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Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti Crisis 2020-2022 Wednesday 4th November 2020, Ethiopian Prime Minister confirmed a state of emergency and launched a military operation for 6 months in the Tigray region agaisnt The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) - a historically powerful political party.Â 
IFRC have approved DREFs for specific responses in Ethiopia and Sudan and there is potential for an Emergency AppealÂ 
During the recent years, parts of Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti have been affected by the compounded effects of climatic shocks (leading to droughts and floods, the locust infestation and disease outbreaks) and the spread of COVID-19, impacting peopleÂ´s coping capacities. The eruption of armed violence in Tigray in early November has triggered a humanitarian crisis while exacerbating other underlying vulnerabilities.Â Â Â  
As leading humanitarian actors and front-line responders, often where others do not have access, the components of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are present in all three countries and coordinate closely to respond to critical needs of people affected by multiple vulnerabilities, particularly in the fields of protection, health, psychosocial support (PSS), restoring family links (RFL), economic security and water and sanitation,
The IFRC and the ICRC have launched coordinated appeals, seeking a total of CHF 47 million to scale up humanitarian activities and strengthen coordination systems in a multi-country approach
No cost extension approved for Ethiopia-Complex crisis response-support to ERCS through NLRC 2021/2022 from 31.03.2023 to 30.06.2023 to finalise warehouse construction, first aid training, WASH Hardware, procurement of visibility items and NFIs for Tigray.
DPRK Drought and Food Insecurity 2019 DPRK Call For Support: Drought and Food Insecurity.Â  Â  The harvest in 2018 was the worst in a decade in DPRK and unusually little precipitation during the winter and spring, combined with higher than usual temperatures, has resulted in a drought, which is having a negative impact on the early and late crops.  Â  Any threat to food security will have a serious effect on an already stressed population in terms of food availability and the risk of increased malnutrition, which will affect the most vulnerable of the affected population â€“ children, pregnant and lactating women, the elderly, and those with underlying illness.  Â  Levels of food insecurity and undernutrition are already alarmingly high with nearly 11 million people (>43% of the national population) undernourished.  Â  According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in DPRK, the health impact of the current acute food insecurity, on top of the existing chronic food shortages in DPRK, is having immediate impacts, such as severe acute malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies.Â
Nepal Karnali Earthquake November 2023 On 3 November 2023 in the late evening, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Jajarkot district resulting in large scale destruction of physical properties with 157 people reported dead and hundreds remaining injured in 11 districts, of which Jajarkot and Rukum West were the worst affected. The epicentre was identified as Ramidanda of Jajarkot districts. According to the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC), approximately 35,321 households (176,605 people) were affected by the earthquake in the 11 districts. This number is increasing as assessments are ongoing. An estimated 250,000 people have been exposed to hazards and are at risk. This is a largest earthquake to impact Nepal since the 7.3 magnitude earthquake in 2015 and the latest one to hit western Nepal in the past year since November 2022. The impact of the earthquake is expected to be hugely challenging for the most vulnerable in the area, which is already coping with low socio-economic indicators.Â
Beirut explosion 2020 The explosion at the Port of Beirut at 6:10pm on Tuesday 4th August 2020 caused extensive damage, loss of life and has impacted hundreds of thousands of people in Beirut. As of 25th September, over 190 people are reported to have died, with more than 6,500 people injured. The Government of Lebanon estimates that around 300,000 people were made homeless following the Beirut Port explosion and up to 40,000 buildings sustained damage.
The explosion occurred while Lebanon faces a deep economic and political crisis, and rising COVID-19 cases. Protests against the Lebanese government have been taking place for months in Beirut prompting the Government to step down on 10 August 2020. Poverty has risen in recent months; 2.7 million residents are now poor and 1.1. million are extremely poor.
The Lebanese Red Cross immediately mobilized its teams and assets to respond to the blast. They have launched a one-year Response Plan appealing for $125 million to respond to the needs of those affected by the multiple overlapping shocks faced by many in Lebanon during 2020.
