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Forecast-based Action for small scale disasters The IFRC introduced Forecast-based Action by the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund in early 2018. The FbA will allow for funding of pre-agreed actions to a specific disaster to be automatically allocated based on scientific triggers. It is initially established as a separate financial pool ‘fenced’ from the current DREF, but financial contributions with a flexibility to support both mechanisms are being accepted. The FbA is expected to have a turnover of approx. CHF 1M in 2018 with a steady increase in the coming years.
2023 annual contribution to the Response pillar of the DREF 2023 annual contribution to the Response pillar of the DREF
Cameroon - Floods The ongoing rainy season in the Far-North Region resulted in a break of the bank of the Logone river in the Far-North
Region, which separates Cameroon and the Republic of Chad (See map of affected areas in Annex 1). The heavy
downpour on 4 October 2019 resulted in rising water levels and inundated the neighbouring communities. Authorities
registered up to a 30m rise in water level between end of September and 4 October 2019, which caused serious
flooding in the Maga Sub-Division, affecting the following communities: Nohoye, Pinfoung, Koundouma, Guiding,
Sarahara, Lahai, Guirvidig, Dawaya, Gounmi and Mourna. Due to lack of shelter, the inhabitants of these villages sought refuge on dikes. Currently their basic food sources are
the fish from the inundated river and other animals that were caught by the flood. River water is the population’s unique
source of water, used to meet their day to day domestic needs (cooking, dishwashing, bathing, etc.). While, water
points, which are flooded as well, are still frequented by some families. There are no toilets and the population closest
to the river will decline evacuating the dikes. Faeces could be found in the immediate surroundings as well. There is a
risk that drinking water sources could be contaminated with floodwaters, which have higher levels of bacteria.
Contaminated floodwaters increase the risk of waterborne diseases, such as cholera. Already a number of cholera
cases have been identified in the communities of Karhay, Gane, Zouwaye, Datchek, Yagoua, Zebe (located in the
Yagou sub-division)1 therefore raising the possibility of an epidemic outbreak.
As the river has overflowed, there is a risk that agricultural activities and livelihoods may be impacted in Far North,
where over 70% of the population living in this area are farmers. The effects on agriculture may further exacerbate
food insecurity in the region. Communities living along the Logone river are reluctant to be relocated to safer areas. Shelter, Health and WASH. 2303 people Cameroon
Contingency stock in South Sudan The continuous conflict situation in South Sudan, has created a high level of insecurity in various regions of the country and an increasing number of IDP’s. The OCHA report of 19 March 2015, states a number of 1,5million people being displaced, while 515,300 have fled to neighbouring countries as Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and Ethiopia. Many of the IDP’s flee to more secure locations in the southern part of the country, where the South Sudan Red Cross assist them, among others, with the distribution of NFI kits.
Ethiopia drought 2017 Through this contribution to the EA, the IFRC is able to implement WASH, Health, Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihoods activities, in Somali region and Oromia region, up until the 15th of September 2017. Ethiopia has been hit by frequent drought in the past 3 to5 years with the 2015 El Nino induced drought described as one of the worst in decades resulting in high food insecurity and death of livestock in several parts of the country. Through a contribution to the EA Beneficiaries: people vulnerable to the drought situation Mainly Oromia region, possible Somali region
Chad - Population Movement The initial RCRC Movement joint needs assessment in January, as well as the UNHCR Emergency Response Plan, highlight that over 40 host villages are overwhelmed by a precarious food situation, with urgent needs for shelter, food, drinking water, health, education and care for children. There is also a need to strengthen basic services (water, sanitation and health) in these villages. It is for these reasons that Chad RC is requesting a total amount of CHF 271,180, to support in responding to the direst needs of these refugee and host households. The initial strategy of the humanitarian partners included the voluntary relocation of refugee settlements in villages near the border to "host villages". However, assessments have revealed the close family ties that exist with families in the immediate host villages of refugees (border areas). In addition, during interactions with the refugee populations, it appeared that the majority expressed the wish to stay in these villages because of the links with the indigenous population that would facilitate their integration.
As a result, the partners have directed their focus on multi-sectorial assistance in the host villages where the refugees have settled spontaneously. Amboko, Dohole, Dosseye, Gondje, Bebiti, Bekoninga, Kaba Roanger, Soh, Oudoumian, Bekan Centre, Mbala, Begone, Doumou, Dom, Bedagoussan and Villages of Mont de Lam (unerway)
Localizing Innovation Design Partnering with TU Delft Project to localize the design of innovation and support National  Societies to access local know how on innovation processes
Enhancing Economic and Social Empowerment of Youth in South Sudan To reduce food and economic insecurity in chronic emergency and enhance well-being for the most vulnerable population in Juba - South Sudan, through increasing economic production and enhancing life skills among the youth in Juba – South Sudan. Cyclical conflict and natural disasters continue to negatively affect the population living in South Sudan. Rural and urban areas of South Sudan face a multitude of challenges as a consequence of combined impacts of prolonged violence and repeated shocks. The population continues to suffer from chronic lack of access to food, loss of livelihoods assets, dysfunctioning markets, destroyed infrastructure among others. The disfunctioning markets have affected the social positioning and well-being of the youth in the society, which results in frustrations hence violence tendencies and misbehaviours among young people. Women are mostly affected by this situation as they are often the first target of violence. - 2,500 youth (50% women) can provide for their own livelihoods through skills and resources acquired from the project. 
