-
-
-
41
Feb
Mar
aPr
MaY
471
21,513
3,038
7,894
611
24
247
340
AKBLTR (Heli)
94
24
53
17
AKBMTR (Heli)
27
2
AKBFGN (Heli/ bus)
59
59
AKBKLE (Heli/ bus)
218
97
121
BRBKLE (Heli)
MTRFGN (Heli)
452
412
399
399
Mar-15
ToTals
1,734
396
Jan-15
Feb-15
167
75
63
382
15
237
40
182
1,476
4,664
1,572
AKBBRBKLE
dec
5
5
4
35
425
-
AKBBRBFGN
Entry points
130
76
1,173
AKBBRBMTR
>
Ak o b o
1
1
GMBDIM (Heli)
7
7
KULDIM (Heli)
Major influx directions
IOM’s presence
34
34 12
12
PGKDIM (Heli)
24
14
10
LTRFGN
6
6
LTRKLE
1,252
1,252
128
128
61
28
33
BNGItang
Legend
>
>
6
6
#
60
60
>
BNGABOB
>
21
21
433
76
179
178
28,221
3,020
15,776
9,425
Woreda B.
12,423
402
1,269
664
1,874
8,214
International B. Regional B.
31
16
15
BNG- BNG- BRBBRBKLEABOL/Refugee FGN KLE Camps MTR FGN JOR
Entry Points
Jor
5,359
0
-
3,080
2,279
MTRLTR
6,001
2,723
3,278
10
MTRFGN
Jore
20
2,854
2,854
MTR NIP
Dima
21
21
ITN KLE
368
368
Okugu
185,048
Po c h a l l a
Pu g n i d o
Goge
3
3
461
29
432
PGKITN
PGKGMB
14
1 2
8
1,267
96
76
-
PGKFGN
#
PGK LAR
19,644
419
14
1
3,373
135
137
401
1,251
Pu g n i d o
419
>R a a d
Di m m a
>
-
8,038
11,466
140
PGKLTR
Fu g n i#d o
PAM FGN
40 Km
ITN FGN
Godere
2,452
2,452
64,480
26
8,140
10,738
6,032
14,869
24,675
-
-
PGKKLE
185,048
1,433
729
845
4,643
3,810
1,296
1,292
8,650
21,444
28,334
22,059
27,002
43,750
17,204
2,557
TOTAL By MONTH
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has assigned doctors and nurses to conduct PreDeparture Medical Screening (PDMS).
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40 buses and 10 boats to relocate A IOM b assigned obo the refugees from entry points to camps. IOM
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More than 195,547 South Sudanese asylum-seekers have arrived in Ethiopia through the Pagak and Akobo-Tergol border points since the influx began on 16 December, according to UNHCR. IOM has relocated a total of 185,048 refugees to Pugnido, Leitchuor, Bonga, Tierkedi, Kule and Nip Nip camps as of 24 March, 2015. Children make up 67 percent of new arrivals; and women make up 57 percent of the adults. Women and children constitute 90 percent of the population. Arrivals entring from the Burbiey border entry points settled at Matar way station, are now relocated to Fugnido camp. The IOM medical team is conducting the PDMS at the entry points.
Goge
PGKPAM
Gambel
regIsTered and relocaTed
Total
TransporTaTIon and medIcal check up
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
Yemen
Somalia
Djibout�
ToTal arrIvals/ 100,000
120,000
140,000
S N N P R
#
Etang Ku l e
200,000
Ethiopia
Eritrea
180,000 O R O M I A Kenya 160,000
Uganda
GAMBELLA
>Wa n ke
South Sudan
Sudan
Mengesh
Macha
>Pa ga g
assIsTed In GaMbella
ToTal IoM
# Jikawo
Fu g n i d o # Pugnido
BNGGMB
#
Bonga
G a m b e ll a Z u r i a
Sub-office
S O UT H S UD AN
APTGMB
TRAVEL ROUTES
WANAKU
Itang
#
L i e tc h oGambella r Abobo Lare
Ku l e
Kule / ETierkedi, tang Pamdong
>Wa n ke
IOM GaMbella SOuth SudaneSe MOveMentS - 24 March, 2015
Akobo
IOM’s boat and bus transport
New route to avoid muddy roads caused by heavy rain
>
Lare
Pagak ga g >Pa
S O UT H S UD AN
Burbiey
Jor
Jore
Nip-Nip
L i e tc h o r Leitchuor # Jikawo
Wa ntawo
>
Akobo
nov
Oct
172
8,500
10,856
2,157
-
AKBBRBLTR
604
40
GMBKLE
seP
32
44
GMBItang
1,261
JUl
164
227
50
-
30
GMBBNG
aUG
23
108
Jan
JUn
GMBFGN
daTes
KEy
South Sudan
>
Ak o b o
>
Burbiey
Matar Wa ntawo
IOM’s South Sudan Refugee Relocation 24 March, 2015
Info-graphIcs gambella regIon: Saudi Arabia
35
-
3
27
nov
dec
Jan-15
Feb-15
90
141
19
29
182
44
oct
1,824
572
sep
64
229
aug
71
388
Jul
11
73
Koshsher
Total 2014/15
158
Jun
52
89
Ton-Ashu
50
253
May
39
51
KoshAshu
Mar-15
11
65
7
Abr-Sher
apr
54
Sher-Ton
Mar
64
KurmAshu
32
17
Jan
BanbAshu
Sub-office
Feb
AssoAshu
MonTh
Abrahamu
South Sudan
132
5
28
23
48
15
Ton-Sher
SherAshu
Benishangul gumuz
IOM’s South Sudan Refugee Relocation 24 March, 2015
Info-graphIcs BenIshangul-gumuz regIon:
177
177
AmorSher
54
54
Gam/ AssoSher
72
8
11
53
AssoSher
18
18
Asso-AA
2,812
58
57
85
0
35
44
572
234
416
253
301
214
283
172
88
Total
2,812
assIsTed
ToTal IoM
IOM has facilitated refugee movement in the Regional State of Benishangul-Gumuz. Requested by Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA), IOM has, since January 2014, facilitated transportation for 2,812 refugees from South Sudan in the Region. Since the beginning of the South Sudan crisis, there has been an influx of refugees through nine entry points, namely: Kurmuk, Gesan, Gamed, Asheshiko, Tongo, Al-Mahal, Abrahamu, Sostegna camp and Bamaza. IOM is also providing pre-departure medical screening to identify refugees who may need medical attention and/or referral on arrival at the camp.
