Danish Refugee Council

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North Caucasus Situation Report No. 36

DRC/ASF PROGRAM OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO THE VICTIMS OF THE ARMED CONFLICT IN

30 April 2001

Latest deve lopments

On April 5, Representative of the Chechen Administration in Moscow, Other News Shamil Beno, announced that by September 2001 the centers of temporary accommodation for Chechnya IDPs, staying in Ingushetia, would be created in and . It is planned that the On March 28, at the session of centers will place approximately 40-50 thousand persons. According the Federal Council, the to the official information, around 60% of IDPs do not have any Minister for Federal Affairs Ethnic and Migration Policies, accommodation left in Chechnya, 6,6% have undestroyed houses, Alexander Blokhin, announced but prefer to stay in Ingushetia, whereas houses of 30% of IDPs are that the total number of partially destroyed. In Shamil Beno’s opinion, the IDPs prefer not to Chechen IDPs would constitute return to Chechnya because of the security situation, adding that a approximately 300-340 part of the IDPs explain their unwillingness to go back by possibility of thousand persons for this year. receiving humanitarian aid in IDPs camps in Ingushetia. He also He stressed that the State must expressed confidence that the humanitarian assistance should be “create conditions for IDPs’ rendered solely on the territory of Chechnya. return to the republic”. For this, the Ministry for Federal Affairs On April 9, the meeting between international NGO representatives has directed 500 million rubles. responsible for security aspects and officers of law-enforcement On April 9, the RF Prime bodies of Northern Ossetia took place in Vladikavkaz. The main Minister, Mikhail Kasyanov, agenda during the meeting was security situation in the North signed a decree, according to Caucasus and risk of criminal incidents against international which the RF EMERCOM and humanitarian missions working in the region. The officers of law- the World Food Program will enforcement bodies dealing with humanitarian agencies were lead negotiations to conclude promised assistance with vehicles and communication equipment. It an Agreement on cooperation was stated that the delegations of international organizations are also for humanitarian operation in planning to visit Chechnya and Ingushetia to consider questions of the North Caucasus. security for their representatives. On April 9, a visiting Russian Governmental official called on On April 12, the former Chairman of the Russian Parliament, Ruslan all Chechen refugees in Khasbulatov, announced about the plan of changing the present Azerbaijan to return home. status of the republic. According to him, “political self-determination of According to him, conditions

would be created for the the people of the North Caucasus is historically inevitable” and “the refugees' return by the end of Federal center will soon face the danger of losing the whole North the year and questioned that Caucasus”. He offered to engage a third party in settlement of the Azerbaijan would be able to conflict “to force both rebels and Russian armed forces to agree upon offer better conditions. peace regulation”. On April 16, the Head of the

Territorial Department of the On April 12, the Deputy Head of the republican administration, Adam Ministry for Federal Affairs in Deniev, was killed in Chechnya. According to the local law Ingushetia, Magomed Gireyev, enforcement bodies, Deniev was killed after a bomb attack on a stated that, on 22 March, television studio in the settlement Avtury. Mr. Deniev got cranial distribution of hot meals, and trauma and deceased on the way to hospital. The investigation is later on, delivery of bread were under way. stopped in the IDP compact settlements in Ingushetia. The On April 14, the Deputy Prosecutor for the Chechen capital Grozny suspension is due to the debt of the Federal Government to was assassinated by rebels in the second killing of a top pro-Moscow the suppliers of food products, official in the breakaway republic in 48 hours. The gunning down of which presently constitutes a Vladimir Moroz came as Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to total of 500 million rubles. Chechnya for the first time since his election in March last year. It was the first time a government law officer of Russian origin On April 21, the Russian had been killed in Chechnya since the start of the latest Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs military intervention in October 1999. harshly criticized a resolution by the United Nations' Human On April 20, het United Nations strongly condemned for its Rights Commission that “disproportionate” use of force in separatist Chechnya and called for censured Russia for alleged abuses in Chechnya and “credible criminal investigations'' into alleged war crimes by some blamed the United States for servicemen. The U.N. Commission on Human Rights approved a forcing the body to take a hard resolution presented by line. "Russia does not consider the European Union, overriding objections by countries including itself bound by the provisions of Russia and China. the unobjective and biased The public roll-call vote at the 53 -member state forum, holding its resolution" which the UN annual six-week session in Geneva, was 22 countries in favor and 12 commission passed on Friday against, with 19 delegations abstaining. The EU text also strongly at a meeting in Geneva, a Foreign Ministry statement condemned “terrorist activities and attacks...perpetrated by Chechen said. It noted that the resolution fighters” such as hostage-taking and sought the immediate release of was passed only after attempts all hostages. It also called on Russia to establish a national to reach a compromise had independent commission of inquiry, but did not endorse calls by failed and "the Russian human rights organizations including Amnesty International and Federation considers all Human Rights Watch to set up an international commission of inquiry responsibility for the breakdown into abuses. in making a consensus statement to lie with the United On April 21, Chechnya's the Chechen rebel leader, Aslan States." The resolution condemned Russia for "attacks Maskhadov, made a statement saying that the rebel leaders may against civilians," breaches of yield to Russia on some military and economic issues, but will never international law, summary give up the breakaway republic's independence claims. “Our executions and "forced independence is not negotiable, we are an independent state. We disappearances." It also have all the attributes of a state, including a president and a attacked the actions of parliament elected in 1997, whose legitimacy was confirmed by the Chechen rebels, who are entire world,” Maskhadov added. accused of torture, taking hostages and the indiscriminate According to a the Czech Government, Chechen asylum seekers, use of land mines. most of whom do not comply with the asylum requirements as On April 25, the lower Chamber defined in the UN Geneva Convention, will be granted a temporary of the RF Parliament held protection status in the Czech Republic. As opposed to asylum Hearings on Chechnya. On procedures, the temporary protection for the Chechen refugees can April 26, Deputy Director of the be terminated as soon as the situation in Chechnya improves Federal Security Service, also allowing the refugees to travel back home. The newly introduced known as FSB, accompanied provision concerns several hundred refugees, who will be provided by Heads of the North with accommodation, food, medical care and the possibility to work Caucasus regional and study. In the past the same measures were introduced in the departments of FSS met with international aid community in case of refugees from former Yugoslavia, mainly Bosnia-Herzegovina the town of Pyatigorsk, and Kosovo. . (see Annex. 4 for summary on the meetings). DRC/ASF Registration

