Sector Status

Affected Population

Death toll is at 73,320; injured is at 69,392 (Nov-16, OCHA)

4 million affected; estimated 3.3 million displaced or homeless scattered across 15,000 villages. (Nov-1, OCHA) Nearly half of the four million affected people are in PcK and another 1.3 million in NWFP.

Estimated 35% of schools in higher altitudes will close on December 22 for winter vacation, until end of February 2006. Rest will remain open until end of regular school year in April/May. (Dec-15, DFID)

Up to 10,000 children lost at least one parent, and about 800,000 women between the age of 15 and 49 were affected. (Dec-15, CWS)

About 18,095 students and 853 teachers and educational staff died in the earthquake in NWFP and PcK. (Dec-15, CWS) UNICEF estimates some 1.6 million to 2.2 million children were affected by the earthquake. (Oct-31, AFP)

Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) registering affected population, including those residing in and outside camps. (Dec-8, UN)

Coordination

“Joint Operations Center” established to task UNHAS; Pakistan military; NATO and US Military air assets. (Dec-2, OCHA)

90-day ‘Winter Plan’ created to outline UN-led Cluster response. Priorities are: 1) Ensure continued assistance for estimated 350,000-380,000 who are expected to remain in high-elevation locations for the winter; 2) Support potential camp population of 250,000 in planned and spontaneous camps at lower elevations; 3) Ensure protection and meet needs of vulnerable population including women, children, elderly and disabled; 4) Continuous assessment of changing situation to meet emerging needs. (Dec-2, OCHA)

FRC began plans to hand over disaster response activities to provincial authorities of NWFP and PcK. Target date is December 31, 2004. (Nov-28, UN)

Data collection is handled at central level by Cluster Information Manager in Islamabad (shelterinfo@iom.int). (Nov-28, UN)

GOP has established a “Prime Minister Relief Cell” in Islamabad for help in locating family members. Hotline Tel: (+9251) 9222666. “Earthquake Relief Cell” has been established in the Prime Minister’s House. The 24-hour hotlines will receive complaints from the earthquake-affected. (+9251) 9213891 or (+9251) 92229999.

Ten sectoral coordination clusters were established to bring together the government, UN agencies, NGOs, IOs, militaries, and donors. (Oct-22, UNOCHA) These clusters cover areas such as food & nutrition, water & sanitation, health, emergency shelter, early recovery and reconstruction, IT/communication, logistics, camp management, protection and education. (Nov-1, OCHA) Detailed cluster information (meeting minutes, contact information) is posted at: www.un.org.pk. (Nov-8, OCHA) Clusters are concept of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), and is new to the UN system. It is being trialed in this disaster. However, Cluster Coordination is expected to be separate from the ‘normative’ work of NGOs. (Nov-11, UN)

GOP presented its National Action Plan on November 1 which will provide a framework for the development of the international aid response. (Nov-1, OCHA)

The GOP formed a 7-member Civil Services Special Task Force. In addition to coordination, the task force will supervise foreign relief workers, NGOs, and volunteers. The task force will work under the Federal Relief Commissioner. Saeed Ahmed Khan is chief coordinator; Ishtiaq Ahmed is coordinator for NWFP; Tariq Khosa is coordinator for PCK; Qasim Niaz is coordinator for donor agencies; Arifa Sofi is coordinator for NGOs; Mohsin Rizvi is coordinator for foreign offices; and Dr. Ashfaq is coordinator for health services. (Oct-19, GOP)

Federal Relief Commission will coordinate rescue and relief operations. Major General Muhammad Farooq Javed, Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Inspection Commission, is chief.

Humanitarian Information Centre (HIC) has been set up within the UNDAC/UN coordination centre. (Oct-14, UNOCHA) The NATO Deployed Joint Task Force (DJTF) is coordinating NATO relief activities with Pakistani officials. (Oct-27, Dawn)

Pakistani army has opened three more military bases at Dhamial, Peshawar and Tarbela to assist in relief operations. Army is operating six forward bases in Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Rawalkot, Balakot, Batgram and Mansehra. The army has also set up three main reporting and information centers at Havelian, Mansehra, and Gahri Habibullah. (Oct-27, DPA) Network of some 45 Army points in place. There are six major points, three each in NWFP at Mansehra, Balakot and Batagram, and Muzaffarabad, Bagh and Rawalkot in PcK. (Oct-19, Jang)

Logistics

US military looking into alternative delivery methods, such as cargo bags and copter boxes, which permit supplies to be parachuted down from helicopters. (Dec-14, UNJLC)

