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ETHIOPIA Humanitarian Access Situation Report October - December 2019 ETHIOPIA Humanitarian Access Situation Report October - December 2019 This report is produced by OCHA Ethiopia in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period October - December 2019. The next report will be issued on March 2020. OVERVIEW ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Key figures ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • The operational environment to relief opera- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Tigray ! ! ! ! ! Access incidents reported ! ! 259 ! ! ! ! ! ! Western ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! tions in Ethiopia remained permissive through ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1 Aid worker killed ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! North! Gondar ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! the reporting period. ! ! ! ! ! ! Aid workers injured ! ! ! ! ! ! 2 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Wag! Hamra ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Central Gondar ! Southern ! ! ! ! ! ! West Gondar ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Zone 4 (Fantana Rasu) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Afar ! ! ! ! ! North Wello! ! No. of incidents by woreda ! ! ! ! • Localized armed confrontations, ethnic vio- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! South Gondar ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Amhara ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Zone 1 (Awsi Rasu) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! lence, intra-community/ clan tensions, and so- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Awi ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! West Gojam ! ! ! ! ! 1 2-4 5-8 9-13 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! South Wello ! ! ! ! Metekel ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! cial unrest continued to challenge operations ! ! ! Oromia! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Benishangul Gumuz ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Zone 5 (Hari Rasu) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Siti ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Asosa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! and the safety of the population and aid work- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Zone 3 (Gabi Rasu) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! North Shewa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Dire Dawa rural ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! North Shewa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! Kemashi ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ers. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Dire Dawa ! ! ! ! ! ! Horo Gudru Wellega ! ! ! ! ! ! ! West Wellega ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! East Wellega ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Mao Komo! ! Finfine! Special Harari ! ! West Shewa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Fafan ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Special ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Addis Ababa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! East Hararge ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Kelem Wellega ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! West Hararge ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • Most access incidents reported relate to active ! ! ! ! ! South West Shewa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! East Shewa! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Etang Special! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Ilu Aba Bora ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Nuwer woreda ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! hostilities with the Unidentified Armed Groups ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Gambela ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Oromia ! ! ! Halaba Special ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (UAG) as well as between ethnic groups, the ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Agnewak ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Doolo ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! West Arsi ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! Somali ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! bulk of which in West and Southern Oromia. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Bale ! ! Sidama ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Korahe ! ! ! ! SNNP ! ! ! ! Gofa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Basketo ! Gamo ! ! ! ! Gedeo ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • Armed clashes and social unrest continue to ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Derashe ! ! ! Amaro ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Shabelle ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Alle ! ! ! ! ! ! BurjiWest Guji ! ! Guji ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Konso ! ! ! ! ! ! pose an indirect threat to aid workers. During ! ! ! ! ! ! Afder ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Liban ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! the reporting period, one aid worker was killed ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! Borena ! ! ! ! and two injured and six temporarily arrested Daawa ! while carrying relief activities. Source: Access Incidents database • In Gambela, the circumstances behind the kill- The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. ing of two aid workers in September remain un- clear, and partners continue to work under very difficult conditions and uncertainty. REPORTED ACCESS INCIDENTS BY TYPE • In Amhara, ethnic tensions involving eth- 5% 2% ctive hostilities nic-Qemant as well as with neighboring com- 16% hysical environement munities of Benishangul Gumuz and Tigray, 259 iolence against and particularly Amhara- Oromo inter commu- humanitarians nal conflict (mainly in Dire Dawa and Hararges) Total escalated during the reporting period. incidents estriction access to services, perational interference, • In Somali region, the access situation has im- estriction of movement, 77% Denial of existence proved, particularly in the boundary dispute in southern Oromia – Somali, though tensions along boundary areas and resource-based clan conflicts continue. REPORTED ACCESS INCIDENTS BY REGION 67% • In some areas, such as Awi zone (Amhara) or Gedeo zone (SNNPR), authorities continue to deny the presence of IDPs, limiting their fundamental right to access humanitarian as- sistance. Partners continue to engage to find pragmatic ways to assist the affected popula- tion “regardless of status” as per the humani- tarian imperative of leaving no one behind and the principles of operational independence, 8% 6% 5% 4% 4% 2% 2% neutrality, and impartiality. 1% Oromia Amhara Somali Benishangul Afar Dire Dawa SNNP Gambela Tigray Gumz The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to Coordinate the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises. We advocate for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all. www.unocha.org/ethiopia Access Situation Report October - December 2019 | 2 SITUATION OVERVIEW W North Western Eastern Central Western Mekele SpecialZone 2 (Kilbet Rasu) South Eastern Southern Asosa North Shewa(O) West Shewa Fafan Region 14 Kelem Wellega Finfine Special Buno Bedele South West Shewa East Shewa Ilu Aba Bora Nuwer Itang Special Guraghe Jarar Arsi Erer Jimma Siltie Agnewak Yem Special Hadiya Sheka Halaba Special Majeng Doolo Kefa Hadiya West Arsi Nogob Dawuro Konta Special Wolayita Sidama Bale Korahe Gamo Gofa Afar region (Zone 3 – Gabi Rasu) – Somali region (Sitti zone) Bench Maji Gedeo Shabelle Segen Area P.West Guji Guji South Omo Afder Liban Borena Daawa Tensions involving Afar and Issa (Somali) continue along boundary areas between Afar zone 1 and 3 and Sitti zone. Other inter-communal conflicts are concomitant, i.e. Afar and Ittu in Amibara Woreda, Afar and Karayu in Awash Fentale woreda, Afar and Oromo in Oromia special zone and along the boundary areas with Amhara region. Overall, some 55,000 people are displaced in Afar due to conflict, drought and floods. The lack of humanitarian actors and limited attention and resources allocated by regional authorities to IDPs, are aggravating the situation of IDPs and other vulnerable groups. The conflict between Afar and Issa is historical, and the situation in the three contested kebeles of Gedmayitu, Amibara Woreda, Undofo, Gewane Woreda, and Adeyitu, Mille Woreda, remains very volatile. Under the 2014 agreement of Afar and Somali administrations, these kebeles are administered by Afar region despite being populated by Issa. Partners in Afar do not feel safe to operate beyond the ‘Awash highway’ that unites Addis Ababa – Djibouti, and have de facto not been able to access the three kebeles for months. The large presence of EDF along the highway, which has become a sort of unofficial border demarcation, prevents any escalation of violence. In a separate incident, in October, gunmen attacked pastoralists in Afambo district,
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