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Monthly Operational Updates February 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina Interagency Response to the Mixed Movement MONTHLY OPERATIONAL UPDATES FEBRUARY 2021 The European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, visit to Provisional Camp Lipa, © IOM 2021 POPULATION OVERVIEW 5,243 Accommodated and 773 2,000 Assisted at the end of Persons in formal centres New arrivals in February 2020 Persons assisted outside January 2021 (source: MoS BiH) (source MoS, MHRR, IOM, UNHCR) (source DRC, local authorities) Arrivals February highlights 75% Single adult males During February, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) In February, the European Commissioner for authorities recorded the irregular arrival of 773 Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, visited BiH, and migrants and asylum-seekers to the country, out together with the EU Ambassador to BiH, Johann 17% of which 13 were unaccompanied and separated Sattler, the Minister of Security, Selmo Cikotić, Families with children children (UASC). The majority of them declared the Director of Service for Foreigners’ Affairs to be from Afghanistan (41%) and Pakistan (SFA), Slobodan Ujic and IOM Chief of Mission, 7% (32%), while the 89 per cent (689 persons) ex- Laura Lungarotti, visited the Provisional Camp Women and girls pressed an intention to seek asylum. 70,856 arri- (PC) Lipa. They also visited the former Emergen- vals have been recorded since the start of the cy Tent Camp Lipa and assessed current devel- 8% mixed movement in January 2018. opments in the context of migration manage- Unaccompanied and ment. The dialogue focused on migration gov- Separated Children Presence in BiH at the end of the month ernance reforms, responsibility sharing in the 5,243 asylum-seekers and migrants were accom- country and the continuous support that the modated in reception facilities at the end of Feb- European Union (EU) provides for migration Top declared Countries ruary, of which 75 per cent are single adult management. of Origin of migrants, males, 17 per cent are families with children and The EU Home Affairs Commissioner also met refugees, and asylum- eight per cent are UASC. 2,500-2,700 persons with the delegation of the Ministry of Security of seekers are estimated to be squatting outside of formal BiH, the leaders of the BiH Border Police and accommodated in BiH accommodation, mainly in Una-Sana Canton (U with BiH SFA, in Una-Sana Canton (USC), as well at the end of January 2021 as with members of the BiH Presidency, the Chairman of the BiH Council of Ministers, and his deputies. In her press statement, Johansson mentioned the importance of having improve- ment and capacity building initiatives in regard to the migration management system in BiH. In February, a first meeting of the Working Group for the development of a new Strategy on Migration and Asylum and Action Plan for the period of 2021–2025 was held, where it was agreed to share the final draft by 31 August IOM training to the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs, © 2021 with the BiH Council of Ministers for its IOM 2021 final adoption. provide technical support to capacitate the SFA on Camp Co- ordination and Camp Management (CCCM) tasks, especially in the provisiona camp Lipa. IOM conducted trainings for the SFA management staff: on Team Leadership and on the distribu- tion of Non-Food Items, which included monitoring and stor- age management. IOM supported the installation of additional necessary equipment used for the on-going registrations. As of February, the SFA is conducting registration of migrants and asylum seekers present at the PC Lipa with the issuance of the Identification Cards (ID) from Ministry of Security (MoS). In addition, UNHCR donated 24 tablets with translation software to improve communication between the SFA field staff and the registering individuals. They also donated more than 10,000 protective masks and 50 protective plexiglass panels in line with COVID-19 preventive measures. UNDSS, IOM, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA and the SFA joint workshop to In February, suspension of registrations in TRC Blažuj due to Tuzla Cantonal Police © UNHCR 2021 overcrowding of the centre, continued, with the exception of vulnerable medical cases that can be accommodated subse- The humanitarian partners and the State authorities including quent to the Danish Refugee Council’s (DRC) screening. Fur- the Service of Foreigners’ Affairs (SFA) continued to work to- thermore, IOM, the Ministry of Security, and the Cantonal gether to provide improved living conditions to migrants in reception centres throughout the country and provided assis- tance to those in informal accommodation. Despite efforts to increase the current TRCs capacities, additional accommoda- tion options are highly required to guarantee a dignified stay of migrants and asylum seekers. Current overpopulation of TRCs is also aggravating protection and health risks, particular- ly considering the COVID-19 pandemic as the WASH facilities are insufficient and physical distancing is a challenge in itself. Due to overpopulation many TRCs are also struggling with electric system overload resulting in