MONTHLY SITUATION REPORT

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North-East Nigeria 1-30 September 2018

UNHCR distributing core-relief items to new arrivals and returnees in Banki IDP camp © UNHCR/Adangba

Overallsituationinnumbers1

1.8millionInternallyDisplacedPersons

190,000newly-arrivedIDPsandrefugeereturneessinceNovember2017

5.8millionpeopleinneedofprotectionassistance

2.7millionpeopletargetedforprotectionassistance

1.8millionpeoplereachedUNHCRfundingneedsuntilDecember2018USD62.5millionFundinggapUSD59.2million

1DataarebasedonofficialinformationreportedbytheUnitedNationsOfficefortheCoordinationofHumanitarianAffairson1October,

2018.Thesenumbersaresubjecttochangeduetoon-goingreclassification,retrospectiveinvestigationandavailabilityofdata.

Highlights

• InMaiduguri, the capital of Borno state, twomobile courts established in Bakassiand Gubio Road IDP camps are enabling access to justice for persons of concern.Since the beginning of the year, more than 250 cases have been heard anddetermined.

• UNHCR trained 20 Nigerian immigration officers from Borno state on registeringrefugeereturnees.TheseofficerswillbedeployedtoPulkatoassistwithregisteringspontaneousrefugeereturneesarrivingfromCameroon.

• UNHCRisworkingwithNigerianauthoritiestoprintanddistribute100,000nationalIDcardstoIDPsandrefugeereturnees.Todate,30,000IDshavebeenprintedand2,500distributedacrosstenIDPcampsingreaterMaiduguri.

• At the Maiduguri Rehabilitation/Transit Centre, UNHCR provided standard CoreReliefItemkitsto214childrenformerlyassociatedwithNon-StateArmedGroups.

• A safe space has been established in Dikwa LGA of Borno state to provide casemanagementandpsychosocialsupporttovulnerablewomenandgirls.

• UNHCRcoordinatedthedevelopmentandsubmissionoftheBornoStateReturnStrategytotheReturnTaskForce.Thestrategyaimstosetminimumconditionsforreturnforasafe,dignified,informedandvoluntaryreturnofdisplacedpopulations.

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SituationOverviewandHumanitarianNeedsNowinitstenthyear,thecrisisinNorth-EastNigeriaremainsoneofthemostsevereintheworld.Some1.8millionpeopleareinternallydisplacedandhumanrightsviolationscontinuetobereportedinthethreeworstaffectedstatesofBorno,AdamawaandYobe(BAY).Over80percentofIDPsareinBornoState,theepicentreofthecrisis,andover60percentarelivinginhostcommunities,exertingpressureonthealready-stretchedresourcesofthesecommunities.Anincreasednumberofdisplacementsandnewarrivalscontinuetoberecordedlargelycomingfromhard-to-reachareasfor reasons related to insecurity andmilitary operations, the return ofNigerian refugees fromNiger toDamasak LocalGovernment Area (LGA), family reunification in Banki and Gwoza, secondary displacements caused by poor livingconditionsofIDPsinPulka,aswellasactiveconflictthatforcedmanytofleetoMonguno.FromNovember2017tomid-August2018,BornoandAdamawastateshaveseenthemovementofnearly190,000individuals(153,000IDPnewarrivalsand36,000returnees).ThisfurthercompoundedafragilesettingwherevulnerabilitiesarealreadyintensifyingasaresultoftherainyseasonfromJunetoSeptemberandwhereresourcesarealreadyoverstretched.Currently,41sitesacross11LGAsinBornoarein‘highcongestion’statuswith285,000individualsabovecampcapacityresulting inthemajorityof individualshavingnoaccesstoshelterandbeingforcedtosleep inovercrowdedsheltersoroutside.Theprovisionoflife-savingassistancetothemostvulnerablepersonsofconcernishamperedbyacontinuousunfavorableenvironmentmarkedbyconflict-inducedinsecurityandprotracteddisplacement.Limitedaccesstoadequateservices,particularlyinnewlyaccessibleareas,continuestoexacerbateprotectionriskstotheaffectedpopulation.SummaryofUNHCRResponse

Protectionmonitoring,referralsandawarenessraising• InthewakeofthousandsofnewdisplacementsacrosstheBAYstatesinNorth-EastNigeria,UNHCRcontinuedto

monitortheprotectionsituationbycollecting,verifying,andanalysinginformationonhumanrightsviolationsandprotectionissuesencounteredbyIDPsandotheraffectedpopulations.

