UN-Habitat Cyclone Nargis Response

UNITED NATIONS

MYANMAR

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Introduction to UN assistance………………….2 Map of UN Offices……………………………….3 FAO...... 4 ILO...... 6 UNAIDS...... 8 UNDP...... 10 UNEP...... 12 UNFPA...... 14 UN-HABITAT...... 16 UNHCR...... 18 UNICEF...... 20 UNODC...... 22 WFP...... 23 WHO...... 25 IOM...... 27 OCHA...... 29 UNIAP...... 30 UNOPS...... 32

25 February 2009

1 Introduction to UN Assistance to Myanmar

Background The United Nations (UN) has been present in Myanmar since the country gained its independence in 1948. Through a number of agencies, the UN is providing assistance, particularly to vulnerable populations, in line with humanitarian principles and global development goals. Some of the UN agencies also have a mandate to address specific rights and protection issues. The UN works in cooperation with national and international humanitarian organizations, community-based organizations, national authorities and others, supported by donors.

UN Country Team The UN in Myanmar is present through the following agencies: FAO, ILO, UNAIDS, UNEP, UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, UN-HABITAT, UNHCR, UNODC, WFP and WHO. IOM, OCHA, UNIAP, UNOPS, MIMU and UNIC are also a part of the UN family in Myanmar. Additionally, the non- resident agencies UNESCO and UNIDO have programmes in Myanmar. The UN country-level coordination processes are managed by the UN Country Team (UNCT) that consists of heads of all resident UN agencies in Myanmar, and is led by the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator. The UNCT has embarked on a strategic planning process to develop a longer-term, common UN vision, strategy and framework for Myanmar.

Cyclone Nargis Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar on 2-3 May 2008, affecting some 2.4 million people living in the Ayeyarwady and Yangon Divisions. Almost 140,000 people were killed in what was the worst natural disaster in the history of Myanmar. The UN Revised Appeal, covering relief and early recovery needs up to April 2009, has been met by 65% (USD 309 million) of the USD 477 million required, according to OCHA’s Financial Tracking Services (FTS). Agriculture is currently the least funded sector with only 28 per cent of the requirements covered. Also the Early Recovery sector continues to experience significant shortfall in funding.

The overall results on the ground prove that there have been many humanitarian achievements, such as no significant increase in morbidity and mortality. During the first six months; emergency shelter assistance was provided to 1.7 million people; food aid delivered to more 880,000 people; and, education support provided to over 500,000 children.

Nine months into the humanitarian response, as the immediate humanitarian needs are increasingly met and early recovery is underway, the focus now shifts towards medium-term recovery. The Post- Nargis Recovery and Preparedness Plan (PONREPP) is a response to this progression, outlining an indicative three-year recovery plan at a cost of about USD 700 million. The plan takes a people- centred community based approach of promoting productive, healthy and protected lives.

The Tripartite Core Group (TCG) that was established in late May, comprising of the Government of Myanmar, ASEAN and UN, continues to play a crucial mechanism to facilitate humanitarian response and recovery efforts. The TCG is chaired by the Chairman of the Civil Service Selection and Training Board, H.E. U Kyaw Thu and meets on a bi-weekly basis.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Objectives and Overview of FAO’s Operations in Myanmar FAO is working to contribute to the eradication of food insecurity and rural poverty by: • creating sustainable increase in the supply and availability of food and other agricultural products; • promoting, developing and enforcing policy and regulatory frameworks for food, agriculture, fisheries and forestry; • supporting the conservation, improvement of sustainable use of natural resources for food and agriculture; and • improving decision-making through the provision of information, assessments and fostering of knowledge management for food and agriculture. Over the past 30 years of it’s presence in Myanmar FAO provided assistance through over 100 national projects and many regional field projects in the crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry sectors, including agriculture and rural investment planning, census statistics, agricultural research, food and industrial crops, crops processing and food technology, plant protection, and animal health. Current FAO focus areas include: • support for sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods in Northern Rakhine State; • capacity building and technology adoption for sustainable food security in the Wa Special region; • support for ex-poppy farmers and poor vulnerable families in border areas; • preparation of a National Medium Term Priority Framework; • increasing the income of oilseed crops farmers and oil palm small holders, and dairy farmers; • strengthening capacity and upgrading the Forest Research Institute; • enhancing livelihoods and income generation of Myanmar coffee smallholders through the development of value-added coffee improvement intervention, and • Avian Influenza Programme

Operational size • Budget for regular (non-emergency) operation: 2008 – US$ 2.6 million; 2009 - planned budget US$ 3.3 million • Shortfall for emergency programming in non Nargis area (Chin State): 2009: US$ 2.2 million

Partners • Government: Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Forestry, • I/NGOs: GRET, Mangrove Service Network

Geographic Areas of Operations Northern Rakhine State, Mon State, Sagaing, Manadalay, Yangon and Bago Divisions, Northern/Southern Shan State. Sub offices are located in Pang Kham and Maungdaw townships.

4 FAO Cyclone Nargis response FAO’s emergency response began within days after Cyclone Nargis struck with the provision of emergency supplies and technical expertise to assess the extent of devastation to crops, fisheries, and livestock. With the provision of essential agricultural inputs, which include various types of seed, fertilizer, power tillers and draught animals, FAO is enabling farmers to rapidly restart staple food production through monsoon and dry season crop cultivation, while landless households are being assisted in restoring livelihoods through fishing and backyard animal husbandry. FAO also leads the Agriculture Cluster which is comprised of UN agencies, NGOs, line Ministries and other partners working in the sector. In this role FAO provides crucial agricultural expertise and services, including technical training, sector specific information management, coordination and strategic planning, as well as support through technical working groups dealing with fisheries, livestock and forestry. FAO is also actively engaged in the Food Cluster, the Early Recovery Cluster and working groups focusing on livelihoods and disaster risk reduction. FAO is seeking donor support to restore livelihoods, rebuild local capacity and replace lost productive assets: • Restocking of draught animals; provision of poultry, piglet and goat packages to vulnerable populations; improving veterinary services and increasing vaccine production. • Improving boatbuilding techniques; provision of fishing gear and up to 20,000 boats to restore livelihoods of small scale fisher people; restoration of aquaculture and fish processing facilities; and building the management capacity of fisheries. • Providing farmers with access to location-appropriate quality seeds and other essential inputs for crop production; restoring the availability of agricultural equipment; improving seed storage, kitchen garden production and value-added processing; and availability of small agriculture producer business advisory services. • Agriculture investment finance or hire-purchase schemes through banks or microfinance institutions; improving capacities of beneficiaries in management, and marketing. • Mangrove rehabilitation and disaster risk reduction through coastal zone management, community forestry and livelihood diversification.

