Pakistan

GAR REPORT

UNDP requests USD 29.6 million for early recovery activities in Pakistan

The situation in Pakistan has worsened considerably in recent weeks, with increased hostilities between government forces and armed insurgent groups forcing a mass displacement of civilians. The heaviest fighting is currently in the Lower Dir, Swat, and Buner areas of Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP). A major humanitarian operation is serving approximately 1.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), the majority of whom have found lodging in private homes. The number of IDPs in the country’s two dozen large camps may rise, however, as hostilities escalate and host communities are saturated.

Because this is the greatest displacement of people in the country’s history, the needs in Pakistan are immense. The UN and its partners will continue to work diligently to provide much needed humanitarian assistance. At the same time, a comprehensive and strategic early recovery effort has to start now: sustaining the lives that humanitarian relief has helped to save. In responding to recovery needs now, we can help to urgently stabilize communities, prevent further deterioration, and ensure an effective transition from humanitarian efforts when the time comes.

For these purposes the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking USD 29.6 million in financing for its response to the crisis in Pakistan. This budget is largely unfunded at present due to the unforeseen nature and scale of the conflict. The project categories and associated funding needs are:

Restoration of government offices damaged or destroyed by conflicts and seasonal flooding: USD 500,000
Support for logistical coordination of early recovery efforts, including technical advisors, office equipment and infrastructure: USD 1,200,000
Livelihood recovery project (i.e., skills training) for IDPs in the Mardan, Peshawar, Nowshera, Swabi and Charsadda camps: USD 841,628
Support for local governments and community organizations to enhance their capacity to sustainably settle IDPs: USD 7,000,000
Support to provincial governments for coordination of humanitarian action: USD 100,000
Enhancement of IDP camps’ defenses against floods and rains: USD 700,000
Supply of cooking fuel to IDPs living outside of the camps: USD 7,500,000
Rental subsidies to IDP families that are not accommodated in camps: USD 11,730,000

For further information, please contact:
In New York
Jehane Sedky, Tel: (1) 212 906 6711, jehane.sedky@undp.org

Project Title	Early recovery coordination support
Objectives	Provide planning; implementation; monitoring and evaluation; technical experts in specialized fields of early recovery coordination; and sector-specific activities to governments of NWFP and FATA. Supply and sustain the requisite infrastructure, office equipment and ancillary items for early recovery coordination support. Build capacity of government officials in recovery coordination functions.
Beneficiaries	Governments of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
Implementing partner(s)	PDMA, DDMAs, FATA secretariat
Total project budget	USD 1,200,000
Funds requested	USD 1,200,000

Project Title	Capacity-building programme for livelihood recovery of IDPs in Mardan
Objective	Support the livelihood recovery of the IDPs at the camps in Mardan, Peshawar, Nowshera, Swabi and Charsadda
Beneficiaries	11,720 IDPs and host family members (50 percent of whom are women)
Implementing partner(s)	UNDP/ HRDN
Total project budget	USD 841,628
Funds requested	USD 841,628

Project Title	Local government and community capacity enhancement for IDPs sustainable early settlement
Objective	Capacity enhancement of the local government and community organizations inside the affected zone for ensuring sustainability of their return and early settlement, including: technical, human and hardware support to local governments/authorities support for transitional shelter of returning IDPs formation/revival and capacity development of community organizations for early recovery awareness and sensitization of communities for communal initiatives in early recovery.
Beneficiaries	15,000 affected families
Implementing partner(s)	PRC, FATA DMA, political agent, district governments, union councils, NGOs, and communities.
Total project budget	USD 7,000,000
Funds requested	USD 7,000,000

Project Title	Enhance camp safety against floods and rains
Objectives	Conduct survey to identify camps that might be vulnerable to flooding due to the June-August monsoon season. Implement structural mitigation measures to enhance safety of tents and camps against rains and flooding; e.g., construction of embankments and protective walls around tents and camps, installation of water-pumps, drainage channels, provision of plastic sheets for rain-proofing of tents. Ensure implementation of non-structural mitigation measures in collaboration with WASH/Health and Camp Management clusters; e.g., flood safety education including hygiene; distribution of, mosquito nets and mosquito repellent; water purification etc.
Beneficiaries	Six camps, home to around 20,000 IDP families
Implementing partner(s)	PRC, PDMA, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), and NGOs
Total project budget	USD 700,000
Funds requested	USD 700,000

Project Title	Support IDPs outside camps with NFIs (heating for cooking)
Objective	Protect vegetation cover, prevent conflict, and ensure better family health, through: provision of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) kits and double burner cooking stoves to IDPs for use as alternate fuel provision of training and creation of awareness about safe cooking establishment of distribution partners / new entrepreneurs and outlets for supply of alternate fuel
Beneficiaries	50,000 IDP families
Implementing partner(s)	Local NGOs and community members
Total project budget	USD 7,500,000
Funds requested	USD 7,500,000

Project Title	Rental subsidy support to IDP families
Objectives	Reduce pressure on camps through supporting IDP families in managing their own rental accommodation. Provide rental subsidy on a monthly basis for a period of 6 months.
Beneficiaries	34,000 IDP families
Implementing partner(s)	PRC and FATA secretariat, NGOs
Total project budget	USD 11,730,000
Funds requested	USD 11,730,000