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Conflict-Induced Internal Displacement Monthly Situation Matrix CONFLICT-INDUCED INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT MONTHLY SITUATION MATRIX - BY REGION 1 29 FEBRUARY 2012 Region/ Current Humanitarian Assistance Response Gaps, challenges and other Needs Assessment and Conditions in Displacement Province caseload Provided outstanding issues Eastern – 14,559 fam Two joint emergency assessments (UNHCR IP, IRC, WFP IDP groups who are recommended Access remains a key constraint Kunar, / 91,100 remote monitor and DoRR) were conducted for 36 newly in Jan/Feb for humanitarian especially to Nuristan. A new Laghman, ind 2 displaced families; 31 fam / 198 ind, from Bargi Matal, assistance in the form of remote monitor IP was selected Nangarhar & Nuristan into Surkhrod/Rodat districts, Nangarhar and 05 winterization package, NFIs, food and training conducted in order Nuristan fam / 25 ind, from Marawara into Lahordag Marawara, were supported based on to expand operational capacity provinces Kunar. In addition, NRC conducted 2-3 IDP assessments and assessment results. into Nuristan and Kunar. responded. Paroon IDPs: After the looting of Lack of female staff to join Main reason of displacement is AGE threat/intimidation due UNHCR winterization items, remote monitoring teams. Most to their family members working with ANP in addition to the UNHCR SOJ is seeking alternatives of assessment sites are in deteriorating security situation due to on-going fighting. in order to reach out to this group. insecure locations thus it is very So far flight option (UNAMA) difficult to have female staff to Among 2 cases assessed in Feb, only one case is turned out to be not a viable access women/girls and to considered to be in a poor economic condition without option at this stage. Local capture their open view in sustainable income for the majority of HHs and was procurement also appears to be regards to their protection recommended for humanitarian support in the form of difficult after remote monitors concerns and their particular winterization package, emergency shelter and food. conducted a quick market research needs. in Paroon. However, UNHCR SOJ is working with the partners to find a possible window of opportunity to assess/assist this caseload. Western – 22,293 fam There was no official report about the movement of IDPs in UNHCR SO Herat conducted a UNHCR SO Herat has selected 2 Badghis, / 121,925 the WR in February. However, UNHCR SOH in cooperation needs assessments survey of 605 IPs to roll out the PMT Farah, Ghor, ind with other partners continued the assessment of IDPs in displaced families, which was (Population Movement Herat and Herat city which was started in Dec 11 /Jan 12. The initial previously reported by DoRRs. Tracking) in Ghor, Badghis and Nimroz findings indicate that most of the IDPs were displaced from Based on the assessment findings Farah provinces. It is believed Provinces the different districts of Ghor (Shahrak, Toulak, Taiwara and the families were provided with that UNHCR and other partners Saghar), Badghis (Murghab, Muqur and Qala Naw) and F/NFIs. will be able to move faster and Herat (Kushk-e-Kuhna, Kushk Rabat Sangi and Obeh) into will identify affected families Herat city as a result of insecurity, conflict between AGEs 906 IDP families in Herat city needs and requirement on the rd and government forces and the presence of Taliban in the received food ration for the 3 ground. However, this would st nd displaced families’ villages. It was also noticed that Herat phase. The 1 & 2 phases were take time in order to capacitate city/district is one the ideal place for IDPs to move in due to completed in Dec 11 /Jan 12. the IPs. job opportunities and better security. UNHCR SOH also provided NFIs to another group of IDPs (344 fam) in Herat and submitted food request to WFP for this caseload. 1 For all Trends in data and Protection Analysis, gaps and challenges please see monthly UNHCR Trends Documents for conflict-induced internally displaced 2 This figure is currently under verification to reflect the No. of families who have returned to their PoO, and increase among returnees in displacement and protracted IDPs North/N- 5,063 fam/ As a result of IDP profiling/PMT exercise during the 136 conflict induced IDP families in Lack of access in some Eastern 30,764 ind reporting month, considerable changes have occurred in Dehdadi district, Balkh province, locations particularly Qaysar regions, N&NE IDP data. The whole IDP figures decreased from have received F/NFIs from UNHCR, district of Faryab and Saripul Badakhshan, 7,641 families to 5,063 families. Many groups reportedly NRC and WFP. province create problems to Baghlan, have returned spontaneously (3 groups of IDPs consisting of verify and profile displaced/ Balkh, 379 families who have returned spontaneously from Except the IDP groups in Saripul returned families. Faryab, Toymast village of Qaisar, Pakhalsoz village of Gurziwan and province and some