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Lebanon: Civil Unrest Thousands of protesters filled the streets of major cities across Lebanon as part of nationwide demonstrations over deteriorating economic conditions and new austerity measures. The demonstrations began on October 17, Thursday evening, and continued till date. Schools, universities, banks, public and private institutions, and offices have been closed as ongoing protests paralysed movement by blocking major roads across the country. The call to protest came through various social media platforms as the government discussed hiking taxes and introducing new fees, including a 0.20 levy per day for WhatsApp calls. Protesters quickly responded to the requests as activists called for gatherings at Beirut Downtown and other major cities.  
 
1 The number of people to be assisted is the total number of affected people reached by LRC to date, in addition to an estimation  of potentially affected people to be reached by LRC if the ongoing protests continue with the same frequency and intensity. 
Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) Lebanon: Civil Unrest 
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The protests began peaceful then shortly deteriorated on Monday October 21, following to the announcement of the Prime Minister on a package of reforms to tackle the crisis. The announcement did not meet the protesters’ demands causing a spike in mass protests and nation-wide strike. Army troops and security forces deployed across the country and protesters clashed with the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) while trying to reach to the Council of Ministers. ISF used tear gas and rubber bullets to push back demonstrators away from the area. This resulted in many injuries among all parties involved. 
 On October 29, the clashes escalated, leading to a scale up in security measures taken by the ISF and LAF. Shortly, the Prime Minister announced his resignation which eased the tensions for a while, but then scaled up again later in the evening, leading further intense clashes. Lebanon
Improving health, water and sanitation conditions for conflict affected populations in Darfur The purpose of this project is to ensure that vulnerable communities in Darfur, both local people and people who are displaced in their own country, have access to health, water and sanitation facilities.

As it is an emergency project there will be no baseline. As a result of population movement, many different groups of people live in Darfur, including internally displaced persons, returnees and refugees from neighbouring countries. There is a lack of access to primary healthcare and adequate water and sanitation facilities, which makes these communities even more vulnerable. By the end of 2014, there were about 3.7 million vulnerable people living in the greater Darfur region, of which approximately 2.5 million people are displaced within their own country. With regard to health services, the priorities are to support the operations of primary health centres in areas where there are many internally displaced persons. The other main priorities of the project are to maintain water, sanitation and hygiene services in camps for internally displaced persons, but also in areas where local people live, to prevent disease outbreaks. We work with vulnerable communities in Darfur, including internally displaced persons, people returning to Darfur after having fled the conflict previously, and people who are local to the area. The project is implemented in West (Sirba and Habila localities) and Central (Mukjar locality)  Darfur states
Service Agreement Forecast based Financing Response Preparedness Programme in Uganda Innovative approaches in response preparedness: Forecast-based financing, Data preparedness and Cash Transfer Programming in Uganda to reduce the impact of climate change on the most vulnerable people. Currently, many predictable extreme events result in disasters and suffering, which iscprojected to be aggravated by climate change. Using climate and weather forecasting, the impact of these events can be reduced and sometimes avoided if action is taken to prepare for disaster. Effective response preparedness has become even more critical, as in the last 10 years the number of people affected by crises has almost doubled, while the cost of international humanitarian aid has tripled. - Forecast-based Financing (FbF): By setting up an impact-based forecast system, which comprises Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that include prioritized actions for pre-identified forecast-based triggers coupled with committed funding, both a plan and funding are available for early action to save valuable time (and money) in response.
- Data Preparedness: The use of data strengthens FbF in various ways. It supports the determination of forecast-based triggers and enables unbiased, quick and relatively low-cost targeting for early action based on a risk map that is compiled from open data of various stakeholders. Also, analysis of data over the years enables to get the historical perspective and helps predicting the future.