- 2. 5,000 vulnerable youth are better socio-economically integrated (and have developed skills to help them deal with SGBV, SRH and other social challenges). 
- The Red Cross, vocational training centres and relevant government ministries (Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Education) have capacity to deliver the relevant youth interventions including trainings. 5,000 youth (30,000 individuals indirectly) will benefit from the intervention:
- 2,500 youth (50% women) can provide for their own livelihoods through skills and resources acquired from the project.
- 5,000 vulnerable youth are better socio-economically integrated (and have developed skills to help them deal with SGBV, SRH and other social challenges). Juba, South Sudan
Bay of Bengal: Tropical depresion 2016 - Floods and Landslides (emergency appeal) This Emergency Appeal seeks enables the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) in delivering assistance and support to 40,000 people affected by floods and landslides. A tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal brought heavy rains across the country, triggering floods and landslides that have affected thousands of lives and livelihoods, and caused widespread property damage. On may 21 an initial DREF was allocated to support SLRCS in addressing the immediate needs of up to 20,000 displaced people. This appeal scales up the delivery of humanitarian assistance to 40,000 people. The operation focuses on the following sectors: essential household items, shelter (emergency and recovery), livelihoods, water, sanitation and hygiene, health, restoring family links, disaster risk reduction and institutional disaster response capacity enhancement. The plan seeks to support the SLRCS provide immediate and early recovery support to the most vulnerable affected families, in a timely, effective, and efficient manner and ensure that they are supported to recover with increased disaster resilience. SLRCS will prioritize the most vulnerable households among affected populations. Priority will be given to the people displaced by floods and landslides who are living in temporary shelters/evacuation centres and affected people returning to their houses. Specific considerations will include the elderly, people with a disability, pregnant and lactating women, women-headed households, and households with infants or young children. Reports indicated 22 out of Sri Lanka’s 25 districts are reported to be affected. Assistence is directed to the worst-affected districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Puttalam.
2021- Forecast based action for silent disasters The IFRC introduced Forecast-based Action by the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund in early 2018. The FbA will allow for funding of pre-agreed actions to a specific disaster to be automatically allocated based on scientific triggers. It is initially established as a separate financial pool ‘fenced’ from the current DREF, but financial contributions with a flexibility to support both mechanisms are being accepted. The FbA is expected to have a turnover of approx. CHF 1M in 2018 with a steady increase in the coming years.
South Sudan Floods South Sudan is experiencing severe flooding for the third consecutive year since 2019. The floods have caused widespread devastation to livelihoods, submerging schools, health facilities and thousands of houses and displacing families Out of the 623,000 people affected by flooding, South Sudan Red Cross (SSRC) aims to provide immediate and
early recovery assistance to 120,000 of the most vulnerable people (20,000 households). SSRC will continue to support communities in Northern Bahr El Gazala and Warrap and based on current assessments will expand their support to some of the hardest hit areas of Jonglei, Unity, and Central Equatorial states. SSRC will target households who have been displaced, lost their homes and immediate sources of livelihood. Prioritizing households where the combined effects of prolonged food insecurity and flooding have particularly burdened women and girls, as well as the elderly and people living with disabilities in Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Warrap
EU Migration Coordination This Emergency Appeal enables the IFRC to support the affected National Societies to deliver coordinated assistance. There is an urgent need for a robust regional coordination, regional surge and operational capacity and support for the various country responses and preparedness measures to ensure a coherent, effective, and consistent approach. To address the challenges and ensure a more flexible, more informed and scaled-up Red Cross response, the IFRC is launching this Regional Coordination, Response and Preparedness Emergency Appeal. Strengthening and scaling-up operations support, coordination, communication, capacity building and preparedness for at-risk countries in the region, and to prepare for potential new population movement crises in other countries in Europe. Europe
Cyclone Mora 26-28 May 2017: Low pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal and intensifies into Tropical Cyclone Mora (TC Mora). 
29 May 2017: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) issues Danger Signal No 10 in six coastal districts (Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Feni and Chandpur). As TC Mora approaches the coast of Bangladesh, BDRCS deploys its volunteers to support the evacuation process of population to safe shelters. 
