iom chad influx from the central african republic...

UPDATE 9 April - 18 April 2014

IOM CHAD

Influx from the Central African Republic (CAR)

HIGHLIGHTS: IOM has deployed a team including a Camp Coordina-

tion and Camp Management (CCCM) Specialist to train staff in the transit sites in Moundou, Doba, Sarh, Sido and Mbitoye in Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) and other CCCM information management tools.

IOM continues to conduct psychosocial activities in-cluding psychological first aid training, recreational activities, referrals, support groups and family visits in N’Djamena, Doyaba, Doba, Sido, and Gore. One support groups in Sido organized prevention and sen-sitization activities on conflicts at water points in or-der to promote peaceful coexistence. Sensitization campaigns took place on 9 and 10 April were orga-nized by the support group with assistance of IOM.

In coordination with the Ministry of Social Action and UNHCR, IOM is providing transportation assistance to evacuees from Gore to the newly identified longer term transit site in Danamadja. To date, IOM has transported 728 persons (121 households) to the new site of Danamadja.

IOM’s EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN CHAD

Registration of Returnees, CAR claimed nationals and Third-Country Nationals upon their arrival by air or by land and roll out of Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM);

Emergency health assistance: temporary Health Post in Gaoui TS; emergency medical services in the transit sites; referrals of vulnerable cases and psychosocial care;

Identification and referrals of Unaccompanied and Separated Children to the Ministry of Social Action; of the CAR citizens to UNHCR; of third-country nationals (TCNs) to their Diplomatic Missions for identification and issuance of Travel Documents;

Transport of evacuees from airport or other border entry points to TSs; Transport of Returnees from TSs to final destinations in Chad and TCNs to their countries of origin;

Maintenance support of the TSs: maintenance, security and cleaning.

Information sharing with humanitarian partners on influx, trends, urgent needs, response to the influx and impact in areas of high returns through OCHA.

Women delegates in Doba transit site (© IOM 2014 )

2 IOM — Quartier Klemat - Rue 3044 BP 6450 N’Djamena – Chad

REGISTRATION AND PROFILING Since late December, 95,964 evacuees from the Central African Republic (CAR) have been registered by IOM in Chad. 16,859 evacuees arrived in N’Djamena, by planes, on 82 flights (66 flights from the Government of Chad and 16 from IOM). 79,105 evacuees arrived in the south of Chad, by road: to Gore (7,508), Sido (22,033), Doyoba (16,656), Doba (6,726), Mbitoye (16,523) and Moundou (9,149). 33,890 evacuees out of 95,964 registered (approximately 34% of the total) have left for their final destinations: 28,367 have been provided with transportation assis-tance from IOM while 5,523 have continued their journey in the country by their own means. 61,439 evacuees out of the total registered are still in the transit sites: 3,876 in N’Dja-mena and 56,683 in the south: Gore (6,051), Sido (13,073), Doyaba (14,657), Doba (6,168), Mbitoye (16,334). Verification of registration exercise is on going for Doba, Gore and Doyaba.

*The pie charts with nationality breakdown reflect nationality claimed upon registration. It does not imply a validated percentage of refu-

gees, returnees or TCNs.

N’Djamena South

Figure 1 Claimed Nationality

Country Average

Fig. 3: Registered, transported and remaining in transit sites


Registration methodology for Sido and Mbitoye is be-ing adjusted. Therefore data from these two sites may be subject to some changes. EMERGENCY HEALTH RESPONSE 267 post arrival and 526 Pre-departure medical

screenings where carried out by the IOM Migra-tion Health Physician and/or nurses, to determine the fitness to travel over the past week.

158 migrants with significant medical conditions were provided with the necessary medical care, 81 cases were referred for secondary medical care, 9 cases where deferred.

IOM is running the temporary health post in Gaoui in Ndjamena by providing primary health care ser-vices. 284 consultations and 4 referrals where conducted over the past week.

The IOM medical teams are providing basic medical services at 3 sites: N'Djamena, Moundou and Sido. IOM medical teams referred and conducted follow up for 21 pregnant women over the past week. There are no health services at night time in the Gaoui transit center. In total, since 11 January 2014, IOM medical team conducted 4,042 consultations.

