OCHA Situation Report No. 36
Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis
30 June 2008


Source:
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

SITUATION OVERVIEW

1. Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar on 2 and 3 May 2008, affecting 37 
townships across Ayeyarwady and Yangon divisions. Official figures show 
the number of dead or missing at 130,000. 1.3 million out of the estimated 
2.4 million affected people have been reached so far by International 
NGOs, the Red Cross and the UN.

2. A Tripartite Core Group (TCG), consisting of high-level representatives 
of the Government of Myanmar, ASEAN and the UN, has been established since 
25 May to oversee the coordination of relief assistance. The Post-Nargis 
Joint Assessment (PONJA) was organized to cover humanitarian needs 
(Village Tract Assessment/VTA) and damage components (Damage and Loss 
Assessment/DaLA) with support from the Government of Myanmar, ASEAN 
members states and the United Nations. PONJA preliminary findings were 
presented at the ASEAN Roundtable meeting in Yangon on 24 June, and the 
final report will be released on 21 July. A 'Sounding Session' is 
scheduled for 3 July, to consult with government representatives on the 
draft report. The results of the VTA will also be used to inform the 
Revised Appeal, which will be launched on 10 July.

3. Since 20 June, requests for visas related to the Nargis response, from 
UN agencies and NGOs, are handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
Requests for domestic travel authorizations related to Nargis are handled 
by the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement.

NATIONAL RESPONSE

4. The Government has announced the creation of a Supervisory Committee 
for Rehabilitation of Fisheries Industry to assist the industry, in 
storm-hit areas in Ayeyawady and Yangon Divisions.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

The following new information is provided by the clusters, which meet 
regularly to coordinate the humanitarian response of national and 
international NGOs, the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and UN agencies. 
For more detailed and comprehensive information relating to cluster 
activities, please visit the Humanitarian Information Centre (HIC) 
website: http://myanmar.humanitarianinfo.org

5. PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN

Overall Achievements

- The Women's Protection Technical Working Group has met and agreed on 
TOR: the development of a strategy to integrate women's protection across 
clusters; the development of training, advocacy tools and resources for 
partners and clusters; the development of a strategy to engage with and 
build on the experiences of local NGOs; and the provision of technical 
support to the Department of Social Welfare to develop a National Plan of 
Action on Women.

- Child-Friendly spaces are being set up in villages and temporary 
settlements on an ongoing basis to promote protective environments. In 
Yangon Division, a total of 58 Child-Friendly spaces (CFS) are 
functioning, and in Ayeyarwady Division a total of 74 CFS have been set 
up.

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