Emergency Assistance for Vulnerable People in Asia and the Pacific - ICRC 2014

March 2014 -The Asia-Pacific region is home to approximately 9.5 million refugees internally displaced people recent returnees and people without citizenship who live in conditions of deep deprivation and physical peril. Armed conflict internal displacement food insecurity natural disasters and state-sponsored repression have all contributed to a number of complex emergencies. There are more natural disasters in this region than in any other part of the world and more people in this region are killed or affected by natural disasters than anywhere else. With the support of DFATD and other donors the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is protecting and improving the health and living conditions of crisis-affected people in the region. Activities include: (1) providing emergency relief (water sanitation hygiene health care shelter protection); (2) providing physical rehabilitation and orthopedic services to amputees; (3) supporting the resumption of income-earning opportunities in conflict-affected areas; (4) visiting people who have been detained; and (5) promoting respect for international humanitarian law with national authorities and weapons bearers.

The expected immediate outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to emergency assistance (water sanitation hygiene health care shelter protection); (2) increased access to physical rehabilitation and orthopedic services for amputees; (3) increased access to interventions designed to promote greater self-sufficiency and reduce negative coping strategies; and (4) improved treatment and living conditions of detainees. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.