• Duringthereportingperiod,5,908personsofconcernincampsandhostcommunitiesacrosstheBAYstateswerereachedthrough50awarenesssessions.Keytopicsincluded,butwerenotlimitedto,protectingsheltersduringtherainyseason,preventingfemalegenitalmutilation,andpromotinghygieneagainstthebackdropoftheongoingcholeraoutbreak.117newarrivals(IDPs)inBankiandDamboawerereachedthroughcommunityoutreachsessionsonthedangersofsexualexploitation,earlymarriageandchildlabour.

• Referralsforspecialisedprotectionassistanceweremadeformanyofthesecases,includingsurvivorsofsexualandgender-basedviolence(SGBV),individualswithchildprotectionneeds,individualsinneedoflegalassistance,individualswhoescapedorreleasedfromabduction,out-of-schoolchildren,individualsrequiringmedicalassistance(forHIV,tuberculosis,hypertension,choleraandotherseriousmedicalconditions),andvictimsofcrises(insurgentattacks,flooding,fires,etc.)Theseindividualswerereferredusingestablishedreferralpathwaysortopartnerorganizations,whereapplicable.

Accesstojusticeandlegalassistance

• InMaiduguri,thecapitalofBornostate,twomobilecourtsestablishedinBakassiandGubioRoadIDPcampsareenablingaccesstojusticeforourpersonsofconcern.Sincethebeginningoftheyear,morethan250caseshavebeenheardanddetermined.Whilethecourtsarefunctionalthreedaysaweek,mostcasesarereferredtothe

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AlternativeDisputeResolution(ADR)channel,wherepartiesareabletoreachout-of-courtagreements.UNHCRhasprovidedtrainingtoADRstaff.

• UNHCRisworkingwithNigerianauthoritiestoprintanddistribute100,000nationalIDcardstoIDPsandrefugeereturneesacrossIDPcampsandhostcommunitiesinBornoState.Todate,30,000IDshavebeenprintedand2,500distributedacrosstenIDPcampsingreaterMaiduguri.Throughthisinitiative,UNHCRseekstopreventanysituationofstatelessnessforpersonsofconcerninthefuture.WiththisID,theseindividualsareeligibletoenjoyafullrangeofcivicrights,includingfreedomofmovement,welfareschemes,andtherighttoopenabankaccount.

Preventionandresponsetosexualandgender-basedviolence• AsafespacehasbeenestablishedinDikwaLGAofBornostate.AspartofUNHCR’spreventionandmulti-sectoral

responsetosexualandgender-basedviolence,thissafespacehasbeenconstructedinpartnershipwithFHI360toprovidecasemanagementandpsychosocialsupporttovulnerablewomenandgirls.Thecentreofferswomenandgirlsthepossibilitytoopenlysharetheirexperienceswithoutfearofbeingexposed.UNHCRisalsosupportingtheconstructionofthreemoresafespaces inDikwa,NgalaandBamaLGAs–all inBornoState.About888womenandgirlshaveparticipatedininformalliteracyclassesatthesafespace.

• LikewiseinDikwa,NgalaandBamaLGAs,636newfemalearrivalsandSGBVsurvivorsincampsreceiveddignitykits,whichincludeitemssuchassanitarynapkin,soap,toothbrushandtowel,intendedtohelprestorewomen'sdignityandincreasetheirmobilityduringcrisissituations.28identifiedSGBVsurvivors,12ofwhomareunder18,also received individual casemanagement services. In terms of psychosocial activities, over 1,000women andgirlswereinvolvedinfan-making,hat-makingandknitting/crochetamongstotheractivities.

ChildProtection• Duringthereportingperiod,247childprotectioncasesintheBAYstates–includingunaccompaniedchildrenand

separatedchildren,casesofchild labour,orphans,andoutofschoolchildren–were identifiedandreferredtocivilsocietyandgovernmentpartnersforappropriateactionandfollowup.

• Around18childrenassociatedwithnon-statearmedgroups(CAAFAG)wereidentifiedinDikwaandreferralsweremadetorelevantpartners.

• At theMaiduguriRehabilitation/TransitCentre,UNHCRprovided standardCoreRelief Itemkits to214 childrenformerly associated with Non-State Armed Groups. They were re-unified with their families and communitiesfollowingfamilytracingbyUNICEFwhoalsoprovidedhygienekitstoeachchild.

Returnandreintegrationassistancetorefugeereturnees• UNHCR trained 20 Nigerian immigration officers from Borno state on registration of refugee returnees. These

officers will be deployed to Pulka to assist with registering spontaneous refugee returnees arriving fromCameroon.