districts of Jawzjan, Pashtun Kot district of Faryab to Badghis, Ghor and within Faryab province, the planned IDP Kunduz Pashtun Kot district of Faryab provinces ) to their places of profiling/PMT exercise of IDPs in Samangan origin or found a solution to their problems which caused the N/NE regions was successfully Saripul & displacement. However, further verification is needed to completed. Takhar ensure that they have not been secondary displaced. provinces A joint (UNHCR, DoRR and NRC) assessment conducted for UNHCR and NRC provided them 11 IDP families/87 individuals who were displaced from with NFI assistance. Chaqmaq village of Pashtun Kot district to Mayman city of Faryab province due to insecurity and AGE intimidation. The families are currently living in rented houses. A second joint assessment (UNHCR, DoRR, IOM and NRC) This group has not been assisted conducted for 91 families displaced from Charbolak district yet as they have provided to Mazar city of Balkh province. During the initial contradictory information on the assessments in January (conducted by NRC, UNHCR and reasons of their displacement. The DoRR), drought, lack of job opportunities and poverty were agencies involved for the mentioned as the mean reasons of their displacement while assessment of this group and in the recent assessment they reported insecurity and Northern region IDP TF need to conflict as their displacement reasons. Although the security agree on their status before any situation is calm and AGEs have been cleared from their assistance is given. place of origin, the group is reluctant to return and is mostly willing to locally integrate due to better economic and job opportunities in Mazar city South- 1,444 fam/ UNHCR FOG and its monitoring IP (ACRU) in close 12 group interviews were Due to insecurity, FOG does not Eastern, 6,808 ind coordination with DoRR completed the initial profiling of the completed with the current IDP have access to almost 95% of Khost, IDPs caseload in the SER. As a result, it was observed that a caseload. Findings of these the IDP locations. Paktika & total of 651 families (5,939 indiv.) decreased from the total interviews entered into the PMT. Paktya number reported in Dec 2011. The decrease in the number provinces of IDPs in the SER is mainly due to the fact that a number On 09 Feb, IOM and IRC loaded of IDP families returned spontaneously to their places of and dispatched NFIs including origin or possibly some of them secondary displaced to winter kits for 107 IDP families who another area. FOG is planning to conduct household surveys have been displaced to Chamkany of the IDP families to find out the reason for and Dand a Patan districts of increase/decrease in the IDP figures. The actual survey will Paktya province in Jan. Distribution be started upon selection of the IP. of NFI kits was completed in Feb. Southern, 20,115 No displacement has been observed during Feb. NFI assistance provided by IOM to NTR Hilmand, fam/ 1,000 flood affected families in Kandahar, 154,721 According to local authorities in Uruzgan province, some Helmand province, of whom 100 Uruzgan & ind 1,400 families have returned spontaneously from Tirinkot vulnerable families received food Zabul (centre of Uruzgan) and unidentified locations within assistance from WFP. provinces Helmand and Kandahar provinces to Shahid Hassas and Suhrab districts of Uruzgan province. The SO Kandahar A joint assessment for flood survey team is in the process to identify their needs and affected families in Kandahar their exact locations of displacement from where they have province is underway. returned. The IDP profiling/PMT exercise which was started in Jan 2012 in the Southern Region was concluded. Central, 4,080 fam/ UNHCR SOK carried out an assessment mission to obtain All these IDPs have received Insecurity remains a major Ghazni, 24,480 ind info on the situation of 54 displaced families living in Surobi winterization assistance provided by challenge which as a result Kabul, District of Kabul Province. Based on the survey findings UNHCR SOK in December 2011. UNHCR SOK does not have Kapisa, these families have been displaced from Alasay District of access in the areas where IDPs Logar, Kapisa Province in 2002 mainly due to general insecurity, Following the recent severe winter have returned. Panjsher, AGEs presence and lack of employment. Most of these conditions caused the death of Parwan & families intend to stay longer in Surobi as they have free of several people including children Wardak charge accommodation and have better access to job living in the KIS; UNHCR took provinces opportunities and other basic social services in Surobi. immediate humanitarian measures as provider of last resort and A one-day training workshop was conducted in Kapisa distributed emergency NFIs to Province for 20 heads of line departments and senior staff 1,680 families (around 10,000 from DoRR, DRRD, DoWA, ARCS, Police, DoE & DoPH on individuals) in 39 of the 43 sites.
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