{"id":202469,"date":"2008-06-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=202469"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:22:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:22:32","slug":"auto-insert-202469","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-202469\/","title":{"rendered":"Brief update on Nahr El Bared camp &#8211; UNRWA Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"margin-left:40px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;padding-bottom:10px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27696%27%20height%3D%27146%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20696%20146%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27696%27%20height%3D%27146%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/12a530668ef747c68525746a005259c1_image0.EMF\" border=\"0\" height=\"146px\" width=\"696px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>THE CRISIS AND THE RESPONSE<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Three months of armed conflict between Fatah Al-Islam and the Lebanese Army ending in September 2007 left Nahr el-Bared Camp (NBC) in ruins and its Adjacent Area seriously damaged. Since the outbreak of the crisis in May 2007, UNRWA has worked to meet the humanitarian needs of the displaced population through the generosity of donors in response to the <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Flash Appeal <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">and the <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Emergency Appeal. <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">The <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Appeals <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">covered relief services such as temporary shelter, food and non-food items, water and sanitation, health care and education, as well as a comprehensive damage assessment and a planning process for rubble removal and recovery and reconstruction of NBC. In April 2008, access to the camp was granted by the Lebanese Army to conduct risk and survey assessments in preparation for the rubble removal and reconstruction process. On 5 June rubble removal began.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:11px;text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>RELIEF ACTIVITIES<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Temporary Shelter and Infrastructure<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tUNRWA aims to provide adequate and safe accommodations for the affected population from NBC. Initially, most of the displaced families took shelter in nearby Beddawi Camp, with host families and in public buildings, placing serious strain on infrastructure and goodwill in the already crowded camp. Temporary shelter solutions included repairs of existing shelters and construction of temporary shelters in the Adjacent Area of the original camp, and provision of rental subsidies.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Accomplishments<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">2,000 (exactly) of the 5,553 NBC displaced families have now returned to the accessible parts of the NBC Area, including 713 to their own homes, 506 to rented accommodations and 429 to temporary shelters constructed by UNRWA. The number living with host families has dropped to 522 throughout the country, down from 684 in January this year and 1843 in September 2007.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">A final 580 temporary shelter units are planned on two plots of land that have been leased. The tender for construction of 232 units on one plot has been advertised; survey work on the second is complete. All new units will be constructed in concrete, in three different sizes, and will be completed by November 2008 &#8211; January 2009.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Heat and noise mitigation work in the steel prefab temporary shelter units will be complete by end June.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Structural repairs have been made by UNRWA or are in process in 115 buildings in the Adjacent Area. NGOs are working on a further 60 buildings.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">A self-help program by partner NGOs helped over 1,000 families to repair lightly damaged shelters, using 400 tool kits provided by UNRWA, and 280 families benefited from special kits for shelters with burn damage.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">1,500 shelters were repaired in Beddawi.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">11 damaged or unfinished buildings (&#8220;collective centres&#8221;) were rented and upgraded, and now house 160 families.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Tenders have been issued for road works in three sectors of the Adjacent Area.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Relief and Recovery<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:150%;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;color:#000000;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tUNRWA continues to respond to the basic needs of affected population. The main activities include:\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:5.5px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Accomplishments<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>11 rounds of food parcel distributions have been made to all displaced families. The 11th distribution in May reached 5,180 displaced refugee families and 107 Lebanese families. Ten rounds of baby food distribution have been made. Non-food items including mattresses, hygiene kits, and cooking stoves, were made to all displaced Palestinian families and to up to 1,500 host families.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">3,427 applications for rental subsidies were received and reviewed for the third cycle of three months&#8217; grants. As of end May 2,937 had been approved.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The report on a complete assessment of the UNRWA food distribution programme carried out by WFP and UNRWA was made available. Recommendations include: varying the size of packages distributed, discontinuing distributions for special hardship cases, and instituting a coupon\/ration card system for basic food items. The recommendations are under discussion.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Activities in support of livelihood recovery include an UNRWA assessment of pre-existing NBC businesses; regular meetings of a Livelihood Cluster work group co-led by UNRWA and ILO; commencement of a comprehensive socio-economic assessment; and preparations for an Emergency Employment Service Centre to provide assistance to small businesses, training opportunities, cash for work, and more sustainable employment. UNRWA has agreed to host a data base of small- and medium-sized businesses.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Education<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:150%;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;color:#000000;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tUNRWA has provided education services to all displaced and affected students.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:5.5px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Accomplishments<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>All 9,742 affected refugee students in the North Lebanon area from grades 1 to 12 were able to complete the 2006-7 academic year, and receive the required number of hours for the 2007-8 school year.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Three prefabricated schools were installed, and classrooms leased in three Lebanese schools.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>All schools previously used as emergency shelters were vacated and have been returned to use as schools.