#13 23 July 2020

SNAPSHOT

US$ 59,244,000 20 Funding needs Countries/territories of points of covered in the US$ 26,618,950 entry assessed SEEECA region Funding conrmed and 69% have at least in pipeline one public health measure

1,429,930 51% 45% Cases Funding gap Funding of airports in SEEECA conrmed assessed in the region and in pipeline 25% region remain closed 25,229 Deaths 4% Funding reprogrammed

LATEST NEWS A returning Ukrainian migrant » has issued a travel ban for the Western Balkans has his temperature checked by the after several new coronavirus infection clusters were traced State Border Guard back to the region. The travel ban covers , Bosnia- Service of . Read more here. Herzegovina, *, , , and .

» The Kazakh Health Minister said on July 17 that the number of people killed by pneumonia so far in 2020 was 3,327, out » On 5 July North Macedonia unveiled a payment card to of a total of 234,000 cases. In the same period last year, the soften the blow of the coronavirus crisis and entice people number of people killed by pneumonia was 1,896, he added. to spend on local products. has extended its second coronavirus lockdown » Turkish authorities have moved the Fourth World Nomad as the country observed a national day of on July Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The games, 13 to honour victims of COVID-19. an international competition dedicated to ethnic sports, » is facing a severe shortage of medical professionals, were scheduled to be held in Bursa in autumn this year. hospital beds, drugs, and equipment as coronavirus infections » The chief of the WHO mission to said her have shot up in recent weeks. The country lifted a state of team had not seen or heard anything to contradict the emergency in May. government’s assertion that coronavirus does not exist in the » The European Commission has approved the disbursement country. However, she recommended that the authorities of a further 30 million euros ($33.8 million) in macro- take critical public-health measures, as if COVID-19 was financial assistance to aimed at helping the country circulating. She also commented on the reports of increased cope with the economic shock caused by the coronavirus cases of acute respiratory disease or pneumonia of unknown pandemic. cause. CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES AND < 1,000 Cases 1,000-10,000 Cases > 10,000 Cases DEATHS IN THE SEEECA REGION AS OF 20 JULY 2020

GEORGIA total 15 88 deaths cases increasing 499 1,039 16,966 conrmed cases decreasing 66,095 cases

RUSSIAN 472 SERBIA FEDERATION 20,894 12,427

777,486

125 KOSOVO* 5,692

KAZAKHSTAN 1,498 UKRAINE 59,493 585 BOSNIA AND 71,838 250 HERZEGOVINA 8,452

5,475 KYRGYZSTAN 219,641 32 MONTENEGRO 1,771 1,037 27,143 TURKMENISTAN 354 112 TAJIKISTAN ALBANIA 27,521 0 4,090 0 57

ARMENIA 6,878 NORTH 403 422 MACEDONIA 49,481 650 9,153 34,981

REPUBLIC OF 688 MOLDOVA This map is for illustration purposes only. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this 20,980 map do not imply o cial endorsement or acceptance by the International Organization for Migration. *References to Kosovo are made in the context of Security Council Resolution 1244/1999.

Bela came back to from . Her story is part of a new project by IOM Georgia, “Faces of Migration” here. IOM COUNTRY RESPONSES

Georgia » Belarus » In Georgia, IOM contracted local NGOs to implement short- » In Belarus, the Border Guard Service and IOM are implementing term projects to address needs of migrants identified by the second phase of their information campaign on COVID-19. IOM’s rapid needs assessment survey on COVID-19 related The campaign focuses on COVID-19 prevention during entry vulnerabilities. IOM also provided cash assistance to vulnerable and transit procedures. The campaign has reached more than migrants from , , Moldova, and , who 200,0000 people on social media. are stranded in Georgia due to COVID-19. Ukraine » In Armenia, IOM launched a project to produce photo stories » In Ukraine, IOM conducted a counter-trafficking awareness- about migrants. The aim is to highlight the challenges migrants raising campaign in the Kyiv metro. An estimated 1.3 million face in the context of COVID-19, and the project is funded by metro passengers saw the campaign posters, informing the UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund. Ukrainians about the risks and available IOM hotline services. This is especially relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic, Turkey since crisis situations increase communities’ vulnerability to exploitation. COVID-19 is also increasing the risks of online » In Turkey, IOM provided counseling and referral services to 554 sexual exploitation, including the exploitation of children. beneficiaries through municipal migrant centers in Istanbul and In June-July 2020, IOM Ukraine has trained 400 cybercrime Ankara. IOM Turkey has distributed 3915 standard hygiene kits police officers to strengthening their skills on identification and to Adana Metropolitan Municipality. Over 1,000 face masks prevention of crimes committed in cyberspace. were distributed to authorities in Sanliurfa.

POINTS OF ENTRY

This information625 is based on most-up-to data as of 9 July 2020. Total points of entry

40% Open ↑ 5% from 30 June Partially 23% Closed ↑ 1% from 30 June 37% Closed ↓ 6253% from 30 June Total points of entry

40% Open ↑ 5% from 30 June Partially 17 23% ↑ 1% from 30 June 434 (69%) Closed countries in the points of entry have 424 SEEECA region have at least one public ↓ 3% from 30 June 122 Closed 79 issued travel 37% Sea, lake, river crossings Airports Land borders health measure in Open restrictions. 10 Open 69 Open 169 Open place. Closed 14 Closed 30 Closed 189 Closed Partially Closed 52 Partially Closed 23 Partially Closed 67 Partially Closed 17 434 (69%) Status Unknown 3 Status Unknown 0 Status Unknown 2 Status Unknowncountries in the points of entry have 122 424 SEEECA region have at least one public 79 issued travel Sea, lake, river crossings Airports Land borders health measure in Open restrictions. 10 Open 69 Open 169 Open place. Closed 14 Closed 30 Closed 189 Closed Partially Closed 52 Partially Closed 23 Partially Closed 67 Partially Closed Status Unknown 3 Status Unknown 0 Status Unknown 2 Status Unknown

Funding per sub-region

34% confirmed/in the pipeline and reprogrammed; Contacts at IOM Vienna Regional Office: Central Asia 66% funding gap Dr Jaime Calderon: [email protected] (Senior Regional Migration Health Advisor) 18% confirmed/in the pipeline and reprogrammed; South Caucasus 82% funding gap Hélène Le Goff: [email protected] (Regional Project Development Officer)

83% confirmed/in the pipeline and reprogrammed; Joe Lowry: [email protected] (Senior Regional Media and Communication Officer) Western Balkans 17% funding gap

Special thanks to:

Canada

United Kingdom COVID-19 UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund