SITE MANAGEMENT SMS Returnee Dashboard SUPPORT West Wellega, East Wellega and Asosa ( June 2019) Publication: 19 June 2019 ETHIOPIA Awi/Agew West Gojam Awi/Agew Sudan Metekel Sherkole Kurmuk Sodal/Sirba Abay Homosha Menge Asosa East Gojam Oda Bilidigilu Ibantu Yaso Kiremu Assosa WestGida AyanaGojam Haro Limu Ethiopia Bambasi Mendi Town Agalometi Mana Sibu Kiltu Kara Limu (Oromia) Metekel Kemashi Horo Guduru 9,383 Leta Sibu Nejo East Wellega Nejo Town Kamashi West Wellega Babo Jarso (West Wellega) Belojiganfo Boji Dirmeji Bila Seyo Gudetu Kondole Guto Gida Begi Sherkole Boji Chekorsa Guliso South Sudan Sasiga Lalo Asabi Sibu Sire Gimbi Gobu Seyo Ayira Gimbi Town Kurmuk Homa Nekemte Town Diga Gaji Wayu Tuka Yubdo Haru Sodal/Sirba Abay Leka Dulecha Boneya Boshe West Shewa Kelem Wellega Sayo Nole Nole Kaba Wama Hagalo Nunu Kumba SUDAN Ilubabor Jimma Arjo Asosa Agnuak Jimma Asosa ETHIOPIA Homosha Menge Oda Bilidigilu East Gojam Ibantu 14,162 Yaso Kiremu Assosa Haro Limu 16,782 Bambasi Gida Ayana Horo Guduru 16,293 Overview Mendi Town Agalometi 25,362 East Wellega Following the inter-communal conflict that erupted Mana Sibu Leta Sibu in late September 2018 around border areas of East 4,480 Kemashi and West Wollega Zones of Oromia Region and Kemashi Zone Benishangul-Gumz Region caused Kiltu Kara 5,986 5,187 Kemashi ´ Nejo Limu (Oromia) displacement of hundreds of thousands from both Kamashi West Wellega Nejo Town regions. LEGEND Jarso (West Wellega) 10,475 Gudetu Kondole Babo Belojiganfo Location of returnees within the 11,204 same Woredas As part of the search for durable solutions to the Boji Dirmeji Guto Gida Bila Seyo West Wellega Location returnees dispalced in Wellega IDP crisis, the government has initiated different Woredas Boji Chekorsa return process since the on-set of the conflict in Guliso April 2018. The government return was attempted in 4,535 Sibu Sire Internal Returnees Lalo Asabi May 2019 and still ongoing. 12,869 Gimbi Gobu Seyo External Returnees Ayira Gimbi Town Sasiga All the IDP collective sites in Wellegas are now Nekemte Town Direction of Internal Returnees Homa Diga evacuated and all returnees are reportedly returned Gaji 7,196 Wayu Tuka to their home sites. However, given the scale of Ilubabor Yubdo Haru Direction of External Returnees devastation to houses and other properties and the level of assistance made available to the returnees, Kelem Wellega Leka Dulecha Boneya Boshe CASELOADS (RETURNEES) it is difficult to conclude that all have actually 15,001 and above Kelem Wellega Sayo Nole 7,501 - 15,000 returned to their home sites. SMS team’s monitoring Nole Kaba Wama Hagalo 2,501 - 7,500 in the return kebeles indicates that some people are Nunu Kumba 401 - 2,500 staying within the community sharing houses. 0 - 400 Ilubabor Jimma Arjo Feedback: [email protected] Disclaimer: The Boundaries and names shown and used on this dashboard do not Jimma DATA SOURCES: Government, ESRI. www.iom.int/sitemanagementsupport imply official acceptance and endorsement by IOM.