UNITED NATIONS INTERAGENCY APPEAL FOR RELIEF & RECOVERY “Leh we join an fo mek Salone go bifo” Krio: Lets unite for the progress of Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE 2003 UNITED NATIONS An appeal to support Sierra Leone fulfill its hopes for a future of peace, stability & progress . TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 II. YEAR IN REVIEW 4 Changes in the Humanitarian Situation 4 Progress made towards Strategic Goals 2002 5 Lessons Learned 7 Financial Review 8 III. HUMANITARIAN & RECOVERY CONTEXT 9 The Situation in Sierra Leone 9 Scenarios 11 Strategic Goals 12 Guiding Principles & Cross-Cutting Themes 13 Partnerships 13 Coordination & Monitoring 14 IV. EMERGENCY RELIEF 15 Response Plans Ensuring protection & services for Liberian refugees & host communities 15 Facilitating Return & Reintegration 17 Projects Table ii. Listing of Emergency Relief Project Activities 20 Ensuring Protection & Services for Liberian refugees & Host Communities 21 Facilitating Return & Reintegration 24 V. RECOVERY 43 Response Plans Basic Social Services 43 Economic Recovery 47 Restoration of Civil Authority 49 Human Rights & Peace Building 51 Projects Table iii. Listing of Recovery Project Activities 52 Basic Social Services 54 Economic Recovery 65 Restoration of Civil Authority 73 Human Rights & Peace-Building 76 ANNEXES 83 i. MAPS 84 1. Sierra Leone Planning Map 2. Sub regional Overview of Sierra Leonean Displacement 3. Areas Declared Safe for Resettlement in Sierra Leone / Phases 4. Distribution of Resettled IDPs and Refugees by District of return 5. Distribution of Resettled Returnees by District of Return 6. Distribution of Resettled IDPs by District of Return 7. Distribution of Ex-combatants by District of Disarmament 8. Locations of Refugee Camps and Facilities around and within Sierra Leone 9. UNHCR Sierra Leone Facilities and Main Routes ii. FINANCIAL TABLES 93 Requirements 2003 Table iv. Listing of Emergency Relief & Recovery Project Activities by Sector Table v. Listing of Emergency and Recovery Projects by Appealing Organization Chart i. Emergency Relief and Recovery Requirements by Appealing Organization and sector Chart ii. Emergency Relief and Recovery Requirements by Sector Contributions 2002 Table I. Summary of requirements and contributions by Appealing Organization Table II. Donor breakdown of contributions through appealing organizations Table III. Listing of Project Activities by Sectors Table IV. Outside the Framework of the UN Consolidated Interagency Appeal Table V. Major Donors by Contributions Table VI. Major Donors by Total Contributions iii. Appeal 2003 Targets 105 Standards of Accountability 107 International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Appeal 108 Acronyms and abbreviations 112 Acknowledgements The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of UN Country Team in Sierra Leone, would like to extend its sincere thanks to all those who participated and contributed to the Appeal Process and the development of this document. We would like to extend particular thanks to Donor Governments and Organisations for their contributions through the Consolidated Appeal Process over the past years for the people of Sierra Leone. Gratitude and appreciation are expressed to the Government of Sierra Leone and all humanitarian partners in the country including international and national non-governmental organisations, civil society and the UN Peacekeeping Mission for their collaboration. We would like to extend our thanks to Brent Stirton and Moe Kafer for the photographic materials presented in this appeal. Finally we would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of members of the Appeal Working Group under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator and the Heads of Agencies. We hope that the close partnership and support will continue in order to realize the goals outlined in the document. Photo Credits All photographs are the property of the United Nations (UN) and have been taken by UN agency staff or kindly donated by Brent Stirton and Moe Kafer of RPM, London who were commissioned by UN OCHA to cover relief and recovery initiatives in Sierra Leone. All rights reserved. No reproduction or transmission of the photographs can be made without the permission of the UN OCHA in Sierra Leone. Brent Stirton, RPM Pages 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 24, 43, 44, 47, 48, 48, 49, 68, 74 and 83 Moe Kafer, RPM Cover, front inlay and page 4. UN OCHA Pages 9, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51and 77 UNHCR Pages 4, 7 and 47. UNAMSIL Page 9. UNICEF Pages 19, 46, 55. I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY elections in Guinea; and the continued support of the international community. The declaration of the end of the civil war in The main focus of humanitarian