Operational Size • Planned budget (Revised Appeal) – US$ 40,912,000 • Funding level - US$ 13,113,363 • Shortfall- US$ 27,798,637 (70%)

Beneficiaries • 107,296 beneficiary households receiving various inputs

Partners Government: Ministry of Forestry (MoF), Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MOAI), Ministry of Lives Fisheries (MoLF). INGOs and national NGOs

Geographical Area Nargis-affected townships Contact FAO Representative: Shin Imai, [email protected] Website: www.fao.org

Myanmar Liaison Office of the International Labour Organization (ILO)

Objectives and Overview of ILO’s Operations in Myanmar In accordance with the understandings reached between the ILO and the Government of Myanmar, the ILO mandate is to assist the Government of Myanmar to effectively eliminate forced labour, including underage recruitment into the military. This is achieved through the operation of an agreed complaints mechanism. This process assists victims of forced labour to seek remedies available under the relevant legislation, protects persons during and after the use of the complaints process and seeks the imposition of appropriate penalties on perpetrators.

Operational Size Operation of the complaint mechanism and all associated training and awareness raising activity is funded from ILO Regular Budget sources. The Liaison Office is staffed by two international professional personnel supported by seven local personnel providing interpretation/finance/administration/driver.

Beneficiaries • Resident Citizens Nationwide

Partners • Government: Ministerial Working Group on the Elimination of Forced Labour, comprised of Ministry of Labour (Chairman); Office of the Supreme Court; Ministry of Home Affairs; Office of the Attorney General; Ministry of Foreign Affairs working in collaboration with the Adjutant Generals Office.

Geographic Areas of Operations • Yangon based but operating nationwide through the services of volunteer individuals and groups acting as complaint facilitators.

6 ILO Cyclone Nargis response

In accordance with the understandings reached between the ILO and the Government of Myanmar, the ILO mandate is to assist the Government of Myanmar to effectively eliminate forced labour, including underage recruitment into the military. To support this objective and in response to the humanitarian demands following cyclone Nargis a project had been implemented initially in the Mawlamyinegyun Region of the delta which is a best practice employment model, creating employment and developing livelihood skills through community based contracting for the repair/provision of inter/intra village all weather footpaths, small bridges, culverts, drains and jetties. The result being increased mobility at village level, easing access from village to farm, from farm to market and from village to village. Village level UNDP Early Recovery Committees overview the project nominate community contractors to undertake the work, agree on the physical work to be done on priority needs basis and nominate those in the village most in need of employment.

Operational Size • The budget for activity is US$ 1M. Work is in progress and scheduled to be completed by March 2009. • Proposed total budget: US$ 3M • Shortfall: US$ 2M (If additional funding can be obtained, existing staff and structures can continue working to meet the tremendous demand.

Number of Beneficiaries • ILO is working in 65 villages, approximately 100,000 person days of work has produced 48 miles of raised concrete footpaths, 130 small bridges and culverts and 24 jetties. • All weather mobility provided to the residents in 65 villages with the potential to support a further 120 villages. 7000 people were provided 100,000 work days.

Geographic Areas of Operation • Currently in the Mawlamyinegyun Region. Site selection was undertaken in close cooperation with UNDP to maximize benefits to communities.

Contact Details: ILO Liaison Officer: Steve Marshall, [email protected] Website: www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/yangon/

Objectives and Overview of UNAIDS Operations in Myanmar UNAIDS supports an expanded national response on AIDS with a focus on advocacy, strengthening partnerships, resource mobilization, improving strategic information and M&E. In close cooperation with the UN organizations and partners, Government, NGOs, INGOs and civil society in Myanmar, UNAIDS assists and facilitates the development of the National Strategic Plan on HIV and its Operational Plan with resource estimation and the establishment of the national M&E system on AIDS. UNAIDS also actively supports the national coordination bodies, notably the Technical and Strategy Groups and its Working Groups. UNAIDS encourages the development and use of strategic information, engages in resource mobilization, and advocates for increased donor involvement in financing a HIV response. UNAIDS provides technical assistance to the procurement and supply management system of the public health system to strengthen planning and reporting.

Operational Size Strategic Planning 2006 - $54,000 • Strategic Planning M&E 2007-2008 – $60,000 • Support World AIDS Day and HIV Positive networks 2008-$ 25,000 • Procurement and supply management systems 2006-2008 - $70,000

UNAIDS Country Office Work plan budget for 2008-2009 is: $1,971,676 Funding Gap: $1,334,900

Number of Beneficiaries Variety of partners, and People living with HIV

Partners UNAIDS Cosponsors (UNHCR, UNODC, UNICEF, ILO, WFP, UNDP, WHO and UNFPA) and other members of the UN Theme Group on AIDS in Myanmar, about 40 non-governmental organizations working on HIV, National AIDS Programme and People living with HIV networks

8 UNAIDS Cyclone Nargis response

• To advocate the needs of people living with HIV in cyclone Nargis affected areas for proper care and treatment services • To promote the proper prevention services for populations in cyclone Nargis affected areas in reducing their additional vulnerability to HIV infection • To provided needed assistance to the UN coordinated humanitarian efforts in helping the affection populations

Staff support 2 national staff were seconded as enumerators for PONJA 2 international staff was seconded to RC’s office for varying periods for post-cyclone surge support

Initiatives related to HIV UNAIDS initiated a HIV working group for the cyclone response which was later integrated into the Sexual Reproductive Health and HIV group which operates under the Health Cluster, co-chaired by UNFPA and UNAIDS. Two international staff from UNAIDS worked in the area of Women’s Protection for a period of 3 months post-cyclone, and were involved in the formation of the Protection cluster (formerly known as Women’s Protection Technical Working Group). UNAIDS staff were also involved with the Women’s Livelihoods Assessment undertaken in Laputta township, and the Women’s Protection assessment undertaken with the Department of Social welfare.

Funding for response to HIV in cyclone-affected area Facilitated the process for the allocation of funds from the Irish Government to partners undertaking new HIV activities in areas affected by protracted humanitarian crisis. Undertook feasibility study with funding from the Japanese Government to develop new HIV programmes to assist women in the cyclone-affected area.

Contact Details Country Coordinator: Sun Gang, [email protected] Website: www.unaids.org

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Objectives and Overview of UNDP’s Operations in Myanmar In compliance with the Governing Council and Executive Board decisions, UNDP in Myanmar has targeted its resources towards grass-roots level impact in the areas of primary health care, HIV/AIDS, training and education, and food security and environment. Under this mandate, projects have been formulated and coordinated under the Human Development Initiative (HDI), since 1994. HDI has been providing financial, physical and technical support directly to the grass-roots communities employing a bottom up demand driven approach in the following activities: • Capacity building of village community institutions and community members to prepare and implement village development activities in a participatory, transparent and equitable manner. • Capacity building of village communities to be able to take care of their and their families’ basic social needs (health, education, HIV/AIDS). UNDP provides support for non-formal education through community literacy classes and child care facilities. Natural disaster risk reduction support has also been integrated into the HDI programme. • UNDP is assisting communities to gain access to cultivable land and land development, agricultural inputs and tools such as improved seeds. • UNDP has assisted in activities that support policy dialogues and discussions of partners.

