OCHA Situation Report No. 39
Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis
14 July 2008


Source:
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

SITUATION OVERVIEW

1. An estimated 2.4 million people were severely affected by Cyclone 
Nargis, equivalent to more than one third of the 7.3 million population in 
the affected townships. Nearly 140,000 are dead or missing, among which an 
estimated 55% were female.

2. On 10 July, the United Nations launched a Revised Appeal to address the 
remaining important relief needs as well as early recovery needs of the 
cyclone affected communities. Through the Revised Appeal, 13 UN agencies 
and 23 non-governmental organizations have requested US$ 481.8 million in 
total, i.e., US$ 280 million beyond the initial US$ 201 million in the 
Flash Appeal on 9 May. Given the contributions received so far, an 
additional US$ 303.6 million is urgently required.

3. On 11 July, an informal donor meeting was organized in Yangon to 
present needs, strategic priorities and response plans as elaborated by 
the clusters in the Revised Appeal.

UPDATE ON ACCESS

4. As of 13 July, 329 visas have been issued to United Nations staff 
working on the emergency response. Visas are issued through the Tripartite 
Core Group mechanism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the process 
for visa issuance takes less than 48 hours in most cases. Visas for 
international NGOs who are registered in Myanmar are also going through 
this mechanism.

5. As of 13 July, 308 travel authorizations from the Ministry of Social 
Welfare, Relief and Resettlement had been issued to UN staff. The number 
for international NGOs is believed to be at least as high. Obtaining 
travel authorizations usually takes 4-5 days.

NATIONAL RESPONSE ? LABUTTA

6. As of 13 July, there are 2,213 families in three camps in Labutta 
(including Football Stadium ? 231; 3- Mile Camp ? 1,463; and, 5-Mile Camp 
? 519) who are being encouraged by the government to return to their place 
of origin. The government's return program includes the registration of 
returning families, a registration book handed to the head of the family 
that will record all assistance given by the village relief committee, a 
food package for two weeks and tarpaulins to be given at the jetty prior 
to their boat's departure. The government estimates that about 60 to100 
internally displaced persons (IDPs) are returning to their place of origin 
everyday, depending on the availability of transport.

7. Government housing and livelihood programs are planning 16,739 
permanent houses to be constructed in the 30 most severely affected 
locations/villages which include two new relocation sites (5-mile and 7- 
mile sites).

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