Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Reliefweb.int

Date: 13 Jul 2010

This situation report was issued by ROMENACA Sub-regional Office for Central Asia. It covers the period between 9 and 13 July (afternoon) 2010 local time. The next report will be issued on or around 16 July 2010.

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES

- Household access to electricity severely impacted by the violence

- Urgent need for psychosocial support for children and GBV survivors and children

- Targeted delivery of services necessary to reach at-risk groups

II. Situation Overview

According to the Ministry of Health, as of 12 July in Osh and Jalal-Abad:
- 2,324 people have applied for and received medical assistance (unchanged);
- 1,080 people were hospitalized. 77 patients remain hospitalized while the rest have been discharged;
- Outpatient services received 1,243 persons (unchanged);
- The official death toll is now 312.

The local media quoted the Commandant of Osh province stating that 46 people have been officially reported missing.

On 12 July, a group of 200-300 women blocked the main Bishkek-Osh road at Yrys village in Suzak district (Jalal-Abad province). Earlier, the women had protested outside the district administration in Suzak town, calling for an end to detentions of local men suspected of involvement in civil disturbances. The women also called for an end to raids by law enforcement agencies for weapons and suspects. After several hours, the women were dispersed.

The World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia arrived in Kyrgyzstan on 10 July and visited Osh. The World Bank experts currently in country as part of the Joint Economic Assessment (JMA) carried out by the Asian Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to review the economic, social, infrastructure and other impacts of the June events and estimate the additional demand on the budget arising from the recovery and reconstruction needs. The findings of the JMA will be presented to the Government by the end of July 2010.

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