Operational Size • Planned budget- US$ 15.99 million, of which 67.3 % financed from TRAC budget and the rest of 32.7% from cost-sharing arrangements with bi-lateral donors. • Funding level- Bi-lateral donors have pledged to contribute US$ 2.52 million for cost-sharing • Shortfall- US$ 2.3 million

Beneficiaries • HDI projects have been providing assistance in more than 6,200 villages.

Partners • Government: Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Department of Planning, Department of Development Affairs, Department of Progress of Border Areas and National Races, Department of Cooperatives, and Department of Health • INGOs and national NGOs: PACT, AFXB

Geographical Area • 60 townships across Myanmar

10 UNDP Cyclone Nargis response

UNDP continues to assist the people of the Ayeyarwady delta through the Integrated Community- based Early Recovery Framework (ICERF). The ICERF brings together three pre-existing projects -- Integrated Community Development Project, Sustainable Micro-finance, and Enhancing Capacities for HIV/ AIDS Prevention and Care and provides a strategy to restart, adapt, expand and accelerate activities to meet the needs of the cyclone affected communities. This is a two-year framework within the parameters of UNDP Executive Board approved Human Development Initiative (HDI-IV). In June, UNDP commenced rolling out the first component of ICERF, which focused on 250 villages that were amongst the most severely affected by the cyclone. Assistance includes: Community works activities such as clearing debris, creeks and ponds; Conditional limited financial grants to most vulnerable households; and Provision of shelter grants and basic livelihood support packages. Since July, activities have primarily focused on: Assisting farmer groups to undertake paddy cultivation, and distribute agricultural inputs; Providing grants to non-farming households, for fishing boats, nets and duck rearing; Reviving and expanding Self-Reliance Groups including training, skills development and soft loans to help members initiate sustainable livelihood activities; and Training of Village Early Recovery Committees to improve book keeping, etc. UNDP Myanmar’s ongoing early recovery efforts also encompass revival of the microfinance project, health, water and sanitation activities and environmental rehabilitation. In addition, Disaster risk reduction, gender mainstreaming, HIV/AIDS prevention and psychosocial support have been integrated as cross cutting issues. The second phase of ER has commenced, and concentrates on the rehabilitation of sustainable community livelihoods in order to decrease dependence on external assistance over time.

Operational Size Funds requested: US $52,325,081; Funds Committed US $24,911,484 Funding Gap US $27,413,597

Beneficiaries • Early recovery assistance is targeting 500 villages, plus 250 villages in the second year.

Partners • Government: Department of Social Welfare. • NGOs: PACT, Capacity Building Initiative, local service providers, target communities.

Geographical Area Main field offices are in Bogale, Mawlamyinegyun, Labutta, Ngapudaw and Kyaiklat.

Contact Details Resident Representative: Bishow Parajuli, [email protected] Country Director: Toshihiro Tanaka, [email protected] Website: www.mm.undp.org

11 United Nations Environment Programme

Objectives and Overview of UNEP’s Operations in Myanmar UNEP has been operating in Myanmar for a number of years on providing TA to the Government on environment issues. Since Cyclone Nargis, and in response to the PONJA recommendations, UNEP has provided assistance on the Nargis recovery programme to the Government of Myanmar for environmental assessment and future disaster risk management. The objectives of this assistance are: 1. To develop capacity within the National Commission for Environmental Affairs (NCEA) and relevant Government agencies to review environmental considerations in recovery efforts in the Nargis impacted areas; and 2. In the longer term to help build capacity within the NCEA and relevant Government agencies for integration of environmental considerations in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. Since October 2008, the following activities were carried out by UNEP in conjunction with the NCEA: 1. Review recovery plans of the Government of Myanmar and provide advice for further mainstreaming of environmental considerations in these recovery plans. 2. Review the recovery plans of UN agencies and national and international NGOs to provide advice on integration of environmental considerations into the PONREPP. 3. Provide a ‘help-desk” for the Government of Myanmar and to international agencies on addressing key environmental issues in early recovery efforts in the Nargis-affected areas. 4. In cooperation with the NCEA and relevant Government agencies, a proposal for a three-year project has been developed on environmental vulnerability and risk reduction.

The main emphasis of this project proposal is on long-term recovery and strengthening the key role of environment and sound natural resource management in DRR. The overall project goal is to promote sustainable livelihoods and DRR in the Nargis-affected areas through strengthened systems for sound management of environment and natural resources at community, local authority and national levels. The project goal will be achieved through the implementation of three inter-related objectives that focus on capacity building and institutional strengthening at the community (Component 1) and local authorities and national Government levels (Component 2), supported by the strengthening of information systems for assessment and monitoring of natural resources in the Nargis-affected areas (Component 3). The nine outputs within these three components are designed to be mutually supportive in order to provide for the most effective use of available resources, and to forge links between natural resource management initiatives at community, local administration and national levels.

Operational Size

12 • Total project budget - US$1.8 M; funding for Component 1 ($800,000 or 45%) on community capacity building will be sought from the PONREPP Trust Fund on livelihoods. • UNEP requires funding for Components 2 and 3 (US$1 M or 55%) from other sources as these components are directed at capacity building for Government agencies in order to support the community-based natural resource management activities.

Number of Beneficiaries • Communities involved in capacity building activities carried out with partner agencies, government agencies and local authorities in Nargis-affected areas.

Partners • Government: NCEA, MSWRR, MOF, NDPCC; • NGOs: Mingalar Myanmar, BANCA, FREDA, and Egress Myanmar.

Geographic Areas of Operations • Nargis-affected areas initially, with policy development for environment and DRR for country.

Contact Details Officer-in-Charge: Muralee Thummarukudy, [email protected] Website: www.unep.org

13 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Objectives and Overview of UNFPA’s Operations in Myanmar 1. Improved access to reproductive and maternal health services, including birth spacing, pre- and post- natal care, delivery services and emergency obstetric care 2. Improved availability of disaggregated data for reproductive health programming 3. Increased access by young people to reproductive health and HIV-prevention information 4. Improved access by vulnerable populations to knowledge about and ways to prevent HIV 5. Increased access to comprehensive services to prevent mother-to- child transmission of HIV/AIDS UNFPA aims to contribute to the MDGs of reducing maternal mortality and preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS. UNFPA promotes a holistic approach to improve access to reproductive and maternal health services, including birth spacing, pre- and post-natal care, delivery services and emergency obstetric care. UNFPA with its partners have been working in 112 townships to strengthen the reproductive health services such as development of the capacity of health service providers in the public and private sectors as well as of NGOs, provision of reproductive health commodities and provision of innovative ways to support safe delivery practices and to avoid delays in reaching health facilities. At the community level, UNFPA encourages people to make healthier reproductive health choices by mobilizing trained Community Support Groups (CSGs) to disseminate reproductive health messages and knowledge.