Cash Transfer Programming (CTP): By building up CTP capacity to be instantly ready when early action is triggered by forecasts, then cash distribution could be a relevant, cost-efficient and fast early action to support those at risk. The proposed programme will target based on risk mapping. There is no pre-defined emphasis on gender, but gender and diversity guidelines will be mainstreamed into the programme. Special attention goes to refugee populations due to their increased vulnerability. The proposed programme will target areas based on risk mapping using the INFORM risk framework throughout Uganda.
Ethiopia Red Cross Response Capacity Enhancement Programme to build the emergency response capacity of the Ethiopia Red Cross Society
Philippine COVID-19 Response Hospitals in the Philippines are overwhelmed with the number of COVID19 patients. Bed capacity in many hospitals have reached a critical point and worst case scenario of the COVID19 variant entering the Philippines it could get worse. Part of the challenges faced particularly in Metro Manila are patients being admitted for mild symptoms occupying critical bed space. The PRC is establishing "tent isolation facilities and working with the Depts of Education to use classrooms" as isolation facilities for mild COVID cases reducing the burden on the hospitals
Partners for Resilience: technical support for the eight national Red Cross societies and evaluation The Strategic Partnership of Partners for Resilience (PfR) is aimed at promoting and improving (attention for) Integrated Risk Management (IRM) in policies, investments and practices of key stakeholders. The ultimate aim is to improve resilience of vulnerable communities who are confronted with disaster risks though better laws and regulations, IRM-proof investments (including screening), and enhanced practices that take better account of their potential to reduce risks. This project facilitates technical support for the eight national Red Cross societies (including evaluation). People world-wide live in disaster-prone areas. Disasters damage the eco-systems they live in and upon which their livelihoods depend. Their vulnerability to disasters is aggrevated by climate change, which increases the frequency, scale and inpredictability of disasters. Eco-systems, if protected and managed well, can play an important role in mitigating the impact of disasters (holding more excess water, sheltering form storms). Partners for Resilience strengthens community resilience by working with civil society organisations on reducing risks and strengthening livelihoods of vulnerable communities, with specific attention for marginalized groups and women. The Integrated Risk Management (IRM) approach bridges time- and spatial scales. It integrates the urgent attention needed for changing risks due to changes in hazards, exposure and vulnerability. IRM includes a specific focus on ecosystem degradation, locally and in the wider landscape, as well as changes in hazards due to climate change (in relation to current risks, nearterm changes and longer-term shifts in climate patterns). IRM thus integrates elements from disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and ecosystem management and restoration (EMR). Technical support is offered to Host Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies of Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mali, Guatemala, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Indonesia. Technical support is offered from HQ of NLRC in The Hague.
3FM Serious Request 2013: Reducing child mortality due to diarrhoea in Ethiopia The programme focuses on reducing child mortality due to diarrhoea in selected districts of Ethiopia’s Gujji zone. Programme centres of advocacy include reducing water-born and hygiene-related diarrhoeal disease among children, increasing access to effective treatment for diarrhoeal diseases among children, and strengthening the project management capacity of Ethiopia’s Red Cross. Water and sanitation coverage levels in Ethiopia are amongst the lowest in the world. Only 34% of its rural population have access to improved water sources, and many communities are plagued by persisting drought, which is one of the main causes of diseases in humans, including diarrhoeal diseases, in Ethiopia's rural areas. Diarrhoeal diseases account for 46% of under-five mortality in Ethiopia, with drought amplifying other contributing issues such as food insecurity, access to affordable healthcare, and lack of hygiene knowledge, creating a fertile environment for the spread of diarrhoea and prolonged child morality. Building effective community resilience forms the core of the approach to reducing child diarrhoea-related mortality. This strategy includes building water infrastructures that allow safe water delivery to communities, providing basic health and sanitation training, increasing the Ethiopian Red Cross' community-level presence, implementing outbreak contingency plans, and providing supplementary medicines. The project focuses on children under-five, however, wider community members will also benefit from improved sanitation and access to safe drinking water. In total, 23,110 individuals, both children and adults, are beneficiaries of the programme. The project is located in the southern part of Ethiopia, in the Oromiya region's Guji zone. Within this zone, the Balambale, Medhadunan, and Chana Mansa wards of the Gorodolla district and Gewisa and Odo Kelecha wards of the Girga district are targeted.