PROTECTION IOM continues to provide psychosocial support and follow up to evacuees in the TSs and in the hospitals. Other protection activities include support to highly vulnerable cases, tracing and reunification of family members in the TSs and the creation of women’s sup-port groups. In the transit sites in N’Djamena, 160 persons re-ceived psychosocial assistance, which included psy-chological first aid, referrals, family visits, support group (theme: domestic violence) and recreational activities (football game, drawings and ludo). With the support of IOM, a football game was organized for the male youth in Gaoui transit center on April 12. 246 personnes participated in recreational activities, 3 personnes received psychological first aid, 2 family visits and 2 referrals were implemented in the Sido transit site. In addition, 2 support group meetings took place. One of the support group organised prevention and sensitization activities pertaining to conflicts at water points in order to promote peaceful coexistance.

Recreational activities in Doba transit site (© IOM 2014 )


Sensitization campaigns took place on 9 and 10 of April and were organised by the support group with IOM sup-port. The support group had noted that conflicts often erupted at water points. Moreover, some men stigma-tized women who had volunteered to help manage wa-ter points. The sensitization thus included a dialogue between men and women to foster peaceful and re-spectful cooperation with regards to self-management of the water points. In total, 245 persons participated in the sensitization campaigns. In the Doba transit site, 554 persons benefited from psy-chosocial activities. The group of women delegates met twice, setting out their objectives: involving women in the site management, identifying gender specific and identifying solutions, participating in discussions groups and clarifying roles and responsibilities. The women have also chosen different media in order to tackle their objectives: theater, singing, dance, and recitals. The the-ater group which includes youth residing at the site is still rehearsing in preparation for their show. The show will present sketches of their lives at the transit site. The rehearsal attracted a crowd of spectators, eager to watch and encourage the actors. 450 persons benefited from psychosocial activities in-cluding recreational activities, psychological first aid,

referrals and family visits in Gore transit site over the past week. In Doyaba transit site, 385 persons were provided with psychosocial support over the past week. This included psychological first aid, recreational activities (football games, ludo, and drawings) and referrals.

TRANSPORT

To date, IOM has transported 28,297 evacuees to their final destinations. IOM also facilitates the return of TCNs to their countries of origin. The return process includes liaison with the embassies for the identification and issuance of laisser-passers, as well as provision of road or air transport as-sistance to their home countries. On 15th April, IOM provided onward transportation as-sistance to 36 Third Country Nationals (TCNs) from Su-dan to return to their country of origin.

TCN’s Transported to Final Destinations


TRANSIT SITE UPDATES

Out of the 95,964 registered evacuees, 61,439 are re-portedly still in the TSs. Less than 50 people are remaining in Moundou transit site. Despite discussions of moving the site to another location in Moundou, our IOM focal point confirmed that for the moment the site will remain in its original location. Preliminary findings from DTM and on site observations show: An increasing arrivals in Doyaba transit site which high-lights the extreme need of shelter and provision and improvement of infrastructure including WASH services including latrines. The site has a dedicated area for the Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASM) given their high number. The informal site in Doba has only makeshift shelters and less than 50% coverage of latrines. No site manage-ment structure exists at this site. Health services are provided by IRC. Raising insecurity in Sido transit site is a cause for con-cern. This is partially due to the accessibility of the space in the site. It is made of a formal and informal areas, with the provision of food and shelter services not cov-

ering the informal area. Health coverage is assured by MSF. Latrine coverage is very insufficient in both areas. There is a very limited presence of humanitarian part-ners. IOM is facilitating the transportation of evacuees from Gore transit site to the newly identified longer term site of Danamadja which has been lately stopped due to lack of shelter in the new site to accommodate the evacu-ees .

6 IOM — Quartier Klemat - Rue 3044 BP 6450 N’Djamena – Chad : Tel: 00235 22 52 53 59 / 60 / 62

For more information, please contact :

Dr. Qasim SUFI, CoM IOM-Chad ([email protected], +235 62 90 0674)

Aliou KA, Operations Coordinator ([email protected], +235 63 98 54 76) Mahamat NOUR, National Project Coordinator ([email protected], +235 62 901 007) Leah MORRISON, Project Development Officer ([email protected],+ 235 62 93 33 32)

Table 1 IOM Chad Appeal (USD)

Protection 3,860,000

Health 1,690,536

Emergency Shelter and NFI 6,165,300

Transportation/Logistics 8,223,864

Early Recovery 10,000,000

Total Requested from IOM Chad 29,939,700

FUNDING REQUIREMENTS IOM has appealed for USD 29,939,700 million to respond to the needs in Chad as the result of the CAR crisis. This includes funding for providing life-saving assistance to Chadian returnees, CAR claimed nationals and other TCNs arriving in Chad. To date, the appeal remains critically underfunded, jeopardizing the delivery of the very much-needed assistance to the thousands of migrants fleeing the violence in the CAR.

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