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Two more schools are planned to accommodate displaced students in the North Lebanon area. Land has been leased for one of the schools, which is scheduled to be ready for the start of the 2008-9 school year. Land has not yet been found for the last prefab school needed.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>A lease agreement has been signed for a Vocational Training Centre.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>All displaced students were provided with textbooks, desks, chairs, supplies and transportation.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>16 UNRWA teachers completed a training course in psychosocial activity instruction. An NGO will provide training to 40 additional teachers.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Health<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:150%;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;color:#000000;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tUNRWA provides for the health care needs of the displaced and affected population.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:5.5px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Accomplishments<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">UNRWA has provided secondary healthcare services to all displaced patients. The UNRWA health clinic in Beddawi Camp initially operated on two shifts, seven days a week to meet increased needs, and two health clinics were established in the Adjacent Area that now see an average of 210 patients daily.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Land has been leased for a fully equipped prefab health clinic to replace a small, rented clinic that was opened in October.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Five area hospitals are under contract provide radiology and laboratory services, specialists&#8217; consul&#173;tation, and in-patient services to refugee patients.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>A new dental unit is now operating in the Adjacent Area.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Preventive health care services include regular vaccination campaigns, health education, and safety checks.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:6pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Regular home visits are made to the elderly, newborns and nursing mothers.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Medication is being provided free of charge.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>A Health Cluster work group meets regularly and has drafted a health action plan.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>A study was done in response to fear of outbreak of sand fly fever; spraying is underway.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Water, Sanitation and Electricity<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tUNRWA has provided basic water and sanitation services as well as electricity to the affected population in Adjacent Areas of NBC, and additional water to residents of Beddawi Camp to meet increased needs. UNRWA and its partners have also worked to rehabilitate the extensively damaged water and sewage network in the Adjacent Area.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Accomplishments<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings;\">&#167;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Phase I of the restoration of the water supply and sewerage systems in the Adjacent Area is complete. More than 5,000 m of household water supply lines, 90 service connections and over 2,300 m of sewer lines have been installed.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Funding has been approved for Phase II restoration works, to include installation of 7000 m of secondary water lines and 200 service and house connections.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>In the absence of municipal services, UNRWA continues to collect, compact and dispose of domestic refuse.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>In the first phase of a self-help programme, residents of 200 shelters in two sectors of the Adjacent Area have replaced sinks, toilets, faucets or water heaters. Work in up to 500 more shelters will be completed by 31 August.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>All former subscribers have been reconnected to the electric network in two sectors of the Adjacent Area. With funding from UNRWA, UNDP is working with Electricite du Liban to reconnect houses in the three other accessible sectors of the Adjacent Area. Temporary electricity to shelters not yet connected to the network is provided by UNRWA generators.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Protection<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tOHCHR leads a Protection Cluster that works in cooperation with UNRWA to ensure Palestinians af&#173;fected by the conflict return with dignity to a safe environment in NBC.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Accomplishments<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The OHCHR Protection Coordinator stationed in Tripoli has begun work.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The cluster work group will be addressing recent concerns raised including reports of arbitrary arrests and detentions and access to NBC for human rights groups.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">A representative of the Protection Cluster will attend the other cluster meetings in order to raise and address protection concerns in each sector.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The cluster group has worked with Human Rights NGOs, other UN Agencies, and community leaders to strengthen their capacity to monitor and document human rights viola&#173;tions, and to analyse information to determine patterns and trends of violations.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Prevention measures, such as mine awareness campaigns, psycho-social and recreational activities have been implemented in cooperation with UNICEF and NGOs.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Discussions are underway with residents on type and placement of recreational equipment, beginning with the temporary shelter plots.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Fifty families a day are being allowed to enter NBC each day<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tto search for belongings.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:16.5px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>RECONSTRUCTION<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:150%;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tIn addition to the relief operations, the Agency is preparing for the reconstruction of NBC.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong><u>Design for the Reconstruction of NBC<\/u><\/strong><strong><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tAn UNRWA team, in cooperation with the locally led Palestinian Recon&#173;struction Commission for Nahr el-Bared (NBRC), and popular committees used an all-inclusive community participation process to develop a preliminary master plan, which was approved by the Prime Minister on 18 February.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tThe reconstruction management including detailed design, tender documentation, and construction supervision will be outsourced through an international tender.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Accomplishments<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tInvitation for prequalification of bidders for management of the reconstruction of NBC was issued in May. Tender documents will be sent to pre-qualified bidders this month.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">The family structures of the original camp were mapped, in an effort to determine pre-existing social, spatial and urban conditions. A 3-dimensional model was developed (see photo).