Ingushetia

DRC/ASF continues maintaining and updating information on the Chechnya IDPs in Ingushetia. Presently, there are three DRC/ASF Information Centers (IC) established on the territory of Nazranovskiy, Malgobekskiy and Sunzhenskiy Districts of Ingushetia. The information collected by the ICs contributes to specify needs of IDPs in humanitarian assistance. Each IC serves around 300 people a day, equivalent to 60-80 families. In total, the number of people served is approximately 1000 persons a day, or 150-250 families.

As of 15 April, the total number of the displaced registered with DRC/ASF in Ingushetia constituted 154,211 persons. (see Annex 1, tables 1, 2).

During the second half of April, DRC/ASF Information Center started reporting on the growing number of Chechnya IDPs staying in the IDP compact settlements in Ingushetia asking to change information on their temporary accommodation in the computerized database. In the applications the compact-settlement IDPs request to register them as those staying with the Ingush host families. Also, there has been noticed the increasing number of the compact-settlement IDPs acquiring DRC/ASF to resume distribution of food assistance for this category of the displaced.

Chechnya

According to the latest update of the registration by DRC/ASF of 15 April, the total number of people registered by the agency in Chechnya constitutes 782,834 persons, having as many as 130,526 inner IDPs listed in the DRC/ASF registration database. The information is collected at three IC in Chechnya, placed in Groznenskiy, Gudermesskiy and Shalinskiy Districts of the republic. Five registration teams function inside Chechnya. The area of the teams’ work covers all the districts, except Naurskiy and Shelkovskoy. (see Annex 1, tables 3, 4).

Distribution

Ingushetia

WFP/DRC/ASF Joint Program of Emergency Assistance

Based on the supplies provided by WFP, a total of 79.2 MT of food items have been distributed by DRC/ASF from 1 to 30 April in Ingushetia (13,107.45 MT of salt, 43.691 MT of sugar and 24,900 L of oil). From the beginning of distribution on 18 February 2000 up to 30 April 2001, DRC/ASF distributed 21,085.23 MT of food for WFP (see Annex 2, table 1).

The distribution of WFP commodities was renewed after the suspension of 9 March 2001. The last delivery included oil, salt and sugar.

At the same time, in April, DRC/ASF distributed 4 095 kg of sausages for Islamic Relief in the IDP camp “Bella”.

Distribution of EU rice

On 12 January 2001 DRC/ASF concluded quadrilateral agreement with the Government of the Russian Federation, Government of Ingushetia and European Commission for the emergency distribution of the food commodity for the Chechnya IDPs staying in Ingushetia as well as for the Ingush host families.

In the network of implementation of the undertaken obligations, in late February, March and April DRC/ASF was conducting the distribution of rice in Ingushetia. As a result, DRC/ASF has already made 3 cycles of deliveries for some 130,000 IDPs and 7,500 host families in Ingushetia. The remaining amount of rice, which constitutes around 400 MT, is due to be distributed during May. Up to date, as many as 3073,5 MT of the EU rice has been delivered to the beneficiaries in the Ingush Republic. Chechnya

DRC/ASF Program of Emergency Assistance to the people of Chechnya Areas of DRC/ASF food distribution in Chechnya:

During April 2001, DRC/ASF continued successful implementation of food deliveries in Chechnya. From 1 to 30 April, DRC/ASF has - ECHO -funded distribution: Urus- Martanovskiy, Shalinskiy, delivered 892.8 MT of food to Chechnya (see Annex 2, table 2). Kurchaloyskiy, Gudermesskiy, For that period, as many as 92 trucks loaded with ECHO-funded Nozhay -Yurtovskiy, Vedenskiy food commodities were sent to the republic. Up to date, DRC/ASF Districts and 2 IDP camps in has distributed over 12,996.3 MT of food supplies procured for Nadterechniy District (as agreed with ACF, DRC/ASF will be ECHO and DANIDA financial contribution and received from WFP delivering food for the and UNHCR. beneficiaries in Achkhoi- Martanovskiy, Shtoiskiy, Besides, on 17 and 21 April, DRC/ASF conducted distributions for Sharoiskiy and Itum-Kalinskiy Districts once every three months. WFP food in Staropromislovskiy District of Grozny. During the During the other two months ACF delivery period, a total of 205.06 MT of WFP food was distributed will be responsible for food to the beneficiaries in one of four districts of the Chechen capital distribution in the above areas). where DRC/ASF has been providing WFP commodities since - WFP food: Groznenskiy Rural September 2000 (195.64 MT of w/flour, 2.174 MT of salt and 7.246 District, Staropromyslovskiy MT of sugar). From September 2000 until 21 April 2001, DRC/ASF District of Grozny. distributed 1,553.5 MT of WFP food in Chechnya (see Annex 2, table 4).

Dagestan

On 3 April, DRC/ASF delivered 9 trucks containing 86.06 MT of food products (flour, oil, salt and sugar) procured for ECHO funding (see Annex 2, table 5).

Seed Program

Chechnya

From 19 March, DRC/ASF have been implementing a project of seeds’ distribution in Chechnya. The program was elaborated taking into account particularities of soil of different regions of Chechnya. Up to date, DRC/ASF has concluding deliveries of seeds and continues distributing potatoes in the mountain areas of the republic (It is expected that the project will be finished by 20 May).

By April 30, DRC/ASF delivered 67 trucks loaded with seeds and potatoes to Chechnya.

The distribution of potatoes in Chechnya is financed by ECHO. The deliveries of seeds are funded by DANIDA and NRC( see Annex 2, table 6).

Seed ration per family ü Onion – 190 g ü Carrot – 50 g ü Corn – 1,5 kg ü Cucumber – 30 g ü Tomato – 20 g ü Beans – 2 kg ü Potato – 100 kg

Shelter Program

Ingushetia

In the town of Malgobek DRC/ASF started works on improvement of the information center.

Chechnya

DRC/ASF continues implementing the project aimed at rehabilitation of partially destroyed houses in Chechnya. The total number of houses registered in the DRC/ASF database presently constitutes 2,938. Up to date, 2,352 houses have been reconstructed for funding received from ECHO and DANIDA. In the beginning of April 2001, in the network of Shelter project, DRC/ASF started delivery of building materials for 130 houses of the 1st degree of destruction to Leninskiy District of Grozny. On 5 April, the registration work in Staropromyslovskiy District of Grozny was resumed.

DDG/DCA

Ingushetia

In April, DDG/DCA continued conducting Mine Awareness Program in Ingushetia. The target group is children and youngsters between 7 -25 years currently living in Ingushetia in IDP camps, spontaneous settlements and with host families. A considerable number of IDPs within the target group lives with host families (21,496 persons). This is the remaining part of the target group to be covered. This category of IDPs will receive Mine Awareness education through the DDG/DCA Information Centers situated at the DRC/ASF distribution points.

At present, 4 permanent distribution points and Ics are providing IDPs with different kind of information: posters, video with mine/UXO-information, printed MA materials (calendars, booklets, leaflets etc.), static “demo-mine” display and an oral MA information by DDG/DCA instructors. DDG/DCA is planning to develop the Ics into a more established standard, i.e. to build a separate room inside or outside DRC/ASF distribution point.

Chechnya

On March 12, DDG/DCA commenced MA education in Chechnya. One DDG/DCA Instructors’ Team (4 instructors) performed 92 MA sessions from 1 to 15 April 2001, equivalent to 1728 children and youngsters . All sessions have been performed at public schools in of Chechnya.

Chechnya Teachers Course: 17 teachers from Chechnya attended the Course from 1 to 15 April 2001. The Course consists of sessions on Basic Mine Awareness skills (different types of mines, UXOs and booby-traps, danger areas, risky behaviour, warning signs, socio-economic consequences of mines and UXOs, educational principles and field practice sessions). Furthermore, the teachers will receive education in basic first aid. All teachers having received the DDG/DCA Mine Awareness course will perform sessions at their schools within 4 weeks after having finished the course. Visual training material has been produced for the course: an interactive game of “Right Behavior”, a “Class Room Cross Word”, photos, posters, demo-mines and “Right Behaviour Messages”. For the use of Mine Awareness sessions performed by the teachers at their schools in Chechnya a “Course Package” has been developed, containing photos, posters, booklets, pens and paper.

Incidents

On Saturday, 14 April, two DRC/ASF local field employees were stopped by three unidentified gunmen in the center of Grozny, who pointed two guns at the DRC/ASF staff, tossed them out of the car and disappeared in unknown direction. Both DRC/ASF workers were not hurt. Immediately after the incident, Leninskiy Department of Interior (DoI) of the Chechen capital was informed about the hijacking. On April 20, the car was found in Grozny and returned to DRC/ASF FO Nazran.

On April 29, three DRC/ASF local field monitors were coming from District to the town of Shali on their way back from the distribution in Vedeno area (the distribution lasted from 25/04 to 29/04). At around 9:00, they were stopped by Russian military at the temporary checkpoint near the of Benoy. After checking their documents, the military decided to arrest one of the DRC/ASF staff, who, in their opinion had some resemblance with a person being in the WANTED list. The arrested DRC/ASF employee was then transported on an APC to the military base located near the village of Khatuni. Later on it became clear that the person had been released the same day at around 15:00 after a group of FSB officers came to the area and interviewed the DRC/ASF monitor.

