Northern – Humanitarian Regional Team Meeting

UNICEF Mazar-e-Sharif on 26 November 2015

Draft Minutes

Participants: ACBAR, ACF, ACTED, Actionaid, Afghanaid, CARE Int., DACAAR, IOM, Johanniter, NRC, NRDOAW, OCHA, SCI, UNHCR, UNMACA, and WFP. Apologies: UNICEF and WHO.

Agenda: Welcome and introductions, in memoriam, earthquake response update, Kunduz response update, conflict displacement overview, Afghanistan resilience consortium presentation, winterization update, Cluster updates, AOB.

# Agenda Item Issues Action Points 1 Welcome and Participants were welcomed and introduced themselves. introductions 2 In memoriam The Humanitarian Regional Team paid tribute to the late Timur Murshidy, WFP Programme Officer who and his family had tragically died. 3 Afghanistan IOM and OCHA earthquake updates: Clusters and Earthquake on 26 Assessment update: provincial October 2015  : Out of 7 districts 2 districts are affected. There are no reports humanitarian about people dead or injured. Totally affected are 271 families out of which are 254 teams to families in category B and 17 families in category A. address  : Out of 15 districts 12 districts are affected. Totally are 3 people earthquake dead and 23 people injured. Totally affected are 1,748 families out of which are response 1,105 families in category B and 643 families in category A. gaps.  : Out of 7 districts, 2 districts are affected. Totally is 1 person dead

and 0 persons injured. Totally affected are 17 families out of which 17 families are Photo: ACF in category B. assessmnet in  : Out of 17 districts, 9 districts are affected. Totally are 16 people Keshem district, dead, 48 people injured. Totally affected are 943 families out of which 703 families are in category B and 240 families in category A.

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 Badakhshan province: Out of 28 districts, 20 districts are affected. Totally are 15 people dead and 91 people injured. As of 22 November, totally affected are 7,178 families out of which as per 12 November account 2,689 families are in category B and 4,450 families are in category A. Response update: Emergency shelter and NFI response:  Samangan province: A total of 228 families need NFI assistance. WFP distributed 2 pcs of female clothing to 43 affected families produced in a vocational training course in Aybak supported by WFP. IOM response is planned. ICRC informed they are following up on ARCS assistance for 228 families in insecure locations. At the Samangan OCT meeting on 16 November ANDMA requested the provision of food and NFIs for 228 affected families. UNICEF was requested to provide NFIs and hygiene kits for 228 families.  Baghlan province: ARCS/UNICEF provided NFIs for 259 affected families. Between 19 and 22 November, WFP and UNICEF assisted 450 families with food and NFIs. The distribution took place in Pul-e-Khumri. In addition, WFP and UNICEF dispatched food and NFIs to Khenjan and Doshi districts where the items were distributed on 23 November. OCHA followed up with the government on food and NFI assistance for 314 families in the two insecure districts of Guzargah-e-Nur and Khost Wa Fereng. The two districts are not accessible for UN, NGO and ARCS teams.  Kunduz province: Subject to assessment outcome.  Takhar province: 142 families have received tents. IMC plans to provide tents for the remaining 98 families. 797 families have received NFI assistance. IMC plans to provide NFIs for the remaining 146 families. Concern Worldwide provided 239 NFI kits and 64 tents. UNICEF/ARCS provided 258 NFI kits. BRAC assisted 166 families with NFIs. IOM assisted 134 families.  Badakhshan province: As of 22 November, a total of 5,802 families have received assistance. 410 tents distributed and 1,740 NFIs distributed. 3,181 families in Jorm and Yamgan districts will be assisted by ARCS. On 12 November, Qater Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and ARCS started providing assistance for 243 families in Jorm district. 2,272 families are eligible for NFIs assistance in Jorm district while 909 families are in need NFIs in Yamgan district. All affected families in

