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Afg Protection Cluster Monthly MONTHLY UPDATE JANUARY TO MARCH 2019 POPULATION MOVEMENT From January to March 2019, 62,242 individuals fled their homes due to conflict. 22 out of 34 provinces have recorded some level of forced displacement, while 19 provinces are hosting IDPs. 58 % of IDPs are children, facing additional risks due to the Internal flight and plight of the displacement, including child recruitment, child labour and increased GBV risks. According to OCHA, 16.5 displacement: % IDPs are displaced in hard to reach areas. Top hosting provinces are: Kunar (18,528 ind.), Takhar (9,562 ind.), Sar-i-Pul (9,548 ind.), Faryab (4,613 ind.), Kunduz (3,689 ind), Nangrahar (2,235 ind.), Balkh (2,226 ind) and Farah (2,051 ind.) As of 01 January to March 2019, 1,049 refugee returnees have returned and were assisted with repatriation grant. A total of 4,848 undocumented Afghans returned from Pakistan and 95,132 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran countrywide.10% Return to (686 individuals) undocumented returned from Iran and 90% (602 individuals) from Pakistan were assisted by IOM during March Afghanistan: 24 to 30,2019. PROTECTION CONCERNS REGIONS CONCERNS MITIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS CENTRAL ◼ Limited access to livelihood ◼ 396 returnee/IDPs received ◼ The unstable security situation opportunities, durable shelter, and psychosocial counselling, and GBV will trigger new displacement limited free of cost medical services to awareness sessions were conducted for in central region mainly in the IDPs’/returnees’ families. 1,093 women and men with more focus urban areas, responding to on child rights. various emergency needs in a ◼ Increased in child labour among decreasing funding is IDPs’/returnees’; returnee children ◼ 114 GBV cases identified by GBV sub- becoming challenging. Role of have been forcing by the families for cluster members in Khost, Kapisa, government and labour due to poverty. Ghazni and Kabul and were referred for developmental actors is services including systematic considered essential to ensure ◼ Outstanding debt for many returnees psychosocial support and legal sustainable durable solutions. after return to their places of origins. assistance. 148 women and girls received Survivor Centered Multi-Sector ◼ Increase in the criminal activities e.g. Services (Health, Legal, Material, PSS), robbery, abduction, and kidnapping of children, 7 children are missing in ◼ 80 children have been organized in two Maidan Shar mainly in Eslahat-Edary and Daud-Khan townships. CFS in Maidan-Wardak Province. ◼ 163 Natural Disaster affected families ◼ Limited access to primary education received assistance from IOM, CARE mostly due to long distance to school, and WFP. IDPs’ children are mostly affected. ◼ IOM provided post-arrival humanitarian ◼ Lack of documentation/NID, IDPs assistance to 10 cases in the central displaced from Ghazni have been region (Kabul). denied access to humanitarian assistance in Kabul. ◼ With the technical support from NRC, five community centers established in the KIS sites. ◼ CHA/UNHCR assisted 68 PSN cases with direct cash and referred 62 to other service providers. 1 | P a g e MONTHLY UPDATE JANUARY TO MARCH 2019 EASTERN ◼ Around 2,500 families were displaced ◼ The humanitarian community and line ◼ ERPC to accelerate the in Chapadara district of Kunar and departments deployed ten/10 joint teams assessment and several civilians were killed during the for need assessment (8 teams in Kunar assistance process to fighting. One person was killed in and 2 Teams in Nangarhar provinces), reduce the suffering of DPs Warsak village, one child was killed which comprised of IMC, PU-AMI, IRC, as well as the possibly of and two others were wounded in Bar WFP-PAT, DACAAR, WAW/UNHCR, duplication and pressure by Indor village. On 25 March 2019 two IOM, ARCS and DoRR. local authorities /population mortar rounds missed their target and ◼ Humanitarian interventions and to assist families not impacted in a residential areas in response was made in terms of food, directly related to the Chambarak and Hindurak sub- NFI, Health, WASH and CASH by emergency villages injuring 8 persons (including UNHCR, WFP, AHDAA, IMC, PU-AMI, ◼ ERPC to advocate with the 4 women, 2 boys and 2 girls) while a IRC, IMC, ANDMA and ARCS to some government to reinforce boy of 11 years old was killed. 