Inter – Agency

On April 6, EMERCOM-Ingushetia held a general coordination meeting in Ingushetia. The Deputy Minister of EMERCOM-Ingushetia, Ruslan Koloyev, informed the present participants of the gathering on changes in the system of distribution of humanitarian assistance and reporting to the Operational Headquarters attached to EMERCOM-Ingushetia.

· The new rules will urge all non-governmental organizations to distribute humanitarian aid only to Chechnya IDPs living with host families in Ingushetia. According to the EMERCOM, NGOs will no longer be allowed to provide assistance to the IDPs staying in compact settlements. · NGOs conducting deliveries must in advance inform local administrations of the districts and settlements, where the distribution is planned to take place, indicating date of distribution, location of distribution point. · Representatives of the local administrations are at all times to be present during the distribution. · After the distribution is finished, the representatives of local administrations should sign the document confirming the fact of delivery, which should accompany NGO distribution reports to EMERCOM. · Activities of the organizations violating the new rules for distribution and reporting will be terminated.

On April 18, the meeting between members of the Chechen Administration and international non- governmental organizations took place in the town of Sernovodsk. The Deputy Head of the Chechen Government, Yuriy Em, stated that the main task for the government is to facilitate the IDPs’ return to Chechnya. He also emphasized on the necessity to start moving international NGO offices on the territory of Chechnya. According to the Head of the Committee for IDPs and Refugees, Magomed Gedizov, return of the IDPs and work of international NGOs are correlated. He informed the meeting about the work being done to set up 7 centers of temporary accommodation (CTA) for IDPs in Chechnya. Besides, there are on-going preparation to open 8 CTAs in Grozny. The Head of Administration of Achkhoi-Marta novskiy District of Chechnya announced about plans of the Chechen Administration to apply new procedure for receiving passes to Chechnya by international NGOs. Thus, on 23-24-th of each month the agencies operating inside Chechnya are to provide the Chechen Administration’s Department for NGO Cooperation with monthly working plan. After the plans are received and considered by the authority, the decision regarding issuing of the permits will be granted.

Stavropol, 30 April 2001.

For further information, please contact:

Representative, Tom Trier Tel: + 7 8652 – 35 69 18, (Stavropol), + 7 87322 2 82 70, + 7 901 497 94 71 (Nazran) mobile + 7 8652 – 919 047; E-mail: [email protected]

Special Advisor, Zelim Yandarov Tel/fax: + 7 8652 – 35 69 15, mobile + 7 8652 – 913 789; E-mail: [email protected]

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Annex 1

Table 1 DRC/ASF registration of Chechnya IDPs in Ingushetia (as of 15/04/2001) (breakdown by location)

District Location Number of IDPs

Karabulakskiy Karabulak 8453 Karabulak-Bart 5497 Karabulak-Zhbi 309 Karabulak-Kar’er 1051 Karabulak-Mtf 2126 Karabulak-Promzhilbaza 1019 Total 18 455 Malgobekskiy Aki-Yurt 3841 V-Achaluki 2194 Vezhari -Yurt 408 Voznesenskaya 3328 Zyazikov-Yurt 1145 Inarki 783 Malgobek 7771 Malgobek-Stary 1805 N-Achaluki 1474 N-Redant 1019 Psedakh 4897 S-Achaluki 2246 Sagopshi 2930 Total 33 841 Nazranovskiy Ali-Yurt 1155 Al’tievo 3509 Barsuki 1734 Gazi-Yurt 389 Gamurzievo 2830 Dolakovo 1316 Kantyshevo 3181 Nazran’ 11252 Nasyr-Kort 6175 Plievo 5001 Surkhakhi 2617 Ekazhevo 4748 Yandare 3300 Total 47 207 Sunzhenskiy Alkun 48 Alkhasty 983 Arshty 530 Galashki 1144 Datykh 14 Muzhichi 322 Nesterovskaya 6691 Sleptsovsk 21663 Sleptsovsk-Alina Camp 4982 Sleptsovsk-Satsita Camp 3729 (registration incomplete) Sleptsovsk-Severny 161 Sleptsovsk-Sputnik 6545 Troitskaya 6021 Chemul’ga 407 Yuzhny 96 Total 53 306 Grand Total 152 809

Table 2 DRC/ASF registration of Chechnya IDPs in Ingushetia (as of 15/04/2001) (breakdown by age & sex)

Sex / Age 0-4 5-17 18-59 60+ Grand Total

F 6 791 27 967 42 509 7 284 84 551

M 6 778 27 604 29 597 4 279 68 258

Total 13 569 55 571 72 106 11 563 152 809

Table 3 Population of Chechnya and inner IDPs in Chechnya (as of 15/04/2001) (breakdown by district)

DistrictPresent Total IDP

Achkhoy- Martanovskiy 70792 13757 Vedenskiy 20977 1729 Groznenskiy 83626 11368 Gudermesskiy 92179 11967 Itum-Kalinskiy 3023 217 Kurchaloyskiy 62411 4404 Nadterechny 45367 8226 Naurskiy 36573 6356 Nozhay-Yurtovskiy 34113 4125 Grozny City 92888 29278 Urus-Martanovskiy 89351 12985 Shalinskiy 106500 21898 Sharoyskiy 1346 4 Shatoyskiy 8824 1144 Shelkovskoy 34864 3068

Total 782 834 130 526

Table 4 DRC/ASF registration of inner IDPs in Chechnya (as of 15/04/2001) (breakdown by age & sex)

Sex / Age 0-4 5-17 18-59 60+ Grand Total F 5 228 20 722 37 084 6 344 69 378 M 5 273 21 395 30 315 4 165 61 148 Total 10 501 42 117 67 399 10 509 130 526

Table 5 DRC/ASF registration of population in Chechnya (as of 15/04/2001) (breakdown by age & sex)

Sex / Age 0-4 5-17 18-59 60+ Grand Total F 29 752 117 019 216 757 46 623 410 151 M 31 005 120 648 190 032 30 998 372 683 237 406 Total 60 757 667 789 77 621 782 834

Table 6 DRC/ASF registration of Chechnya IDPs in (as of 15/04/2001) (breakdown by district)

District Number of IDPs

Kizlyarskiy 2802 Nogaiskiy 1455 Tarumovskiy 880 Khasavyurtovskiy 5156 Total 10293

Table 7 DRC/ASF registration of Chechnya IDPs in Dagestan (as of 15/04/2001) (breakdown by age & sex) Sex / Age 0-4 5-17 18-59 60+ Grand Total W 386 1 758 3 001 513 5 658 M 411 1 709 2 207 308 4 635 Total 797 3 467 5 208 821 10 293

Annex 2

Table 1 Distribution of WFP food commodities in Ingushetia (18/02/2000 – 30/04/2001)

Item W/Flour Sugar Pulses Oil Salt

UNITS MT MT MT L MT Total Items distributed 18545,609 888,641 341,615 1 165 914 260,065 by DRC/ASF

Table 2 ECHO-funded food distribution in Chechnya (01/04/2001 – 30/04/2001)

Date Flour Oil Salt Sugar Destination Trucks MT L MT MT

03.04.01 1 8,589 814 0,163 0,814 KOMSOMOLSK 03.04.01 1 9,054 860 0,172 0,86 KADI-YURT 03.04.01 2 16,344 1570 0,314 1,57 NOYBERA 03.04.01 1 10,073 961 0,192 0,961 KOSHKELDY 03.04.01 1 8,428 798 0,16 0,798 BRAGUNY 03.04.01 2 18,039 1738 0,348 1,738 OYSKHARA 03.04.01 1 12,469 1186 0,237 1,186 GERZEL 03.04.01 2 14,951 1432 0,286 1,432 DZHALKA 03.04.01 1 7,651 721 0,144 0,721 ILASKHAN-YURT 03.04.01 1 7,237 680 0,136 0,68 ISTI-SU 03.04.01 1 10,971 1050 0,21 1,05 ENGEL -YURT

12.04.01 3 20,03 2002 0,401 2,002 ZNAMENSKOE “SEWERNY’

12.04.01 3 21,58 2155 0,431 2,155 ZNAMENSKOE “YUZHNY’

12.04.01 1 2 200 0,04 0,2 ZNAMENSKOE(HOSPITAL)

23.04.01 1 14,7 1470 0,294 1,47 ALLEROY 23.04.01 3 19,3 1930 0,386 1,93 BACHI – YURT

23.04.01 3 22,7 2270 0,454 2,27 REGITA

23.04.01 1 10 1000 0,2 1 TSENTOROY

23.04.01 3 19,13 1913 0,383 1,913 DZHUGURTY 23.04.01 2 14,7 1470 0,294 1,47 GELDAGANA 23.04.01 4 35,4 3540 0,708 3,54 23.04.01 2 17 1700 0,34 1,7 MAYRTUP 23.04.01 1 17 1700 0,34 1,7 TSOTSIN-YURT 23.04.01 3 30,66 3066 0,613 3,066 YALKHOY -MOKHK 24.04.01 2 15 1500 0,3 1,5 AGISHBATOY 24.04.01 3 23,5 2350 0,47 2,35 DARGO 24.04.01 5 39,56 3956 0,791 3,956 DYSHNE-VEDENO 24.04.01 2 19 1900 0,38 1,9 24.04.01 1 6,5 650 0,13 0,65 KHARACHOY 24.04.01 4 35,8 3580 0,716 3,58 MAKHKETY 24.04.01 1 11,2 1120 0,224 1,12 OKTYABRSKOE 24.04.01 2 15,76 1576 0,315 1,576 PERVOMAISKOE 24.04.01 1 9,6 960 0,192 0,96 SELMENTAUZEN 24.04.01 3 31,1 3110 0,622 3,11 TEVZANA 24.04.01 2 15,11 1511 0,302 1,511 TSA-VEDENO 24.04.01 1 18,64 1864 0,373 1,864 VEDENO

29.04.01 3 20,95 2100 0,419 2,1 A – SHERIPOVO

29.04.01 1 5,25 523 0,105 0,523 ULUS – KERT 29.04.01 5 38 3800 0,76 3,8 SHATOY

29.04.01 2 10,95 1100 0,219 1,1 BORZOY 29.04.01 2 11,25 1122 0,224 1,122 DAY

29.04.01 3 15,95 1600 0,319 1,6 ITUM – KALI

29.04.01 2 14,25 1422 0,284 1,422 USHKALOY

29.04.01 1 5,75 574 0,115 0,574 KHIMOY

29.04.01 2 7,75 772 0,154 0,772 KENKHI

Total 92 738,876 73316 14,66 73,316

Table 3 Distribution of WFP food in Chechnya (01/04/2001 – 23/04 /2001)

