East and West Hararge Access Snapshot As of 14 June 2019

Historical resource-based conflicts - Despite this general improvement of the security situation, over water and grazing land - have been humanitarianORIGIN partners OF do notIDPS have yet access to some areas Siti mostly due to a combination of security and road conditions prevalent between communities across Somali SOMALI (East Hararghe) SOMALI SOMALI DIRE DAWA Chinaksen Number of IDPs displaced within boundary areas between and Zone 3Addis (Gabi Ababa Rasu) Jarso Chinaksen factors. Amhara 11% DIRE DAWA JarsoKombolcha 174,726 the same woreda in East Hararge Somali regions. Localized skirmishes in AFAR Siti AFAR MetaKersa (EastKombolcha Hararge) (127,909, 55%) and West Hararge Afar Siti Goro Gutu Kersa Harari Gursum (Oromia) In East Hararge, five kebeles in Kumbi woreda and three in 2015 displaced thousands of agro-pas- Goro Gutu Meta ChinaksenGursum (60%) Town KersaDIRE DAWAHaro Maya Aweday Town (46,817, 82%). toralists. This continued in 2017, and in Doba Deder Town Haro MayaAweday JarsoTown HARARI Meyu Muluke have been occupied by the Somali Liyu Police Doba Deder Town HarariGursum AwedayKurfa TownKombolcha Chele Babile Town HARARI since 2015, impending the return of over 80,000 IDPs. In Mieso DederDederGoro Muti August - September, conflict escalated along the entire MiesoMieso GoroKurfa Muti Chele BabileGursum BabileTown (Oromia) Most of the IDPs displaced in East and West Hararge AFAR TuloTulo (Oromia) (Oromia)GoroDeder GutuGoro MutiMeta Babile Fafan addition, the situation in two kebeles in Meyu Muluke regional boundary resulting in massive displacements. (Oromia) Zone 3 Doba Kersa (East Hararge)Haro Maya HARARI woredaswere displacedremains fragile, within withthe same partners woreda only. Inable East to Harargeaccess Violence was directed at expulsing communities along (Gabi Rasu) ChiroMiesoChiro Zuria ChiroZuria57% Town FedisFedis Fafan zone this accounts for nearly 128,000 IDPs (55%). ZuriaChiro Town Deder Kurfa CheleGirawaGirawaFedisBabile Town partially. Since November 2017, access to some parts of 234,485BedenoGoro MutiGirawa Fafan43% ethnic lines from contested territories and urban centers. GumbiGumbi Bordede Bordede TuloMesela (Oromia)MeselaMesela However, in regional boundary woredas (Babile, Chinak- Gumbi Bordede SOMALIGursum woredas is restricted, limiting assistance to some Ethnic Oromos were moved into Oromia from ’s GobaGoba Koricha KorichaBedesa Melka Balo sen, Kumbi, Meru Muluke) the percentage of people who Goba KorichaBedesaChiro Zuria Melka BaloMelka Balo Bedeno 12,000 people. In September 2018, an aid worker was killed rural and urban areas, while populations from both groups GemechisGemechis Gumbi Bordede GemechisBedesa East Hararge nearfled Roge to IDPlarger site towns (Meyu stands Muluke at woreda), 80%. The and IDPs assistance hosted toin fled boundary areas into their respective regions, most visibly HabroGoba Koricha East HarargeEast Hararge Midhaga TolaMidhaga Tola East Hararge from Somali region are predominantly from Displacement trend by zone AncharHabroHabro Melka Balo Midhaga TolaBabile over 10,000 IDPs stopped for months. In October 2018, a to large towns. In early 2019, new population displacementsAnchar Meyu Muleke Fafan zone. In West Hararge zone, some 47,000 IDPs GoloGolo Oda OdaEast HarargeMeyu Muleke Babile (Oromia) man opened fired during a food distribution in Chinaksen were reported from district in Siti zone (Somali region) to 89% 57,006Habro Golo Oda (82%) were displaced within their woredas of origin into 250K East Harerge West HarargeBokeBoke Midhaga Tola woreda, wounding an aid worker. On 26 May 2019, conflict Anchar Kuni Kuni Goro Gutu andWest MettaHarerge woredas (East Hararge). Oromia West Hararge Golo Oda larger towns and IDPs from Somali region are from Fafan Daro Lebu Meyu Muleke between two clans was reported in Jarso woreda, halting 200K Daro Lebu BokeWest HarargeKuni and Sitti zones. OromiaDaro Lebu West Hararge operations and forcing the evacuation of aid personnel. In Since February 