UGANDA FLASH APPEAL

ASSISTANCE TO MIGRANTS EXPELLED FROM TANZANIA

CONTEXT

On 29 July 2013 President Kikwete gave a two-week ultimatum to thousands of

undocumented migrants in Kagera region to Migrants of Kikagati temporary site return to their countries of origin or regularize their stay so as to restore security in the region. Kagera Region, with a population of 2.4 million people, is estimated to have over 50,000 undocumented immigrants. This operation was implemented in two phases: (i) voluntary return and (ii) forceful expulsion. Some of the migrants voluntarily left within the two week ultimatum but those who remained behind were arrested by the police with the help of local youths and trucked to the transit centers near borders of Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda.

Expelled migrants (EM) have been settling in temporary sites (TS) close to the border with Tanzania. Until 27 October, Kikagati TS in Isingiro District hosted 5,102 EMs. Approximately 702 of these EMs were expelled in 2003 and 2006, during previous waves of expulsions and had remained in the TS since then. While the Government of Uganda (GoU) has tried to find durable solutions for these previous caseloads of EMs, it has not yet achieved to reintegrate them to their communities of origin in Uganda or resettle them to another location.

Due to pressing humanitarian needs at Kikagati, the site was determined to be inadequate for settlement purposes by the GoU. On 9 October, violence broke out between the EMs and the local community after EMs encroached on private property in search of firewood and building materials.

The GoU, led by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) determined that all migrants at Kikagati TS needed to be transferred to Sango-Bay TS (see map below). Between 27 and 30 October OPM, with the

1 technical assistance of IOM and financial support from UNDP, OPM relocated all EMs to Sango-Bay TS, which now hosts 4,669 migrants. OPM has called on humanitarian partners to ensure that Sango-Bay TS has the necessary conditions to host thousands of migrants until durable solutions are found. Given lack of resources, both the Government and humanitarian organizations do not have a permanent psychical presence at Sang-Bay and the migrants have been forced to fend for themselves with only limited assistance from the national authorities, local police and humanitarian partners.

This appeal calls for the provision of humanitarian assistance at the household level to 5,169 (1,033 HH) at Sango-Bay TS (4,669 EMs currently at TS and 500 future arrivals) between November 2013 and March 2014. Interventions that address durable solutions will be implemented between November 2013 and July 2014.

PRIORITY HUMANITARIAN NEEDS

The following needs have been identified jointly by the GoU, IOM, UNICEF, UNDP, WFP and OHCHR1:

Sango-Bay TS

a) Protection, shelter and NFIs  Site planning, site coordination and site management support  Establishment of one reception centre

1 IOM and the GoU conducted joint assessments on 2-5 September and 12-16 October and an independent assessment on 20-21 September. UNICEF has had a continuous presence both at Kikagati and Sango-Bay.

2  Establishment of a registration2 and information management system  Identification and referral of extremely vulnerable individuals including unaccompanied minors and the disabled by using UNICEF’s Rapid Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR)  Rapid psychosocial needs assessment, provision of psychological first aid and “training of trainers” on psychosocial assistance to community counselors  Provision of 100 shelter kits (construction poles and plastic sheeting) for 500 future arrivals  Provision of basic NFIs to 1,033 households

b) Food and nutrition

 Construction of temporary kitchens  Screening of children as well as pregnant and lactating women for acute malnutrition  Provision of supplementary and therapeutic feeding to children as well as pregnant and lactating women identified with acute malnutrition  423mts of food distributed to 5,169 expelled migrants

c) Health

 Provision of medical supplies to Health Centre (HC) IV in Kakuuto  One mobile health clinic with one nurse, one midwife and one nutritionist to support the already existing police health post in Sango Bay  Provision of one rented ambulance for referrals to Kakuuto HC

d) WASH

 Construction of twelve communal temporary latrines (six for women and six for men)  Construction of eight communal bathing shelters (four for women and four for men)  Construction of eight hand-washing facilities  Establishment of four waste pits for disposal of solid waste matter  Recruitment and support of Community Hygiene Promoters  Maintenance of communal sanitary facilities  Provision of 250g of soap /person/month for five months

Border areas

 Transportation support for 500 new arrivals from border areas to Sango-Bay TS

2 Violations of possible human rights by Tanzanian authorities will also be documented during the registration period

3 DURABLE SOLUTIONS

In addition to the above priority humanitarian needs, the GoU has requested partners to assist with identifying durable solutions for EMs. Based on IOMs rapid assessments of the TS and its experience in providing reintegration assistance to vulnerable migrants worldwide, IOM has identified the following needs:

 Family tracing within Uganda  Identification of resettlement sites for EM without family ties or residual links in Uganda (technical support to the GoU)  Return counseling and information campaign  Transportation support from Sango-Bay to permanent location, including pre-embarkation fitness to travel checks, facilitation of health referrals and provision of medical escorts where needed.  Reintegration support including reinstallation grant of USD 200 per family to support with e.g. immediate household needs, identification of livelihood opportunities, support with school enrollment for children and referral to local health centres3  Monitoring and follow up of reintegration

COORDINATION AND RESPONSE TO DATE

The humanitarian response to EMs is coordinated by OPM. With regards to the movement of migrants from Kikagati T.S to Sango-Bay, OPM supplied technical personnel, buses and trucks to move both migrants and their personal items. In addition, they provided security for the operation. At Sango-Bay, OPM provided reception assistance and distributed food to EMs while the local police and district authorities have provided limited medical care.

IOM has been designated as the lead agency to coordinate assistance from within the United Nations Country Team, with the support of UNDP through the UNCT Disaster Risk Reduction Task Force.4 IOM provided technical assistance to OPM for the transportation of migrants between Kikagati and Sango- Bay as well as 200 plastic sheets for shelter at Sango-Bay. UNDP has provided coordination support and has acted as liaison between the UNCT and the GoU. Moreover, they provided financial support for the transportation of EMs between Kikagati and Sango-Bay. UNICEF delivered water purification tablets and medical kits in Kikagati T.S. At Sango-Bay, UNICEF has provided reception assistance as well as 2,000 NFI kits, water tanks, latrine construction and maintenance kits, six large tents, storage facilities and accommodation, 200 cartons of soap, 192 latrine slabs and plastic sheeting for roofing the latrines.

The following are the requirements to continue the emergency response:

3 Specific household reintegration needs will be determined during return counseling sessions 4 This Task Force is led by UNDP.

4 PRIORITY HUMANITARIAN NEEDS

Sango-Bay TS

Sector Estimated costs in USD Shelter, protection and NFIs 70,000 Food and nutrition 418,282 Health 60,000 WASH 50,000 Subtotal 598,282

Border areas

Sector Estimated costs in USD Transportation 32,500 Subtotal 32,500

DURABLE SOLUTIONS

Sector Estimated costs in USD Family tracing within Uganda 20,000 Identification of resettlement sites (technical 10,000 support) Return counseling and information campaign 10,000 Transportation support to final destination 120,000 Reintegration support 500,000 Monitoring and follow up 12,000 Subtotal 672,000

COMPLETE INTERVENTION

Type of intervention Estimated costs in USD Priority humanitarian needs 630,782 Durable solutions 672,000 Total 1,302,782

5 Sango-Bay Temporary Site Expelled migrants receive medical care from the local police