30 May 2017: TC Mora makes landfall in Cox’s Bazar with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. TC Mora traverses northeast across Bangladesh through Chittagong and Rangamati districts 
This programme supports the affected population.
Nigeria - Diphtheria Outbreak Reports as of 10 October 2023 indicate that diphtheria is spreading fast in Nigeria and has reached 32 states so far. From the outset in epiweek 19 of 2022, to epi-week 41 of 2023, 15,060 suspected cases were reported in 32 states, out of which 9,486 cases have been confirmed, resulting in 562 deaths. Case fatality rate (CFR) is 5.9 per cent. This Emergency Appeal will scale up vaccination activities to other LGAs in Kano, Katsina, Bauchi, Yobe, Borno and Kaduna states, supporting 2,620 vaccination teams to provide immunization services to hard-to-reach populations. It will also feature community-based surveillance activities with approximately 2,000 Red Cross volunteers trained to (1) conduct active case finding and contact tracing of suspected diphtheria cases and (2) make referrals to surveillance officers for investigation and health treatment centres for further testing and treatment. The main action is aimed at reducing the suffering of the affected,their families and communities through eight main
strategies:
• RCCE to promote community behaviour change to reduce transmission of the disease
• active case finding for improved surveillance
• door-to-door sensitization and mobilization of eligible persons for vaccination
• intensified RI activities and deploying vaccination teams to reach zero-dose children and missed communities
• conducting road shows/walks and vaccination outreach to zero-dose children and missed communities
• community stakeholder meetings and targeted advocacy including media engagement
• contact tracing in Kano, Borno, Kaduna, Jigawa, Zamfara, Yobe, Bauchi and Katsina states
• Psychological first aid to address vaccine hesitancy and provide care to affected persons This response will target people 5.4millionpeople in Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Osun, Kaduna and FC Tinitially, and then incorporate Bauchi, Yobe, Jigawa, Yobe, Zamfara, Borno and Sokoto states. Selection criteria were:
• LGAs recording cases of diphtheria and highest caseload as a priority
• communities with a high number of zero-dose children and low immunization coverage
• children and youth 0 to 17
• adults aged 18 and over, especially those who are not vaccinated at all or only partially vaccinated with Td or
Pentavalent
• persons with disabilities who may be at risk of not accessing health care and not getting vaccinated The new geographical targeting follows the evolution of cases and priorities for vaccination. A reactive vaccination campaign is planned for Kano in two phases, and for Katsina, Borno, Bauchi, Yobe and Kaduna (Phase 1); NRCS will deploy volunteers to conduct social mobilization for vaccination and support additional vaccination teams in hard-to-reach, underserved communities, for increased coverage.
Priority will be placed on zero-dose and under-vaccinated children and children aged 0 to 17. Adults aged 18 and over, especially those who have not been vaccinated, will also be targeted. Reducing cross-border transmission between Nigeria and Republic of Niger will also be integrated.
2022 IFRC Contribution Global Relations, HD and Digitalization Global Relations, HD and Digitalization contribution
Somalia drought operation 2017 Given the difficult conditions, the ICRC is scaling up its emergency efforts to assist people suffering the combined effects of armed conflict and drought. Whenever possible, the ICRC will work with the Somali Red Cross Society, its main partner, to reach more people in need. It aims to provide two months’ worth of food rations to 75,000 households (450,000 people), of them, 21,700 households (130,500 people) will also receive shelter and hygiene materials. In areas with functioning markets, some 60,000 households (360,000 people) will receive cash for purchasing food. The ICRC will also reinforce the support it provides to malnutrition treatment centres at the Baidoa and Kismayo hospitals, so that more malnourished children and pregnant or nursing women can receive life-saving treatment. 'See how' It will concentrate its activities in over 100 villages across central, northern and north-eastern Somalia. These villages are among the hardest-hit by drought and are also particularly prone to violence.
Innovative Approaches in Response Preparedness - NLRC Coordination Global coordination of the innnovative approaches in response preparedness programme.
Reliable water supply for communities in Cebu This project provides huge benefits to the poor through improving the access to clean drinking water and sanitation. The negative impacts on the health and quality of life of people who do not have access to safe water and basic sanitation are huge. Especially for poor and vulnerable people who live and work in the most overcrowded and polluted areas of the cities. Cebu is one of these cities where the poor are vulnerable to an unhygienic and unreliable water supply. This area also has its fair share of annual disasters, including earthquakes and typhoons. These cause serious damage to any existing water supply, with the poorest people having to carry the heaviest burden. The project consists of three different courses of action. First there is an improved access to clean drinking water supply, this water supplier (MCWD) will also become more sustainable as a result of the increased customer base. Additional health gains are achieved through community programs that increase the resilience of very poor communities. Finally the resilience of the community against disasters is also improved through the provision of backup power for the MCWD's critical production sites. The project will provide huge benefits to the poor, bringing safe water supply to 80,000. 30.000 of these belong to the poorest people in the slums of Cebu. These people are also the targets for the community programs to enhance health gains. The leading implementing partner Metro Cebu Water District working in cooperation with Vitens Evides International and with support from The Red Cross. The project takes place in the Philippines' second largest urban centre, Metro Cebu.