2019, the Government invested significant Meyu Muleke efforts150K in promoting reconciliation, with a number of peace Daro Lebu terms ofHUMANITARIAN physical constraints, ACCESSreturning IDPs to Lakole BurquaBurqua Dhintu Dhintu conferences. As part of the process, the Ethiopian Defence Burqua Dhintu kebele (Babile City) are facing challenges to access 100K Hawi Gudina Burqua Dhintu Fafan assistance dueIDPS to theIN badOTHER condition REGIONS/ZONES of the main road from Forces (EDF) deployed in kebeles of return and restored lawOROMIA Hawi Gudina SOMALI Since 2015, access to large areas along the border and50K order, necessary for the IDPs to progressively return. HawiHawi Gudina Gudina SOMALI Darerabetween Arba Oromia to Lakole and primary Somali school, regions as remainsa result of challeng the rainy- Kumbi Erer IDPs displaced from East and Massive government-supported IDP returns were conducted Kumbi Somali season.ing due to ongoing inter-communal conflict between 0 Arsi Kumbi Erer 291,353 West Hararge in other zones or Aug Dec Jarar fromDec March to May 2019. AprThe returnAug process,Oct Feb in terms of Arsi Kumbi ethnic Oromos and .regions. In March – April 2019, 2017 Bale preparations2016 and consideration2018 of the affected2019 population’s Accessible In publicWest Harargedemonstrations, in December in major 2018, cities a securityof East andincident West in Most of the IDPs (71%) were displaced due to conflict desires, appears to be conducive to sustainable returns. AsebotHararghe town relatedprompted the the handing intervention over ofof thecondominium EDF and the and fled to Somali region (Fafan, Erer, Siti zones). IPDs While the majority of the IDP were eager to return to their Partially Accessible kebeles temporaryhouses in suspensionAddis and allegedly of activities. built in OromiyaPartners regional report WoredasBale with returned IDPs that have fled to other Oromia zones were displaced due homes - if assistance and house rehabilitation provided - challengesboundaries, in accessingresulted in partners’some kebeles movement in Miesso restrictions. woreda to drought. there remain significant gaps in terms of access to shelter Inaccessible kebeles and Gumbi Bordode woredas, while incidents related to the IDPs displace from Somali border conflict were reported in Walitane site. In early May, a materials and access to basic services. As a result, region East Hararge: mass IDPsdemonstration From East andover West interruption Hararge displacedof electricity in other and thousands of returned IDPs both in Oromia and Somali regions/zones regions currently remain in “transitional - collective sites”, IDPs displaced within the water supplies in Mechara town (Daro LebuDire woreda) Dawa restrict- same zone akin to secondary displacement. (1) (1) ed partners’ movements in the woreda, and3% prompted the DISPLACEMENT RETURN evacuation of aid personnel. On 13 May, another conflict XXX Number of IDPs in per zone The coordination between authorities and partners, including people displaced people returned to areas between Oromo clans in Gadulo kebele (Daro Lebu woreda) on planning and information sharing to assisting IDPs 427,00 (some 306,000 in East and 155,000 of origin affected assistance toOromia IDPs in Gadulo. On 23 May, in Macha- returns, is stronger than in other return areas of Ethiopia. This 121,000 in West Hararge) (86,000 in East and 69,000 ra city (Daro Lebu woreda)29% a rumour regarding alleged plans notwithstanding, lack of funding and capacity of government in West Hararge) by Muslim members of the communitySomali to attack Christians counterparts and partners explain the so far limited prompted the blockage of a road and68% partners evacuated response, and the frustration of IDPs after years of displace- (1): According to the Regional Government their staff as a precautionary measure. ment is growing. There is an urgent need for investments in rehabilitation and livelihoods recovery to sustain peace efforts and the sustainability of returns.

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