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Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine Appeal 2006-2007 No. MAA67001

Países
Bielorrusia
+ 2
Fuentes
IFRC
Fecha de publicación


Appeal total: CHF 6,291,868
This appeal seeks to fund programmes to be implemented in 2006 and 2007. These prog rammes are aligned with the International Federation's Global Agenda, which sets out four broad goals to meet the Federation's mission to "improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity".

Global Agenda Goals

1. Reduce the numbers of deaths, injuries and impact from disasters.

2. Reduce the number of deaths, illnesses and impact from diseases and public health emergencies.

3. Increase local community, civil society and Red Cross Red Crescent capacity to address the most urgent situations of vulnerability.

4. Reduce intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion and promote respect for diversity and human dignity.

Secretariat Programmes
Belarus
Moldova
Ukraine
Cross-Country
2006-2007 Total
Health and care
899,525
421,990
353,010
48,826
1,723,351
Disaster management
825,847
714,896
539,487
397,651
2,477,881
Organisational development
739,195
162,000
249,382
27,180
1,177,757
Humanitarian values
41,966
65,881
210,032
317,879
Coordination and implementation
595,000
Total
2,464,567
1,340,852
1,207,760
683,689
6,291,868

Regional context

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine underwent a transition process marked by a huge economic decline. Despite some government reforms and international assistance, recovery is slow. Communities continue to suffer from the post-independence drastic decrease in living standards, deteriorating quality of and access to social, medical and welfare services, and a deepening division between the rich and poor. Pensioners, multi-children families and the unemployed are worst affected by the current socio-economic and political situation.

At the same time, the incidence rates of poverty-related diseases such as tuberculosis have increased significantly, while HIV/AIDS continues to rise dramatically, and has already reached epidemic levels in Ukraine. The ongoing socio-economic crisis is further reflected in the increasingly negative trends in such indicators as unemployment, crime rates, alcoholism, commercial sex work and trafficking of women. All three countries are source countries for migrants and trafficked people, many heading for Western Europe. Belarus and Ukraine now have a border with the European Union, and as a result over the coming years, these countries’ migration coping mechanisms are expected to be stretched even further.

The three countries are also prone to frequent natural and manmade disasters. The frozen conflict in Transdnistira, a breakaway region that has never been officially recognised, still divides Moldova. Even almost twenty years after the Chernobyl disaster, the situation regarding the state of health of the population in the three affected countries - Belarus, Russia and Ukraine - remains alarming. An estimated 7 million people are still living in contaminated areas. There is high incidence of thyroid cancer and other pathologies, and it is predicted that this incidence rate will peak between 2006-2020. The psychosocial impact of the accident on the population living in the contaminated areas is evident and concerns about other diseases attributable to the accident are still high.

The Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries. For more information:

The International Federation's is the world's largest humanitarian organization, and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries. Our aim is to build safer communities, able to prevent and respond to human suffering in times of crises and distress, and where people work together to promote hope, dignity and equity. We work to support vulnerable communities through neutral, impartial, independent humanitarian action, in accordance with our Fundamental Principles and in line with the Red Cross Red Crescent Code of Conduct, the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, and the SPHERE Project.

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