INFO-GRAPHICS GAMBELLA REGION: IOM’S South Sudan Refugee Relocaon 14 October, 2014 Ethiopia South Sudan Sudan Somalia Kenya Yemen Uganda Eritrea Saudi Arabia Djibout� GAMBELLA 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 189,539 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 172,696 refugees to Pugnido, Leitchuor, Bonga, Kule and Nip Nip camps as of 14 October, 2014. Children make up 70% of new arrivals; of the adult arrivals, women make up more than three-quarters. 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 - 14 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) 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 404 404 TOTALS 172 471 76 40 21,513 3,038 474 7,894 611 94 2 59 218 1 7 10 6 1,252 128 61 6 60 21 433 28,221 11,156 5,359 2,854 19,644 419 14 1 1,449 2,452 64,480 172,696 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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EXTERNAL SITUATION REPORT 03-14 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 who crossed borders to neighbouring countries, has surpassed 455,682 individuals. Ethiopia has continued to receive the highest number of refugees with a total of 189,343 individuals crossing its border. The Ethiopian borders remain open to asylum seekers. The South Sudanese refugee population has now become the largest refugee group in Ethiopia, surpassing the Somali refugee population according to UNHCR. IOM has assisted 172,696 refugees in Gambella and 2,574 in Benishangul‐Gumuz since the conflict broke out. Since the last update, IOM has evacuated a total of 445 refugees from South Sudan from two border entry points namely: ‐ 404 ‐ Burbiey in Gambella Region and 41 ‐ Abrahamu in Benishangul‐Gumuz Region. The number of arrival into the Gambella Region has dropped since the beginning of September due 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 that 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.
Only 1,696 South Sudanese refugees have been evacuated from the entry points, since the beginning of September in comparison to 8,650 refugees evacuated in the month of August thus the total movement trend shows significant decline.
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• During this reporting period, IOM has evacuated a total of 445 refugees who have entered from South Sudan to Ethiopia (404 ‐ Burbiey entry point in Gambella Region and 41 ‐ Abrahamu in Benishangul‐Gumuz Region)
• Relocation to Okugu camp has continued to pause a challenge as vehicles are stuck in the muddy road and refugees continue to show concerns fearing close proximity to clashing tribes.
• More than 62,800 refugees still need to be relocated to new camps.
• Total number of refugees evacuated by IOM: 172,696 from Gambella and 2,574 from Benishangul‐Gumuz.
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 has been discouraged.
It is difficult to identify the number of new arrivals from Pagak as well as the current caseload of refugees since there has been no registration in the beginning of October 2014. However registration started on 12 October to prepare for rapid response and WHO has opened up an Ebola centre at the entry points.
Only 54 kms is currently accessible by road from Gambella to Leitchuor with the remaining part of the road completely inundated including the surrounding grassland.
Since the road to Leichour is still impassable, IOM is facing challenges to continue its normal operations in Matar. All partners are 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.
Since mid‐September 2014, there have been 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 we await 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. 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 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.
To date, IOM has constructed 65 shelters. However, due to heavy rain around and in the camp, access to the camp has paused a major challenge to move construction materials.
IOM is also facilitating refugee movements in Assosa in the Regional State of Benishangul‐Gumuz. As of 14th October, 2,574 refugees have been relocated from various entry points in the Region.
During this reporting period, there has been refugee relocation from Abrahamu entry point to different camps. IOM has continued to provide pre‐departure medical screening to identify refugees who may need medical attention and/or referral on arrival at the camp.
On request by UNHCR, IOM is also facilitating camp‐to‐camp transportation for refugees who may want to relocate to a different camp 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 make 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.
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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