Emergency relief training for Lebanese Red Cross The objective of this project is to ensure that 12 Relief Disaster Management teams at the Lebanese Red Cross are trained on assessment, beneficiary selection, distribution of relief items, reporting on relief activities and security around relief operations. Since the start of the Syrian crisis, many Syrians have been escaping their motherland and seeking shelter in close by nations. Lebanon has been the main host country for Syrian refugees with over 980,000 individuals on its land. Many of them have found shelter but are still lacking everyday needs. In order for The Lebanese Red Cross to aid these refugees, the staff and volunteers need to be trained. This project involves coaching the trainers, which will then train the relief staff at the LRC branches on the relief process. Additionally technical support is provided, such as the supervision of the overall coordination of the trainings. Finally we also cover the expenses and equipment involved. The project aims to train 16 branches of the Lebanese Red Cross. The project is implemented, coordinated and funded by The Netherlands Red Cross. The project will be implemented to form 16 branches of Disaster Management Units in Lebanon.
Earthquake in Ecuador 2016 This IFRC Appeal provides assistence to 100.000 people living in the area of the 2016 earthquake in Ecuador. Assistance aims at health, shelter and the distrubution of basic needs and food. Also repairs of water supply are a priority. On april 16 an earthquake devestated several coastal communities. 113 people were rescued in an emergency situation and more than 25.000 stay in temporary shelters. Because of aftershocks many people dwell in the streets. During and direct after the eathquake more than 700 people lost their lives. In several communities RCRC health centers provided healthcare to affected people. ICRC is distributing forensic kits and equipment to institutions responsible for dead body management. Also psychosocial support is offered to families in collective centres, refuges, host households and to humanitarian response teams to help them deal with emotional shock. By 2 May, more than 3211 families had received humanitarian aid (approximately 16,055 people). Most people went for medical treatment to health centers in Jama, Matal, Quaque, Chorrera in Pedernales
Joint response plan Ethiopia 2019 This project entails an agreement between the AutRC, SRC, the CRC, NLRC  and the DRC to cooperate to support the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) in the effective implementation of the project ‘‘PNS Joint Model Support to 2019 Response in Ethiopia´, covering a part of the overall emergency support plan for Ethiopia.
Enhancing resilience in Malawi To strengthen Malawian authorities’, local communities’ and Disaster Management stakeholders’ capacities to cope with and respond to natural disasters. 241.265 beneficiaries within Zomba, Chikwawa and Nsanje will see their own preparedness and response capacities increased while being supported by well-coordinated Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) and governmental response structures.