Operational Size • Strengthening quality reproductive health service - Total Amount Required 6,600,000; Total Fund Received 1,075,000 (16%), Shortfall 5,525,000 (84%) • Increased Access to HIV/AIDS information and services - Total Amount Required 2,000,000; Total Fund Received 750,000(38%) Shortfall 1,2500,000(62%)

Number of Beneficiaries UNFPA planned to support maternal and reproductive health services in 132 townships for an estimated population 30 millions by 2010 through the public sector. During 2007 and 2008, expansion of township coverage was not possible due to funding constraints.

Partners • Government: Ministry of Immigration and Population, Ministry of Health • I/NGOs: Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP), Population Services International (PSI), Marie Stopes International (MSI), CARE, Association of Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (AFXB), Aide Medeciale Internationale (AMI), Save the Children (SC), Medecins Sans Frontieres Holland (AZG), Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS), Myanmar Anti Narcotics Association (MANA), Myanmar Medical Association (MMA) • Mass membership Organizations: Myanmar Women Affair Federation (MWAF), Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association (MMCWA)

Geographic Areas of Operations 112 Reproductive Health Programme townships, and 74 HIV townships out of total 324 townships of Myanmar

14 UNFPA Cyclone Nargis response • Reproductive Health Due to the hardships faced by the women, girls, boys, and men, and the widespread damage caused to the health delivery system by Cyclone Nargis, the reproductive health needs in these affected areas have increased exponentially. Women have been hit hard by the cyclone and need immediate relief, support and access to safe delivery. UNFPA and its partners are responding to meet these reproductive health needs by: a. Provision of orientation sessions and trainings on Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health in Crisis Situation to NGOs and government staff b. Provision of reproductive health kits c. Establishment of clinics attached to the “Maternity Waiting Homes” and deployment of mobile health care services.

• Women’s Protection In order to meet the needs of women and girls who are vulnerable to abuse, violence and exploitation in the affected areas, UNFPA and its partners have provided more than 50,600 “dignity kits” to assist people to better face these challenges. UNFPA and its partners have also established three women centers called: “Women Friendly Spaces” in Laputa Township.

Operational Size • Sexual and reproductive health care in emergency - Total Amount Required US$ 2,200,000; Total Fund Received US$193,373, Shortfall US$ 2,006,627 • Protection of vulnerable female survivors - Total Amount Required US$ 856,000; Total Fund Received US$ 100,000, Shortfall US$ 756,000

Beneficiaries • Total Population affected: 2.4 million • Total number of women and girls between 15-49 years: 600,000 • Total number of pregnant women: 96,000 • Total number of sexually active men: 480,000 • Number of deliveries requiring c-section: 4800 – 14,400

Partners • Government: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Social Welfare, • NGOs: Myanmar Medical Association (MMA), Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB), and Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED)

Geographic Areas of Operations • Bogale, Dedaye, Laputta and Ngaputaw (Ayeyarwady Township)

Contact Details Officer in Charge: Pansy Tun Thein, [email protected] Website: www.myanmarunfpa.org

15 United Nations Human Settlements Program FOR A BETTER URBA N FUTURE

Objective and Overview of UN-HABITAT Operations in Myanmar The current primary function of UN-HABITAT is to support the response to Cyclone Nargis. However, in the past UN-HABITAT also had implemented a major water and sanitation project across Shan State, the Dry Zone and the Delta. The ‘Community Water Supply and Sanitation (CWSS) Project, funded by UNDP under its Human Development Initiative (HDI), was implemented by UN- HABITAT. The first phase of the project started in July 1994 and the third phase ended in February 2002.

The objectives of CWSS project were to (a) Enhance capacity and skills of beneficiary communities (b) improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene, (c) support inter-sectoral service and facilities and reduce water related hazards and (d) augment cost effective and appropriate solution to provide water and sanitation.

Operational Size Budget: USD 4,923,218 (Non-Nargis)

Beneficiaries The project included 2,297 villages providing services to 1.2 million villagers. The total village covered in the entire project area is 62% and population served is 72 %.

Partners (a) Government (b) Civil society (including NGOs) (c) Private sector (d) HDI project and donors

Geographic Areas of Operations The project was implemented in eleven townships within three zones: • Dry Zone (Chaung-U, Kyaukpadaung, Magway). • Shan Zone (Ywangan, Pindaya, Kalaw, Nyaungshwe, Pinlaung). • Delta Zone (Labutta, Bogale, Mawlamyinegyun).

16 UN-Habitat Cyclone Nargis response

Immediately following Nargis, UN-HABITAT sent staff from Genève to support damage assessment and shelter response requirements. Following on from IFRC, UN-HABITAT took over Shelter Cluster Coordination from August 2008. UN-HABITAT’s current role on Cyclone Nargis is: • Shelter Cluster Coordination Lead: Funded by DFID until April 2009, UN-HABITAT leads Shelter Cluster Coordination. The Shelter Cluster strongly urges that this coordination role be continued for a further 6 months. • Transitional School Construction: Funded by BASF, a private international company, UN-HABITAT will construct 38 transitional schools. This will fill the gap until permanent School reconstruction. • Disaster Risk Reduction Training Project (pilot): Funded by DFID, Training of Trainers (ToT) through a construction and repair project. This is a 10 week demonstration pilot project which will provide learning to be fed into a larger DFID funded project. • Disaster Risk Reduction Training Project: Training of Trainers Project through a large scale demonstration based on a construction and repair project. Funded by DFID and jointly implemented with UNDP. This project follows the pilot mentioned above. Primarily focused on Disaster Risk Reduction through a process of Community Awareness Raising and Training of Trainers/artisans. Training will include Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM). The demonstration will take place in 100 villages where model shelters will be constructed. • Community Water Supply and Sanitation Recovery project: Funded by Japan as a humanitarian initiative to improve access to safe water and hygienic sanitation. Other implementing partners are UNICEF, UNDP and JICA. Where possible UN-HABITAT will focus on sustainable solutions. UN- HABITAT supports communities to construct: rain water collection tanks (community level), renovation of village ponds, construct new ponds; construct rain water harvesting at household level, drinking well construction; latrine construction and hygiene education training including training of trainers in all related disciplines. • Pre-Monsoon Shelter Assistance Project: The project is to be funded by ECHO. This project will provide emergency shelter repair assistance to more than 10,000 families in an attempt to provide stronger shelter to withstand the coming monsoon. The project will utilize the learning from the two Disaster Risk Reduction projects mentioned above and will provide donor synergies between DFID, ECHO and SDC (SDC have provided a consultant for technical advice and documentation) along with operational synergies with UNDP, UN-HABITAT and other Shelter Cluster implementing agencies.