interventions Sierra Leone; the extended deployment of will be to ensure protection and assistance to UN and national security forces; the Liberian refugees; to facilitate and promote extension of state authority and the holding of the repatriation of Sierra Leonean refugees in peaceful elections in 2002 have brought safety and dignity, and to support the greater stability to the country and led to a reintegration and reconciliation process for significant improvement in the humanitarian resettled IDPs, returnees, ex-combatants and situation. In 2002, over 100,000 displaced separated children in home communities. Sierra Leonean returnees and repatriating refugees, as well as 150,000 Internally To ensure a successful reintegration and Displaced Persons (IDPs) resettled in their reconciliation process, recovery efforts will home areas. Most of the resettled population focus on: the restoration of civil authority; the returned to the Northern and Eastern rehabilitation and extension of basic social provinces where conditions and services are services; the revival of the agriculture sector; inadequate. Extensive assistance will be the creation of economic opportunities; and required to support a viable reintegration and the promotion of a culture of human rights rehabilitation process. and peace building. The main priority needs are in the shelter, health, water and While the situation in Sierra Leone improved, sanitation, food security, education and road the situation in Liberia deteriorated leading to sectors. the influx of an additional 35,000 refugees, bringing the total number of Liberian refugees in the country to some 60,000 at the end of September 1 . Despite Sierra Leone’s limited absorption capacity, the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) has ensured that refugees are accommodated in camps and urged the relocation of refugees from border areas. However, there is evidence of tension with host communities, which could be reduced if assistance is provided to both groups. There are also concerns over the infiltration of armed dissidents, therefore The humanitarian community is taking screening of incoming populations and measures to ensure that it is accountable to maintenance of the civilian nature of refugee beneficiaries and communities and continues camps is essential to ensure security. to tackle the issues of sexual exploitation and abuse. In 2003, the main factors that will influence the humanitarian context in Sierra Leone will The programmes and interventions outlined be: an inclusive political process; the in the appeal have been designed and will be government’s capacity to maintain internal implemented in partnership with the and external security; the continued presence Government of Sierra Leone, international of the UN peacekeeping mission; the and national non-governmental organisations consolidation of state authority in all areas of (NGOs), the Red Cross family and the country; effective management of natural community-based organisations. The Appeal resources; the effective functioning of the also aims to complement and support the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the National Recovery Strategy and the UN’s Special Court; the reintegration and Peace-building and Recovery Strategy. reconciliation process; the conflict in Liberia, The Inter-agency Appeal for Sierra Leone is requesting US$ 69.2 million for emergency 1 This figure includes an estimated 13,6000 relief assistance and US$ 13.7 million to meet refugees living in border areas. immediate recovery needs. INTERAGENCYINTERAGENCY APPEAL APPEAL FOR FOR RELIEF RELIEF && RECOVERYRECOVERY SIERRA LEONE 2003 SummarySummary of of requirements requirements by by Sector Sector / /Appealing Appealing AgencyAgency and Phase as of 23 October 2003 CompiledCompiled by byOCHA OCHA on on the the basis basis of of information information provided provided by by respective respective appealing organisation RELIEF RECOVERY TOTAL LIBERIAN REPATRIATION / BASIC SOCIAL HUMAN SECTOR REFUGEES RESETTLEMENT VULNERABLE GROUPS SERVICES ECONOMIC RECOVERY CIVIL AUTHORITY RIGHTS Agency US$ Agency US$ Agency US$ Agency US$ Agency US$ Agency US$ Agency US$ US$ UNICEF 3,054,332 UNFPA 1,801,700 Health 7,386,051 WHO 274,120 WHO 1,107,380 UNICEF 1,148,519 18,547,075 Food WFP 18,547,075 3,150,000 Agriculture FAO 500,000 FAO 1,060,000 FAO 840,000 FAO 750,000 Family Shelter & 3,246,000 Non Food Items IOM 1,746,000 UNDP 1,500,000 2,863,582 Education UNICEF 2,863,582 2,430,697 Watsan UNICEF 2,430,697 13,730,892 UNDP 500,000 Economic Recovery 2,991,000 ILO 1,544,000 & Infrastructure IOM 947,000 UNDP 350,000 UNAMSIL 240,000 UNICEF 410,550 UNICEF 2,922,150 Protection / Human 7,764,993 UNAMSIL UNDP Rights/Rule of Law 2,244,263 UNICEF 998,080 IOM 599,950 OCHA 1,827,596 2,221,771 Coordination IOM 394,175 232,000 Security UNDP