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">An UNRWA\/NBRC preliminary design team is working on the first 120 buildings to be constructed, and has shared test blocks with the community in a series of workshops.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Detailed cost estimates for NBC reconstruction and a feasibility study for infrastructure are complete.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">On 9 June a first conference was held with donors as preparation for the conference on the finance of reconstruction and recovery to be held in Vienna 23 June.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Rubble removal<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;line-height:150%;text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Virtually all buildings in NBC were destroyed, leaving some 600,000 m<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:5pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">3<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">&nbsp;of rubble to be removed.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:5.5px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Accomplishments<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">A risk assessment and survey of the camp were carried out by the Mines Advisory Group and UNRWA staff, in coordination with the Lebanon Mine Action Centre.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">A MoU has been signed with UNDP to coordinate rubble removal in NBC. Contractors have been pre-qualified and the tender has been sent to those who qualified. A site visit of these bidders is planned for 16-21 June. Tender evaluation will take place in 2<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:5pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">nd <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">half of July.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">On 5 June rubble removal began, making way for the reconstruction of NBC with the demolition of the former UNRWA Compound, under the supervision of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams from the Lebanese Government.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">A damage assessment of the prime areas has now been completed.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">UNRWA removed 75,000 m<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:5pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">3<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">&nbsp;of rubble from accessible sections of the Adjacent Area. Tender docu&#173;ments have been prepared for a second phase of rubble removal there.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Town hall meetings are planned, to discuss the rubble removal process and reconstruction with the community.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Project Management and Funding<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tA Project Management Unit (PMU) based in Tripoli was formed in November 2007 to oversee all NBC operational aspects, including relief and reconstruction. Staff is being recruited when appropriate, including a seasoned international who joined the team on 3 June to take the post of Head of Recon&#173;struction. PMU staff has produced a Relief, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework and a compre&#173;hensive Work Plan.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;text-align:left;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Funding received to date is nearly complete to finance all <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Emergency Appeal <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">operations to 31 August, 2008. A <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Relief &amp; Early Recovery Appeal <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">will be ready in June to cover needs until December 2009.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>CHALLENGES<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tUNRWA faces continuing legal challenges, including: land to build temporary units; the formal permission to remove rubble from NBC; the expropriation of NBC land from local land owners; licence for safe dis&#173;posal sites for (non-)hazardous waste; and, access issues for most of the Prime Areas and recurring delays at checkpoints for UNRWA contractors and NGO staff.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;line-height:150%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>UPCOMING PLANS<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\tAn overview of planned activities in the upcoming three months is given below. Dates are subject to change pending access delays or other unforeseen circumstances.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>June<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Sand fly eradication campaign continues<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Rubble removal and de-mining continues in the former UNRWA compound<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">12 June: visit of donor government representatives to NBC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">13 June: bids for construction of 232 temporary shelter units received<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">16 &#8211; 21 June: site visits for contractors that will bid on the rubble removal in the entire &#8216;Old camp&#8217;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">mid-June: tenders for rubble removal from the Adjacent Area submitted<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">mid-June: tender for infrastructure works for a new prefab health centre and prefab school issued<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">mid-June: a team from administrative services at UNRWA headquarters visits the PMU to expedite staffing needs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">17 June: OCHA workshop for cluster leads<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">22 June: 12th cycle food distributions to all displaced families<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">23 June: conference on the finance and reconstruction of NBC, in Vienna<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; 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font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">June: Town hall meetings to discuss rubble removal and reconstruction with the community<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:20px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>July<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Town hall meetings to discuss rubble removal and reconstruction with the community continue<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Early July: works to mitigate heat and noise in steel prefab shelter units is complete<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Early July: rubble removal from compound completed; preparation for sorting unit of NBC rubble<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Early July: Design work complete for temporary shelter units in Plot 755<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; 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font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">mid-July: 13th cycle of food distributions to all displaced families<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">mid-July: Phase I road repairs begin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">mid-July: installation of recreational equipment in two temporary shelter areas begins<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">end July: comprehensive school maintenance begins<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">end July: completion of infrastructure works for prefab health centre and school<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">end July: winning bid of de-mining NGO approved<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; 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