Risk-informed Early Action Partnership, '19-'25 The Risk-Informed Early Action Partnership (â€œREAPâ€) is an established partnership (since 2019) to expand early action financing and improve early warning systems and the capacity to act on the risks they identify. This will save lives, protect livelihoods and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of response. REAP brings together major players in the spheres of climate, disaster risk reduction and humanitarian action to leverage increased financial commitments and improve the way money is spent in order to widen the reach and ensure it is benefiting the people most vulnerable to a changing climate and extreme weather events. The REAP aggregates and monitors targets along the spectrum of national and global frameworks, early warning systems, impact-based forecasting and domestic capacity building to enhance planning and delivery of early action. FCDO has supported REAP from 2019 through to 2025; IFRC hosts the Secretariat; and BRC provides grant and financial management.
Humanitarian Service Points in the Mediterranean This project aims at supporting National Societies' core migration services across the Mediterranean. In 2021-2022 it will support Hellenic RC Multi-functional Centres in Thessaloniki and Athens and Turkish RC Community Centre in Osmaniye province
From 2023-2024, theÂ project aims to support the Hellenic Red Cross (HRC) in consolidating its assistance to vulnerable migrants and refugees. 
The main objectives 2023-2024 are:
â€¢Objective 1: Migrants assisted by MFC and hotline services have access to a wider range of humanitarian services and protection, including RFL;
â€¢Objective 2: RFL is provided nationally and integrated across M&D and Disaster Preparedness plans activities.
â€¢Objective 3: HRC transitions towards a sustainable and cost-effective model to provide integrated humanitarian services and protection, including RFL, to people experiencing migration and displacement
The activities outlined in the proposal and budget are subject to review throughout the duration of the project to reflect the RFL needs linked to the exit of ICRC, and to ensure the activities contribute to a sustainable model of integration.Â
Kenya - National Society Development Supporting KRCS in National Society Development and funding them to be a leader in regional peer support. Initial grant to fund implementation of the KRCS Branch Organization Capacity Assessment Findings an initiative aimed at strengthening Branch Development & NSD.
Yemen Red Crescent Cash Preparedness In Yemen, use of CVA in emergency response and longer-term widespread and is the modality of choice for many UN agencies and International NGOs. ICRC also routinely use CVA as part of their ECOSEC activities in Yemen, with an annual budget of ~CHF 9m. However, while ICRC work closely with Yemen Red Crescent staff and volunteers when delivering CVA â€“ with YRCS volunteers regularly involved in targeting, distributions and monitoring activities â€“ this has to date been done using ICRC systems, processes and tools: at present, YRCS does not yet have the capacity to deliver cash independently at scale.
This proposed programme will address this gap by capitalising on YRCSâ€™ existing experience of working with ICRC on CVA to enable YRCS to be operationally ready to deliver cash with capabilities and systems in place so that cash becomes a routine and predictable part of the YRCS humanitarian response.
Cyclone IDAI 2019 Prior to Cyclone IDAI making landfall, related heavy flooding had affected over one million people and caused 122 deaths in Malawi and Mozambique as of 14th March Cyclone IDAI made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane (equiv.) in the late hours of the 14th March in Beira City, Mozambique. Preliminary figures indicate 600,000 affected in Mozambique. Access and communication severely limited. 500,000 people without power in Beira City and around 90% of the city is flooded. Cyclone IDAI moved towards Eastern Zimbabwe on the 15th and 16th March. Initial reports estimate over 8,000 people affected by high winds, flash floods, landslides and storm damage, 2,500 people displaced, 31 deaths and 70 people missing Cyclone IDAI may weaken into a Tropical Depression and turn towards Southern Malawi and into Madagascar.
DRC Social Safety Nets The project started by targeting mostly female survivors of SGBV, and other vulnerable heads of household in Eastern DRC, helping them improve their socio-economic status which in turn helps them to reintegrate into their communities/families after being rejected by them due to social stigma. Beneficiaries are selected based on ICRC vulnerability criteria after having received health care and PSS in ICRC-run counselling houses, or similar services of other organisations. Each beneficiary receives an unconditional cash grant and is given training in basic cashbook accounting, business management, confidentiality, and hygiene for themselves and their children. The project has since expanded to support victims of violence, physical rehabilitation patients, and both men and women.