Operational Size Planned budget – USD 14 million in 2009 (2009 – 2011, 3 years Budget USD 24 million) Funding level – 54% (2009 – 2011, 3 years = 31%) Shortfall – USD 6.45 million 46% (2009) (2009 – 2011, 3 years = 69%

Beneficiaries: 1,000 villages 400,000 people; specific focus on vulnerability criteria Partners: JAPAN; DFID; ECHO; SDC; UNDP; UNICEF; Government; Community Councils Geographic Areas of Operations: Labutta, Bogale, Mawlamyinegyun, Pyapon, Kyailat, Dedaye, Kungyangon Contact Details David Evans, Acting Head, [email protected] Web site: www.unhabitat.org

17 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Objectives and Overview of UNHCR’s Operations in Myanmar In its efforts to protect stateless and internally displaced people and to promote solutions to their problems, UNHCR in Myanmar works in partnership with international and national governmental and non-governmental organizations, combining protection interventions with humanitarian assistance and community mobilization in several key sectors. In Northern Rakhine State (NRS), UNHCR is working to promote the rights and well-being of stateless people1 by improving their legal status and treatment. It promotes the integration of stateless people into the Myanmar society and the improvement of their livelihoods. It also facilitates the voluntary repatriation of refugees from Bangladesh and assists returnees with their reintegration in NRS. Furthermore, it is enabling women and girls in NRS to participate in decision making affecting them in the family and to participate in community life on an equal footing with men. In south-eastern Myanmar, UNHCR is working to mitigate the vulnerability of people and communities affected by displacement and identify and address humanitarian needs in affected communities.

Operational Size Budget: USD2,659,129 (excludes staffing). USD 2.5 million funded

Beneficiaries Northern Rakhine State – 728,000 stateless people of which 236,495 have returned from Bangladesh. Southeast – 221,000 IDPs of which 50,000 benefit directly from assistance projects in 2009

Partners • Government: Ministry of Immigration and Population Immigration and National Registration Department, Ministry of Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs. • INGOs: AMI, ACF, Malteser, BAJ, MRCS, CFSI, International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Myanmar.

Geographic Areas of Operations Four townships in Northern Rakhine State (Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Sittwe, Rathedaung), two States (Mon and Kayin) and one division (Tanintharyi)

1 Although the Myanmar law does not recognize the Rohigya population of NRS as citizens of the Union of Myanmar and they are therefore not granted citizenship, the Government of Myanmar objects to using the term ‘stateless’ in this context.

18 UNHCR Cyclone Nargis response

UNHCR was one of the first agencies to respond to the Cyclone Nargis emergency distributing plastic sheeting and other material assistance to survivors and leading the Shelter Cluster. After handing over the lead of the Shelter Cluster to UN Habitat in August 2008, UNHCR plays an active role in the vulnerability cluster and in distributing material assistance through partners based in and around Bogale, Dala, Twantay, Mawlamyinegyun, and Laputta townships. UNHCR monitors the distribution and assesses the situation through its field offices in Laputta and Bogale, and its office in Yangon. UNHCR’s will continue providing and repairing shelter of the most vulnerable people until June 2009. UNHCR leads the Protection Cluster in charge of collecting information and data from the field based humanitarian agencies and mapping the number, location and vulnerabilities of people living in the Delta in order to addressing the immediate needs of these vulnerable communities.

Operational Size • Planned budget- 1.634 million • Funding level- 79% • Shortfall- 21%

Beneficiaries • 19,400 individuals

Partners • Government: Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement • INGOs: Welthungerhilfe (WHH), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Geographic Areas of Operations • Two townships (Bogale and Laputta)

Contact Details Representative: Bhairaja Panday, [email protected] Website: www.unhcr.org/country/mmr.html

19 UNICEF Myanmar

Objectives and Overview of UNICEF’s Operations in Myanmar UNICEF has been operational in Myanmar since 1950, working closely with all levels of the government departments and communities. The main strategy of UNICEF operation is to continue emphasis on nationwide delivery of child-friendly basic social services for children and families. The current five year programme cycle (2006-10) aims at providing assistance in reducing infant, child and maternal mortality; increase school enrolment, retention and completion rate; assist to expand safe household water and sanitation infrastructure, provide alternative water sources for areas contaminated with arsenic and improve capacity for management of social statistics through surveys & evaluations and assist partners in creating environment to protect children from exploitation and abuse. All these support is expected to contribute to Myanmar’s aspiration in meeting Millennium Development Goals. UNICEF also took a lead in implementation of a national campaign against avian influenza starting in 2006 which is still continuing.

Operational Size The five year Board approved programme budget is $ 106 million. Of this amount $ 41 million is from UNICEF’s regular resources and $ 65 million is to be raised from various donors as Other Resources. To- date we have received $ 71 million for expenditure by end of programme cycle. The resurgence of polio in 2006 and mass measles campaign absorbed unplanned budget. The expansion of quality improvement education programme in 2007 brought in additional resources. Additional $ 10 million per year will be required for at least next five years to see a real impact on quality of education. The absorption capacity exists despite limited number of partners and other restrictive environments.

Number of Beneficiaries The immunization programme covers all children under the age of five (measles campaign) totaling almost 6 million. For polio campaigns it covers 7.4 million. For education it covers 414,000 children in state schools in 20 townships and 50,000 school children from community and monastic schools. To-date, the programme has also increased access of 211,859 0-5 children to ECD programmes. More than 2.1 million school children have benefited from the life skills based education programme. For child protection the targets include children in institutions, children affected by HIV and working children.

Partners • Government: Ministries of Health, Education, Social Welfare, Border Affairs, Home Affairs, Labour, Planning and Supreme court and Attorney General’s Office. • I/NGO: 492 national (includes faith based and community based) and 17 international NGOs in health, nutrition, education, water & sanitation and child protection.

Geographic Areas of Operations Eight field offices: Myitkyina, Taunggyi, Mandalay, Sittwe, Mawlamyine, Kyaingtone, Kale and Myeik. The Field Officers are responsible for monitoring of UNICEF assisted programmes in the field in addition providing technical support to the field based counterpart.

