Afghanistan – Kunduz Province Humanitarian Operational Coordination Team Meeting NRC Kunduz meeting room on Monday 17 October 2016 at 10:00 hrs Draft Minutes Participants: OCHA, UNMAS, NRC, DACAAR, MCPA, WFP-IDSH, ACBAR, NPO, H-TPO, MDC, SCI, HI, HAS, CFA, DoRR

S No. Agenda item Key points discussed Decision/action point (s) 1 Welcome &  OCHA warmly welcomed participants and thanked NRC for  introductions providing venue for the meeting and participants introduced themselves. 2 IDPs Update  OCHA: So far, DoRR in Baghlan reported about 357 returnee Due to insecurity it is not families in Baghlan as of 31 August 2016. Most these families possible for Kunduz and settled in Kelagay area, Doshi district, Khuja Alwan Returnee Baghlan humanitarian Township, Baghlan Markazi and other districts within Baghlan. partners to conduct These families should be verified. According to IOM initial assessment to identify the border tracking information more than 2,077 families have settled in North-eastern regions. This can be summaries as mentioned 29 undocumented follow: (Kunduz = 1,079 families, Baghlan 834 families, Takhar returnee families in Baghlan 150 families and Badakhshan 14 families), but this is to be and 59 families in Kunduz. verified as some of these returnees might have settled in Thus the team agreed on the Eastern or Central regions or returned to Pakistan. following to action points for One of OCHA Kunduz (HAO) will be deployed to Baghlan on Baghlan and Kunduz 25 – 30 Sept 2016. The main purpose of his mission will be to analyse the humanitarian affairs such as IDPs and returnees returnees’ assessment: issues and manage assessments and response to already  DoRR Offices contact all identified and verified caseloads. above returnee families to As OCHA Kunduz contacted with DoRR Baghlan, they has identify their needs and registered 29 undocumented returnees families (203 challenges in Kunduz and individuals) and most of these families have settled in Baghlan Provinces. inaccessible areas of Baghlan Provinces districts such as: (2  Most of undocumented families in Borka district, 13 families in Doshi district, 5 families returnee are not aware how to claim to DoRR in Pul-e-Khumri City, 9 families in Baghlan Jadid district). Office, therefore they tasked to share an  DoRR Kunduz: reported about registration of 59 announcement through undocumented returnee families in 2016 which have IOM blue local TV and Radio how to cards or letter of Jalalabad DoRR Office. The registration claim to DoRR Offices. process is still ongoing. 59 families (approx. 413 individuals )  DoRR records their have been settled in inaccessible districts of Kunduz Province address and contact that the humanitarian partners cannot have access to assess numbers and shares with the mentioned families such as: (22 families in Kunduz out NGOs working in refugee’s affairs through skirts, 16 families in Chardara district, 2 families in OCHA and UNHCR. Emamsaheb district, 4 families in Dasht-e-Archi district, 8 families in Khanabad district and 7 families in Aliabad district).

NRC: These days all Afghans are witness of huge number of returnees from Pakistan and Iran. Most of them are from Pakistan included both documented and undocumented. Non documented returnees has no VRF forms displaced forcefully while some of them has Registration Cards. NRC as a responsible organization in undertaking matters of returnees and IDPs and seriously feel the highly need they might have especially during upcoming winter. In addition the main issue we see is that returnee’s don’t have access or any information regarding how to register them DoRR. There are 2 options:

