PakistanHumanitarian Humanitarian Update Update 16 October 2009 / Issue 1 Issue 1 - 16 October 2009 TheevolvingsituationinPakistanhasledtoachangeintheformatandtimingoftheweeklyPakistanSituationReport.AsagreedtobytheHumanitarian CountryTeam,thenewHumanitarianUpdatewillbepublishedeverysecondFriday.Thisfirstreportcoverstheperiodbetween30Septemberand13 October.ThenextUpdatewillbepublishedonoraround30October. Highlights/Key Priorities x The 5 October suicide bombing in the Islamabad Headquarters of WFP marks the first time that UN Offices have been directly targeted in Pakistan. x There are new displacements from Bajaur Agency as a result of military operations around Mohmund and Salarzai. x About 500 people are being displaced every day from South Waziristan due to military operations in the area. Over500humanitarianworkers,governmentofficialsanddiplomatspay Eight more camps were closed in Upper and Lower tributetothefiveWFPemployeeswhodiedon5October.Aslideshowon x thememorialcanbefoundathttp://unportal.un.org.pk Dir Districts as IDPs return home. I.SituationOverview Displacement in Waziristan: Registration of new IDPs from Waziristan has re-started and some Displacement in Bajaur: Recent military op- 60-70 families (420-490 people) are reaching D.I. erations in the Bajaur Agency (around Mohmund and Khan and Tank Districts daily. This is a slight in- Salarzai) have caused new displacements into crease from the 40-50 families (280-350 individuals) Lower Dir District. At this stage, the total number of reported in the last situation report. For planning pur- Internally Displaced People (IDPs) is not yet known poses, the estimate for a likely displacement from but the Provincial Disaster Management Authority South Waziristan in the event of further military op- (PDMA) estimates it to be around 80 to 100 families erations has been increased from 160,000 to (560 to 700 people). The initial plans were to accom- 220,000 people. This includes the over 77,000 peo- modate the newly displaced at Jalozai Camp in Now- ple already displaced, registered and verified in D.I. shera District, however those displaced from Bajaur Khan and Tank Districts. NGOs working in these Agency preferred to stay in the region. They are districts have been asked by District authorities to now being housed in the recently vacated Wali Kan- resume their humanitarian assistance; aid had been dow Camp in Lower Dir District. halted based on security advice from the authorities. The government is planning to provide a cash grant The Commissionerate of Afghan Refugees (CAR) to displaced families in the near future. It is still un- will soon start registering those displaced from Ba- certain when this cash grant will replace the food aid jaur Agency. Meanwhile, UN agencies and imple- currently being provided. menting partners are in the process of restarting Wali Kandow Camp. UNHCR and ICRC are providing Re-screening: Implementing partners have tents and food respectively and WHO has already completed the physical verification of IDPs residing sent two mini emergency health kits to the District in the Katcha Garhi 1 and 2 Camps in Peshawar, as Officer in Lower Dir District to treat up to 12,000 peo- well as in Jalozai, Familio and Benazir Camps in ple for one month. UNHCR and PDMA will continue Nowshera District. Verification continues in remain- to monitor the situation. The option to accommodate ing camps and in host communities. more IDPs from Bajaur Agency at Jalozai Camp re- mains. Continued on page 3 The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors. - 1 - Humanitarian Update 16 October 2009 / Issue 1 II.Facts,StatsandTrends QUICKSTATS ConflictͲAffectedAreasasDefinedbyNWFPandFATA ThisReport LastReport Trend Authoritiesasof15October2009(Map:OCHA) IDPs: 146,408fam. 146,505fam. Source:NADRA 1.02millionind. 1.02millionind. Returnees: 236,782fam. 236,685fam. Source:PDMA/PaRRSA 1.65millionind 1.65millionind Camps: 12 19 Source:CAR 117,411fam. 24,278fam. 21,041ind. 134,764ind. Funding: 60%of(revised) 60%of(revised) Source:FTS PHRP PHRP Sources:NADRA:NationalDatabaseandRegistrationAuthority/PDMA:ProvincialDisasterManageͲ mentAuthority/PaRRSA:ProvincialReliefRehabilitationandSettlementAuthority/CAR:CommisͲ sionerateofAfghanRefugees/FTS:FinancialTrackingService DISPLACEMENTSANDRETURNS DisplacementTrendofIDPsinNWFPasof15October2009 (Source:PRC/NADRA) NUTRITION NutritionInterventionsinIDPHostingandConflictͲAffectedAreas (Source:NutritionCluster) HEALTH AverageNumberofPatientsSeenperOperationalHealthUnitinNWFP (Source:DiseasesEarlyWarningSystem,WHO) The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors. - 2 - Humanitarian Update 16 October 2009 / Issue 1 IDPPupilEnrolmentinSchoolsinCampsandHostingDistricts(Source:EducationCluster) RehabilitationofConflictͲAffectedSchools (Source:EducationCluster) Security: During the first half of October, a x Health facilities in D.I. Khan and Tank Districts wave of attacks against civil and military installations require more support to cope with the influx of IDPs resulted in over 100 deaths in the NWFP and Is- from South Waziristan and more capacity is needed lamabad. On 5 October, five UN employees lost their for female health workers and government staff to lives and five were injured after a suicide attack on identify and treat cases of malnutrition. the WFP premises in Islamabad. Following this and subsequent security incidents in Peshawar, Rawal- x The possibility that military operations in South pindi and in Shangla District, security continues to be Waziristan will result in further outflows of IDPs to a major concern and potential impediment to hu- Tank and D.I. Khan Districts must be monitored manitarian assistance activities. closely to ensure timely and effective response. Mission to Bhakkar: A multi-Cluster assess- Gaps ment in Bhakkar and D.I. Khan Districts took place x Insecurity and unmet funding needs are con- from 13-15 October. The mission assessed the cerns shared by all Clusters. Security has restricted situation on the ground and the support needed in the mobility and field presence of humanitarian case of an increase of IDPs from South Waziristan agencies. Additionally, eight of the 11 Clusters are as a result of intensified military operations. funded at less than 50 percent of their requirements in the Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan III.HumanitarianNeedsandGaps (PHRP). Early Recovery is the least funded Cluster at only three percent followed by Agriculture at 16 Needs percent. Some Clusters are finding it hard to sustain the momentum of their current activities while others x The need for coordination mechanisms in all cannot expand their programmes to assist people in areas of return is becoming more critical as the num- areas of return. ber of aid organisations working in these areas in- crease. This is particularly apparent in Swat District. x Secondary schooling has not yet begun in new parts of Jalozai Camp (Phases 4 through 7) in Now- x Small farmers who have returned to their areas shera District. of origin and those who stayed behind in conflict- affected areas need assistance with livestock sup- x The Food Cluster is facing shortfalls of vegetable port, horticulture, seeds and fertiliser to revive their oil and wheat for November. If further contributions livelihoods and reduce dependence on external food are not confirmed, oil and wheat rations will be cut aid. by half to maintain adequate stocks. x There is also a need for tents and transitional shelters to be used as classrooms for damaged schools in conflict-affected districts, along with a need for office supplies for District Education Offices. Vulnerability criteria for families needing temporary shelter in areas of return also need to be developed. The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors. - 3 - Humanitarian Update 16 October 2009 / Issue 1 IV.HumanitarianResponse winterisation package is due to begin in the camps at the end of October. The package will include all- Protection: weather tents, blankets and quilts, plastic sheets and warm clothes. x A newly-formed task force has started re- screening the remaining displaced population living x The Pakistan Community Development Pro- in camps and with host families. The exercise will gramme (Pak-CDP) completed pitching 200 tents for show how many registered and unregistered vulner- Khyber Agency IDPs in Jalozai Camp. In the report- able individuals displaced from the conflict areas of ing period, UN-HABITAT distributed over 4,840 tents North West Frontier Province (NWFP) are now resid- in Mardan District, 3,500 tents in Swabi District and ing in the five host districts of Peshawar, Mardan, 713 tents in Charsadda District. A total of 2,300 Swabi, Nowshera and Charsadda. The task force house repair kits were distributed in Mardan and includes the Special Support Group, the provincial Swabi Districts. Social Welfare Department, NADRA, WFP and UNHCR. Food Security During this week, WFP completed food distribu- Camp Coordination and Camp Management x tion at Katcha Garhi and Jalozai