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Badakhshan are in need of shelter and fuel for winterization. A total of 500 hygiene kits had been distributed in Shuhada and Jorm districts. Food assistance update:  Samangan province: On 17 November, WFP distributed one month food ration for 43 families in the accessible parts of Aybak and Khuram Wa Sarbagh district. ICRC is following up on food response in insecure areas.  Baghlan province: ARCS provided food for 259 families. WFP and UNICEF provided food and hygiene kits for 1,351 families. The Government of Turkmenistan donated 20 ton of wheat flour to Baghlan. OCHA followed up with the Afghan government on food assistance for 314 families in two insecure districts where an initial assessment was done by the government.  Kunduz province: Subject to assessment outcome.  Takhar province: 671 families received food assistance. WFP plans to provide food to a remaining 272 families. Overall, food assistance was provided by WFP, ANDMA, ARCS and BRAC. BRAC assisted 166 families with food. ARCS assisted 93 families. ANDMA assisted 131 families. WFP so far provided food for 281 families but will in total cover 553 families. The Government of Turkmenistan donated 30 ton of wheat flour for Takhar.  Badakhshan province: As of 12 November, 2,570 families received food assistance. WFP plans to respond to the food needs of 806 families in Shighnan, Teshkan, Zebak and Eshkashem districts. On 12 November, ARCS began with the distribution to 243 families in Jorm district. The response will continue to cover 2,272 families in the district. In Yamgan district assistance will be provided after completion of the response in Jorm district. 909 families need food assistance in Yamgan district. DRC plans to provide food assistance for 74 affected families in Yatafa-e- Sufla district. Response gaps: Emergency shelter and NFI response gap:  Samangan province: None if commitments are fulfilled.  Baghlan province: NFI for 314 families in Guzargah-e-Nur and Khost Wa Fereng districts remains a gap. Government assistance has been requested. Emergency shelter needs will be covered under winterization.  Kunduz province: Subject to assessment outcome.

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 Takhar province: None if commitments are fulfilled.  Badakhshan province: As of 22 November, the NFI gap is as follows: 328 families in Baharak district, 395 families in district, 7 families in Nosay district, 395 families in Warduj district, 909 families in Yamgan district, 15 families in Kofab district, and 8 families in Shukai district. The makes a total NFI gap for 2,508 families. Access to 395 families in Warduj and 909 families in Yamgan districts is blocked because of insecurity. The humanitarian team is following up. Food response gaps:  Samangan province: None if commitments are fulfilled.  Baghlan province: Food for 314 families in Guzargah-e-Nur and Khost Wa Fereng districts remains a gap. Government assistance has been requested.  Kunduz province: Subject to assessment outcome.  Takhar province: None if commitments are fulfilled.  Badakhshan province: As of 22 November, the food gap is as follows: 42 families in Argo district, 7 families in Nosay district, 62 families in Eshkashem district, 26 families in Kohistan district, 909 families in Yamgan district, 15 families in Khwahan district, 1 family in Kofab district, 8 families in Shukai district, and 395 families in Warduj districts. This makes a total food gap for 1,465 families. Access to 395 families in Warduj and 909 families in Yamgan districts is blocked because of insecurity. The humanitarian team is following up. 4 Conflict According to UNHCR, between 1 July and 31 October 2015 a total of 9,113 families have Clusters and displacement been displaced in the nine northern provinces. humanitarian overview  Badakhshan province: On 19 November, an IDP TF meeting was held in Fayzabad. teams to The team provided assessment and response updates, reviewed recently assess and submitted IDP petitions and planned assessments. The team provided also an respond to overview of Kunduz displacement in Badakhshan province. On 17 and 18 verified November food was distributed to 110 IDP families and NFI distributed to 18 IDP caseloads. families in Fayzabad city. The IDPs originate from Khwajaghar district (Takhar province), Warduj, Shuhada, Jorm and Baharak districts of Badakhshan province as well as Kunduz city IDPs in Badakhshan province. Currently a total of 495 IDP families are in need of food assistance and 542 IDP families are in need of NFI assistance. New displacement has resulted in the submission of new petitions to DoRR. This includes 205 families from Jorm district, 94 families from Shuhada,