Helicopter landing zones need reinforcing for winter (already being done in Abbottabad, Chatterplain and Gari Habibullah). Winterization includes covering pad with gravel and digging channels to ensure there is no water buildup. (Dec-14, UNJLC)

Onset of winter rains may severely hamper road access in most of mountainous areas in Neelum and Kaghan Valley in next two weeks. (Dec-14, UNJLC)

UNHAS expects four additional helicopters bringing total of UNHAS assets to 23. (Dec-14, UNJLC)

Muzaffarabad-Lepa road includes dangerous areas with landslides. Road expected to be inaccessible from January (or first heavy snowfall) to March. Muzaffarabad-Chakothi (Jhelum Valley) generally secure. (Dec-14, UNJLC)

Pakistani Army Engineers have opened 620 km of roads blocked by heavy landslides in NWFP. Army engineers also continue to build shelter and clear debris from several areas. (Dec-15, GOP)

Access to affected areas will be hampered as winter conditions worsen. OCHA says overall logistics planning assumption is that there will be a loss of one third of flying days due to adverse weather conditions. (Dec-9, OCHA)

UNHAS preparing for requests of up to 6,500 MT of food and 1,500 MT of Non-Food Items (NFIs) per month to be transported by air. Currently, air transport priority for food and NFIs is at 70% and 30% respectively. Due to unpredictable weather, the UN Joint Logistics Center (UNJLC) foreseeing that flying days will be reduced to 20 days per month. (Nov-27, UNJLC)

Due to unpredictable weather, the UN Joint Logistics Center (UNJLC) is foreseeing that flying days will be reduced to 20 days per month. Meteorologists have predicted an unusually severe winter with higher snowfalls. In December, January and February, day temperatures are expected to be subzero, with temperatures reaching -20 degrees Celsius (- 4 F) in February. Further landslides and foggy weather are also expected. (Dec-2, 7, UNJLC)

UNJLC and other partners are developing a comprehensive road map. (Dec-2, OCHA)

GOP and GOI have set up five crossing points along the LoC at Nauser-Teethwal, Chakothi-Uri, Hajipur-Uri, Rawalakot-Poonch and Tattapni-Mendhar. All the crossing points are now open. However, presently only Nauser-Teethwal and Rawalakot-Poonch crossing points are open for limited civilian crossing. (Nov-21, TN)

International Financial Assistance

EC has doubled relief assistance from 48.6 million euros to 98.6 million euros. (Dec-16, EC)

World Bank has approved US$400 million Emergency Recovery Credit (ERC) to support recovery and reconstruction over three-year period. (Dec-15, WB)

Dr. Salman Shah, adviser to the PM on Finance and Economic Affairs, held a meeting with international donors and representatives from multilateral organizations including the World Bank, ADB, DFID (UK), USAID, JBIC (Japan), and UNDP on Tuesday (Dec-13, GOP).

UN Flash Appeal faces a shortfall of some 60 percent. OCHA says that funds for the US$550 million appeal have reached US$209.2 million, or some 38 percent. Funding stands at 42 percent with US$22.7 million in pledges included. (Dec-13, UNNS)

Pakistan has completed negotiations with multilateral agencies for US$1.47 billion loans out of the US$3.94 billion pledges and asked them to recommend experts for reconstruction and rehabilitation. Dr. Shah said that total international financial pledges total about US$6.3 billion and more offers were arriving. (Dec-13, Dawn)

Food

World Vision food aid has reached more than 12,150 people, including 6,607 children, since distribution in Siran Valley began nearly two weeks ago. Some villages have received five to six inches of snow. (Dec-16, WVI) World Vision has a revised agreement with the WFP to provide some 36,000 survivors with food assistance until April 2006. (Dec-13, WVI)

WFP Country Office currently preparing Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) and several assessment missions are taking place. Shifting of Cooperating Partners to new areas of cooperation continued, with many partners ready to start distributions. WFP focusing on difficult to reach areas. (Dec-7-13, WFP)

Many local assessments have been accomplished by WFP staff, including storage capacities, roads, tented camps and union councils. Main purpose is to increase food distribution and allocate food after division of areas of distribution between WFP and government. (Dec-9, WFP)

OCHA says just over 2.5 million in need of food assistance — 1 million will be covered by WFP, 1.5 million by GOP and 150,000 by ICRC. (Dec-9, OCHA)

Provincial government now providing food to category of IDPs living with host families – has provided 20,000 tons of wheat flour. WFP previously provided food. (Dec-8, UN)

Islamic Relief distributing food to 180,000 people (in agreement with WFP) in Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Rawalakot and Neelum Valley for six months. (Dec-8, IR)

