Response – Floods 2012
Updated: 27th August 2012
Table 1: Who is doing What, and Where (WWW)
| SECTOR | Agency | Items | Beneficiaries | Counties |
| DM/Shelter | IFRC | Household kits: tarpaulin,quilts,cooking sets, jerry can, hygeine kit, water purification tablets. | 9,280 families | S.HAMGYONG (Sinhung, Toksong, Rakwon, Pukchong, Tanchon, Hamju) S.PYONGAN (Nyongwon, Songchon, Sinyang, Anju, Kaechon, Tokchon) KANGWON (Wonsan, Munchon, Chonnae) N.HAMGYONG (Orang, Kim Chaek) N.PYONGAN (Unsan, Yomju, Taegwan, Kujang, Nyongbyon) JAGANG (Tongsin) |
| ShelterBox | 270 tents | not specified – distributed via Korea-Canada Cooperation Agency | ||
| Save the Children | 650 Emergency Household Kits | Yonggwang, Tanchon, Jongpyong, Sinpo, Hongwon, Sinhung | ||
| Welthunger hilfe | construction material (cement), toolboxes (for rehabilitating the houses) and kitchen garden sets (for rehabilitate the destroyed kitchen gardens). | 730 households | Unsan, Hyangsan and Kujang County North Pyongan Province | |
| HEALTH | IFRC/DPRK Red Cross Society | IA Emergency Health Kit - | Songchon | |
| distribution of medicines, which is regular IFRC work and not directly part of Emergency response | Schedule was changed to target flood hit areas as priority | |||
| 2,000 copies of health/hygiene promotion leaflet | ||||
| UNFPA | 10 Emergency RH Kits (one kit for individual clean delivery and the other kit for midwives) | The kits can be used by individual for 3 months for 10,000 women in affected area – handed to Director of Health Bureau | Songchon, Anju, Kaechon, Kujang | |
| 6 types of RH kits and 5360 dignity kits to be distributed | ||||
| UNICEF | Two IA Emergency Health Kits distributed on 01 August and six kits distributed on 07 August | One kit is sufficient for primary health care for 10,000 affected population for 3 months | Chonnae, Kosan, Sinyang, Songchon, Yangdok, Tokchon, Sudong and Gumya cointies | |
| 10 referral Kits | 897 health facilities | |||
| 964 Essential Medicine Kits | 4.3 million | Pyongyang and 10 counties in Kangwon Province | ||
| 121,300 Oral Reydration Salts (local made sachets) | To treat 25,000 diarreal incidents | |||
| procurement started for 5 sets of Emergency Health Kits | To serve 150,000 | 4 provinces | ||
| WHO | One IA Emergency Health Kit distributed on 01 August to Anju county; the second kit will be sent 07/08/12 to Kaechon county | One kit is sufficient for primary health care for 10,000 affected population for 3 months | Anju and Kaechon counties | |
| 20 boxes each of rapid diagnostic kits for identification of cholera, typhoid fever, Campylobacter Jejuni and influenza A & B | anti-epidemic stations | |||
| FOOD SECURITY | WFP | 336 metric tons of maize (grain) | 60,000 people will receive 400 g maize per day for the next 14 days – most affected people in 16 counties | S.PYONGAN (Songchon, Sinyang, Meangsan, Nyongwon) N.PYONGAN (Yomju, Unsan) KANGWON (Wonsan, Munchon, Chonnae) S.HAMGYONG (Tanchon, Sinhung, Pukchong) N.HAMGYONG (Orang, Kim Chaek, Pohang Dist. (Chongjin City)) RYANGGANG (Unhung) |
| WFP | 234 metric tons of maize (grain) | 41,793 people will receive 400 g maize per day for 14 days – the most affected people in additional 7 counties | S.PYONGAN (Meangsan, Anju, Kaechon, Mundok, Tokchon, Pyongson) N.PYONGAN (Yomju, Pakchon, Kujang) | |
| 450 Metric tons of maize (grain) | 102,000 for additional 11 days | all 23 above | ||
| WASH | UNICEF | 100 water and hygeine kits | Songchon, Chonnae | |
| 100 water and hygeine kits | Anju City | |||
| 1500 Jerry Cans | Anju City | |||
| 1.17 Million water tablets | Anju City | |||
| 100,000 water purification tablets | given to Save the Children | for distribution in S.Hamgyong | ||
| 4337 Family hygiene kits | given to MoCM for distribution | |||
| Hygiene Kits: 156 Purification tab/ carton, 3650 buckets, 7300 Jerry cans, 73000 Soaps ( and IEC materials in each kit) | Anju (4 Kit per each 25 institutions), Kaechon, Nampo, Onchon, Pakchon, Sakju, Sonchon, Uiju, Nyongbyon, Chonnae, | |||
| Ordered: 10 million purification tablets, 30 tons of calcium hypo clorine | ||||
| IFRC | 2 water purification units (SETA type) | each provide about 90m3 of fresh water every day | Anju City | |
| 982 National Red Cross volunteers are conducting hygeine promotion in affected areas | N & S Pyongan, N & S Hamgyong, Kangwon, Ryangang, Jagang Provinces | |||
| Save the Children | 3228 Family Hygiene Kits | Yonggwang, Tanchon, Jongpyong, Sinpo, Hongwon, Sinhung |
Table 2: CONTRIBUTIONS TO DATE (as of 27 August 2012)
| CERF | US$ 1,955,140 |
| DREF | CHF 300,969 |
| UNICEF Rapid Response Fund | US$ 37,4518 |
| SDC | CHF 200,000 |
| Germany | EUR 180,000 |
| Caritas Germany | EUR 40,000 |
| WelthungerHilfe (own funds) | EUR 50,000 |
| Save The Children (5 members) | US$ 355,000 |
The pre-positioned stocks and immediate cash contributions released by the humanitarian agencies to address the immediate needs at the onset of the disaster represent an estimated value of US$ 960,000 in total.
| 4.7 million required (US$) | 80% funded |