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INFO-GRAPHICS GAMBELLA REGION: IOM’S South Sudan Refugee Relocaon 21 October, 2014 Ethiopia South Sudan Sudan Somalia Kenya Yemen Uganda Eritrea Saudi Arabia DjiboutGAMBELLA TOTAL ARRIVALS/ REGISTERED AND RELOCATED Matar Pagak Sub-office TRANSPORTATION AND MEDICAL CHECK UP BACKGROUND 10 40 IOM assigned 40 buses and 10 boats to relocate the refugees from entry points to camps. IOM has assigned doctors and nurses to conduct Pre- Departure Medical Screening (PDMS). A total of 190,510 South Sudanese asylum-seekers have arrived in Ethiopia mainly through the Pagak and Akobo-Tergol border points since the influx began on 16 December, according to UNHCR. IOM has relocated a total of 173,238 refugees to Pugnido, Leitchuor, Bonga, Kule and Nip Nip camps as of 21 October, 2014. Children make up 70% of new arrivals; and , women make up more than three-quarters of the adults. New arrivals are relocated from the Burbiey border entry points to Matar way staon by rental vehicles. The IOM medical team is conducng the PDMS at the entry points. TOTAL IOM ASSISTED IN GAMBELLA SOUTH SUDAN GAMBELLA KEY IOM’s boat and bus transport New route to avoid muddy roads caused by heavy rain IOM’s presence Major influx direcons Entry points > Leitchuor Kule / Tierkedi, Pamdong Itang Macha Nip-Nip IOM GAMBELLA SOUTH SUDANESE MOVEMENTS - 21 OCTOBER, 2014 TRAVEL ROUTES DATES GMB- FGN GMB- BNG GMB- Itang GMB- KLE AKB- BRB- LTR AKB- BRB- MTR AKB- BRB- FGN AKB- BRB- KLE AKB- LTR (Heli) AKB- MTR (Heli) AKB- FGN (Heli/ bus) AKB- KLE (Heli/ bus) BRB- KLE (Heli) GMB- DIM (Heli) KUL- DIM (Heli) PGK- DIM (Heli) LTR- FGN LTR- KLE WAN- AKU APT- GMB BNG- Itang BNG- GMB BNG- ABOB BNG- ABOL/ JOR BNG- FGN BRB- KLE BRB- MTR MTR- LTR MTR NIP PGK- LTR PGK- ITN PGK- GMB PGK - LAR PGK- FGN PGK- PAM PGK- KLE TOTAL BY MONTH JAN 108 30 - - 2,279 140 - - 2,557 FEB - - 2,157 425 3,080 11,466 76 - 17,204 MAR - 50 10,856 35 - 8,038 96 24,675 43,750 APR - 227 8,500 4 1,572 340 2 10 33 178 - - 1,267 14,869 27,002 MAY 41 164 44 5 4,664 247 6 1,252 179 9,425 6,032 22,059 JUN 1,476 24 121 28 6 60 21 76 15,776 8 10,738 28,329 JUL 23 32 40 1,173 5 182 17 59 97 1 7 3,020 8,214 419 14 1 8,140 21,444 AUG 1,261 53 128 1,874 2,854 2 2,452 26 8,650 SEP 604 24 664 1,292 OCT 12 934 946 TOTALS 172 471 76 40 21,513 3,038 474 7,894 611 94 2 59 218 1 7 12 10 6 1,252 128 61 6 60 21 433 28,221 11,686 5,359 2,854 19,644 419 14 1 1,449 2,452 64,480 173,238 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000 200,000
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IOM #SouthSudan Crisis in #Ethiopia (15 - 21 October 2014

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Page 1: IOM #SouthSudan Crisis in #Ethiopia (15 - 21 October 2014

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EXTERNAL SITUATION REPORT 15-21 October 2014

IOM SLO Response to South Sudan Crisis in Ethiopia  

GENERAL OVERVIEW  Since  the  conflict  broke  out  in  December  2013,  the  total number  of  South  Sudanese  refugees  crossing  to neighbouring countries, has surpassed 465,815  individuals. Ethiopia has received the highest number of refugees with a total  of  190,510  individuals  crossing  its  border.  The Ethiopian  borders  remain  open  to  asylum  seekers.  The South Sudanese refugee population has become the largest refugee  group  in  Ethiopia,  surpassing  the  Somali  refugee population according to UNHCR.     IOM has assisted 173,238 refugees in Gambella and 2,574 in Benishangul‐Gumuz  since  the conflict broke out. Since  the last update,  IOM has evacuated a  total of 542  refugees  in Gambella Region. The number of arrival has increased with refugees  showing  up  at  entry  points.  326  refugees  were moved  from Burbiey  to Matar on 15 October and another 204  refugees  were moved  from  Burbiey  to Matar  on  18 October alone. This is a consistent drop since the beginning of  September  due  to  inaccessible  roads  because  of  the heavy  rain and  flooding  including  rising water  level of  the Baro River  in various  locations  in  the Region. Over all,  the number of South Sudanese refugees  IOM has evacuated  in October  has  declined  due  to  the  persistent  rain,  camp flooding, stalled relocations to Okugu camp in Dima and an ongoing search for alternative camp sites.   

