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Issue 10 ∙ 16 December I. SITUATION OVERVIEW 2010 Flood-displaced persons in Sindh continue to move towards their areas of origin as waters recede and access improves. A profiling exercise in the province indicates that of 4,800 camps identified in October, just 325 are still open, accommodating roughly 130,000 people. However, the apparent reduction in the number of camps is misleading, as these figures do not include newly- established camps or secondary displacement sites that have sprung up in return areas. The camp coordination and camp management cluster expects many of these sites to remain active until winter passes. Effective tracking of population movements in Sindh continues to be a challenge for agencies providing assistance to returned and returning persons in the province. Flood affected persons surrounded by water on a bund in Sindh, earlier this month (Rizwan/AFP) In southern Sindh, Dadu, Jamshoro and Thatta remain the Temperatures continue to fall rapidly across the country, priority districts, with significant numbers of flood- in particular in the north and north-west. An inter-agency affected people in each still dependent upon relief team visited Gilgit and Diamir districts in Gilgit-Baltistan assistance for their basic needs. An estimated 50,000 last week, reporting that approximately 3,000 flood- people remain in camps or spontaneous settlements in affected households in the region are in need of Jamshoro alone, where critical gaps are reported in terms assistance, with winterised shelter and health support of food and shelter. Unmet emergency WASH needs have being the immediate priorities. also been highlighted, particularly in Dadu. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), return of conflict-displaced Flood-affected persons are also still on the move in IDPs to South Waziristan and Orakzai agencies in the Balochistan. Receding water has allowed people to move Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) continues; out of camps in Quetta, Sibi, Nasirabad and Jhal Magsi just over 300 families have now returned to South districts. However, camp populations in Jaffarabad are Waziristan from KPK’s Tank and D.I. Khan districts, while reported to have increased over the past eight weeks. almost 4,600 families have returned to Orakzai. It is Altogether, over 4,300 families are reported to remain in estimated that in total over 170,000 families remain camps in the Balochistan. displaced due to insecurity in FATA, with many more having been otherwise directly affected by insecurity in the area. With the Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan – the humanitarian community’s primary framework for assistance to conflict-affected persons in the north-west of the country – extending until the end of this month only, discussions are ongoing on how best to cover continuing humanitarian needs amongst these populations in 2011. Also in KPK, UNHCR is currently profiling approximately 3,000 flood-affected families that remain in camps and spontaneous settlements, over four months since floods first struck. Initial interviews indicate that concerns about livelihood opportunities and inadequacy of shelter in A beneficiary of a food cluster cash transfer project in R.Y. Khan district in Punjab. Alongside food-for-work and cash-for-work interventions, areas of origin are acting as barriers to return. Similar these cash transfers are a key element of the cluster's early recovery reports from elsewhere in the country confirm the need strategy (Amjad Jamal/WFP) for scaled-up early recovery support in return areas . OCHA Pakistan, Serena Business Complex, Sector G-5, Islamabad, Pakistan • Tel +92 (51) 2600254-5 • www.pakresponse.info Pakistan Humanitarian Bulletin 16 December / Issue 10 II. CLUSTER RESPONSE Agriculture and villages through rehabilitation of damaged Wheat seeds, vegetable seeds and fertilizers for the rabi infrastructure, removal of rubble and debris, and pumping season have so far been distributed to more than half a out of stagnant water. Displaced populations continue to million vulnerable farming families affected by floods in point to these issues as amongst the factors hindering KPK, Punjab and Balochistan. Distributions to an their return, while interventions of this nature are critical additional 14,000 households in Jhal Magsi district in if returned populations are to rebuild their lives. However, Balochistan will be completed within the current week. given the very low funding received the community Around 18,000 families have been supported with crop restoration cluster has so far been able to reach only a inputs in flood affected districts of Sindh. Beneficiaries for small fraction of the affected population. livestock support are being identified in Balochistan, KPK, Punjab and Sindh. A total of 260,000 livestock owners are Education being targeted, with distributions due to get underway by The education cluster has so far reached over 249,000 mid-January, to coincide with the peak animal feed and beneficiaries, including almost 13,000 children in the past fodder shortage period. Planning of cash-for-work week. The number includes: schemes for the rehabilitation of 1,010 water courses • Over 169,000 children attending 2,800 temporary continue, with identification of targeted systems ongoing, learning centres and rehabilitation due to start early next month. • 3,553 teachers (of which 39 percent are female) trained on education in emergencies Camp Coordination and Camp Management • Close to 34,000 children benefiting from the repair Qamber-Shahdadkot is currently the only district in Sindh of 219 schools. in which schools and public buildings continue to host Significant gaps remain, however, particularly in Sindh. At flood-affected persons. Relocation of the 1,300 persons current funding levels, the cluster is unable to assist an that remain in these sites in the district began on 13 additional 1 million children estimated to be in need of a December. The majority have been assessed to be ready range of educational support. Resource mobilization to return to their homes and will be provided with shelter efforts continue, including through facilitation of grant and non food items before they return, while the requests from the Pakistan Emergency Response Fund. remaining 200 will be relocated to newly established camps in their areas of origin. Latest information from Emergency Telecommunications Balochistan indicates that 4,315 families remain in camps Cluster activities are focused on gradual improvement on in the province. Camp populations in Quetta, Sibi, the VHF security communications network across the Nasirabad and Jhal Magsi districts have fallen, though the country, and continuing to ensure that all operational number of people in camps in Jaffarabad has increased areas are covered. Data communications hubs are over the past eight weeks. A local partner, Balochistan supplying internet access to over 300 users in Sukkur, Rural Support Programme, has carried out a return Hyderabad, and Multan, and a decision has been taken to intentions survey in a selection of the remaining camps extend funding of these services until July 2011. Radio and spontaneous settlements. Over 87 percent of the training has been completed in Peshawar, Multan, Sukkur, families surveyed are willing to return and will be Hyderabad, with final sessions taking place this week in provided with a ‘return package’ of assistance, as well as Islamabad (269 UN and NGO staff trained so far). Delays transportation. A minority however (325 families) were in importation of telecommunications equipment unwilling to return due to concerns including stagnant continues to hamper operations, though steps are now water, outstanding loans, lack of shelter and land being taken to clarify protocol and expedite the process demarcation issues. In KPK UNHCR is profiling an through liaison with ministry officials. estimated 3,000 flood-affected families who remain in camps. Surveys to date indicate that most are still Food Security unwilling to return due to a lack of livelihood The cluster continues to provide much needed relief opportunities and adequate shelter. assistance to beneficiaries across the country. At the same time it is launching or scaling up early recovery activities Community Restoration to assist returning populations in rebuilding their lives and Just six of the 62 projects submitted by the community livelihoods, specifically through food- and cash-for-work, restoration cluster under the Pakistan Floods Emergency school feeding, and maternal and child health Response Plan have received any funding to date. The programmes. Between 8 November and 12 December, cluster’s main focus is on providing an enabling the cluster has distributed 78,000 tons of food to 6 million environment to the affected population in their towns OCHA Pakistan, Serena Business Complex, Sector G-5, Islamabad, Pakistan • Tel +92 (51) 2600254-5 • www.pakresponse.info Pakistan Humanitarian Bulletin 16 December / Issue 10 beneficiaries, as part of both relief and early recovery programmes for severely malnourished children have activities. During the next cycle the cluster plans to reach been established. A further 35,223 children have been over 6.4 million individuals. Underfunding remains a identified as moderately malnourished and admitted to challenge and the cluster continues to warn of a possible supplementary feeding programmes. 24,100 pregnant break in the food commodity pipeline in January – and lactating women have been identified as moderately specifically for