20 UNICEF Cyclone Nargis response

UNICEF was able to dispatch its national professional staff on 4th May to the cyclone affected areas for initial assessment with a view to providing immediate relief assistance. On 13th May UNICEF was able to gain access for international experts for assessment of relief needs. The relief works includes providing assistance for construction of more than 2000 temporary schools, provision of school supplies, child friendly spaces for children, assistance to separated children including reintegration support, provision of water treatment chemicals, temporary latrines, medical supplies, insecticide treated bed-nets, deployment of health workers, management of sever and acute malnutrition, therapeutic feeding, nutrition surveys, immunization of all children in affected areas, etc. UNICEF also provided Cluster Coordinators and Information Managers for Education, Child protection, Nutrition and Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to assist in coordination of relief efforts by gathering and sharing information with all partners. UNICEF started construction of nine primary schools as model schools (2 designs) which will be cyclone resistant to a certain extent and will be able to provide shelter for up to 970 people depending on the size of the school.

Operational Size UNICEF launched an appeal (revised) for $ 90.8 million against which $ 69 million (76%) has been realized as of 15th January. The above appeal was intended only for relief operation and not intended for reconstruction. The major funding gap is in education sector which need to construct more than 1300 new primary schools to replace schools demolished to the ground. In addition a similar number has to be repaired to be able to use. Thousands of water wells and ponds used for drinking water need to be rehabilitated. From operational perspective reintegration of separated and unaccompanied children numbering more than 1000+ will remain a challenge financially and socially.

Number of Beneficiaries The temporary and repaired schools provided class rooms for more than 315,000 children while the child friendly space provided play & learning space for more than 27,000 preschool age children. The provision of water treatment, medical supplies was essential for more than 600 rural health clinics.

Partners UNICEF cooperated with 15 international and 20 local non governmental organizations and 465 community based organizations for the relief efforts. These include a number of parent teacher associations for rehabilitation of schools. UNICEF also received technical assistance from Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian Refugee Council, Red-R (Australia) and Canadiem.

Geographic Areas of Operations All 37 affected townships of Ayeyarwady and Yangon townships affected by the cyclone. UNICEF established five temporary field offices immediately: Labutta, Bogale, Pathier, Pyahpon and Mawlamyinegyun. UNICEF intends to maintain Labutta and Bogale offices for at least one more year to oversee reconstruction efforts.

Contact Details Representative, Ramesh Shrestha, [email protected] Web site: www.unicef.org/myanmar

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Objectives and Overview of UNODC’s Operations in Myanmar UNODC programme in Myanmar focuses on reducing drug cultivation, production and consumption through humanitarian and sustainable methodologies. At the core of its methodologies are activities that mainstream drug and crime issues in the wider development agenda and build partnerships. UNODC activities in Myanmar concentrate on the following areas: 1. Advocacy through monitoring the drug and crime situation in the country and providing objective and reliable information; 2. Drug supply reduction, aiming to provide for the basic human needs of opium farmers to live in dignity without the income derived from opium cultivation; 3. Drug demand reduction, encompassing prevention, treatment and rehabilitation; 4. Correlation between injecting drug use and HIV/AIDS; 5. Transnational crime, money laundering, corruption, trafficking in human beings, and terrorism; 6. UNODC supports programmes in 22 prisons and police personnel in 120 Townships.

Operational Size Total planned budget (2008-2011): US$ 20.5M. Funding level secured 57%, shortfall 43%.

Beneficiaries Planned 100,000 (ex- farmers, families, communities) and planned 4,000 (drugs users/ IDUs) (plus indirect beneficiaries)

Partners • Government: Central Committee of Drug Abuse Control (Ministry of Home Affairs), Ministry for the Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs, National AIDS Programme (Ministry of Health), Social Welfare Department (Ministry of Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement (MSWRR), Village Development Committees of Mong Pawk, Mong Maw & Wein Kao. • I/NGOs: SARA- (Substance Abuse Research Association), MBCA- (Myanmar Business Coalition on AIDS), CARE Myanmar, Marie Stopes International, AMI, Malteser, GAA, CARE, JICA, ADRA, AMDA, Terres Des Hommes and World Vision • CBOs: Oasis (PLHA self-help group), Voluntary Social Welfare Groups, Youth Empowerment Team (MANA)

Geographic Areas of Operations Kachin State (Myitkyina, Moekaung, Moehyin/ Hopin), Shan State (Lashio, Muse,Thenni, Tachileik, Tangyen), Mon State, Mandalay Division (Zeepin Gyi), Sagaing Division (Klay, Tamu, Monyar), Yangon Division, Wa Special Region 2 (Mong Pawk, Mong, Wein Kao). Contact details Representative, Shariq Bin Raza, [email protected]

22 Website: www.unodc.org/myanmar

World Food Programme

Objectives and Overview of WFP’s Operations in Myanmar WFP has been fighting chronic food insecurity in Shan State, Kachin State, North Rakhine State, Chin State, Magway division in the central Dry Zone addressing the needs of the most vulnerable populations. All targeted areas are paddy-deficit and characterized by the restrictions on movement of rice and people. The objectives of PRRO are to:

1. Sustain household food security by covering the food gap of the most vulnerable food-insecure families in restricted and marginalized resource-poor areas; 2. Prevent further deterioration of and to improve nutritional status among children and pregnant and lactating women; 3. Contribute to improved food security among vulnerable food-insecure families through activities aimed at building community capacities; and 4. Improve children’s education through increased enrolment and attendance in primary schools.

Operational Size • PRRO 10066.3 Project: Projected cost US$ 78,325,379 • Confirmed budget: US$ 39,958,360 • Shortfall US$ 41,367,019 • Shortfall: 53%

Number of Beneficiaries • Planned – 1,600,000 • Actual – 1,212,491

Partners • ADRA, ACF, AHRN, AZG, BAJ, CARE, GAA Metta, GRET, KMSS, MSF-Swiss, Malteser, OISCA, REAM, Save the Children, Solidarities, Shalom, TDH, Wlthungerhlife, WVI, and Myanmar Red Cross Society.

Geographic Areas of Operations • Shan State, Kachin State, North Rakhine State, Chin State, Magway Division. • Sub-offices: Laukai, Lashio, Pang Kham, Taunggyi, Maungdaw, Myitkyina, Magway.

23 WFP Cyclone Nargis response

The main objectives of the Emergency Operation (EMOP) are to: 1. Respond to the most urgent food needs in order to secure lives and livelihoods; 2. Ensure adequate food consumption among the targeted populations so that families benefit from recovery activities; 3. Contribute to preventing a nutritional decline amongst targeted women and children; 4. Restore livelihoods of targeted beneficiaries to pre-cyclone levels

Since the devastating cyclone wreaked havoc in May 2008, WFP Emergency Operation has now reached nearly 1 million people in the Delta region, delivering 55,000 tons of food commodities – rice, beans, vegetable oil, salt, ready-to-eat meals, and high-energy biscuits. In 2009, WFP is shifting its focus from relief food provision to early recovery, helping to rebuild livelihood in the Delta with the introduction of Food-for-Work activities and Supplementary Feeding programme.