Date Flour Salt Sugar Destination Trucks MT MT MT 17.04.01 10 94,565 1,051 3,502 STAROPROM.DISTRICT

21.04.01 11 101,075 1,123 3,744 STAROPROM.DISTRICT

Total 21 195,64 2,174 7,246

Table 4 DRC/ASF distribution of WFP food commodities in Chechnya (01/09/2000 – 21/04/2001)

Item W/Flour Sugar Pulses Oil HEB Salt

UNITS MT MT MT L MT MT Total Items distributed by 1399,071 19,896 50,429 59835 20,659 9,619 DRC/ASF Table 5 ECHO-funded food distribution in Dagestan (April 2001)

Date Flour Oil Salt Sugar Destination Trucks MT L MT MT

03.04.01 2 15,366 1963 0,393 1,963 KIZLYARSKIY D-T

03.04.01 2 13,922 1330 0,266 1,33 NAGAJSKIY D-T

03.04.01 1 7,164 880 0,176 0,88 TARUMOVSKIY D-T

03.04.01 4 32,2 4120 0,824 4,12 KHASAV-YURT D-T

Total 9 68,65 8293 1,65 8,29

Table 6 DANIDA- and NRC-funded distribution of seeds & ECHO-funded deliveries of potatoes in Chechnya (19 /03/2001 – 30/04/2001)

Date Destination Tomato Cucumber Onion Carrot Bean Corn Potatoes TrucksTrucks KG KG KG KG KG KG KG

March

19.03.01 5 197,78 300,02 1900,05 487,22 18330 14351,9 SHALINSKI DISTRICT

19.03.01 2 97,42 145,07 925,59 242,92 9669,86 7273,3 GROZNENSKI DISTRICT

22.03.01 6 202,12 312,03 1963,65 517,65 19914,6 15180 URUS-MARTAN. DISTRICT

25.03.01 4 240,84 1535,01 409,9 15982 11804,5 KURCHALOY DISTRICT

26.03.01 4 1775,36 467,15 18684 14018,5 ACHKHOY-MARTAN. DISTRICT

27.03.01 16 160700 SHATOYSKI DISTRICT

Total 37 497,32 997,96 8099,66 2124,84 82580,46 62628,2 160700

April

05.04.01 16 165300 ITUM - KALINSKI DISTRICT

05.04.01 3 91,78 137,47 871,91 229,45 9178 6883,5 GROZNENSKIY DISTRICT

09.04.01 2 0 112,5 712,5 187,5 7500 5625 GROZNENSKI DISTRICT

12.04.01 5 281,44 422,16 2673,68 703,6 28144 21108 GUDERMESKI DISTRICT

12.04.01 4 133,62 200,43 1269,39 334,05 13362 10021,5

17.04.01 3 114,84 172,26 1090,98 287,1 11484 8613 NAURSKY DISTRICT

19.04.01 3 120,76 181,14 1147,22 301,9 12076 9057 20.04.01 1 500 10000 7000 ZNAMENSKOE

23.04.01 15 28,9 43,35 274,55 72,25 2890 2167,5 144500 KURCHALOY DISTRICT

24.04.01 4 101,82 152,73 967,29 254,55 10182 7636,5 VEDENSKY DISTRICT

24.04.01 50 45 760 500 10000 7000 NAURSKAYA

24.04.01 1 50 45 760 500 10000 7000

24.04.01 50 45 760 NADTERECHNOE

29.04.01 2 6,12 9,18 58,14 15,3 612 459 SHAROYSKI DISTRICT

29.04.01 5 35,32 52,98 335,54 88,3 3532 2649 SHATOYSKI DISTRICT

29.04.01 2 11,68 17,52 110,96 29,2 1168 876 ITUM - KALINSKI DISTRICT

29.04.01 1 16700 CHISHKI

Total 67 1076,28 1636,72 11792,16 4003,2 130128 96096 326500

Grand Total 104 1573,6 2634,68 19891,82 6128,04 212708,46 158724,2 487200

Annex 3

DRC Emergency Assistance Program in the Northern Caucasus

Distribution of Food

Terekli-Mekteb

Tarumovka

Kizlyar

Severny camp Naurskaya Znamenskoe

Yuzhny camp Baba-Yurt Chechnya Malgobek

Shelkovskaya

Ingushetia Gudermes Grozny Sleptsovskaya Karabulak Khasav-Yurt Kizil-Yurt Nazran Kurchaloi

Achkhoi-Martan Shali Novolakskoe

Urus-Martan Nozhai-Yurt Dylym Makhach-Kala Vedeno

Shatoy Bujnaksk

Novo-Sharoy Dagestan

Dzheirakh Itum-Kale

Derbent

Districts served by DRC (regular distributions)

Districts served by DRC (occasional distributions)

