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EXTERNAL SITUATION REPORT 03-14 October 2014

IOMSLOResponsetoSouthSudanCrisisinEthiopia

GENERALOVERVIEWSince the conflict broke out in December 2013, the totalnumberof South Sudanese refugeeswho crossedbordersto neighbouring countries, has surpassed 455,682individuals. Ethiopia has continued to receive the highestnumber of refugees with a total of 189,343 individualscrossing itsborder.TheEthiopianborders remainopen toasylum seekers. The South Sudanese refugee populationhas now become the largest refugee group in Ethiopia,surpassing the Somali refugee population according toUNHCR.IOMhasassisted172,696refugeesinGambellaand2,574inBenishangulGumuz since theconflictbrokeout.Since thelastupdate,IOMhasevacuatedatotalof445refugeesfromSouthSudan fromtwoborderentrypointsnamely: 404 Burbiey in Gambella Region and 41 Abrahamu inBenishangulGumuzRegion.Thenumberofarrival intotheGambella Region has dropped since the beginning ofSeptemberdueinaccessibleroadsbecauseoftheheavyrainandfloodingincludingrisingwaterleveloftheBaroRiverinvarious locations in the Region. Over all, the number ofSouth Sudanese refugees that IOM has evacuated inOctober has declined due to the persistent rain, campflooding,stalledrelocationstoOkugucampinDimaandanongoingsearchforalternativecampsites.

Only1,696SouthSudaneserefugeeshavebeenevacuatedfromtheentrypoints,sincethebeginningofSeptember incomparison to 8,650 refugees evacuated in themonth ofAugust thus the total movement trend shows significantdecline.

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Duringthisreportingperiod,IOMhasevacuatedatotalof445refugeeswhohaveenteredfromSouthSudantoEthiopia(404BurbieyentrypointinGambellaRegionand41AbrahamuinBenishangulGumuzRegion)

RelocationtoOkugucamphascontinuedtopauseachallengeasvehiclesarestuckinthemuddyroadandrefugeescontinuetoshowconcernsfearingcloseproximitytoclashingtribes.

Morethan62,800refugeesstillneedtoberelocatedtonewcamps.

TotalnumberofrefugeesevacuatedbyIOM:172,696fromGambellaand2,574fromBenishangulGumuz.

HIGHLIGHTS

IOMstaconducngpredeparturemedicalcheckbeforeahelicopterdeportaonatBurbiey.IOM2014(AlemayehuSeifeselassie)

IOMstainspecngshelterconstruconatKulecampIOM2014(PunneyasingaArmstrongParajasingam

IOMandpartnershavebeenadvisedbyAdministrationforRefugeeandReturneeAffairs(ARRA)tomaintainastrongpresenceinDima,Leitchour,MatarandNipNipfor continuous emergency service delivery.However,permanent investment in Leitchour has beendiscouraged.

It is difficult to identify the number of new arrivalsfromPagakaswellasthecurrentcaseloadofrefugeessincetherehasbeennoregistrationinthebeginningofOctober 2014. However registration started on 12October toprepare for rapid response andWHOhasopenedupanEbolacentreattheentrypoints.

Only 54 kms is currently accessible by road fromGambella toLeitchuorwith the remainingpartof theroad completely inundated including the surroundinggrassland.

Since the road to Leichour is still impassable, IOM isfacingchallenges tocontinue itsnormaloperations inMatar. All partners are depending on the lonehelicopter for allmovements to and fromMatar andLeichour.Movementofsuppliessuchasfuelandotheressential commodities are not possible on thehelicopter; thishas forced IOM touse rentalvehiclesasanalternativetotransportrefugeesfromBurbieytoMatarsincetheroadisnotaccessiblebybuses.

Since midSeptember 2014, there have been morethan 62,800 refugees in need of relocation fromvarious camps and transit centres within Gambellaregion.ARRAandUNHCRhaverequestedthatallnewarrivalsfromthethreeentrypointsofBurbiey,AkoboandPagakbemovedtoOkugucamp

IOMhasdevisedanactionplantostarttherelocationof refugees from flooded camps toOkugu camp andhasalsoconstructedatransitstationatGederaroundMacha. IOM isonstandbyasweawait the relocationtoOkugu.Currently;thereareanumberofchallengesfortherelocationtoOkugotohappensuchas: 40kmof muddy road from Gambella to Macha ;.Unwillingnessof the refugees tomove toOkugodueto security concerns; and the capacity of Okugu toaccommodate the refugee caseload to be relocated.Okugo can only accommodate 29,000 refugees inaddition to the6,000alreadyonground. .Therefore,the search for a new sitewith higher ground in theGambella Region is on top of the agenda. The onlyongoing relocation is betweenAkobo toMatar as all

othermovementsarerestricted.

IOMhasstartedconstructingshelterstoassist39,000refugees (7,800 households) in Kule refugee camp inGambella to enhance protection of refugees fromharshweatherconditionsandenvironment.

To date, IOM has constructed 65 shelters.However,due toheavy rainaroundand in the camp,access tothe camp has paused a major challenge to moveconstructionmaterials.

IOMisalsofacilitatingrefugeemovementsinAssosaintheRegional StateofBenishangulGumuz.Asof14thOctober, 2,574 refugees have been relocated fromvariousentrypointsintheRegion.

During this reporting period, there has been refugeerelocation from Abrahamu entry point to differentcamps. IOM has continued to provide predeparturemedicalscreening to identify refugeeswhomayneedmedical attention and/or referral on arrival at thecamp.

OnrequestbyUNHCR,IOMisalsofacilitatingcamptocamp transportation for refugees whomay want torelocatetoadifferentcampforonereasonoranother.

PartnershipsandCoordinationIOM closely collaborates with the Government ofEthiopiasARRA,UNHCRandhumanitarianpartnersonthegroundtorespondtothisemergency. IOM isalsocoordinating health referrals and care with theMinistry of Health, WHO, UNHCR, UNFPA, IFRC,UNICEF, WFP, IMC, ARRA, ACF, MSFF as well asregionalhospitals.

Challenges Limited reception capacity resulting in limited

movement. Heavy rains flooding riversmake the stay at camps

and Burbiey, Pagak and Matar challenging. Therainhasalsomaderoadsinaccessible.

Security threats have made some camps in

BenishangulGumuzinaccessible. RefugeesconcernsaboutrelocationtoOkugu.

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IOMappreciatestheinvaluablesupportfromthefollowingdonorsandpartnerswhosesupporthasenabledusreachouttothosemostinneed:

Contact:SeniorCommunicaonsAssistantIAlemayehuSeifeselassieIsalemayehu@iom.intICell:251911639082