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EXTERNAL SITUATION REPORT 6 12 August 2014

IOMSLOResponsetoSouthSudanCrisisinEthiopia

GENERALOVERVIEWFrom the total of over 436,742 South Sudanese refugeeswho have fled into neighbouring countries, 183,114 havecrossedintoEthiopia(accordingtoUNHCR:08August).Thismakes Ethiopia the biggest receiving country of SouthSudaneserefugees.IOMhasassisted166,313refugeesinGambellaand1,809inBenishangulGumuz since the conflict broke out in midDecember, 2013. During this reporting period, IOM hasmoved a total of 3,968 refugeeswho have entered fromSouthSudantoEthiopia(3,968Akobo,PagakandBurbieyentry points in Gambella Region) and (29 Abrahamu inBenishangulGumuzRegion).Asof02August,IOMhasbeenmovingrefugeesfromPagaktoPamdongTransitionStation(located5kmawayfromKule2/Tierkedi)until theyare toberelocated toNipNipCampwhich was under construction since the beginning ofAugust. Pamdong has now reached its capacity (3,000refugees)asof8thofAugust.

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PamdongTransitionalStationhasnowreacheditscapacity(3,000refugees)asof8thofAugust.

RisingwaterlevelsofBaroRiverhasmaderelocationverydifficultfromBurbiey,andPagakentrypointsandMatarwaystation.

TotalnumberofrefugeesmovedbyIOM:166,313fromGambellaand1,809fromBenishangulGumuz.

HIGHLIGHTS

RefugeesawaitingrelocationatPagak.IOM2014(AlemayehuSeifeselassie)

IOMregistrationpointatPagakentrypointfloodedbyrisingwaterlevelsofBaroRiver.

IOM2014(Photo:DeribeAbera)

UNHCR and the AdministrationforRefugeeandReturneeAffairs(ARRA) have been consideringtwo spotsOkuguandNipNip tosetupcamps.Theconstructionof the laterhaspreceded and Nip Nip has beencompleted as of 12 August.Accordingly, IOM will start therelocationofrefugeestoNipNipon13August.It is to be recalled that IOMsrelocation to Kule 2 has beenhalted following the campreachingitscapacityattheendofJuly.IOM has been restricted to themaximum transportation of 500refugees per day to Pamdonguntil the construction of campswas finalized. Now that theconstruction of Nip Nip isfinalised, the cap has beenrevised to amaximum of 1,200refugeesrelocationperday.Okugu camp, located in Dimatown, is hosting 6,000 refugeeswho have crossed over Raadentry point. Following existingcamps surpassing their capacity,ARRA and UNHCR have plannedto expand Okugus capacity toaccommodateupto35,000.Okugu camp,which is six squarekilometres, is located 542kmfromPagak,609km from Matarand 439km from Gambella.Hence, the refugees relocatedfromPagaktoOkuguwillhavetostay over night on theway at aTransit Station in Macha. IOMhas screened an ideal spot toconstructaTransitStationand isawaitingconfirmationfromARRA

and UNHCR to commence withthe construction. It is expectedthattheconstructionwillkickoffon14August.In the mean time, IOM willrelocate refugees to the muchcloserNipNip,which iscloser toboth Matar and Pagak (40kmfrom Matar and 273km fromPagak)andisonlytwokilometresfromLeitchourCamp.As new camps are beingconstructed,backlogsofrefugeeshavecontinuedtogrowatPagakentry point (with more than6,500asylumseekers)andMatarway station (with approximately11,000 asylumseekers) awaitingrelocation.Matarwaystationhasb e e n c o n s t r u c t e d t oaccommodate only 5,000.however, until a new campwasbuilt,ithasbeenaccommodating6,000morethan itwas intendedtoaccommodate.TheBaroRiver is overflowing toBurbiey and IOM has continuedto move asylumseekers fromBurbieyentrypointtoMatarwaystation. However, the risingwater levels have also reachedMatarandPagak.IOM hasmoved a total of 957vulnerablerefugees(onaUNHCRhelicopter), as of 12 August.Those transported include thevery old, lactatingmothers, sickchildren and the disabled, whohave been judged not fit totravelbybusorboat.IOM is also facilitating refugeemovement from Assosa in theRegional State of BenishangulGumuz.Asof12thAugust, there

has been 1,809 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 torespond to this emergency. IOMis also coordinating healthreferrals and care with theMinistryofHealth,WHO,UNHCR,UNFPA,IFRC,UNICEF,IMC,ARRA,ACF, MSFF as well as regionalhospitals.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.

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IOMappreciatestheinvaluablesupportfromthefollowingdonorsandpartnerswhosesupporthasenabledusreachouttothosemostinneed:

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