 0 8 46 22 254 311 24 93 568 North Faryab 0 59 266 0 464 386 150 0 49 Sub Total 0 67 312 22 718 697 174 93 617 Helmand 0 0 100 121 121 71 100 27 South Nimruz 0 0 13 0 0 0 5 0 5 Kandahar 0 0 717 67 589 417 0 325 138 Sub Total 0 0 830 67 710 538 76 425 170 Grand Total 1,044 128 8,484 736 12,111 6,571 3,462 3,441 2,420 .
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