• During this reporting period, IOM has evacuated a total of 542 refugees from South Sudan entering Ethiopia through various  entry points in Gambella Region  

• Akobo remains an active entry point receiving between 50 and 60 new arrivals every  day 

• The total number of refugees evacuated by IOM is 173,238 in  Gambella and 2,574 in  Benishangul‐Gumuz.  

Bad roads due to heavy rain, such as the one shown above on the way to Macha have con�nued to pause a challenge on the  

evacua�on exercise . ©IOM 2014  (Photo: Deribie Abera) 

IOM staff boarding  refugees at Burbiey. ©IOM 2014  (Photo: Okech Sam) 

HIGHLIGHTS 

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IOM and partners have been advised by Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) to maintain a strong presence in Dima, Leitchour, Matar and Nip Nip for  continuous  emergency  service  delivery. However, permanent investment in Leitchour is still discouraged.  

According  to  a  UNHCR  and  ARRA’s  joint  assessment mission, it was observed that Akobo remains an active entry point  receiving between 50 and 60 new arrivals every day. UNHCR and ARRA are  following up on  the resumption  of  previously  suspended  registration activities in Akobo .

Since  the  end  of  September  2014;  the  WHO  has opened  up  an  Ebola  centre  at  the  entry  points  in Gambella region. 

The  road  to Leichour  is still  impassable,  IOM  is  facing challenges to continue its normal operations in Matar. Though, water  levers has resided over  the past week, much of  the  affected  area  remains wet  and  refugees continue  to  stay where  they  settled  in  the  different parts  of  Nyinyang  and  along  the  Nip  Nip  and  Jikaw corridor and Gambella ‐ Matar highway. 

All partners are still depending on  the  lone helicopter for  all movements  to  and  from Matar  and  Leichour. Movement of supplies such as fuel and other essential commodities  are  not  possible  on  the  helicopter;  this has forced IOM to use rental vehicles as an alternative to transport refugees from Burbiey to Matar since the road  is not accessible by buses. However, only 54 kms is  currently  accessible  by  road  from  Gambella  to Leitchuor  with  the  remaining  part  of  the  road completely  flooded  including  the  surrounding grassland.  

There  are  more  than  62,800  refugees  in  need  of relocation  from  various  camps  and  transit  centres within  Gambella  region.  ARRA  and  UNHCR  have requested  that  all  new  arrivals  from  the  three  entry points  of  Burbiey,  Akobo  and  Pagak  be  moved  to Okugu camp.   

IOM has devised an action plan to start the relocation of  refugees  from  flooded  camps  to Okugu  camp  and has also constructed a transit station at Geder around Macha. IOM is on standby as it awaits the relocation to Okugu. Currently; there are a number of challenges for the  relocation  to Okugo  to happen  such  as:  40km  of muddy road from Gambella to Macha. Unwillingness of 

the  refugees  to  move  to  Okugo  due  to  security concerns; and the capacity of Okugu to accommodate the  refugee  caseload  to be  relocated have  continued to  pose  a  challenge.  Okugo  can  only  accommodate 29,000  refugees  in  addition  to  the  6,000  already  on ground.  Therefore,  the  search  for  a  new  site  with higher ground in the Gambella Region is still on top of the  agenda.  The  only  ongoing  relocation  is  between Akobo to Matar as all other movements are restricted.  

IOM has started constructing shelters to assist 39,000 refugees  (7,800  households)  in  Kule  refugee  camp  in Gambella  to  enhance  protection  of  refugees  from harsh weather conditions and environment. However, due to heavy rain in the region, access to the camp has been  blocked.  This  has  posed    a major  challenge  to move construction materials.   

IOM is also facilitating refugee movements in Assosa in the  Regional  State  of  Benishangul‐Gumuz. As  of  21st October,  2,574  refugees  have  been  relocated  from various  entry  points  in  the  Region.    During  this reporting  period,  however,  there  has  not  been  a refugee relocation from this region.  

On request by UNHCR, IOM is also facilitating camp‐to‐camp  transportation  for  refugees  who may  want  to relocate  to  a  different  camps  for  one  reason  or another.  

Partnerships and Coordination IOM  closely  collaborates  with  the  Government  of Ethiopia’s ARRA, UNHCR and humanitarian partners on the ground to respond to this emergency.  IOM  is also coordinating  health  referrals  and  care  with  the Ministry  of  Health,  WHO,  UNHCR,  UNFPA,  IFRC, UNICEF,  WFP,  IMC,  ARRA,  ACF,  MSF‐F  as  well  as regional hospitals.  

Challenges  • Limited  reception  capacity  resulting  in  limited 

movement.  

• Heavy rains flooding rivers made the stay at camps and  Burbiey,  Pagak  and  Matar  challenging.  The rain has also made roads inaccessible.  

• Security  threats  have  made  some  camps  in Benishangul‐Gumuz inaccessible.  

• Refugees’ concerns about relocation to Okugu.  

IOM appreciates the invaluable support from the following donors and partners  whose support has enabled us reach out to those most in need: 

Contact: Senior Communica�ons Assistant I Alemayehu Seifeselassie I [email protected] I Cell: 251‐911‐639‐082