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Agency Strategic Goal:

Lives Saved, Suffering associated with natural

or man made disasters reduced, and conditions

necessary for political and/or economic

development re established

Indicators:

Crude mortality rate (CMR) in emergency situations

Source:

WHO, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Disease Control, UNHCR

Performance Goal 1:

Crude mortality

YEAR

Base

1999

ratio for refugee populations returned to

normal range within six months of onset

PLANNED*

20

of the emergency situation.

ACTUAL*

Comment(s):

*

These numbers are expressed as the number of deaths per

thousand people per year.

As a baseline, the estimated CMR average for

the regions is 10/1000/yr.

The annual average from emergencies is

actually calculated from daily and monthly data collected and is then

annualized.

As a pilot, the Agency will gauge how quickly on average

it can return emergency populations to the worldwide average as a

indicator of target and delivery effectiveness of assistance.

The

baseline will be established by BUCEN/CDC for FY 1996.

Agency Strategic Goal:

Lives Saved, Suffering associated with natural

man made disasters reduced, and conditions

necessary for political and/or economic

development re established

Indicators:

Proportion of children under 59 months who are wasted

(weight for height)

Source:

UNHCR, BUCEN, CDC, Pos and NGOs

Performance Goal 2:

Nutritional status

YEAR

BASE

1999

of children 5 and under populations made

vulnerable by emergencies maintained or

PLANNED*

65

improved.

ACTUAL

Comment(s):* There is no international standard or agreement on a rule

of thumb on an indicator for an exit strategy for the withdrawal of

donor assistance.

The Agency will use a threshold ratio of the target

population reaching 80% weight for height as an indication of a

successful intervention.

As a first approximation, a target of 65% of

the vulnerable population worldwide reaching the 80% weight for height

threshold will be set for FY 1999.

It is important to note that each

crisis and emergency is different as to causes and diseases.

The

Agency may adjust these indicators based on pilot experience in five

countries and will work with other international institutions, and NGOs

and PVOs to develop a more institutionalized data collection system in

this area.