PRCS additional response COVID-19 Contribute to saving lives and mitigating against the impact of COVID-19; contribute to saving lives and reduce the impact of the pandemic by addressing the gaps in the national health system From the beginning of February 2021, Palestine has seen a rapid escalation of COVID-19 cases, which the authorities have labeled as the start of the third wave of infection. The public hospitals are struggling to manage the influx of severe patients in need of intensive care. While PRCS has already started initiatives to support the health authorities to expand homebased care under which patients will be provided with oxygen concentrators and pulse oxymeters if needed, thus helping the authorities addresses the gaps. PRCS /Al-Bireh branch and Al-Bireh Municipality, in consultation with PRCS HQ, have agreed to establish a COVID-19 Field Hospital in an urban setting to support the MOH in managing the overflow of COVID-19 inpatients from MOH facilities. The Field Hospital will be located in a municipality-owned, multipurpose event center in the city of Al-Bireh, in Ramallah and Al Bireh Governorate. It will start rendering services initially with 54 beds, including four for ICU1 and have ten nurses and six doctors as well as support staff (cleaners, clerks, etc.). While PRCS has already started initiatives to support the health authorities to expand homebased care under which patients will be provided with oxygen concentrators and pulse oxymeters if needed, thus helping the authorities addresses the gaps. PRCS /Al-Bireh branch and Al-Bireh Municipality, in consultation with PRCS HQ, have agreed to establish a COVID-19 Field Hospital in an urban setting to support the MOH in managing the overflow of COVID-19 inpatients from MOH facilities. The Field Hospital will be located in a municipality-owned, multipurpose event center in the city of Al-Bireh, in Ramallah and Al Bireh Governorate. It will start rendering services initially with 54 beds, including four for ICU1 and have ten nurses and six doctors as well as support staff (cleaners, clerks, etc.). Palestinian Red Crescent Society and Netherlands Red Cross Society oPt
Mozambique - Tropical Storm Eloise This Emergency Appeal seeks a total of 5.1 million Swiss francs to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Mozambique Red Cross Society (MRCS) to deliver assistance to and support early recovery of some 100,000 people affected by Cyclone Eloise for 12 months Tropical Cyclone Eloise, category 2, made landfall in the first hours of 23 January, 20km south of the Beira City in Sofala Province, bringing winds of 140km/h and wind gusts of over 160km/h as well as extreme and widespread rainfall in Beira – 250mm in 24h - and many districts in Sofala, South of Manica, North of Inhambane and Eastern Gaza. Based on the current preliminary needs (subject to revision in the coming days) the Appeal will focus on Shelter and Essential household items (EHI), Livelihoods and Basic Needs, Health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Protection, Gender and Inclusion (PGI) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The above areas will be supported and enhanced by the following enabling actions: Strengthening National Societies, Influencing others as strategic partners and Strengthening Coordination and Accountability 100,000 people Mozambique
3FM Serious Request 2012: Reducing infant mortality in Malawi The programme seeks to decrease infant and mother morality in Malawi's Kasungu and Ntchisi Districts through: increasing the knowledge of women and community members, increasing access to quality healthcare, increasing access of women of child bearing age and children to water, hygiene, and sanitation services, strengthening links between the Malawi Red Cross, affected communities, and healthcare facilities, and improving Malawi Red Cross's health managing and implementation capacities. Maternal and infant morality rates in Malawi significantly exceed Millennium Development Goal standards, at 675 per 100,000 live births and 31 per 1,000 live births respectively. The causes of these high morality rates are birth complications, disease, and distance to health care facilities. In Malawi's Ntchisi and Kasungu Districts, over 50% women and children travel more than five kilometres for treatment. All of these issues are magnified by a lack of capacity among birth attendants. Ntchisi and Kasungu fall well below the 58% national average of births attended by skilled providers, at 40% and 44% respectively. Decreasing maternal and infant morality is taken on through building household and community resilience. This approach includes training in maternal and child care, sanitation, and disease, such as HIV, providing transportation to health facilities and water and sanitation equipment, and district-level meetings to aid resource and knowledge distribution. The total number of beneficiaries is 71,400, 50,400 of which are women of reproductive age and 21,000 are babies under 1 year-old. Malawi Red Cross Society continues to work in partnership with Ministry of Health, UNICEF and Mai Khanda, a major stakeholder implementing maternal and neonatal project. The project takes place in the Kasungu and Ntchisi Districts of Malawi.
2023 Malawi Tropical Cyclone Freddy Response Immediate and cross-cutting actions through the Malawi Red Cross, and the DRC anticipatory action mechanism, across 11 affected districts and 1 city (Blantyre city, Blantyre rural, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Machinga, Mangochi, Mulanje, Nsanje, Ntcheu, Phalombe, Thyolo, Zomba) prior to the landfall of Cyclone Freddy.