SSN: hybrid between emergency cash and longer-term livelihoods programming
Project evolution:
2014/5-2016 - Pilot project: 100 beneficiaries in South Kivu (mostly female victims of SGBV)
2017-2018 - Phase II: 500 female beneficiaries in South Kivu, and North Kivu
June 2018 â€“ May 2019 - Phase III: 149 female beneficiaries in South Kivu, North Kivu, and Kasai-Central (including 20 PRP beneficiaries in South and North Kivu, we funded the salary cost but not direct implementation costs associated to these beneficiaries) NB North Kivu only PRPs 
2019 - Feb 2020 - Phase IV: 216 beneficiaries (211 female VSVs, 5 vulnerable unaccompanied minors, gender undisclosed) in South Kivu and Kasai-Central, NB the project also reached male and female PRPs in this phase, however BRC did not fund this activity
March 2020 - December 2020 - Phase V:Â reached 846 beneficiaries overall, 644 victims of violence (male and female) in North and South Kivu, and Ksai-Central, and 202 PRPs (male and female) in the Kivus; original aim was 800 victims of violenceÂ  and 200 PRPs
Tropical Storm Chalane & Cyclone Eliose2020/2021 Tropical Storm Chalane is due to make landfall in Mozambique on 30th Dec 2020. From there the forecast sees it heading to East Zimbabwe - Specifically Chipinge and Chimanimani.Â 
Cyclone Eloise made landfall on Saturday 23rd January and followed a similar path to Chalane and Idai.Â
St. Vincent & the Grenadines La SoufriÃ¨re Volcanic Eruption 2021 La Soufriere volcano, located in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT), has been active since 29 December 2020. The volcanic activity started with effusive eruption, formation of a volcanic dome, as well as changes to crater lake and seismic events. The activity rapidly increased on 8 April 2021 at 3:00 am, local time. On 8 April 2021 at 4:00 pm, the Prime Minister issued an order to evacuate the volcano red zone (over 20,000 individuals) due to an imminent explosive eruption. Â On 9 April, evacuations of the orange zone started as the volcano entered into a phase of active explosive eruptions.


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Kenya Locusts, Floods & COVID 2020 Situation: in addition to the COVID outbreak, there is ongoing flooding and locust swarms. Flooding is widespread, affecting 43 counties. KRCS is doing a Locust Impact assessment funded by FAO and there is an inter-agency floods assessment being done.
IFRC response: There is an open floods EA, Locust EA covering Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda and South Sudan (launched 17/04/2020, for 1.8mill CHF, 9 months) and of course COVID country plan and regional COVID EPoA.Â 
BRC support: Â£300k DF pledge to support KRCS bi-laterally in the response to these emergencies. Many of the same communities are being affected simultaneously by all three. In-line with conversations happening at different forums, there is a need for us to support partners integrated responses as much as possible. It does not make sense operationally and in terms of value for money to separately support 3 different IFRC EAs and with KRCS a long term partner, bi-lateral support is the best option.
How KRCS will use the funds: Plan with KRCS DM team. The proposal is to support communities with multi-purpose cash, to 2145 HH over 3 months (July-Sept 2020), with risk communication (consolidated messaging of the various risks.) The cash intervention will be an expansion of an existing programme, so everything is already in place.
East Africa Safeguarding project The IFRC together with partner National Societies is aiming to introduce and strengthen the capacity for Safeguarding in National Societies in the East Africa region. This Action Plan will contribute to, and expand upon, the IFRCâ€™s Africa Safeguarding Action Plan, 2022.
