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DG Haiti Info Brief 11 Feb 2010 IOMIOM EmergencyEmergency OperationsOperations inin HaitiHaiti InformationInformation BriefingBriefing forfor MemberMember StatesStates Thursday,Thursday, 1111 FebruaryFebruary 20102010 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION 1 ObjectivesObjectives InIn thethe spiritspirit ofof “Member“Member StateState Ownership”:Ownership”: •• ToTo reportreport toto youyou onon howhow youryour moneymoney isis beingbeing spent.spent. •• ToTo demonstratedemonstrate IOM’sIOM’s activityactivity inin thethe UNUN ClusterCluster System.System. •• ToTo shareshare somesome impressionsimpressions fromfrom mymy recentrecent visitvisit toto HaitiHaiti (4-8(4-8 Feb)Feb) •• ToTo appealappeal forfor sustainedsustained supportsupport ofof Haiti.Haiti. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION 2 OutlineOutline 1.1. SituationSituation inin HaitiHaiti 2.2. IOMIOM HaitiHaiti StaffingStaffing andand CapacityCapacity 3.3. EmergencyEmergency OperationsOperations andand PartnershipsPartnerships 4.4. DevelopmentDevelopment PlanningPlanning 5.5. ResourceResource MobilizationMobilization 6.6. ChallengesChallenges andand OpportunitiesOpportunities INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION 3 I.I. SituationSituation UpdateUpdate GreatestGreatest HumanitarianHumanitarian TragedyTragedy inin thethe WesternWestern HemisphereHemisphere 212,000212,000 dead;dead; 300,000300,000 injured;injured; 1.91.9 millionmillion displaceddisplaced (incl.(incl. 450,000450,000 children);children); 1.21.2 millionmillion livingliving inin spontaneousspontaneous settlementssettlements incl.incl. 700,000700,000 inin PauP;PauP; 467,700467,700 havehave leftleft Port-au-PrincePort-au-Prince forfor outlyingoutlying areas;areas; RuralRural areas:areas: IDPsIDPs exerting exerting pressure;pressure; growinggrowing demanddemand forfor food;food; ImmediateImmediate priorities:priorities: shelter,shelter, sanitation,sanitation, food,food, water.water. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION 4 2.2. IOMIOM Haiti:Haiti: StaffingStaffing && PersonnelPersonnel IssuesIssues 100+100+ IOMIOM staffstaff in-countryin-country atat timetime ofof earthquake;earthquake; ImmediatelyImmediately operationaloperational (critical(critical NFINFI distributions);distributions); SupportSupport toto 423,500423,500 Haitians;Haitians; IOMIOM HQHQ PortPort auau PrincePrince unusable;unusable; SupportSupport drawndrawn fromfrom IOMIOM sub-offices;sub-offices; HighHigh morale,morale, espritesprit dede corps.corps. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION 5 2.2. IOMIOM Haiti:Haiti: EnhancedEnhanced CapacityCapacity A. Immediate Reinforcement: B. Longer-term Arrangements: - D1 Head of OSD deployed; - Upgrading Chief of Mission (D1); - D1 Special Envoy appointed; - Deployment of additional - Specialists deployed: medical, specialists on 3-month TDYs; camp management, shelter, - Advance regularized recruitment security, operations, ITC, for 15-20 new positions; media, psycho-social; - Improving living conditions of - Secondments: UK/DFID, staff. CARE, CANADA/CANADEM, - Strengthening EPC Dept. at UNHCR, NRC, IOM HQ (camp management, - 217 Staff on the ground. shelter, etc.) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION 6 IOMIOM OfficeOffice PresencePresence Port-de-Paix IOM Haiti Cap-Haitien - Present since 1994 - Present since 1994 Gonaives - 9 Offices - 217 staff Saint-Marc IOM Dominican Saint-Marc Republic - IOM office est. in Jimani - Additional IOM Port au Prince staff deployed to support Santo Petit-Goave Leogane Domingo Office. Les Cayes Jacmel Jimani/DR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION 7 3.3. EmergencyEmergency OperationsOperations andand PartnershipsPartnerships A.A.A. ClusterClusterCluster System:System:System: GreatestGreatestGreatest testtesttest ofofof thethethe clusterclustercluster systemsystemsystem OnOn UN’sUN’s request,request, IOMIOM assumedassumed leadershipleadership ofof combinedcombined Shelter/NFIShelter/NFI andand CCCMCCCM clusters;clusters; DevelopedDeveloped shelter/campshelter/camp strategy;strategy; UN/IOMUN/IOM agreedagreed toto separateseparate responsibilities,responsibilities, parallelingparalleling globalglobal modelmodel (allowing(allowing eacheach clustercluster toto focusfocus onon keykey priorities).priorities). OnOn 88 February,February, IFRCIFRC assumedassumed shelter/NFIshelter/NFI clustercluster lead;lead; andand IOMIOM CCCMCCCM clustercluster lead.lead. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION 8 i.i.i. IOMIOMIOM CCCMCCCMCCCM ClusterClusterCluster LeadLeadLead CampsCamps aa lastlast resort.resort. ShouldShould bebe temporary,temporary, set-upset-up asas closeclose asas possiblepossible toto placesplaces ofof residence/employment.residence/employment. CCCMCCCM focusesfocuses onon IDPsIDPs coordinating coordinating aa comprehensivecomprehensive responseresponse forfor thosethose livingliving inin spontaneousspontaneous oror plannedplanned settlementssettlements untiluntil durabledurable solutionssolutions areare found.found. IOMIOM undertakingundertaking displacementdisplacement tracking,tracking, sitesite planning,planning, mappingmapping andand surveying,surveying, training,training, registration,registration, coordinationcoordination ofof projectproject proposalsproposals forfor thethe FlashFlash AppealAppeal andand ERFERF fundingfunding forfor allall CCCMCCCM Partners.Partners. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION 9 ii.ii.ii. Shelter/NonShelter/NonShelter/Non FoodFoodFood ItemItemItem ClusterClusterCluster ShelterShelter Approach:Approach: ---- Planning Planning forfor durabledurable transitionaltransitional sheltershelter toto househouse peoplepeople forfor atat leastleast twotwo years;years; ---- Assisting Assisting peoplepeople wherewhere theythey are,are, either:either: (a)(a) individualindividual families;families; (b)(b) inin spontaneous”spontaneous” temporary temporary settlements;settlements; inin (c)(c) 4-54-5 medium-sizedmedium-sized campscamps (ca.(ca. 10,00010,000 each)each) inin PauP;PauP; oror (d)(d) hosthost families.families. ---- The The ClusterCluster focusesfocuses onon thethe technicaltechnical aspectsaspects ofof sheltershelter i.e.i.e. tenttent standardsstandards andand transitionaltransitional sheltershelter options.options. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION 10 ii.ii.ii. Shelter/NonShelter/NonShelter/Non FoodFoodFood ItemItemItem ClusterClusterCluster Beneficiaries:Beneficiaries: 542,298542,298 people peoplein in receiptreceipt ofof tents,tents, blankets,blankets, mosquitomosquito nets,nets, water,water, kitchenkitchen sets,sets, hygienehygiene kits,kits, jerryjerry cans,cans, plasticplastic sheeting,sheeting, mats,mats, buckets,buckets, waterwater puritypurity tablets,tablets, waterwater bladders,bladders, waterwater purifiers.purifiers. Partners:Partners: MoreMore thanthan 5050- - ACF,ACF, ACTED,ACTED, ADRA,ADRA, AHPH,AHPH, AirlinesAirlines AmbaAmbassadors,ssadors, Amurt,Amurt, CARE,CARE, ChristianChristian VeterinaryVeterinary Mission,Mission, CITIMED,CITIMED, CivilCivil ProtectionProtection Portugal,CPortugal,Concernoncern Worldwide, Worldwide, CRS,CRS, DASHDASH Clinic,Clinic, DPC,DPC, ELIMELIM ReliefRelief Agency,Agency, FamilyFamily MedicineMedicine EducationEducation International, International, FeedFeed TheThe Children,Children, FraterniteFraternite Notre Notre DameDame,, FrenchFrench Red,Red, Cross,Cross, GOAL,GOAL, HandicapHandicap International,International, HAVEN,HAVEN, InterInter Help,Help, InternationalInternational ReliefRelief andand DeDevelopmentvelopment IRD, IRD, International International Rescue Rescue Committee Committee IRS, IRS, INTERSOS, INTERSOS, IslamicIslamic Relief,Relief, KillickKillick Med Med Centre,Centre, LionsLions ClubClub Haiti,Haiti, MaisMaisonon Enfants Enfants de de Dieu,Dieu, MatthewMatthew 25,25, MercyMercy Corps,Corps, MSFMSF Holland,Holland, OperationOperation Blessing,Blessing, ParliamentParliament ofof Haiti,Haiti, PartnersPartners inin Health,Health, PrProjectoject ConcernConcern Int'l,Int'l, SaveSave TheThe Children,Children, SecoursSecours IslamiqueIslamique France, France, TheThe SalvationSalvation Army,Army, ThirstNoMore,ThirstNoMore, TurkishTurkish Red Red Crescent,Crescent, UNICEF,UNICEF, WorldWorld ConcernConcern InteInternational,rnational, WorldWorld DisasterDisaster Relief,Relief, WorldWorld ReliefRelief INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION 11 B.B.B. CashCashCash forforfor WorkWorkWork ProgrammeProgrammeProgramme(CFW)(CFW) (CFW) CoordinatedCoordinated withwith neighbourhoodneighbourhood committees,committees, municipalities;municipalities; UNDPUNDP Objective:Objective: reachreach 100,000100,000 quickly;quickly; thenthen 200,000200,000 inin areasareas outsideoutside PauPPauP including including Jeremie,Jeremie, PortPort dede Paix,Paix, CapCap Haitien.Haitien. DailyDaily remuneration:remuneration: 180180 GourdesGourdes or or $4.20$4.20 USDUSD forfor 66 hourshours (minimum(minimum wage:wage: 200200 GourdesGourdes for for 88 hours)hours) IOMIOM coordinatescoordinates thethe provisionprovision ofof 50005000 jobsjobs daily.daily. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION 12 4.4. Pre-earthquakePre-earthquake DevelopmentDevelopment PlanPlan 20082008 developmentdevelopment plan plan drawn-updrawn-up byby GovernmentGovernment andand donors:donors: (a)(a) infrastructure;infrastructure; (b)(b) basicbasic services;services; andand (c)(c) combatingcombating soilsoil erosionerosion (make(make farmersfarmers moremore productive;productive; makemake HaitiHaiti lessless vulnerablevulnerable toto hurricanes).hurricanes). RevisedRevised FlashFlash AppealAppeal (17(17 Feb);Feb); DonorDonor ConferenceConference
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