OCHA Situation Report on Kyrgyzstan 18 Central Asia, 06 July 2010 - This situation report was issued by ROMENACA Sub-regional Office for Central Asia. It covers the period between 2 and 6 July (afternoon) 2010 local time. See Full Report Here KEY MESSAGES - The State Commission for the Assessment of Damages in Osh city, Osh and Jalal-Abad region (SCAD) has been set up to conduct damage assessment of houses, business and public building from 28 June to 12 July. - Assessments are also being undertaken by the clusters for protection, Gender-based Violence (GVB), shelter, health, education, food security and water and sanitation. The results of most cluster assessments are expected to be available by 16 July and will inform the upcoming revision of the Flash Appeal June 2010. - Main protection concerns continue to be issues relating to detention, arrest, disappearances, personal status documents and property cases. About OCHA: The core objective of the United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to facilitates the work of operational agencies that deliver humanitarian assistance to populations and communities in need by providing them with response tools, advocacy and information services. OCHA carries out its coordination function primarily through the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), which participants include UN agencies, funds and programmes to the Red Cross Movement and NGOs. The IASC ensures inter-agency decision-making in response to complex emergencies. These responses include needs assessments, consolidated appeals, field coordination arrangements and the development of humanitarian policies. OCHA is supported by 1,064 staff members in New York, Geneva and in the field. For more information, visit http://ochaonline.un.org   For further information, please contact: Humanitarian Affairs Officer Regional Office for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia (ROMENACA) Phone: +20 2 2751 5016-17 Fax: +20 2 2751 0125 E-mail: laerke@un.org