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Warduj and Jorm living in Baharak district, 45 families from Baharak villages living in the district center, 82 families from Kunduz city, Takhar province, Shuhada, Warduj, and Baharak districts of Badakhshan province living in Fayzabad city, 13 families from Tagab district living in Keshem districts. The total number of IDP petitions is for 439 families. The IDP TF developed an assessment plan. Assessments started on 22 November. UNHCR is following up on the food response gap for 495 IDP families and NFI gap for 542 IDP families. Also, between 28 September and 24 October a total of 1,219 conflict IDP families from Kunduz were assisted with food and NFIs in Badakhshan province. Assistance was provided by WFP, UNHCR, PIN, CWW, ARCS/UNICEF, SCI, Mission East, and DoRR. WFP provides food assistance for 330 conflict IDP families from Warduj living in Baharak district.  Takhar province: Actions required to address response gaps: UNHCR and WFP to provide NFIs and food for 501 IDP families in Khwajabahawuddin district. DoRR, UNHCR and NPO to assess families displaced from Khanabad district, Kunduz province to Taloqan, Takhar province. UNHCR and WFP to assist IDP families from Khwajaghar district. Distributions for displaced families from Khwajaghar district take place in two locations. The distributions are organized by ARCS and UNHCR. WFP is providing food assistance for 502 conflict IDP families from Darqad living in Khwajabahawuddin district.  Baghlan province: Baghlan IDP assistance needs were reviewed at the Kunduz IDP coordination meeting on 24 November. Assistance for 392 verified IDP families from Dahana-e-Ghori district remains pending but it is assumed that most IDPs have returned. Assistance for 675 IDP families from Kunduz displaced to Pul-e- Khumri city remains pending. It was ascertained that out of them 232 families remain displaced. UNHCR is mobilizing food and NFI assistance.  province: On 19 November, an IDP screening committee meeting was held in Mazar. The committee reviewed 239 petitions for a total of 366 families reportedly displaced from Kunduz to . Assessments are planned.  : In Pashtunkot district new displacement is reported from Glim Baf and Qarq Eigat villages to other insecure areas of the district. UNHCR received an initial report of 500 families displaced, subject to assessment.

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5 Kunduz province On 25 November, an IDP screening committee meeting was held at UNHCR Kunduz. The update team reviewed petitions for six different caseloads and agreed on a total of 63 eligible petitions. The team formed three joint assessment teams and referred one caseload to ICRC/ARCS. UNICEF is planning to distribute a total of 3,000 hygiene kits to vulnerable groups in Kunduz city, using WFP assessment information. As of 24 November, a joint assessment team has visited a total of 809 reported IDP families from Dasht-e-Archi district in Kunduz city. Out of which a total of 348 eligible IDP families have been identified. As of 26 November, WFP assessed a total of 6,539 families in Kunduz city. As of 26 November, WFP provided food for 4,188 families in Kunduz city, totaling 232.978 MT. NRC plans to distribute cash for NFIs to 365 assessed and verified families in Kunduz city. On 18 November, OCHA conducted an OCT meeting. Participants reviewed IDP assessments and assistance, WASH activities, health and nutrition activities, FSAC activities, CHF project updates and winterization assistance plans. The meeting addressed action points resulting from the 12 November IDP Task Force meeting which included provision of UNICEF hygiene kits and asked WFP PAT monitors to distinguish in their assessments between category A and B beneficiaries. This will allow to identify extremely vulnerable families, and follow-up on protection and health needs resulting from displacement. NRC will assist 365 category A families in Kunduz city police district 1. Handicap International emergency project update: HI conducts physical rehabilitation, provinces psychosocial support and mine risk education.