The British Red Cross and IFRC will work together with National Societies in the region, with objectives;
1.Â National Societies will strengthen their institutional policies, structures, systems, and culture for safeguarding
2.Â National Society programmes will integrate minimum actions for PSEA, as part of safe and inclusive programming
3.Â Learning will be captured and shared in the IFRC network and the wider sector
Zimbabwe Community Resilience Summary: This project has now moved to an emergency response as of March 2019. Cyclone Idai hit Chipinge so all documents and grants for Chipinge are on that emergency page. This page is for MweneziÂ 
Location: Mwenezi ZimbabweBens: 2000HH per distributionDonor: Previously - IOM, PPL, Tyce Family, Medical Board, Cathleen Smith Foundation, GOAC. Current â€“ NoneÂ PNSs: NoneBudget:
2017 Total Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2018 TotalÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2019 Total Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2020 Total (G)Â 
Â£319,131Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Â£374,615Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Â£368,420Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Â£400,000Â  Â  Â Â 
2021 Total - Â£200K
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Â Dec 2019:Â  This programme has been put on hold for most of 2019 whilst the East (Chipinge) deal with Cyclone Idai and both districts deal with a critical drought. Now this programme has been moved to an emergency CASH response with Mwenezi covered by these funds and Chipinge covered by the Cyclone Idai funds. 4000 HH will receive 6 months food support towards the end of the peak of the lean season (April 2020) and have already received seeds (November) in time for the planting season.
June 2020 â€“ We have been through 4 cycles so far â€“ 1 seed distribution, 1 EcoCash, 1 Physical Cash and 1 local procurement. Â Looking to do 5 more cycles with the final contribution from the DEC for Chipinge as well as funding from Standard Charter.
Lebanon - ICRC-LRC cash and livelihoods programme The British Red Cross (BRC), in collaboration with the ICRC and Lebanese Red Cross (LRC), seeks to address the needs and vulnerabilities of the population in Arsal, Lebanon, as well as continue and strengthen the Movement response to the Syria Crisis through this partnership project. In the long-term, this project has the potential and scalability to be replicated in vulnerable communities across Lebanon, Syria and neighbouring countries, as appropriate and as funding permits.
Movement contributions - International Law A page for processing all of the team's movement contributions.  Â  Please note, the signed offÂ Context & Problem note and Initiation document should be saved in a new folder for each contribution.
Sudan Complex Crisis 2023 On 15 April 2023, clashes broke out in the capital city of Khartoum, between rival factions of the country's ruling military. The clashes began when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched attacks on key government sites. Explosions and gunfire were reported across Khartoum. Gunfire exchanges between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) then started to spread across the country.
BRC support to SARC 2022-26 The BRC 2021-2023 Syria Country Plan presents a strategy to capitalise on the flexibility that remaining appeal funds provide to identify key 'acupuncture points' where the nexus between technical expertise and financial support can be achieved, ensuring SARC is supported in a sustainable way. The strategy is articulated around the following main pillars - 1) Cash support and preparedness; 2) PMEAL/IM/CEA capacity building; 3) National Society Development; 4) Other cross-cutting elements.
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Movement contributions - P&A A page for processing all of the team's movement contributions.  Â  Please note, the signed offÂ Context & Problem note and Initiation document should be saved in a new folder for each contribution.
Lebanon WASH MHM facilities 2020 Name of project: Making emergency WASH facilities inclusive and MHM-friendly: Developing and piloting rapid tools and adaptable designs for MHM and disability-friendly latrines, bathing and laundering areas.
PROJECT SUMMARY: Making emergency WASH facilities accessible and inclusive with development and piloting of rapid community engagement tools and adaptable designs for MHM and disability-friendly latrines, bathing/laundering areas. With an emphasis on respecting dignity while ensuring access, participation and safety.
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Confirmed partners are British Red Cross (BRC) and Arup. Close collaboration with Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement partners, as well as local and international organizations working in WASH, shelter, disability and protection in humanitarian contexts, is planned.Â 
Cross-project sharing and learning will be facilitated by the IFRC global WASH team between other HIF-funded RCRC projects in different regions (e.g. Asia, Africa, Middle East).Â
Australia Bushfires 2019/20 High temperatures and prolonged dry conditions have resulted in multiple bushfires in the states of New South Wales (NSW) since early November 2019, in Victoria (VIC), Western Australia (WA) and South Australia (SA) since early December 2019, and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in January 2020.