Operational Size • Project EMOP 10749.0: Projected cost US$ 115,295,897; Confirmed budget: US$ 92,264,846; Shortfall US$ 22,703,921; Shortfall: 20%

Number of Beneficiaries • Planned - 924,000; • Actual – 1,032,600 (including 131,400 in Yangon)

Partners • ADRA, ACF, AFXB, CARE, KMSS, Loka Ahlin, Mingalar Myanmar, NCV, PACT, Samaritan’s Purse, Save the Children, Solidarities, GAA, Green Care/CDA, WVI, and Myanmar Red Cross Society.

Geographic Areas of Operations • Sub-offices: Pyapon, Bogale, Labutta. • Field-office: Mawlamyinegyun.

Contact Details WFP Representative: Chris Kaye, [email protected] Website: www.wfp.org

24 World Health Organization (WHO)

Objectives and Overview of WHO’s Operations in Myanmar The collaborative activities of WHO in the South-East Asia Region is to improve the health status of the population of Member Countries.

The WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) for Myanmar presents the directions and priority areas that WHO will focus on in Myanmar during the period 2008-2011, in line with WHO global and regional policy frameworks. WHO Country Cooperation Strategy for Myanmar identified the following three priority areas for the period of 2008-2011. 1. Improve the performance of health system 2. Bring down the burden of disease 3. Improve health conditions for mothers, children and adolescents

Operational Size • Regular Budget approved 2008-09 (activities) : US$ 6.13 million • Extra Budget planned 2008-09 (Non Nargis) : US$ 42.01 million • Extra Budget mobilized as of Jan 2009 (Non Nargis) : US$ 17.65 million • Extra Budget Shortfall % : 57%

Beneficiaries • 66 districts 325 townships, 60 sub-townships

Partners • Government: Ministry of Health • NGOs: Myanmar Medical Association, Myanmar Council of Churches, Myanmar Academy of Medical Sciences

Geographic Areas of Operations • Main office located in Yangon • Administrative activities are supported through RSO and 3 Diseases Fund offices in states and divisions

25 WFP Cyclone Nargis Response

The health needs in the Nargis affected townships were identified by WHO’s health partners and the Ministry of Health in the Joint Action Plan. Some of these areas included the development of an effective mechanism to coordinate health services to prevent further loss of lives, assessment of health needs and the gaps that need to be addressed especially in regards to primary health, and the need to set up and maintain an effective disease outbreak and surveillance system.

Beneficiaries • Provided emergency medical and health kits to the Ministry of Health for emergency medical care and provided safe and potable water to the affected townships. • Supported emergency medical teams into the affected townships to supplement emergency medical care provided by the Ministry of Health • Assessed and identified health needs and gaps of the affected villages through joint field visits with health partners including the Ministry of Health • Set up three offices in Pathein, Labutta, and Bogale to provide a coordination platform for all health activities assessed health needs and identified gaps in primary health care services, including the monitoring and surveillance of communicable diseases. • Established and strengthened the Early Warning and Response Systems at the affected townships • WHO distributed Long Lasting Impregnated Mosquito Nets (LLINs) to 10,000 of the most vulnerable group in the Cyclone Nargis affected population (children under 5 years old and women).

Partners • Government: Ministry of Health • INGOs: several

Geographic Areas of Operations • Pathein, Labutta, and Bogale

Contact Details WHO Representative: Adik Wibowo, [email protected] Website: www.whomyanmar.org

26 International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Objectives and Overview of IOM’s Operations in Myanmar In 2005, the Ministry of Health of the Government of Myanmar and IOM signed a Memorandum of Understanding allowing IOM to start migration health projects prioritizing the three communicable diseases representing the biggest health threats to migrants: HIV and AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (TB). Within the framework of this MOU and with funding from the Three Diseases Fund (3DF) for Myanmar and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, IOM has since successfully implemented a project that reduces morbidity and mortality related to the three diseases among vulnerable migrants and migration impacted communities in Mon State.

By facilitating access to prevention, diagnosis and treatment through innovative community based participatory interventions, IOM has encouraged communities to draw on their own strengths and capacities. The Mon State project is implemented through a comprehensive network of community members, government health workers and IOM staff − ensuring community engagement and ownership. With equal emphasis on preventing further transmission, reducing the impact of disease and the need to focus on stigma and discrimination, IOM has developed a project which addresses the effects of communicable diseases throughout all aspects of community life.

Return and Reintegration of Trafficking Victims IOM Myanmar established its counter-trafficking section in 2007 when it joined IOM Thailand and IOM Lao PDR in implementing a regional return and reintegration project for trafficked women and children. Co-funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the United States Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (USPRM), the project’s aims are twofold: (i) to improve the technical capacity of government agencies to provide identification, recovery, return and reintegration assistance to victims of trafficking and (ii) to strengthen cross border cooperation on the return and reintegration of trafficking victims on bilateral and implementation level.

Operational size Funding level for regular programming is currently 1.5 million with a shortfall of 0.5 million.

Partners Ministry of Health and partners, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Social Welfare, NGOs, CBOs

Beneficiaries Vulnerable migrants and migration impacted communities in 140 villages in Mon State. Victims of trafficking, government officials and NGO staff

Geographical Area Nationwide with sub-offices in Mon State (Mawlamyine) and Ayeyarwady Division (Bogale, Pyapon and Mawlamyinegyun)

27 IOM Cyclone Nargis response 1) Strengthening Primary Health Care in the Ayeyarwady Delta IOM medical clinics are delivering medical care where health infrastructure was completely destroyed or severely damaged in the townships of Bogale, Mawlamyinegyun and Pyapon. To date, IOM medical teams have treated 84,256 people and reached 799 villages. IOM has also begun a DFID funded project that aims to strengthen the capacity of communities to respond to psychosocial issues.

Throughout the last four months, at the request of the Health Cluster, IOM has also operated a referral and evacuation system as a common service for government and organizations working in the health sector. This has ensured that patients who need life-saving medical attention are able to receive the treatment they need. As part of its health programming, IOM is currently reconstructing one sub Rural Health Center in Mawlamyinegyun township at the site of a destroyed clinic. IOM hopes to build more of such clinics to ensure continuity and sustainability of health services for local communities.

2) Provision of shelter and non-food items to Cyclone Nargis affected areas With original funding from UN CERF and continued support from DFID, IOM, in collaboration with the Shelter Cluster, has procured and delivered emergency shelter to more than 50,000 households and distributed household kits to 10,000 families. IOM has also undertaken a rapid assessment of affected areas in the Delta to determine the most urgent needs of households.