3,535 families (24,745 Individuals). and facilitate exit routes ◼ IDPs trapped in conflict areas ◼ In response to the risks of ERWs and and create a safer corridor reported widespread intimidation and UXOS, UNMAS deployed an extra team for the movement of harassment and not being allowed to from Kabul to support mine risk civilians from areas of flee by AGES. education and awareness in affected conflict to safer areas. ◼ The department of education in Kunar area. ◼ The number of women and reported that 21 schools have been ◼ APC members WAW/UNHCR partner children among IDP closed due to continued armed participated in protection monitoring/ families is predominant and clashes. In total affected over 7,000 assessment and identified 39 PSN and will likely require students of different grades were referred to UNHCR community deployment of CPiE and denied access to education. protection for further assistance. GBV related activities ◼ Access to health and education ◼ Advocacy continued with Parties to the especially in areas hosting ceased in areas captured by ISK. Two Conflict and awareness raising to mine a large number of IDPs, the BHCs in Nakura and Degal village of and ERW affected areas to prevent issue to be considered by Chapa Dara district were closed. further civilian casualties. the ERPC. ◼ The trend of civilian casualties ◼ Collecting of information as possible with ◼ APC to advocate at higher caused by ERW and Victim Operated the existing capacity and verify the level/UNAMA, in particular IEDs continue in North Region. source of information with respective with AGE leaders, in order ◼ The main areas of concern include; parties. Assessment and assistance. to reduce use of mines and child protection/SGBV, loss of child ERWs. education especially of adolescent ◼ APC with support from AHF girls; psychosocial distress; lack of to fill the funding shortfall adequate shelter, family separation; reported by regional and, exposure to explosive remnants. UNMAS. ◼ Funding shortfall of Mine, ERW and VOIEDs civilian casualty’s data collection resources. NORTHERN ◼ 5,000 families were affected by the ◼ ARCS have conducted the flood affected ◼ seasonal flood in Northern region. families’ assessment, however assistance Reportedly 3,130 houses demolished have not been delivered so far. of which 1,546 houses completely destroyed and 1,584 were partially ◼ Advocacy is ongoing with UNAMA on damaged. Aid agencies addressed children casualties and attacks on hospital. the basic needs of the population affected, however, food response remains pending in areas under AGEs’ control. ◼ Killing, injuring and child recruitment as NRCP concerns affecting 49 children in the reporting period. 2 | P a g e MONTHLY UPDATE JANUARY TO MARCH 2019 NORTH ◼ Planning for JA of the areas by NERPC and ◼ NERPC to continue raising the EASTERN ◼ IDPs’ children in Shighni Ha village of Ali Abad district of Kunduz province members is ongoing, health cluster/relevant concern with Health cluster in have been developing malformation organization will be informed about the the region for possible after their 2-3 years of birth, outcome. intervention. particularly girls, 30 children identified by service provider organization so ◼ Advocacy and follow up was made by the ◼ NERPC to coordinate with far. NERPC in OCT meeting with children humanitarian agencies to protection agencies and relevant conduct focus group ◼ Girls’ education remained concern, humanitarian agencies were informed and discussion and awareness most of the families do not allow girls planning for awareness raising sessions will raising sessions on basic to attend school due cultural barriers. be undertaken in most affected areas. rights of children in the community, in order to remove ◼ Limited accesses to employment, ◼ Advocacy with Parties to the Conflict the negative thoughts and potable water, shelter by IDPs in most especially with ANSF to be conducted on customs in the society part of the region. usage heavy artillery toward civilian regarding for girls education. residence in order to prevent further civilian ◼ Intervention by APC is ◼ The trend of civilian casualties and casualties. recommending on linking property damages caused by aerial humanitarian response with attacks and indiscriminate use of light ◼ Based on the reports from Mine Action they development programmes so and heavy weapons by Parties to the will continue capturing the information with the key needs such as potable Conflict has been increased. the existing capacity and verify the source water, livelihood and other of information with respective parties. basic facilities are addressed ◼ Funding shortfall by Mine Action for longer term as a durable cased ERW and VOIEDs civilian ◼ NERPC followed up the concerns with solution. casualties and delay in data relevant humanitarian actors and OCHA. ◼ NERPC to raise the concern in collection. Partners will also cover some of the needs the regional civil military ◼ Mostly the needs such potable water, under community based protection coordination meeting and as income generation activities and projects. well as have the advocacy with shelter have been covered in the provincial governor and ANSF, context of emergency and durable in order
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