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NORTH CAUCASUS – FEBRUARY 2003 General Information NORTH CAUCASUS – FEBRUARY 2003 General Information By 10 March FMS will have finalized the construction of 4 more Temporary Accommodation Centers (TAC) in Grozny and with the TAC constructed in the middle of February (Mayakovskogo str. in Grozny) their total accommodation capacity for IDPs returning from Ingushetia will become 4,500 people (around 1,000 persons in each TAC). The funding for TACs goes to the Government from the Federal budget. According to Federal Migration Service, IDPs in Ingushetia at this stage are reluctant to take decisions to return back to Chechnya because they in anticipation of the Referendum believe that the security may worsen there even further. Therefore the flow of returnees is expected to increase after 23 March. The overall number of IDPs living in tented camps (FMS figure) is 16,000. After 4,000 IDPs move to TACs in Chechnya there will be 12,000 people left. Out of these, 10,000 have their houses undamaged in Chechnya. But not all of them might want to ever return. FMS is considering a project to set up prefabricated houses for returnees in Chechnya. For that 2-3 thousand one- family houses might be needed. FMS envisage two options under which this program can be carried out. First, the prefabricated houses can be erected close by the damaged family houses of IDPs and will temporarily be used while the Picture DRC: DRC has carried out a non-food distribution old house is rehabilitated. The other project on behalf of SDC/SHA providing winter clothing and shoe option is to set up compact settlements of wear to 1,032 children in most destitute families living in such houses in Grozny (either one big Chechnya. settlement, or several smaller ones). The Government is aware that they will have to organize security for settlements in Chechnya where returnees will be living. That involves fencing and guards. FMS had a meeting in Grozny on 28 February during which Chechen authorities agreed to provide backing to the project of establishing prefabricated houses and also have allocated a plot of land for a first settlement of 500-700 houses in Leninski region. Chechen side suggest to provide houses to those returnees who used to live in private sector and whose houses have been destroyed and set them up in the courtyards. FMS will give a priority to those IDPs whose houses have been destroyed completely. At the same time for those returnees who lived in blocks of flats in Grozny there will be created a separate settlement of prefabricated houses. A comparative analysis of DRC and FMS registration statistics shows that even though the overall numbers of IDPs in FMS registration data base are higher than those in DRC still FMS figures for IDP population in tented camps are higher. The size of IDP population according to FMS is 16,253 (vs. 14,809 in DRC) in camps and the total population is about 66,000. FMS stopped registering newly arriving IDPs in early 2002 and only provides registration now to newly born children in IDP families. If an IDP marries someone in the local population then the spouse will not be given an IDP status. Danish Refugee Council – MISSION REPORT An ECHO sponsored audit was carried out in DRC in March. The purpose of the audit was to ensure that proper financial mechanisms and systems are in place. The auditors paid particular attention to procurement and tendering procedures. A week-long audit was organized in Nazran and Stavropol offices of DRC. According to the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator, Ms Duthoit, Ingush authorities have introduced a new registration procedure for the NGO staff, requesting two kinds of registration, one general and one for ex-pats. There is still no clear indication as to what is the exact procedure to register properly even though it is known that there exists a special order to this end issued by the Government of Ingushetia. A meeting between the Ingush administration, the UN and NGOs was held to clarify the situation. Also ICRC and some NGOs state that they had received “marshrutny lists” for January, while for February permits were issued with a big delay. On 1 November 2002, a new Russian Law on Foreigners was enacted and according to it every foreigner shall have a 'migration card'. The migration card contains a number of personal details and specifies the holder’s period of stay in the RF. The card is intended to facilitate the registration of foreigners in the country. The migration card was introduced into practice on 14 February 2003 at all entry points into Russian Federation. Each individual card is filled out in duplicate and one copy stays with the passport control authority at the point of entry while the second (stamped) one stays in the bearer’s possession and is to be kept with his/her passport. The Russian authorities have announced that foreigners