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0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
ToTal arrIvals/ regIsTereD/ relocaTeD Total
Total
IOM SLO Response to South Sudan Crisis in Ethiopia EXTERNAL SITUATION REPORT
12-24 March 2015
IOM staff helping refugees exit a bus Pugnido, Gambella. © IOM 2015 (Photo: Alemayehu Seifeselassie)
GENERAL OVERVIEW
HIGHLIGHTS
Since the conflict broke out in December 2013, the total number of South Sudanese refugees crossing into neighbouring countries has surpassed 514,384 individuals. Ethiopia has received the highest number of refugees with a total of over 197,228 individuals according to UNHCR (194,416 through Gambella, and 2,812 through Benishangul‐Gumuz). The Ethiopian borders still remain open to asylum seekers.
IOM has assisted a total of 187,820 refugees: 185,048 in Gambella and 2,812 in Benishangul‐Gumuz since the conflict broke out.
1381 refugees from Gambella and 35 in Benishangul have been relocated since the last update.
908 newly arrived South Sudanese refugees were transported from Akobo to Pugnido during the this reporting period.
from entry points over the past 2 weeks. Akobo is reported to have 1,000 refugees waiting for registration, nearly 100 new asylum seekers arrive daily at Akobo, 20 in Pagak and 50 in Burbiey.
So far, IOM has assisted a total of 187,860 refugees: 185,048 in Gambella and 2,812 in Benishangul‐Gumuz since the conflict broke out. Since the last update, IOM has evacuated a total of 1,416 refugees; 1,381 were in Gambella and 35 in Benishangul-Gumuz Region.
948 newly arrived South Sudanese refugees were transported from Akobo to Pugnido since the last report. As in the previous cases, IOM conducted pre-departure health screening prior to the journey to ensure the fitness of refugees to travel the long boat ride. 818 refugees were
A higher number of influx of refugees has been recorded
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cleared and successfully received transportation assistance by boats between 9 and 12 March to Burbiey and onwards by buses to Pugnido. Medical staff accompanied the journey to attend to medical emergency and provided referral services as necessary. 90 vulnerable refugees were airlifted and escorted by IOM medical staff. 30 refugees from Pagak joined the Burbiey to Pugnido convoy in Gambella on the 13 March. 3 refugees who fell sick during the journey were referred to MSF clinic in Burbiey where they were treated and reunited with their families. Since mid-November 2014, the major relocation movement was from Matar to Pugnido. IOM has been on standby to continue with the next phase of relocation targeting Nip Nip and Leitchour camps. The first priority is Nip Nip camp where refugees will be relocated to Pugnido and the new camp, Jewii. The official opening of a Jewii camp on 15 March 2015 (in presence of a high level delegation from Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs - ARRA, UNHCR and USA Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration–PRM) announced the preparation of the new relocation operation. At the opening of the camp, the Regional President commended the refugees’ relocation operation thus far. He also highlighted with the upcoming of the rainy season in July, there is an urgent need to start the relocation to Jewii camp. The Leitchuor and Nip Nip camps have been flooded during the last rainy season on October 2014 and refugees were forced to seek higher ground to avoid the flood. In order to avoid the same incident from repeating, 50,000 refugees require relocation assistance to the new camp. IOM’s operations and medical team are on standby in Nip Nip following the commitment made in the meeting
held on 9 March to relocate refugees. A decision was made to provide IOM with a plot of land within the camp to construct two hangars which will serve as a temporary transit hub with the intention to relocate registered and ready-to-travel refugees for an overnight stay at the center the night prior to movement to prevent late departures. Transiting refugees will be provided with water and meal for supper and breakfast at the center. IOM has finished erecting the transit center at Nip Nip. However, despite IOM and partner’s readiness to commence, reluctance of refugees to relocate has still posed a challenge. It is hopped that with the campaign, the resistance will ease and movement will continue. In addition to the relocation, IOM has also continued the construction of shelters to assist 24,000 refugees (4,000 households) in Kule refugee camp in Gambella to enhance protection from harsh weather conditions and environments.
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
Security threats continue to challenge access to some camps in Benishangul‐ Gumuz.
Refugees’ concerns about relocation to different refugee camps.
Declining water level preventing boat relocation.
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 Communications Assistant I Alemayehu Seifeselassie I salemayehu@iom.int I Cell: 251-911-639-082
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