Kunduz UN Mine Action Coordination Center update: A joint MAPA assessment team was Circulate deployed to Kunduz city on 15 October. A total of 15 MRE, survey, EOD, mobile health UNMACA clinic and PSS teams deployed between 15 October and 15 November to Kunduz city. report. Kunduz city was divided into four zones and mine action activities were implemented in close coordination with local authorities, shura, community representatives, and humanitarian partners. All tasks have been successfully completed. The details are available from the attached Kunduz UNMACA report. 6 Afghanistan Afghanaid on behalf of the consortium gave the following presentation: Afghanistan is Circulate ARC Resilience highly vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change. To address these issues and presentation. Consortium build the resilience of rural communities, a four year project has been developed. The presentation project is called strengthening the resilience of Afghanistan’s vulnerable communities to disaster. The project is UK AID funded and implemented by Afghanaid, Actionaid,

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Concern Worldwide, Save the Children, and UNEP. In northern Afghanistan the project is implemented in Badakhshan, Takhar, Samangan, Balkh, Jawzjan, and Sar-e-Pul provinces. The project aims to strengthen institutional capacity to support communities against natural disasters, to enhance communities and schools preparedness against natural hazards, to improve household level coping capacities and to support research and advocacy on disaster risk reduction and climate risks. Consortium members have started their activities in the region. 7 Winterization The regional winter contingency plan is being updated. The final document will be Winter/CHF circulated soon. UNHCR plans to assist a total of 7,000 eligible families with winter coordination assistance. Winter assistance is also provided by CHF partners. A winter/CHF project meeting at coordination meeting is planned at UNICEF Mazar on 30 November. CARE Int. plans to UNICEF provide winter assistance to 300 IDP families in Balkh province. ACF informed about Mazar on 30 assistance provided to 31 families in Samangan province. November. 8 Protection Cluster UNHCR update: A regional Protection Cluster meeting was held at UNHCR Mazar on 11 update November. The team reviewed the Kunduz response, protection assessment and monitoring, and sub-Clusters and working groups provided updates. Mazar Mine Action Coordination Center update: Provided assistance to 17 mine victims in Jawzjan province. Assistance to mine victims in other locations is planned. 9 Emergency The regional ESN Cluster met at UNHCR Mazar on 4 November. The team reviewed the Shelter and NFI earthquake and conflict displacement response, winterization assistance, NFI stocks, and Cluster update CHF funding for winterization assistance. ACTED constructed in Baghlan province shelters for a total of 120 families.

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Regional NFI stock by province and number of families, 3 Nov 2015 Source: UNHCR Mazar Takhar 1,015 Baghlan 0 Badakhsh… 3,368

Kunduz 2,550

Samangan 0 Sare Pul 100

Jawzjan 18 Faryab 1,983 Balkh 8,248

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000

10 Food Security and WFP update: A regional FSAC meeting was held at FAO Mazar on 10 November. The Agriculture Cluster team reviewed food assistance for earthquake affected families (capacity and gaps), as update well as food assistance needs resulting from the Kunduz crisis and updated the FSAC partner operational presence table. Separately, WFP provided a current update on WFP food assistance in Kunduz city and in earthquake affected areas, especially in Baghlan province. For details see above. Further, from 6 to 8 December, WFP will conduct an emergency exercise in Mazar. 11 Nutrition Cluster No UNICEF update. UNICEF to update call for a regional Nutrition Cluster meeting

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12 Health update A new case of polio was registered in Zafaran village of . On 23 November, a three-day anti-Polio vaccination campaign started in Faryab province. The campaign aimed to reach about 340,000 children below the age of five. About 134 vaccination teams took part in the campaign. ACTED supports the campaign in Qaysar district through the broadcasting of awareness messages. 13 WASH Cluster No UNICEF update. The Humanitarian Regional Team requested UNICEF to conduct a UNICEF to update regional WASH Cluster meeting. This is very much needed in order to review ongoing call for a WASH activities and plan interventions for 2016. DACAAR started the CHF WASH project regional in Balkh province. ACTED informed about OFDA funded WASH activities in nine WASH Cluster provinces. Afghanaid informed about DFID funded WASH project activities and has been meeting invited to present school WASH activities at the next HRT meeting. UNHCR informed about WASH activities for refugee returnees in Kunduz and Baghlan provinces. 14 AOB HE Mr. Wais Ahmad Barmak has been appointed State Minister for Disaster Management and humanitarian Affairs. Date of next HRT 30 December 2015 meeting

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