able to prove their legal entry into the RF prior to the migration card enforcement (visa and stamp of entry to be used as evidence) are not legally bound to possess a migration card, until they leave and re-enter Russia. However it is advisable to get a migration card, in order to avoid problems with the local police. Besides, even foreigners who are not required to have visas (such as CIS countries citizens) are also required to have migration cards from 14 February 2003. Those, who have been registered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (e.g., diplomats) are not subject to this requirement). Should a foreigner stay in a hotel, the hotel would fulfil the necessary registration procedures and no individual registration with the OVIR would be required. On leaving the territory of the RF, the bearer will hand the migration card in to the immigration authorities at the port of exit (e.g. passport control posts in airports), therefore, all registration details will be lost. Upon return to the RF, a new migration card will have to be filled out, and foreigners will again have to register with the OVIR. Early in February Mr.Anatoly Popov was appointed a new Chairman of the Government of Chechnya replacing Michail Babich who resigned earlier from this post. While entering the office A. Popov who is 42-years old, stated that he was not going to make any changes in the staffing of his Government. Previously A.Popov headed a state- owned enterprise “Office for Construction and Regabilitation in Chechnya”. On 29 January, the UN visited Grozny and went to see one old TAC and a new one. In the old TAC, water, gas and electricity were available and the heating was functioning. Garbage was not collected properly enough, but latrines were taken care of through the Federal Migration Service (MS), which was also providing humanitarian assistance as planned. In the new TAC, which has a capacity to host 1000 people in 135 rooms, gas, electricity and heating were working. UN’s policy on assisting the inhabitants of TACs is based on the principle that first of all vulnerability of the population must be assessed based on their acute needs and not on the place of residence. UN intends to enter into a dialogue with NGOs in order to see if there are ways to improve the assessment mechanisms of the various temporary centres established in Grozny in various sectors including sanitation, food, health, and education. According to UNHCR, the situation in tent camps in Ingushetia is calm, but there are fears that pressure on IDPs will increase as new TACs became available and the Referendum on the constitution approached. UN and some NGOs monitor the situation, and claim that they will be prepared to react should the pressure on IDPs increase again. UNHCR suggests that the aid community starts thinking about adequate shelter alternatives (such as box- tents), especially in case temporary settlements are evicted. Should other camps close, the possibility to put up box tents would depend on the kind of contract the Ingush authorities and the host families agree on. It is expected that under any circumstances, the local administration would remove tent camps. On 13 February, the UN High -2- Danish Refugee Council – MISSION REPORT Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) chaired a weekly protection coordination meeting in Nazran for about 20 representatives of the Humanitarian Aid Office of the European Commission (ECHO), UN agencies, ICRC, and NGOs. “Vesta”, a UNHCR partner NGO, reported that the overall situation in the tent camps had not changed significantly. Government officials continued their activities with regard to IDPs return to Chechnya, while the vast majority of IDPs reiterated security concerns as the primary reason for not returning now. Vesta monitors located and surveyed 93 of the families that had left the Iman IDP camp in Aki-Yurt (Ingushetia) for Chechnya in December after the closure of the camp. According to the returnees, none of them received the promised 20-rouble state allowance, though all the families possessed the necessary identity papers. Their living-conditions were diverse, and the needs in heating, sanitation facilities, electricity and gas were not fully satisfied. A donor mission visited North Caucasus on 6-8 February. The mission comprised a delegation of Dutch, German, and Irish embassy representatives. During the trip donors visited IDP camps in Ingushetia, also met the local authorities and organized meetings with some of the NGOs operational in the area. Together with representatives of WFP, WHO, UNSECOORD and OCHA, the mission also visited TACs in Grozny and UN supported projects in Grozny. During the trip to Chechnya the delegation participated in meetings with officials from the Chechen Migration Service and the Deputy to the Mayor of Grozny in charge of reconstruction.
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