DRC Emergency Assistance Program in the Northern Caucasus

Shelter Project

Terekli-Mekteb

Tarumovka

Runnoye

Kizlyar

Severny camp Naurskaya Znamenskoe

Yuzhny camp Baba-Yurt Chechnya Malgobek

Shelkovskaya

Ingushetia Gudermes Grozny Sleptsovskaya Karabulak Khasav-Yurt Argun Kizil-Yurt Nazran Kurchaloi

Achkhoi-Martan Shali Novolakskoe

Urus-Martan Nozhai-Yurt Dylym Makhach-Kala Vedeno

Shatoy Bujnaksk

Novo-Sharoy Dagestan

Dzheirakh Itum-Kale

Derbent

Reconstruction of partially destroyed houses

Winterization of spontaneous settlements

DRC Emergency Assistance Program in the Northern Caucasus

SEED PROGRAM

Terekli-Mekteb

Tarumovka

Kizlyar

Severny camp Naurskaya Znamenskoe

Yuzhny camp Baba-Yurt Chechnya Malgobek

Shelkovskaya

Ingushetia Gudermes Grozny Sleptsovskaya Karabulak Khasav-Yurt Argun Kizil-Yurt Nazran Kurchaloi

Achkhoi-Martan Shali Novolakskoe

Urus-Martan Nozhai-Yurt Dylym Makhach-Kala Vedeno

Shatoy Bujnaksk

Novo-Sharoy Dagestan

Dzheirakh Itum-Kale

Derbent

Distribution of Seeds

Annex 4

Minutes on the RF Duma Hearings on the Legal Status, Problems of the Chechnya IDPs’ Life Support and Prospects of Their Return and Settlement in Chechnya.

1 On April 25, DRC took part at the PF Duma Hearings on the Legal Status, Problems of the Chechnya IDPs’ Life Support and Prospects of Their Return and Settlement in Chechnya. Deputy Speaker of the RF Duma, Vladimir Averchenko, RF Duma Deputy representing Chechnya, Aslanbek Aslakhanov, Deputy Minister for Federal Affairs, Ethnic and Migration Policies, Belan Khamchiev, Minister of EMERCOM-Ingushetia, Valeri Kuksa, Chief Commandant of the Russian Military Forces in the North Caucasus, General Troshev and others were present at the meeting that was held in the town of Kislovodsk, Stavropolskiy Krai of Russia.

Below is the summary of speeches made by some of the participants:

Deputy Speaker of the RF Duma, Vladimir Averchenko, who opened the Hearings, said that the meeting was held during a critical moment for Chechnya. “The situation in the republic has not improved but there is hope that it will take a turn for the better. I am convinced that the work aimed at normalization of the situation in the Chechen Republic is being headed in the right direction, but everything depends on the quality of its implementation.”

Deputy Minister for Federal Affairs, Ethnic and Migration Policies, Belan Khamchiev, informed the participants that since the beginning of the “counter-terrorist operation” in Chechnya, the IDPs had been registered according to the Form # 7. “Presently there are around 400,000 Chechnya IDPs registered in the Russian Federation: 122,000 – in Ingushetia, 134,000 – in Chechnya and 165,000 – in other part of the country.” According to the Deputy Minister, there on-going preparations to set- up centers of temporary accommodation (CTA) for IDPs in Achkhoy-Martan, Gudermess and Argun. It is planned that the CTAs will host around 5,000 displaced. Apart from that, more than it is expected that more CTAs will be opened in Grozny in order to provide shelter for more than 7,000 IDPs. In the opinion of the Deputy Minister, “presently the conditions for the IDPs return to Chechnya are not created in full. The IDPs return to Chechnya is related with the security situation as well as with reconstruction of houses and rehabilitation of infrastructure in the republic.”

Head of the RF Duma Commission on Facilitation of Normalization of the Social, Political and Economical Situation in Chechnya, Valentin Nikitin, touched upon the issue of the IDP Status and financial compensations to the victims of the conflict in Chechnya. He pointed out on the necessity to adjust the Law on IDPs so that it could be better used for provision of assistance to IDPs, including the so-called “inner IDPs”. As mentioned by the Head of the Commission, “today the citizens of Chechnya are in more aggrieved than the migrants coming to Russia from the other CIS counties. At the end of his speech Mr. Nikitin made several recommendations to the RF Government and the Federation Council 2: · To revise the Law on IDPs; · To adopt a new Law on Migrants; · To introduce a new term – “Forced Migrant”; · To change the amount of the IDP financial compensations for lost dwellings and property increasing them on the basis of the US Dollar rate at the time of adoption of the corresponding Resolution of the Russian Government in 1997 (presently the IDPs can get the amount not exceeding 120,000 RR ; · To simplify procedures of payment of pensions to those IDPs who have lost some of the documents;

RF Duma Deputy, Aslanbek Aslakhanov, briefed the meeting on “the anti-popular policy of the former Head of the RF Migration Service”. According to Mr. Aslakhanov, the people in Chechnya are in need for barely everything (food and non-food). He also complained on the fact that sometimes the IDPs receive poor quality food channeled through the State structures. In his opinion, it is necessary to cancel numerous internal orders issued within the Ministry of Interior discriminating the rights of the people of the Chechen origin. Aslakhanov also informed the

1 RF Duma – lower Chamber of the Russian Federal Parliament. 2 Federation Council – higher Chamber of the Russian Federal Parliament. participants on his observations made after visiting the IDP camps in Ingushetia and Chechnya, saying that only 30% of the tents that had been going to be replaced were replaced. Finally, the Deputy proposed “an easy way to solve the problems of the IDPs – to consider them as “BOMZH” (persons without a particular place of living) and make the IDPs a subject of the Law on the Persons Without a Particular Place of Living.