 Installation of bill boards on Kunduz entry gates and Main square and if possible in all districts centres in local languages Pashto ad Dari. This have to be included welcome messages and a bit guidance for returnees how to get access with DoRR.  Radio and TV shots through national RTA and Radio also private FM channels in order to attract refugees get access to DoRR.  DoRR have to record their address and contact numbers and to share with NGOs working in refugees affairs through OCHA and UNHCR. 3 Establishment of inter-  OCHA: Inter-Agency (IA) assessment teams consist of NPO,  WFP and NRC send the agencies assessment WFP – PAT, NRC, SCI and DoRR assessed 2184 families in remaining beneficiaries teams Kunduz city in months of July- Aug and identified 594 families list to OCHA and OCHA as genuine IDPs. WFP distributed food to 476 families, NRC requests food and NFIs to distributed NFIs family kits to 217 families while SCI has Kunduz IDPs. provided NFIs to 259 families. Only 118 families have not  Inter-Agency assessment received assistance so far. CHA asks WFP & NRC to send team consist of NPO, beneficiaries list, then OCHA will request food and NFIs to WFP (IDS-HAMKAR), remaining IDPs once beneficiaries list is received. NRC and DoRR conduct  On 19 Sep 2016, Kunduz Screening Committee Meeting took assessment in Haji place in DoRR Kunduz Office. UN and International Agencies Hussain village of Aliabad ‘staffs participated in the meeting. Kunduz DoRR has district on 25 Sep 2016. submitted (180 ) petitions including 944 families to OCHA  UNMACA tasks its MRE Kunduz Office who claimed that they are displaced due to Survey team to conduct armed conflict from Dasht-e-Archi, Qala-i-Zal, Char Dara, assessment in Qala-e-Zal Khanabad, Aliabad, Emamsaheb districts, Takhar and as well district to identify IEDs as from the outskirts villages of Kunduz city. The screening locations. committee screened out only 3 petitions including 11 families and 177 petitions including 931 families have been referred to Joint Assessment Teams for assessing them.  ARCS: teams have visited 515 IDP families) who have been displaced from Dasht-e-Archi district to Puli-Momin areas of Khwajaghar district of Takhar province where are under Taliban control and 452 families verified as vulnerable IPDs. OCHA already requested food from WFP, but NFIs will be provided by ARCS to all verified IDP families. Further, ARCS reported about IEDs and Mine contamination in Sarak-I-Halqawi in Aqtepa of Qala-I-Zal.  NRC: has planning to conduct shelter assessment in Qala-i-Zal district to identify those families’ houses who have lost due to recent conflict in 2016.  OCHA: reported about 53 Conflict IDP families that are living in Haji Husain villages of Alia-bad district which have missed from joint assessment and representatives of these families always come to OCHA Office and claim about their bad condition, but due to security reasons the joint assessment team could not conduct assessment. For the moment the security improved in Aliabad district so OCHA requested joint assessment team to conduct assessment at the mentioned area on 25 Sep 2016. 4 Distribution and  UNHCR: Pakistani authority has decreased unwanted pressure  MCPA one Survey/MRE response planning for on Afghan refugees living in Pakistan. Pakistani official has team accompanied by identified vulnerable issued a letters to all police stations not to disturb refugees ACAP III project survey IDPs anymore living in Pakistan until Nov 2016. They briefed on team member deployed to documented Afghan refugees who are deported by Iran and Qala-I-Zal district and will Pakistan without their willingness. These deported are conduct both MRE, registered by DoRR and UNHCR in Afghanistan borders and Survey, removal of Spot those who voluntarily return to Afghanistan with VRF also ERW and assessment of recorded by DoRR for further providing re-integration recent conflict physical assistance and advocacy. impact only in accessible  NPO: UNHCR Protection Monitoring Team shared their areas in close concern about civilian causalities during conflict, but the consultation with locals on numbers have not confirmed so far. Beside protection 21 Sep 2016. monitoring team conducted protection visits in Kunduz province since previous OCT meeting, where the main protection concerns, problems and challenges are recorded as below: . Destruction of some of IDPs houses in place of origin due to armed conflict and military operations. . Establishing CPs in few civilians houses by ANSF and the civilians were forcibly evicted from their houses in place of origin. . Some of civilians’ properties in place of origin were looted by ANSF. . During arm conflict and military operation some civilians were killed and injured. . Mine risks is exist in place of origin while IDPs are returning back to their place of origin and number of mine affected IDPs are recorded. . Lack of enough potable water in place of displacement for IDPs families. . Lack of enough Shelter and accommodation space for IDPs in place of displacement. . Some of IDPs couldn’t afford the rent of house in place of displacement. . Lack of enough household commodities (NFIs) in place of origin. . Lack of enough food items in place of displacement. . Lack of work/job opportunity in place of displacement. . Loss of ID cards (Tazkira). . No access of children specially for girls to school, . No specific items and care for women specially pregnant women, . Overload of families at place of displacement,  UNMACA: UNMACA/UNMAS continue to coordinate and monitor all mine action program's activities related to mine and unexploded ordnance clearance operations, to raise awareness and to support the affected people by mine and other explosive remnants of war including implementation of ACAP-phase III.  During the month of Aug 2016 Halo Trust, FSD, MCPA, ATC, OMAR, DDG have had field operations activities through 60 Survey, Demining, Mine Risk Education and victim assistance assets across the 4 provinces of the northeast region.  Cumulative all above demining agencies were able to clear (981,892) square meter contaminated land, destroyed (1,498) Anti-Personnel Mine, and (661) other unexploded ordnance during the month of Aug 2016.  A total of 12,836 people (Girls, Boys, Men, and Women) received mine/ERW risk education during the month of Aug 2016 in all 4 provinces. Out of this figure 1,393 are retrained beneficiaries. A total of 21,441 items of various type of MRE materials distributed amongst the beneficiaries.  MCPA, a UNMACA/DMAC implementing partner, funded by UNOCHA is supporting IDPs and responding call out tasks for survey and removal of spot ERW under their area of responsibility.  MCPA one Survey/MRE team accompanied by ACAP III project survey team member deployed to Qala-I-Zal district and will conduct both MRE, Survey, removal of Spot ERW and assessment of recent conflict physical impact only in accessible areas in close consultation with locals. Coordination and liaison has already been conducted with provincial and district authorities in advance.