Multisectoral response and ERCS capacity strengthening in Tigray To respond to the huge needs in the target area, it is planned to  begin with a small scale project, using this as seed funding to build to a larger intervention. The ERCS Tigray Regional Office also needs capacity building support especially  to shift to an emergency focus and support to build capacity of staff/resources. In 2023 it is a priority of NLRC to support ERCS in Tigray to re-build and recover.
IFRC Operation Somalia (SHO Hongersnood) This revised Emergency Appeal seeks 3,308,035 Swiss francs (increased from 1,291,576 Swiss francs) to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) support the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) in assisting 150,000 people for 10 months. The expanded operation will focus on the following sectors: health; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); livelihood, nutrition, food security; shelter (including household non-food items). It also reflects a substantial increase in the target population, timeframe for implementation, number of activities, and an enlarged geographic scope. The current funding gap is 2,613,274 Swiss francs. The planned response reflects the current situation and information available at this time of the evolving operation, and will be adjusted based on further developments and more detailed assessments. August 2015: Poor post Gu season1 exacerbates drought conditions leading to reduced pasture land, water shortages, and deaths of livestock, increasing the number of acutely food insecure people to emergency levels. 
 
January 2016: Governments of Somaliland and Puntland declare the drought situation as an emergency. 
 
February 2016: IFRC deploys Surge Capacity to support the SRCS on needs assessments. 
 
25 March 2016: IFRC Emergency Appeal for 1,290,936 Swiss francs to assist 78,990 people is launched.  
 
February 2017: FEWSNET2 report states that Famine (IPC Level 5-Catastrophe) 3  is expected if the 2017 Gu season sees minimal rain highlighting the critical connections between drought and food security and nutrition as well as water and sanitation and hygiene promotion. The immediate access to health services will be provided through mobile clinics. The food needs of the targeted population will be met through provision of food and water assistance using Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) based on availability of funds. Safe and clean water will be provided through rehabilitation of water points (boreholes and berkeds5) available in the proximity of the beneficiaries including sensitisation of beneficiaries on water treatment and usage. Capacity strengthening of the SRCS will be carried out to ensure the proposed activities are carried out effectively. The overall objective is to assist 150,000 people to meet their basic humanitarian needs focusing on health, nutrition, livelihoods and access to safe water for the drought affected population in six regions of Somaliland (Woqoyi Galbeed, Toghdheer, Hargeisa, Sahil, Sool and Sanaag), and two regions of Puntland (Bari, and Nugal). Bari, Nugaal, Sool and Sanaag: WASH,
Somaliland & Puntland: Health
Dutch Coalition for Humanitarian Innovation The Humanitarian Innovation Coalition (HIC) provides an ecosystem for principled humanitarian innovation, by bundling strengths and combining efforts of committed public and private organizations in the Netherlands. Its primary goal is to contribute to increasing the impact of humanitarian service delivery to the vulnerable people most affected by a
humanitarian disaster or crisis. The humanitarian sector worldwide is confronted with an increasing demand for humanitarian aid and emergency response services. In the last 10 years the number of people affected by crises has almost doubled and the cost of international humanitarian aid has tripled. The needs and conditions of people affected by these crises have also changed. Over the recent years, there is a growing recognition that, in many cases, traditional humanitarian assistance tools, services and models would
need to better reflect these changing emergency contexts. These innovations span a wide range, including for instance new technologies such as innovative shelter solutions; smarter use of information, employing mobile technology and big data analysis; to systems changes, for instance related to the channelling of finance to affected areas. The Coalition will comprise of governmental actors, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s), knowledge institutes, academia, businesses (incl. small and medium sized enterprises (SME’s)) and humanitarian organisations in the Netherlands. Global
Hurricane Matthew 2016, Haiti HR The objective of this operation is to ensure that people affected by Hurricane Matthew in the Sud, Grand’Anse, Nippes, Sud-Est, Ouest and Nord-Ouest departments receive appropriate assistance in a timely, effective, and efficient manner; and that they are provided with the necessary support in order to recover with increased disaster resilience.