Minister of EMERCOM-Ingushetia, Valeri Kuksa, made a comment on the latest return of the first 120 persons from Ingushetia to Chechnya calling it a show, when 2,3 persons were taken from a number of families living in Karabulak “Bart” Camp and sent to Chechnya. “It is not a secret for anybody that these people will soon return to Ingushetia back to their families. It is necessary to work on solving problems in Chechnya. When the conditions in Chechnya are created, there won’t be any need to return the IDPs – they will do it then themselves. The main problem for Chechnya is that presently there is no person solely responsible for what is happening in the republic. Instead, we have Kadyrov’s Administration, Ilyasov’s Government, military generals, Elagin’s Federal Ministry for Chechnya, etc. Today in Chechnya there should be appointed a General-Governor – a person who would have full control over both civic and military authorities.”

Chief Commandant of the Russian Military Forces in the North Caucasus, General Troshev, started his improvised speech with accusation towards the Minister of EMERCOM-Ingushetia saying that “the reason Mr. Kuksa wants the Chechnya IDPs to stay longer in Ingushetia is because he hopes to get something to himself out of it.” According to the General, “the Russian Forces is a warrant of security and stability in the republic.” Mr. Troshev insisted that there are only 30,000 and 150,000 IDPs presently living in Ingushetia. “Today the IDPs staying in Ingushetia are playing the fool, receiving free assistance. If they are returned back to Chechnya, they will indeed start working. The main part of the Chechnya IDPs living in Ingushetia have their relatives fighting against the Russians up in the mountains. The sooner the IDPs return to Chechnya, the sooner law and order will be restored there.

Minutes on the meeting between representatives of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSS), UN agencies and international NGO community operating in the North Caucasus.

On April 26, the Coordination Meeting with participation of the high-ranking FSS officials and representatives of humanitarian organizations working in the region of the North Caucasus took place in the town of Pyatigorsk, Stavropolskiy Krai. FSS was represented by the Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service, Lt. General Kolmogorov, the Heads of FSS Departments of Stavr opolskiy Krai, North Ossetia, Ingushetia. The international agencies were represented by UNHCR, WFP, OCHA, UNSECOORD, ICRC, Islamic Relief, DRC/ASF, PINF, MDM, Hilfswerk- Austria. Besides, President Putin’s Special Representative for Human Rights in Chechnya, Mr. Vladimir Kalamanov and a group of international donor-representatives were invited to the meeting. The following issues were discussed during the session: principles of humanitarian action (particularly humanity, impartiality, and neutrality); collaboration and coordination between the Russian government and the international aid community; exchange of information between the government and aid agencies on assistance provided, including regions, sectors of activity, numbers of beneficiaries ; radio communications for NGOs; hiring procedures for local staff; security and staff safety for national and expatriate aid workers , etc.

The FSS officials were briefed on the list of problems faced by some of the INGOs working in Chechnya.

Delays in issuing entry visas to Russian for international relief workers

PINF informed the authorities on the fact that it had already been three months since the NGO can not get a Russian visa for one of its expatriate staff. It was emphasized that presence of international relief workers in the field is essential for quality humanitarian assistance.

Reply: such problem does not exist; these are just the so-called “working ambages”; the solution should be found along the way;

Procedures for issuing passes to Chechnya, validity period for passes to Chechnya

DRC/ASF expressed satisfaction over the procedure of issuing of passes to Chechnya (so far the agencies have been given 1-month passes to Chechnya produced by the Republican Military Commandant’s Office (General Babichev)) and requested to consider a possibility of expanding the validity period of the passes up to at least 3 months. DRC/ASF’s proposal was supported by PINF representative who added that during the past year the NGO had received passes valid during 14 days , 1 month and once - up to 3 months.

Reply: it is clear that the list of organizational questions is not solved; FSS will take the responsibility to be the only authority for issuing passes to Chechnya; validity period pf the passes will be extended to a minimum of 3 months; for distribution of aid in the mountain regions it will be necessary for NGOs to have an escort (type of the escort was not specified); all NGOs will be given list of FSS officers to facilitate their work and assist in resolving problems in the field level;

Permission to use VHF radios

UNHCR and UNSECOORD highlighted the importance of access to VHF radio communication in the field for coordination of relief efforts as well as for provision of better security for humanitarian workers. The authorities were requested to consider a possibility of granting authorizations for the use of radios not only by UN agencies, which have already received such a permission, but also by the other international NGO, especially those acting as the UN Implementing Partners.

Reply: the issue of the radio communication is the problem that be solved from the “technical point of view”; the only feasible arrangement here would be to allow the NGOs to use the UN radio network; UN should bear responsibility fi the radios are misused by some of the NGOs – in this situation such NGOs will be accountable in front of the UN and the UN will responsible and accountable in front of the Russian Government; it is importance to realize the misuse takes place, then the radio frequency will be cancelled and a memorandum will be send to Headquarters of the organization.

The international aid community was encouraged to be more active inside Chechnya.