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EXTERNAL SITUATION REPORT 27 August 01 September 2014

IOMSLOResponsetoSouthSudanCrisisinEthiopia

GENERALOVERVIEWFrom the total of over 445,889 South Sudanese refugeeswho have fled into neighbouring countries, 187,906 havecrossedintoEthiopia.ThishasmadeEthiopiaacountrywiththe highest number of refugees in Africa according toUNHCR.IOMhasassisted170,373refugeesinGambellaand2,019inBenishangulGumuz since the conflict broke out in midDecember, 2013. During this reporting period, IOM hasevacuateda totalof632 refugeeswhohaveentered fromSouth Sudan toEthiopia (519 Akobo,Pagak andBurbieyentrypoints inGambellaRegion) and (113 Abrahamu inBenishangulGumuzRegion).The total number of South Sudanese refugees IOMevacuated in themonth of August is 8,151 from Akobo,Burbiey,Matar and Pamdong by bus, air, boats and LandCruiserstowaystationsandcamps.RelocationofrefugeesfromMatarwaystationtothenewrefugeecamp,NipNipwasdelayedduetorestrictionsonthenumbertobemovedper day and shortage of Non Food Items. However therelocationresumedon17thAugust.MovementfromAkoboandBurbiey toMatarway station hasbeenongoinguntil

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InAugust,IOMhasrelocatedatotalof8,151refugeesfromAkobo,Burbiey,Matar,Pamdongbybus,airandboatstowaystationsandcamps.

CampssuchasTierkediandLeichourareexperiencingflooding.Urgentrelocationfromexistingcampsisnecessarytoavoidanemergencywithinemergency.

TotalnumberofrefugeesevacuatedbyIOM:170,373fromGambellaand2,019fromBenishangulGumuz.

HIGHLIGHTS

IOMstaffhelpingSouthSudaneserefugeesboardabusatPagak.IOM2014(DavidZimmerman)

BurbieyentrypointfloodedbyBaroRiverviewfromhelicopter.IOM2014(AlemayehuSeifeselassie)

29August.However,heavyrainsovertheweekend(3031August)has caused an urgent need forimmediate evacuation ofrefugees from Leichour,NipNip,Tierkedi andMatarway stationsto higher grounds as the abovelocations have been completelyflooded.Asaresult,relocationmovementto Nip Nip could no longer bemaintained as a camp has alsoexperiencedflooding.Due to the flooding refugees inLeichour, have abandoned theirshelters and moved to occupysafer places/higher groundsincluding all the access roadswithinthecamp.

As camps are experiencingflooding, an urgent evacuationfrom existing camps to newcamps at higher ground is alsonecessary to avoid experiencinganemergencywithinemergency.UNHCR and ARRA are alsodiscussingwithrefugeesinPagakand Pamdong about possiblerelocation to Okugu camp inDimma. IOM is on standby andreadytorespond.Hence, a taskforce at Leichourand Gambella level has beensetup specifically to handle thecurrent emergency in Leichour,NipNip,TierkediandMatar.Thetaskforce is led by ARRA andUNHCR.IOM is also facilitating refugeemovement from Assosa in theRegional State of BenishangulGumuz. As of 1st September,

there has been 2,019 refugeesrelocated from different entrypointsintheRegion.During this reporting period,there has been refugeerelocation from Abrahamu entrypoint to Sostenya camp. IOM isalso providing predeparturemedical screening to identifyrefugeeswhomayneedmedicalattention and/or referral onarrivalatthecamp.On request by UNHCR, IOM isalso facilitating camptocamptransportation for refugees whomay want to relocate to adifferentcampforonereasonoranother.PartnershipsandCoordinationIOMcloselycollaborateswiththeGovernment of Ethiopias ARRA,UNHCR and humanitarianpartners on the ground to

respond to this emergency. IOMis also coordinating healthreferrals and care with theMinistryofHealth,WHO,UNHCR,UNFPA, IFRC,UNICEF,WFP, IMC,ARRA, ACF, MSFF as well asregionalhospitals.

Challenges Limited reception capacity

resul t ing in l imitedmovement.

Heavy rains flooding the

BaroRivermakingthestayatBurbiey, Pagak and Matarchallenging.

Security threats have made

some camps in BenishangulGumuzinaccessible.

Refugeees concerns about

relocationtoOkugu.

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IOMappreciatestheinvaluablesupportfromthefollowingdonorsandpartnerswhosesupporthasenabledusreachouttothosemostinneed:

Contact:SeniorCommunicationsAssistantIAlemayehuSeifeselassieIsalemayehu@iom.intICell:251911639082

IOMstaffconductingpreembarkationregistrationandcheckatPagak.IOM2014(DavidZimmerman)