Summary of major revisions made to the emergency plan of action:
The strategy and the overall budget of the operation have been revised due to the deteriorating weather conditions, an increase in the number of migrants and the setting up of a new winter reception centre. The revision will allow the operation to meet the needs of the increased number of beneficiaries by providing them with warm clothes and raincoats. Some of the operational costs will be cut and some activities eliminated, which are funded by other sources or partners. The medical and first aid assistance has been taken over by the Croatian public health service and the psychosocial support is funded outside the DREF operation, namely from a donation of the Supreme Master Ching Hai’s International Association received by the IFRC and earmarked for the Croatian Red Cross. The CRC teams providing psychosocial support only do the pre-screening of the most vulnerable migrants including those in need of medical and first aid assistance, but these professional activities have also been covered by the aforementioned donation. Additionally some IFRC regional support mission costs were added to the operational budget.
The operation timeframe has been extended by one month until 30 January 2016.
As the needs are growing, and the number of arrivals is still high, the National Society is considering scaling up and launching an emergency appeal to provide an even more adequate support to the people affected by the population movement.