Disaster relief emergency fund (DREF) Pakistan: Earthquake in Balochistan

DREF operation n° MDRPK009
GLIDE n° EQ-2013-000121-PAK
30 September 2013
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency
Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that
immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent emergency response.
The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation’s disaster response system and increases
the ability of National Societies to respond to disasters.
CHF 154,425 has been allocated
from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief
Emergency Fund (DREF) to support
the National Society in delivering
immediate assistance to 7,000
beneficiaries. Unearmarked funds to
replenish DREF are encouraged.
Summary:
An earthquake of 7.7-magnitude hit the
southwestern region of Pakistan on
Tuesday 24 September 2013 at
16:29hr Pakistan Standard Time (PST)
with a focal depth of 10 kilometres
(kms) affecting approximately 300,000
people.
Pakistan Red Crescent Society
(PRCS) is on the ground to conduct
initial assessment and provide
emergency health support. IFRC, in supporting PRCS, is closely monitoring the situation and
coordinating with the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) and other PNSs present in the
country to ensure resources and support services are available when required.
This DREF operation will support PRCS relief operations to deliver immediate assistance with the
provision of emergency health services and distributions of food packets, non-food items (NFIs) and
emergency shelter supplies, . The NFIs and shelter supplies are being provided out of existing PRCS
pre-positioned stocks. The DREF will cover transport and distribution costs of these items but not the
costs of replenishing these stocks.
This operation is expected to be implemented over three months, and will therefore be completed by
December 2013; a Final Report will be made available three months after the end of the operation (by
March 2014).

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