frequent power outages and consequently impacting on migrants’ living conditions in the centres. In addition, construction works to improve living conditions of migrants and asylum seeker in the PC Lipa continued. IOM, the Red Cross, and other humanitarian actors, under the supervi- sion of the SFA continued to provide basic amenities, such as Finalized cleaning from leftover debris and burnt beds in former Lipa electricity, heating, and water to all temporary residents of © IOM 2021 the camp: a dining and food service tents, a prayer tent, and a medical corner, made up of five containers, were set up by IOM together with the help of local contractors. Police, initiated discussions to increase the security level of the centres, where initial assessments were carried out by the Concurrently, IOM and humanitarian partners continued to Cantonal Police in TRC Blažuj, especially after the incident that happened at the end of January. This included strengthening of the fence around the compound of TRC Blažuj and the ex- pansion of the video surveillance system. Discussions also in- cluded a possibility to engage a Liaison Officer, to improve the coordination between the municipality and the camp manage- ment. Lastly, regarding the national BiH COVID-19 vaccination plan, migrants and asylum seekers were not yet included in it. It is plausible that persons under international protection, which are already part of the health system, will have access once vaccines become widely available, however this was not ex- plicitly confirmed by BiH authorities. As such, all United Na- tions (UN) agencies together with the Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) in the lead, continued advocating to ensure that migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, will be included in a national vaccination plan and that none will be left behind. Works on access road to Provisional Camp Lipa © IOM 2021 Monthly Update · February 2021 | 2 CENTRE COORDINATION AND CENTRE MANAGEMENT (CCCM) In February, CCCM meetings were regularly organized with all partner agencies including Service for Foreigners Affairs. In- TRC Blažuj, meeting’s discussion points focused on the plan to relocate minors from TRC Blažuj to Ušivak based on the cen- tre’s daily capacity. In TRC Sedra, Save the Children Interna- tional (SCI) onannounced changes to their team: the number of Child Protection Officer (CPO) and Case workers will be increased; Danish Refugee Council (DRC) announced it will suspend the hair salon activity due to lack of funds and is for- warding the invitation for other partner organization to take over the activity. In TRC Ušivak, discussions focused on IOM and UNHCR decision to meet on a weekly basis for data har- monization on the presence of migrants and asylum seekers in the centre. In TRC Miral, partners agreed to find a better solu- tion for the UASC preventive isolation area, which is currently too small, and therefore not suitable for the purpose; IOM AVRR team, from now on, to provide transportation to the SFA office in Bihać for migrants and asylum seekers who need “Boys parliament” elections held in TRC Borići in February, CWS, to get White Paper documentation whenever the SFA staff is UNICEF and SCI © 2021 not available. In TRC Borići, partners highlighted the rising issue of child neglect by parents who tempt to go for onward Lastly, IOM held Focus Group Discussions (FGD) on COVID-19 movement and leave them in the centre. IOM and partner topics with migrants and asylum seekers in TRC Borići, Miral organizations discussed the issue of family separation and and Sedra. During FGDs, Migrants and asylum seekers had the agreed to establish a preventive referral system by UNFPA chance to provide their experience and feedback on the cen- and MdM. tre’s COVID-19 quarantine area. Most of the migrants and asylum seekers suggested to add interaction games, TVs or Participation and Accountability to Affected Populations toys for children. IOM encourages the centre population to play an active role Furthermore, Boys Parliament meetings are organized in TRC in decision-making process and activities that affect them. Sedra, Borići and Ušivak to ensure that UASC views and needs TRCs have Community Representative Councils and regular are considered and discussed. In February, elections of new meetings are organized by IOM with partner agencies. These representatives for the “Boys Parliament” were held TRC serve as a platform for discussion of TRC issues, conflict pre- Borići, as previous representatives were relocated to TRC Mi- vention and resolution, dialogues between different migrant ral after turning 18. In TRC Sedra, UASC representatives re- groups and between the centre population and centre man- quested to spend more time in the outdoor kitchen and to agement. In February, in TRC Blažuj, one of the main points have options of additional activities. In that regard IOM and discussed was the establishment of a system where migrants SCI announced they will organize cooking activities on tradi- who are not registered in the centre, will be provided with a tional cuisine for migrants and asylum seekers in the coming temporary card which will allow them to enjoy services pro- weeks.
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