IOM is distributing roofing, wood framing and tools to more than 6,000 households with funding from the Government of Japan. This includes identifying vulnerable beneficiaries in urban and semi-urban areas of Bogale, Mawlamyinegyun and Pyapon townships through detailed surveys.

3) Assistance to Persons Displaced by Cyclone Nargis Almost 260,000 people were displaced by Cyclone Nargis (PONJA). Under a 5-month OFDA-funded project, IOM is assisting the displaced people and supporting them to either return to their native villages or to be integrate fully at their present locations.

Funding IOM has received USD 8,622,259 from partners including UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), Government of Japan, Government of United States (USAID/OFDA), UK Department for International Development (DFID), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Government of Denmark, Humanitarian Medical Assistance (HUMA), Americares Foundation, CARE and Chevron Corporation. IOM needs USD 4,300,000 to continue and expand its health activities in areas where neither government nor NGO health services are established.

Contact Details Officer-in-Charge: Federico Soda, [email protected] Website: www.iom.org

28 OCHA - Myanmar

Objectives and Overview of OCHA’s Operations in Myanmar The Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Myanmar supports the Office of the Resident / Humanitarian Coordinator and humanitarian partners in ensuring effective humanitarian coordination and response to the cyclone Nargis affected populations in the Ayeyarwady and Yangon Divisions, as well as the transition from relief to recovery. It consists of six units, namely: Government Liaison, Inter-Cluster Coordination, Field Coordination (with six field coordination hubs), Public Information/Reports, Administration and Finance, and support capacity to the Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU).

Operational Size • Planned budget/cost (first 6 months) $2,104,837 • Indication of funding level 95% • Shortfall 5%

Number of Beneficiaries Cyclone affected populations in the Ayeyarwady and Yangon Divisions since May 2008; and South East boarder areas of Myanmar. Focus in 2009 will also expand to other areas where other humanitarian needs are reported and require attention.

Partners All humanitarian stakeholders, including Government, ASEAN, UN agencies, International NGOs, Local NGOs and Community Based Organizations (CBOs)

Geographic Areas of Operations OCHA Country Office is located in Yangon. It has six Hub Coordination offices in the Delta:

Yangon Hub, covering affected townships in Yangon Division and Dedaye Bogale Hub Mawlamyinegyun Hub, covering Mawlamyinegyun and Wakema Labutta Hub, covering Labutta and Myaungmya Pathein Hub, covering Pathein and Ngapudaw Pyapon Hub, covering Pyapon, Kyaiklat and Maubin townships.

Contact Details Head of Office, Thierry Delbreuve, [email protected] Website: myanmar.humanitarianinfo.org

29 United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP)

Objectives and Overview of UNIAP’s Operations in Myanmar As a core function, UNIAP coordinated the policy and operational response to human trafficking within the country in collaboration with the government at the central and local levels; local non- governmental organisations; UN and international implementing agencies; and international non- governmental organisations.

UNIAP’s core function is as a coordinating and service providing boday, to improve the overall counter-trafficking response in Myanmar, from the policy levels to grassroots prevention and from prosecution to victim protection interventions. Built around its key stakeholders, UNIAP’s four objectives are:

• To support the Government in the institutionalization of effective multi-sectoral approaches to combat trafficking • To maximize UN’s contribution to the overall anti-trafficking response • To facilitate optimal allocation and targeting of anti-trafficking resources • To continue playing a catalytic role in anti-trafficking response by identifying and supporting special projects to address new and emerging issues

Operational Size Planned budget for 2009: 2, 00,000 USD Funding level for 2009: 1, 50,000 USD

Partners • Government partners: Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Hotel and Tourism, Ministry of Education. • INGOs and NGOs: Asia Regional Project on Trafficking in Persons (ARTIP), World Vision, Save the Children, AFXB, Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation, YMCA, YWCA, Myanmar Council of Churches, and other community-based groups.

Geographic Area of Operations Yangon-based project with geographical coverage across country through partners

30 UNIAP Cyclone Nargis response

UNIAP, together with its partner organisations, is advocating government to take preventive measures on human trafficking and conducting awareness raising training on human trafficking. Our main objective is to strengthen the multi-level trafficking response and prevention structures in Cyclone Nargis affected areas through the following activities:

• Conduct advocacy workshops with divisional and township level authorities. • Undertake and integrate trafficking vulnerability into assessments and relevant programmes. • Organize capacity building training for organization working on protection issues to effectively integration human trafficking issues as one of the protection issues for women, children and vulnerable individuals. • Enhance the capacity of law enforcement officials in investigation and handling of trafficking cases. • Develop investigation and referral system, including mechanisms for return and reintegration of trafficking victims. • Implement recovery and reintegration strategies for trafficking survivors. • Raise awareness on trafficking and safe migration among vulnerable groups.

Operational Size Planned budget for 2009: US$ 1, 50,000 Funding level for 2009: US$ 50,000

Partners • Government partners: Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Ministry of Labour, and Ministry of Education. • INGOs and NGOs: Asia Regional Project on Trafficking in Persons (ARTIP), World Vision, Save the Children, AFXB, Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation, YMCA, YWCA, Myanmar Council of Churches, and other community-based groups.

Geographic Area of Operations Yangon-based project with geographical coverage in areas impacted by Nargis.

Contact details National Project Coordinator, Ohnmar Ei Ei Chaw, [email protected] Website: www.no-trafficking.org

31 United Nations Office for Project Services

Objectives and Overview of UNOPS Operations in Myanmar: UNOPS has two distinct sets of portfolios in Myanmar, namely UNDP-funded projects and the Three Diseases Fund (3DF). UNDP-funded projects comprise of Community Development for Remote Townships; Enhancing Capacity for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care; Integrated Household Living Conditions Assessment; and, Sustainable Microfinance to Improve the Livelihoods of the Poor (operating in Laputta).

The Three Diseases Fund for which UNOPS is the Fund Manager, is a pooled funds mechanism from a Donor Consortium of six countries (Australia, the European Commission, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom) to ensure that activities to reduce transmission and enhance provision of treatment and care for HIV and AIDS, TB and Malaria in Myanmar are effectively resourced.

Operational Size Total planned expenditure for 3DF of US$ 104 million over a five-year period

Partners • Government: Ministry of Health • 31 Implementing Partners consisting of INGOs, local NGOs, CBOs, PAs and UN agencies.

Geographic Areas of Operations: HIV&AIDS: 137 townships TB: the whole country (325 townships) Malaria: 133 townships

Contact Details CEO, Three Disease Fund, Mikko Lainejoki, [email protected] Website: www.unops.org