Afghanistan: Returnee Crisis Situation Report No. 3 (as of 26 November 2016) This report is produced by OCHA Afghanistan in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 1 to 26 November 2016. The next report will be issued on or around 10 December 2016. Highlights • Since January 2016, more than 601,850 undocumented TAJIKISTAN returnees (232,566) and registered refugees (369,285) have CHINA returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan. Of these, 93% TURKMENISTAN North (560,003) have returned since July, representing an increase Northern 61K Eastern of 1,250% from the period January to June. 1 24K Eastern Jammu Islam Qala 136K 306K & • In the last week the average daily return of registered Central Kashmir Highland 1.9K Kabul Torkham refugees and undocumented returnees has slowed to 420 Western and 500 respectively from highs of 4,700 and 1,260 in IRAN 25k South October. Eastern PAKISTAN Milak - Zaranj 7.7K • Southern A HEAT assessment of 1,580 undocumented returnee Spin INDIA Boldak families in Kabul has identified 519 families in need of Estimated number of returnees humanitarian assistance. While data analysis is ongoing, by intended region of return initial findings suggest that 45 families are living under tents Source: UNHCR & IOM or plastic sheeting. In Batikot district an NCRO-led HEAT The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this assessment has surveyed 700 undocumented returnee map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United families, while an additional 900 have been assessed to date Nations. in Khogyani district. • The deadline for undocumented Afghans in Pakistan to have acquired documentation or returned to Afghanistan came and went on 15 November 2016 with no action taken by the authorities. Reports of harassment and intimidation continue but not to the same extent as in earlier months. A proposal to extend Proof of Registration (PoR) cards until the end of 2017 as well as register the undocumented in Pakistan is before the Pakistani Cabinet and will be voted on in the coming weeks. • All available slots at UNHCR Voluntary Repatriation Centres in Pakistan for Pakistani refugees to deregister (65,000) in the month of November have been filled. Pending formal approval with the Government of Afghanistan, refugees will have until 15 December to return to Afghanistan with assistance provided through the voluntary repatriation grant, after which UNHCR Encashment Centres (EC) will be closed until 28 February 2017. IOM facilities both at Zero Point and the Transit Centre will remain open during this period. • The Eastern Region HEAT assessment report was issued on 23 November 2016. The report, which summarises findings related to the needs of almost 6,000 returnee families, can be accessed at the following link: https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/afghanistan. Financial Update The Afghanistan Flash Appeal has so far received Flash Appeal Funding pledged and confirmed contributions totaling USD 82.4 million, against overall requirements of USD 152 Requirements US$152m million. The Health, WASH and nutrition clusters have yet to receive any funding against requested amounts. Pledged and Confirmed Pledged Outstanding US$53.5m US$28.9m US$69.6m confirmed CERF Rapid Response funds totaling USD 10 million 54% 46% have been approved and disbursed to IOM, WFP, UNHCR, UNMAS, UNFPA and WHO. 1 This figure includes undocumented Afghans who have been deported via the Torkham and Spin Boldak borders. + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report www.unocha.org 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. Coordination Saves Lives Afghanistan Emergency Situation Report No. 3 | 2 Situation Overview GoIRA structure for the returnee response has been set and will be retained under the Chairmanship of CEO Dr. Abdullah and an Executive Council involving participation from the UN and Government agencies. Three Working Groups – Finance, Technical and Policy – have been established to support the further streamlining of the response. The Policy Committee will be supported in their role by the Deputy National Security Advisor, UNHCR and IOM; the Technical Committee by Arazi, UNHCR, UN Habitat and UNAMA rule of law; and the Financial Committee by the Ministry of Finance, the World Bank and UNHCR. The 30 November has been set for preliminary planning issues to be agreed. The President has stipulated that Arazi will be responsible for land allocation, a departure from the existing mechanism which also sees MoRR have a role. The main aim of the Technical Committee will be to overcome existing bureaucratic impediments to long-term issues such as land allocation and data management, as well as significantly increase the capacity of the Tasfiya team, which currently only has 8 staff members nationwide. Estimated number of returnees by intended province of return TAJIKISTAN Fayzabad