Contribution to the Afghanistan Country Operational Plans of 2021 and 2022. Contribution to the Afghanistan Country Operational Plans of 2021 and 2022. 
NLRC funding source: Block Grant 2018-2021 - Chronic Crises Afghanistan has been in a state of protracted conflict for over 40 years compounding a high level of continued vulnerability across Afghan social fabric. According to the Fragile State Index, Afghanistan is in a state of high alert as ninth most fragile country in the world. In a population of estimated more than 37 million people, more than a third of the population is now in humanitarian need due to conflict, disaster and COVID-19
Refugee crisis 2015: support to refugees in Italy The Italian Red Cross gives immediate relief at entry ports and as migrants move throughout the country, including providing basic food and non-food items, health care, first aid, psychosocial support, hygiene promotion, and restoring family links. Italy has seen a large influx of migrants come to its shores, and in the first six months of 2015 more than 70,000 people found their way to the country. Many of those journeying have lost their lives crossing the Mediterranean. There are well over 100,000 refugees and asylum seekers residing in Italy, in need of immediate support at entry ports and beyond. As migrants arrive in Italian ports they are given food and water by the Red Cross along with basic first aid, if needed. Hygiene kits are also handed out to prevent the spread of sanitation-related diseases, and those separated from their families can find their way back using family tracing and messaging services. Migrants also often lack adequate information on rights and other basic information to make healthy decisions for the future, thus a critical component is also listening to their voices and understanding what their real needs and plans are. For both migrants and Red Cross staff, psychosocial support is given as needed, and the Italian Red Cross' capacity is strengthened through improving branch functionality. This project has a goal of reaching 105,000 people, and prioritises the following groups: people arriving by boat or rescued from the sea in need of urgent assistance and medical care, people with special needs (unaccompanied minors, people living with disabilities, pregnant women, people with chronic diseases etc.), and women and children. This project takes place throughout Italy, including ports in Sicily, Puglia, and Calabria.
Strengthening URCS COVID-19 preparedness and respone for effective risk mitigation and detection to control the spread of COVID-19 in high risk border districts. To strengthen the existing URCS COVID-19 preparedness and response structures and mechanisms to implement timely and effective risk mitigation, detection and response measures to control spread of COVID-19 in high risk border districts. The whole country is at risk of COVID-19 outbreak, but the national taskforce has listed 42 districts along the borders and those along the truck routes as category 1: high risk and they have been prioritized for response interventions. •	Conduct risk communication, social mobilization, community engagement and accountability to communities along the border in 3 border districts of Ntungamo, Lamwo and Adjumani
•	Conduct screening and risk communication at 3 border entry points (Mirama Hills in Ntungamo; Ngom oromo and Madi opei in Lamwo). 
•	Provide PPE for the volunteers and IPC supplies at the 3 POE and the community along these borders including quarantine centers. 
•	Provide WASH equipment and supplies. Set up of handwashing points will be supported through provision of tippy taps, soap and hand washing demonstrations by the volunteers.
•	Enhance capacity of URCS to be able to prevent, prepare and respond to COVID-19. People crossing border points and local communities living near the border points. Border districts of Busia, Tororo (Malaba), Rakai (Mutukula), Amuru (Elegu), Ntungamo (Mirama Hills), Isingiro (Kikagati), Lamwo, Adjumani, Kasese, Bundibugyo, Ntoroko, Kisoro and Kanungu.
Cash Information Management Service Development The objective of this project is to change the 510 development team to a rapid prototyping team with a clear global service offering to the IFRC Network, and to initiate a first set of support projects to national societies. When the service is initiated and national societies are requesting the services, the cost-recovery model of 510 will ensure the sustainability of the initial investment from the IH extra projects fund. Within the IFRC Network more cash programs are planned and conducted than ever before. The current COVID appeal has already highlighted 22 national societies in the Africa region that will do cash programs for livelihoods. Many of those national societies have limited to no experience with cash programming. They find programmatic cash expertise through online courses and IFRC delegates. There however remains a gap in the IFRC Network on Cash Information Management experts. This gap is critical because the information management component in cash programming is significant. Additionally there is a big gap in training opportunities and standard toolkits for national societies to implement cash information management. NLRC-510 will develop a Cash IM service and products, which will help national societies to implement cash programs supported by information management systems, digital technology and use data analytics to get good insights and reports. We will create a scale up and future plan for 121. The most feasible route to take with the system is to productize validated key components of it. NLRC-510 & 121 team
British Red Cross Cash Hub
IFRC Cash IM team
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