WFP has doubled the previous target figure of those who can be reached only by air from 200,000 to 400,000 people. WFP chief says that the food agency can guarantee winter food supplies for hundreds of thousands in remote high-altitude villages. (Dec-3, WFP) WFP would be responsible for delivering food to about 1.3 million people. Another 3 million will receive food assistance from the government, and 150,000 from the Red Cross. (Dec-05, Reuters)

Water and Sanitation

Due to population density, lack of sufficient latrines and implementing partners in camps, solid waste not being properly managed. Three-month awareness campaign has been launched. (Dec-15, UNICEF)

Forty percent of overall population and 90% of camp population receiving safe water. 4,000 latrines installed, 60,000 in the pipeline. (Dec-12, OCHA)

Oxfam says it is focusing its work on promoting safe hygiene practices. Distributing hygiene kits and carrying out surveys to ensure people are happy with items distributed. (Dec-9, Oxfam)

UNICEF teaming with Pakistan Ministry of Environment to launch series of radio programs to promote health and hygiene awareness – progress on restoration and maintenance of water supply systems in major urban and populated areas very slow. Three month project to start on December 10. (Dec-7, IRIN)

UNICEF and the Ministry of Environment mark a new partnership with a memorandum of understanding and a website (www.pakquakecommunication.org) to spread awareness in affected areas about hygiene, safe drinking water, sanitation, and waste management. (Dec-5, GOP)

Public Health/Medical

Re-establishment of health facilities using winterized or prefabricated structures has begun. (Dec-7, WHO)

Measles campaign continues in order to continue sufficient coverage. Plan being developed to phase out field hospitals over coming weeks. (Dec-15, DFID)

Approximately 1.6 to 2.2 million children at particular risk of cold, malnutrition and disease. UN estimates that 40,000 pregnant women were affected. (Dec-15, CWS)

Health experts say pattern has changed from providing quake-related trauma to essential surgical services and hospitalized care for severe conditions. (Dec-9, IRIN)

The Disease Early Warning System (DEWS) has 124 reporting units, however, only 55 of these sites (44%) have sent data on time during week of November 26 to December 2. (Dec-9, WHO)

WHO says 100 prefabricated basic health care units are under construction. WHO Director-General Dr. Lee Jong-wook cites need to train more women as health workers. (Dec-13, UNNS)

Three cluster health partners have expressed willingness to work above 5,000 ft to provide health support throughout winter. (Dec-12, OCHA)

Field hospitals reporter fewer cases of trauma and occupancy rate has dropped by 30%. However, survivors may not be able to access hospitals. Cases of ARIs are increased, as expected. (Dec-12, OCHA)

World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the arrival of winter in Pakistan has led to an increase in the risk of respiratory infections and hypothermia because of the cold and cramped living conditions. (Dec-12, WHO) The threat of water-borne disease is present and diarrhea and dysentery pose a threat. (Dec-13, UNNS)

OCHA says that the greatest threat to general health situation is the poor sanitation situation in spontaneous camps. FRC has tasked Minister of Health to improve conditions in the camps. (Dec-9, OCHA)

Main cause of consultations during Disease Early Warning System (DEWS)’s first week as injuries (20%), followed by Acute Respiratory Infection (14%), Acute Water Diarrhoea (8%) and Fever of Unexplained Origin (4%). Fifteen deaths reported, one from Muzaffarabad, 14 in Balakot. Disease Early Warning System (DEWS) has 124 reporting units and six mobile teams to investigate reported disease outbreaks. (Dec-9, IRIN)

WHO has set up a website to facilitate information exchange between health partners at www.whopak.org. (Oct-17, UNOCHA)

Shelter

UN HABITAT proposes emergency shelter program with materials that can be reused for construction of housing in spring; technical and police support to the GOP’s ERRA; Larger participatory self-help rural shelter reconstruction program. (Dec-15, UN HABITAT)

Conditions in unplanned or spontaneous camps are of special concern to aid agencies due to the lack of proper hygienic and water/sanitation facilities from poor planning. UNHCR says there are about 30 spontaneous camps around Muzaffarabad hosting about 50,000 survivors, 20 camps in Jhelum Valley hosting about 16,00 people and up to five camps in Neelum Valley. Local authorities are also setting up several camps in rural areas, with UNHCR assistance in Jhelum and Neelum, so survivors will be closer to villages and will find it easier to rebuild homes. (Dec-15, IRIN)