TAJIKISTAN JAWZJAN Mazar-e-Sharif KUNDUZ Shiberghan 1.7K 3.3K Kunduz Taloqan 5.9K 7.7K 24K 2.7K BADAKHSHAN TAKHAR BALKH Aybak Sar-e-Pul 3.7K 1.9K SAMANGAN Pul-e-Khumri 2.9K 27K BAGHLAN SAR-E-PUL PANJSHER Poruns Bazarak NURISTAN BAMYAN KUNAR Mahmud-e-Raqi Charikar Asadabad 3.5K KAPISA 14K GHOR Bamyan PARWAN LAGHMAN 5.7K Mehtarlam KABUL CHINA 9.4K PAKISTAN TAJIKISTAN 29K 22K TURKMENISTAN Kabul 152K Maydanshahr 75K Jalalabad 1.2K 103K IRAN LOGAR WARDAK Kabul 3K Pul-e-Alam NANGARHAR Torkham AFGHANISTANDAYKUNDI 21K Estimated number of returnees by PAKTYA Nili PAKISTAN intended province of return 1K Gardez Undocumented returnees INDIA GHAZNI Ghazni 19K KHOST Refugee returnees Undocumented Afghan returnees * Registered Afghan refugee returnees 125k 2015 2016 125k 2015 2016 Number of returnees Number of returnees Projected for 2016 145 100k Projected for 2016 171 100k 75k 75k 50k 50k 228 364 25k 126 25k 30 12 62 46 49 79 55 k k 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Source: IOM (undocumented returnees, as of 13 Nov 2016), UNHCR (registered refugee returnees, as of 13 Nov 2016) * Figures include deportees from Pakistan. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Coordination Saves Lives | www.unocha.org Afghanistan Emergency Situation Report No. 3 | 3 Humanitarian Response: Reporting by Clusters ES/NFI Needs: • Taking into account returnee households already assisted, 610 HHs remain in need of NFIs; 101 HHs in need of a tent; 1,766 HHs in need of cash for rent and 1,941 US$ 21.3 mil HHs in need of winterisation support. required to support the ES-NFI needs of Response: returnee populations • IRC has provided cash for NFIs for 2,362 HHs and tents for 102 HHs in Nangarhar province, along with cash for NFIs for 96 HHs in Khost. • NRC has provided 571 HHs with tents and winterisation assistance in Nangarhar; currently, they have plans to assist a further 2,000 – 3,200 HHs with cash for NFIs and winterisation support in the Eastern Region. Gaps & Constraints: • Access to insecure areas, including Darai Nur, Dur Baba, Goshta, Hesarak, Lal Pur, Momand Dara, Sherzad and Yegobi districts in Nangarhar province, is preventing partners from conducting assessments and initiating a response. • Assessment findings are challenged by the absence of a tracking system which can identify returnees settling in other parts of the country. Food Security & Agriculture Needs: • The FSAC cluster has recently completed a field mission to Ghawchak and Kabul 481,600 Hada in Jalalabad where it met with 5 undocumented returnee families. Qualitative returnee populations reports indicate that many households have yet to be provided with food and other can be supported for a forms of humanitarian assistance. period of two months based on funding Response: already secured by • To date, only WFP and Save the Children have commenced distributions to FSAC partners undocumented returnee populations. WFP has distributed a one month food ration to 75,992 people at the IOM Transit Centre while Save the Children has supported 1,400 people in Jalalabad, Mohmand Dara, Kuzkunar and Rodat districts of Nangarhar province through cash for food. Overall, 33% (77,392) of undocumented returnees have received food assistance. • DRC and NRC are planning cash for food distributions for 1,200 and 3,200 undocumented returnee families respectively; DRC will assist families in Kama district of Nangarhar. In the case of clear gaps, PIN has indicated that they can provide cash for food to 100 to 200 families; Oxfam is also planning similar support. Gaps & Constraints: • Partners continue to note significant challenges in identifying and locating undocumented returnees, as well as deciding upon the most transparent transfer modality against which cash disbursements can be delivered. Health Needs: • A recent assessment of 20 health facilities across Nangarhar province has US$ 5.4 mil highlighted an urgent need for a First Aid Trauma Post (FATP) to be established required to meet the at Sultan Poor Community Health Clinic, which has received an average of 182 health needs of returnee trauma cases each month over the last six months. WHO have indicated that they populations will be able to fund establishment of the FATP within their budget. Enhanced primary health care services for acute respiratory infection, diarrheal diseases, TB, hypertension and diabetes is also required following reports of high incident rates among returnee populations. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Coordination Saves Lives | www.unocha.org Afghanistan Emergency Situation Report No. 3 | 4 • A total of 5 outbreaks (3 measles and 2 Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever) have been reported in Behsud and Rodat districts bringing the total number of cases of measles to 21, and highlighting the need to conduct awareness campaigns on disease prevention and control in returnee concentrated locations.