Over 30 people have died and over 17 million hectares have been burnt as a result of the bushfires. They have destroyed bush and farmland, and multiple towns. An estimated 4,200 residential and public structures have been destroyed. Loss of wildlife is estimated to have surpassed one billion, along with tens of thousands of livestock.
WCA FbF EAP Capacity Building Work with National Societies (Niger RC for now) to support their development of Early Action Protocols and strengthen the required systems and capacities to enable access to anticipatory funding.
Niger RC already has experience with FbF and preparedness as it is currently developing an EAP for floods and developed its cash preparedness with support from Belgium RC and BRC since 2017. Since 2019 it started working on an EAP for drought and food insecurity in the Zinder region with support from French RC and the Climate Centre as part of a wider multi-sectoral programme to strengthen resilience against food insecurity of Zinder region populations. BRC is also co-financing the Motherâ€™s Clubs approach that is one of the early actions to be implemented if an FbF is triggered in the region. Under this proposal BRC will co-finance an ongoing project on drought FbF, managed by French RC, and contribute to the DM strengthening workplan of the NS. Additional funding is needed to ensure the ownership of this initiative by Niger RC and establish an early action protocol that is eligible for the IFRC Forecast-based Action by DREF. Findings from the pilot in Zinder region will be consolidated and the feasibility explored to scale up this approach to the national level.Â
BRC Core Funding from FCDO 2021-2024 Core funding provided by the UK Government, the FCDO department, to the British Red Cross.
In 2021 FCDO will provide core funding to both BRC and IFRC through a joint BRC-IFRC Business Case. BRC will facilitate the transfer of IFRCâ€™s proportion of funds to the IFRC Secretariat.
BRC are committed to continuing to work in partnership with HMG and the new FCDO to respond to today's global humanitarian challenges together.Â By working to co-create and innovate for transformative solutions, scaling-up what we know works, strengthening the capacity and capabilities of our local Red Cross partners on the ground, promoting accountability to affected communities, measuring progress and sharing lessons across the Movement.Â 
Key focus areas
With UK funding, BRC will focus on strengthening humanitarian responses; strengthening accountability and transparency and enhancing coordination and durable, local capacities to respond independently.
BRC has received Â£2M in core funding in 2021 which focus on support across 6 key thematic areas and a particular focus on PSEA:
Â i)Â increase the speed, efficiency and dignity of aid throughÂ accelerated use of cash based assistance; ii) increase the accountability of aid throughÂ Community Engagement and AccountabilityÂ (CEA); and iii) amplify the voice of â€˜Global Britainâ€™ onÂ International Humanitarian LawÂ (IHL).Â iv) support the Movement to effectivelyÂ address hunger crisisÂ in partnership with Government and UN partners;Â v) increase National Society capacity to respond to the unique protection needs ofÂ people displacedÂ by conflict, poverty or climate change,Â particularly women and girls; and vi) support National Societies to access forecast-based humanitarian financing that enables early action toÂ mitigate climate-related risks.
Uganda Ebola Outbreak 2022 An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has been declared in Uganda. Without fast and effective measures to contain the outbreak, it could quickly spread throughout the country, causing illness and death on a devastating scale.Â 
Ugandan Red Cross Society is a major actor in this response, managing almost all of the Safe and Dignified Burials and patient evacuation (ambulance) activities. It is the expectation of the government that the URCS remain the official actor in these activities, which are essential for saving lives and stopping the spread of the virus. Risk Communication and Community Engagement, and Community based surveillance are also major pillars of the URCS response.
The epidemiological situation is very concerning, with spread occurring in new districts. Contact tracing of people potentially exposed to the virus is weak, and many new cases are coming unexpectedly from the communities, indicating a high amount of unseen transmission.
IFRC have launched an Emergency Appeal and released an Operational Strategy.Â