ETHIOPIA Humanitarian Access Situation Report July - September 2020
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ETHIOPIA Humanitarian Access Situation Report July - September 2020 This report is produced by OCHA Ethiopia in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period July to September 2020. The next report will be issued in December 2020. Highlights ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • Ethiopia’s humanitarian and access situation has ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! North! Western ! Eastern ! ! ! ! ! ! Central ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! worsened due to COVID-19, increased food insecurity ! ! ! ! Western ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TIGRAY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Mekele! Special ! ! ! Zone 2 (Kilbet Rasu) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! South Eastern ! North Gondar ! due to desert locust, and new forced displacements ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! related to armed conflict, inter-communal violence, Wag Hamra ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Southern ! ! Central Gondar ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! AFAR ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Zone 4 (Fantana Rasu) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Number of incidents by woreda ! ! ! ! and social unrest, particularly in the Oromia region. ! ! West Gondar ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! North Wello ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! South Gondar ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1-2 3-5 6-9 10-14 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Zone 1 (Awsi Rasu) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • Insecurity and violence continue to be the primary ! ! ! AMHARA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Awi ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! West Gojam! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! South Wello ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Metekel ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! access impediment to relief operations in Ethiopia, ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Oromia ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! BENISHANGUL ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! East Gojam ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Zone 5 (Hari! Rasu) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! GUMUZ ! ! ! ! ! ! with 425 incidents reported since July, 74 per cent of ! ! ! ! ! Siti ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Asosa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Zone ! 3 (Gabi Rasu) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! North Shewa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! which in the Oromia region. Kemashi ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! North Shewa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! Horo Gudru Wellega! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Dire Dawa rural ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! West Wellega ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! East Wellega ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Finfine Special! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Mao Komo Special ! ! ! Harari ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! West Shewa ! Fafan ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! • On 1 July, the UN Security Council passed resolution ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Addis Ababa! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! East Hararge ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Kelem Wellega Region 14 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! West Hararge ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! South! West Shewa ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Buno Bedele ! ! ! East Shewa! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2532 (2020), calling upon all parties to armed conflicts ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Etang Special woreda ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Ilu Aba Bora ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Nuwer ! ! ! ! ! ! Guraghe ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Jarar ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! GAMBELA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! Arsi to immediately engage in a “durable humanitarian pause” ! ! ! ! ! Jimma ! ! ! Erer ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Siltie ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Yem Special ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! OROMIA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Agnewak ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Hadiya ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Sheka ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Halaba Special ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! of at least 90 days, in light of the global COVID-19 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Mejenger ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Doolo ! ! ! ! Kembata Tibaro ! ! Kefa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Nogob ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! West Arsi ! ! ! ! ! Hadiya ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Dawuro ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Bench Maji ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Konta! Special SOMALI ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Wolayita pandemic, to enable the safe, unhindered and sustained ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Bale ! ! Sidama ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Korahe ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Gofa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! delivery of lifesaving aid. This resolution had zero ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Basketo! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Gamo ! ! ! ! ! ! Gedeo ! Mirab Omo ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! impact in terms of conflict/ violence trends in Ethiopia. Amaro ! Shabelle ! Derashe ! ! SNNP ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Alle ! ! ! Guji ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! West Guji ! ! ! ! ! Burji ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! South Omo ! ! ! ! ! ! Konso ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Afder ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Liban ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • In July, generalized protests through Oromia followed ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! the assassination of a famous Oromo artist, causing Borena ! ! ! ! !! ! ! Daawa ! 73 access incidents. The Government responded by deploying security forces to bring the situation under Source: Access Incidents database control. Relief operations through the region and Timeframe: July-September 2020 The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement movements to BGR, Gambela, SNNPR and parts of or acceptance by the United Nations. Somali region were halted for one week, and government cut the internet for three weeks. REPORTED ACCESS INCIDENTS BY TYPE • Since July, in the Metekel zone (BGR), a unidentified 1% armed group (UAG) has perpetrated several indis- 3%3% criminate attacks against the population (particularly Active hostilities non-Gumuz) and security forces, impacting activities to 425 Violence against humanitarians assist thousands of IDPs returned by June. Thousands Total have been displaced, and aid operations are entirely Physical environement halted. incidents Restriction on movement, personnel or goods • The postponement of Ethiopia’s Parliamentary and Presidential elections, initially scheduled for August, 93% due to COVID-19, has brought a constitutional crisis into the country. Tigray Regional State council has REPORTED ACCESS INCIDENTS BY REGION since announced it no longer recognizes the legiti- macy of the Federal Government. Tensions remain high 74% between both administrations, though the impact on aid operations is so far limited. • IDPs’ premature returns to areas with tensions or unre- solved conflicts and lacking appropriate conditions have created numerous humanitarian and protection challenges. In May, Oromia and Somali administra- tions returned thousands of IDPs across the regional boundary in East Hararge – Fafan. Several clashes between opposing clans have left dozens of IDP 7% 5% 5% returnees killed or injured. 3% 3% 2% 1% • COVID-19 continues undiminished in Ethiopia, particularly Oromia Amhara Benishangul Gumz Somali SNNP Afar Gambela Dire Dawa in Addis Ababa. Through this time, humanitarian opera- Timeframe: July-September 2020 tions have not stopped, and partners have adapted delivery and field presence modalities (see OCHA Ethiopia COVID-19 Humanitarian impact Situation Updates). 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 July - September 2020 | 2 In September, the end of the state of emergency (SoE) brought to an end previous restrictions that had impacted partners’ operations. On 5 September, the Tigray government extended the SoE until 4 January 2021.