UNHCR deployed six Quick Impact Technical Mobile Teams (QIT) and 10 Camp Management Mobile Teams (CMTs) in coordination with implementing partners BEST, InterSOS and THW. Negotiations with other possible partners ongoing. (Dec-7, UNHCR)

Emergency response units in field hubs responsible for cleanup and decongesting have been established. (Dec-12, OCHA)

Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has allowed payment of duty drawback on raw materials for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction by organization including UNICEF, UNDP, WHO, WFP, CRC, GOAL, CARE and Euron Aid. (Dec-13, CWS) Acquisition of CGIs should not be problem in terms of customs procedures – only relief shipments from India is more difficult. (Dec-14, UNJLC)

A survey of the affected area by 210 teams from 11 UN agencies, IOM, GOP and NGOs, found that about 2.4 million blankets or 1.2 million quilts, 170,000 heavy plastic sheets and 200,000 tarpaulins were needed. Survey also found that about 74 percent of the approximately 3,000 households surveyed had inadequate shelter. (Dec-13, Reuters) About three-quarters of households below 5,000 ft outside planned camps need additional shelter support. About 40 percent of tents have some form of plastic sheeting, and about 75% of tents are without adequate floor insulation. (Dec-13, OCHA)

Task Force set up within Pakistani civil administration comprising WHO, UNICEF and UNHCR to cover emerging needs in camps and spontaneous camps. (Dec-2, DFID)

UNHCR says it has asked Afghan refugees to demonstrate winterization techniques in planned and spontaneous camps. UNHCR hopes to dispatch some 25,000 plastic sheets from Copenhagen and 25,000 plastic sheets from Afghanistan, while 13,000 stoves from Iran will be transported by land. UNHCR is in process of purchasing 200,000 blankets from India and 50,000 fleece blankets from China. (Dec-13, UNHCR)

USAID says it will provide additional plastic sheets to help winterize shelters for some 17,500 families. (Dec-14, GOP)

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) says it is distributing some 500-600 transitional shelter kits a day. (Dec-13, CRS)

UNHCR supporting GOP and NGOs in 40 planned camps housing some 55,000 people. UNHCR says it has counted at least another 333 self-settled camps. UNHCR says more than 183,000 believed to be living in camps. (Dec-13, UNHCR)

OCHA says that it is estimated that there is a minimum of some 2.5 million people living in tents or in emergency/transitional shelters below 5,000 ft. Another 350,000-400,000 people in “risk areas” in higher elevations. FRC estimates that fewer than 100,000 will move to lower elevations. (Dec-9, OCHA)

According to GOP, there are 502 camps in NWFP and PcK with a total population of some 187,506. 30 of these are planned and have a population of some 36,000 people. (Dec-9, OCHA)

In NWFP, the Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees (CAR) has taken over camp management, while remaining services continue to be provided by same organizations/authorities. (Dec-8, UN)

Infrastructure

The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) in collaboration with UNICEF will open some 500 transition schools to educate up to 100,000 students of Mansehra in NWFP. (Dec-14, GOP)

Church World Service reports that the earthquake caused some Rs. 9.14 billion (US$153 million) in damage. (Dec-13, CWS)

The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank estimate that the quake damaged some 2,385 miles (3,837 kilometers) of roads; 2,366 km (1470 miles) in PcK and 1,471 km (914 miles) of roads in NWFP were damaged.

Out of US$5.2 billion estimated for reconstruction needs, World Bank and ADB estimates about US$1.092 billion needed for relief, US$205 million for death/injury compensation, US$301 million for early recovery and US$97 million for the restoration of livelihoods. In addition, US$3.5 billion was estimated for the physical reconstruction. (Nov-15, Reuters, ADB)

Security

NWFP government insists on police escorts for international staff in the province. Security instructions do not allow movement outside Battagram town without police escort. (Dec-7-13, WFP) Several NGOs have indicated they will discontinue operations in Battagram if restrictions continue. (Dec-14, UNJLC)

Travel restrictions for road to Banna remain in place – local commercial operations also reluctant to use road. (Dec-14, UNJLC)

US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C. Crocker expressed concern that banned militant groups, like Jamaatud Daawa are involved in earthquake relief work. A number of militants groups have been involved with relief and are even working alongside international agencies. (Dec-13, TN)

Save the Children says that a total of some 44 “safe play” areas are in affected areas. (Dec-13, STC)

GOP has set up a “sanctuary” at Hattian in Punjab province for vulnerable populations. Similar facilities in NWFP and PcK will be set up. (Dec-5, Reuters)

IOM says GOP and aid agencies are working together to warn survivors against falling prey to traffickers. (Nov-20, Reuters)