Highlights and Key Messages
UNHAS Critical Shortfalls: Without essential and urgent funding for its services, UNHAS flights can only operate until mid-August. UNHAS, the WFP-managed UN humanitarian air service, continues to provide the entire humanitarian community in Nepal with access to hard-to-reach locations, delivering humanitarian supplies needed for life-saving projects. Based on demand for the use of UNHAS services by the humanitarian community, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator has issued an appeal to donors for immediate assistance of US$9 million, otherwise at least 146,000 will be left without access to shelter, food and other humanitarian items
Third Phase of Emergency Response: Moving into the third and final phase of the earthquake response will begin in mid-August and continue through to the end of December 2015, WFP is intensifying early recovery and rehabilitation activities. WFP will be focusing on a reduced number of earthquake-affected districts than in previous phases, concentrating in areas with severe and high levels of food insecurity. Levels of food insecurity were already assessed post-earthquake and ongoing planning is being informed by fresh data currently being gathered.
Infrastructure Working Group: Much still needs to be done to repair damaged infrastructure as a result of the earthquakes. WFP has proposed the establishment of an Access Infrastructure Working Group, which has been endorsed by the Humanitarian Country Team. This will provide a forum for the Government of Nepal, donors, UN and NGO partners working in this sector. The group will aid in coordinating and planning activities more efficiently, ensuring that available resources are used in the most effective way possible, reviewing immediate needs and investigating where assistance can be provided.
Flexible Funding for Emergency Operation: After a US$5 million unearmarked allocation to the emergency operation, WFP would like to thank those donors who give WFP’s most flexible funding, which can be allocated when and where it is urgently needed.