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EXTERNAL SITUATION REPORT 19 November 25 November 2014

IOMSLOResponsetoSouthSudanCrisisinEthiopia

GENERALOVERVIEWSince the conflict broke out in December 2013, the totalnumber of South Sudanese refugees crossing intoneighbouring countrieshas surpassed 467,009 individuals.Ethiopiahasreceivedthehighestnumberofrefugeeswithatotal of 193,922 individuals crossing its border and theEthiopian borders remain open to asylum seekers. TheSouthSudaneserefugeepopulationhasbecomethelargestrefugee group in Ethiopia, with more than 250,528individuals as of October 2014, surpassing the SomalirefugeepopulationaccordingtoUNHCR.

IOM has assisted a total of 177,507 refugees: 174,908 inGambella and 2,599 in BenishangulGumuz since theconflictbrokeout.Sincethelastupdate,IOMhasevacuatedatotalof1034refugeesinGambellaRegion.Nomovementhasb takenplace fromBenishangulGumuzRegionduringthis reporting period. Since early November, the averagenumberofSouthSudanese refugeescrossing intoEthiopiaperdayis100persons.

As of November 17, IOM has resumed transportationassistancetoSouthSudaneserefugeesstrandedbyheavy

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Duringthisreportingperiod,atotalof1,034SouthSudanesestrandedrefugeeswererelocatedfromMatartoFugnidocamp.

ThetotalnumberofrefugeesevacuatedbyIOMis177,507:174,908inGambellaand2,599inBenishangulGumuz.

IOMbusestransporngrefugeesfromItangwaysstaontoFugnidocamp,Gambella.IOM2014(Photo:AlemayehuSeifeselassie)

HIGHLIGHTS

IOMstascheckingthelistofpassengersattheItangwaystaon,Gambella.IOM2014(Photo:AlemayehuSeifeselassie)

rainandfloodinginMatar.Therefugeesarerelocatedto Fugnido refugee camp in the Gambella Region ofWestern Ethiopia, 300 kms away, following anagreement between Ethiopias Administration forRefugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) and UNHCR. Amultiagency response led by Administration forRefugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) and UNHCR isproviding protection and registration to the refugeestothecurrentrelocationfromMatartoFugnido.

The operation started with the movement of 117refugeesbyboat andbus fromMatar to Fugnido viatheItangwaystationonNovember17.Withinaweek,the totalnumberofrefugeesrelocatedhassurpassed1,320.Thetwodayjourneyinvolvesanovernightstopin Itang,where IOM,UNHCR andWFP provide food,water, sleeping mats and blankets. During thisreporting period, a total of 1,034 refugees wererelocatedonthisroute.

From the total of relocated refugees, 56 vulnerablerefugeeswhoneededmedicalassistancewereairliftedwithan IOMmedicalescortonboardbyahelicopter,providedbyUNHCR.

As the road from Matar to Gambella is still notaccessible, IOM isusing thealternative routebyboatvia Itang way station. During the first week oftransportation, the total number of hours the boatstookfromMatartoItangwaystationwas15hoursduetovariouschallenges. IOMhasbeenworkingwiththeboatowners toaddress thechallengesand to reducethe time. In addition to ensure the timely departureIOMhasconstructedadockingstationatMatartocutthe delay in loading of luggage and introduced asystem where passengers load their luggage a daybeforedeparture.As the refugesare scatteredat theMatarwaystation,mobilizingallpassengersontimeisalsoanotherchallenge.IOMisworkingonconstructionof a hangar to keep the passengers for an overnightstay before the departure day to speed up theboarding process and start the journey early in themorning.

Since August 2014, IOM has been on standby toresumetherelocationofupto15,000SouthSudaneserefugeesstrandedinandaroundMatar,whichisclosetotheriverborderwithSouthSudanandhasbecomeuninhabitableduetoheavyrains.

There are stillmore than60,000 refugees inneedof

relocation from various camps and transit centreswithin Gambella Region. ARRA and UNHCR haverequested that all new arrivals from the threemajorentrypointsofBurbiey,AkoboandPagakbemovedtoOkugucamp.

Since September 2014; theWHO hasmaintained anEbolacentreattheentrypointsinGambellaRegion.

IOMhasalsocontinuedtheconstruconofshelterstoassist 39,000 refugees (7,800 households) in KulerefugeecampinGambellatoenhanceproteconfromharshweathercondionsandenvironments.Asofthisreporting period, a total of 650 shelters have beenerected with 400 of these completed with mudsidewallswhiletheremainingareawaitingcompletion.

In BenishangulGumuz Region, IOM is facilitatingrefugeemovementsfromborderpointstodesignatedrefugee camps.Asof25thNovember,2,599 refugeeshavebeen relocated fromvariousentrypoints in theRegion.

OnrequestbyUNHCR,IOMisalsofacilitatingcamptocamp transportation for refugees whomay want torelocatetodifferentcampsforonereasonoranother.

IOM has been providing emergency evacuation andrelocation assistance, predeparture medicalscreening,andtransitionalshelterassistanceforthemsinceJanuary2014.

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.

Heavyrainsfloodingriversmadethestayatcampsand Burbiey, Pagak and Matar challenging. Therainhasalsomaderoadsinaccessible.

Security threats have made some camps inBenishangulGumuzinaccessible.

RefugeesconcernsaboutrelocaontoOkugu.

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IOMappreciatestheinvaluablesupportfromthefollowingdonorsandpartnerswhosesupporthasenabledusreachouttothosemostinneed:

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