Background Note of Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami UN/Media Visit

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BACKGROUND NOTE 2018 Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami OVERVIEW 

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The UN works with the Government of Indonesia and other partners towards the achievement of national development priorities as set out in the Government medium-and long-term development plan and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On disaster preparedness and response, the UN supports the Government of Indonesia on policy advocacy and advice, capacity building and knowledge sharing. During emergency response, it supports the national cluster coordinator (ministries) and local governments in coordinating humanitarian activities and partners with NGOs/INGOs and other stakeholders in providing humanitarian assistance. On 28 September, a series of earthquakes struck Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, the strongest a 7.4M earthquake only 10 km deep and with its epicentre close to the Provincial Capital, Palu. The earthquake triggered a tsunami striking beaches in Palu and Donggala. The earthquakes, tsunami and resulting liquefaction and landslides caused significant damage of around 110,214 houses, displaced a total of 172,999 people and caused 7,000 deaths (4,845 people dead and identified, 1,016 dead and unidentified, and 705 missing and considered dead) UN Indonesia worked to provide targeted, technical assistance in support of the government-led response and targeting the most vulnerable, with shelter, food, clean water and other life-saving assistance. Disaster-related relief is funded by the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and is managed by OCHA. CERF receives voluntary contributions year-round to provide immediate funding for life-saving humanitarian action, such as that undertaken in Central Sulawesi. To support the response, $14.4 million was allocated to Indonesia from the CERF to deliver immediate, lifesaving assistance to those in most urgent need due to the Central Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami. This resulted in 378,898 persons assisted, which exceeded the planned number of 191,000 by nearly double. Such assistance was in line with national priorities and in support of the Government of Indonesia response. This funding enabled UN Indonesia and partners to assist those directly impacted by the disaster. Priorities included shelter, logistics and economic recovery, medical assistance, clean water, sanitation and hygiene, recovery of infrastructure and public services, protection and social inclusion, including women’s and children’s protection, and education. The humanitarian response by the UN and partners made significant progress in reaching and serving the people in need of assistance. Regional and international agencies supported national efforts and leadership with the UN, NGOs and the Red Cross on the ground augmenting the national response.

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