 Afghan Civilian Assistance Programme (ACAP - phase III):  Distributed 117 immediate assistance packages (Food and NFIs) to 161 war conflict, mine and ERW affected victims’ families under ACAP (phase III) funded by USAID in North- eastern region during the month of Aug 2016 reaching to 1,024 beneficiaries (Male, Female).  Psychosocial counselling services provided to 131 war victims and their families covering both male and female in Baghlan and Kunduz during the month of Aug 2016 while PSS counseling is ongoing for 38 others.  Economic Reintegration services completed to 189 beneficiaries both male and female (received vocational trainings) and 31 others are under process.  Physical Rehabilitation services completed to 7 affected people, 9 ongoing and 49 others are referred to other organizations.

 Challenges to Mine Action:  Funding Shortfall: . No sufficient Mine/ERW Risk Education teams in the region - while emergency MRE is required for conflict- induced IDPs in Baghlan, Takhar and Badakhshan provinces. . Full picture of the problem yet to confirm in 15 districts - survey planned to be conducted  Ongoing Conflicts: . AIEDs, PPIEDs & UXO/ERW  2 newly contaminated hazard areas surveyed in Darqad district  Information received both from locals and local authorities on huge number of IEDs contamination in Qala-I-Zal district – assessment/survey is under process. . Firing Ranges . ERW remain the main factor of civilian casualties. 5 Planning for avoiding DACAAR: update activities in Kunduz Province under fund of the duplication of assistances UNOCHA/ CHF, Related WASH Project in Sep-2016:

. 30 New Tube Wells have been completed in 25 villages of Kunduz Center.

. 45 Reactivated Wells have been completed in 25 villages of Kunduz Centre.

. 650 Emergency attached baths and latrines have been constructed and 650 Hand Washing Facilities have been distributed in 25 villages of Kunduz center.

. 50 Formation of Hygiene and Sanitation Committee under PHAST (Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation) approach, 25 for male and 25 for female were completed in 25 villages of Kunduz center and follow up of visits is going on.

. 1950 Emergency Hygiene Kits have been distributed for 1950 IDPs families.

. 75 Person caretakers trained for maintenance of 75 New and Reactivated wells.

. CHAST (Children Hygiene and Sanitation Training) approach is going on in 6 schools around Kunduz center.

WASH: due to long time conflict in Kunduz province more IDPs are coming to the centre of this province, so these IDPs need for clean drinking water, there are many wells which are not safe (dug well) and some of bored wells are not active, therefore WASH relative organizations and donor agencies assist in this regards.

Emergency (ERM): DACAAR is a partner of ERM in WASH activities, so DACAAR has already participated in assessment teams for selected real IDPs, one vehicle and two staff are busy in current assessment in Kunduz centre.

Note: Due to extra budget DACAAR selected 20 new wells in 14 villages of Kunduz centre through joint survey of DoRR and PRRD and sent to main office for approval of donor.

 ACTED: reported about ongoing project activities in Kunduz Province:  15 water wells will construct in Ali Abad district

 19 water wells will construct in Kunduz center

 Digging of semi deeps wells have been started in Kunduz center.

 Number of trained beneficiaries in Ali Abad district so far Male=875 Female = 567

 Number of trained beneficiaries in Kunduz centre so far Male=1070 Female = 601

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