• UNHCRcoordinatedthedevelopmentandsubmissionoftheBornoStateReturnStrategytotheReturnTaskForcechairedbyDeputyUNHumanitarianCoordinatorandBornoStateMinistryforReconstruction,RehabilitationandResettlementCommissioner.Thestrategyaimstosetminimumconditionsforreturninordertoenableenableacoordinatedapproachamongstdifferentstakeholdersforasafe,dignified,informedandvoluntaryreturninlinewithreturnprinciplesandthesignedreturnspolicyframework.

Shelterassistance• UNHCR continues to provide protection and basic assistance to persons of concern through the provision and

improvementofsheltersinNorth-EastNigeria,thusimprovingtheirlivingconditions.SinceJanuary2018,UNHCRhasassisted19,965 individuals throughtheprovisionof1,204emergencyshelters,83 transitional shelters,and620 shelter repair kits including a cash component. In addition, 2,086 emergency shelters have been repairedacrosstheBAYstates.

• AsBamacontinued to recordan increasednumberofnewarrivals,UNHCRcompleted the constructionof202emergencysheltersintheGovernmentScienceSecondarySchool(GSSS)IDPcamp,whichprovided1,010personsofconcernaplacetolive.

• InPulka,620IDPreturneehouseholdsreceivedshelterrepairkitsandcashassistance,whichallowedthemtofixdamagestotheirsheltersthatUNHCRhadoriginallyhelpedbuildinlinewithitsdurablesolutionsstrategy.

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Non-fooditemskitsdistribution

• UNHCRdistributed4,411sacksofcharcoaland1,142NFIkitstonewarrivals,mainlyinPulkabutalsoinMonguno,Damboa and Dikwa to address their immediate needs. Amongst the recipients were SGBV survivors and 214children formerlyassociatedwithnon-statearmedgroups - following their releaseandsubsequent tracingandreunificationwiththeirfamilies.

CampCoordinationandCampManagement

• InGamboruhostcommunityinNgalaLGA,UNHCRthroughitspartnerINTERSOS,rehabilitatedthreehandpumpsinIDPhostcommunitiesbenefitting210households.

• In Kuya camp, Ngurno camp andWater Board camp inMonguno, UNHCR/INTERSOS conducted an awarenessraisingcampaignontheneedforcommunityparticipationinconstructingtemporarydrainageduringtherainingseason.Asaresult, CCCMmonitorsworkedwithcampmanagementcommitteestoconstructachannelforthepassageofwaterduringrainyseason.

Livelihoodassistance

• Currently, skills acquisition trainingon agriculture is benefitting 1,000 IDPs and refugee returnees inAdamawastate. In addition, 71 persons of concern in Yobe state are benefitting from vocational training on carpentry,tailoring,embroidery,pillowandbed-sheetmaking.

• During the reporting period, three IDPwomen groups living in aDamaturuhost community received a sewingmachineeachfromUNHCRwiththeaimtosupporttheirlivelihoodactivities.

CoordinationTheHumanitarianCountryTeam(HCT),throughtheUNHumanitarianCoordinator, isresponsibleforcoordinatinginter-agencysupporttotheGovernmentofNigeria.Thisincludesactivatingthehumanitarianclustersnecessarytocoordinatesupporttospecificsectors.WithintheIASCClusterframework,UNHCRisco-leadingtheProtectionandShelter/Non-foodItems/CampCoordinationandCampManagementsectorsoftheresponse.ProtectionSector

• The Protection Sector participated in the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) process in preparation for theHumanitarian Response Plan (HRP) workshop in Abuja in early October. To this end, the Sector analysed theassessment findings of some 5.5million people estimated to require protection-related assistance in the BAYstatesin2019.

• The Protection Sector, which includes the GBV and Child Protection AoRs, has received additional NHF fundstargetingareaswitnessingandexpectingnewarrivalsandcongestedIDPcampsin11LGAsinBornostate,namelyJere,Monguno,Kala-Balge,Dikwa,Gwoza,Konduga,Bama,Mobbar,Nganzai,NgalaandDamboa.Thefocusisonstrengthening coordination of three core capacities: 1) case management for protection, GBV and childprotection;2)qualityofprotectionservicesincludingshelter,safespacesandmulti-sectorassistance;and3)mineactionactivities.

Shelter/NFI/CCCMSector• Throughapublicinformationcampaignontherisksassociatedwiththerainyseason,UNHCR’spartnerssensitised

communities across the BAY states on the risks associated with stagnant water, possible contamination andepidemiologicaleffectsoncommunities.

• TheSectoradvocatedwiththeCivilMilitaryCoordinationGroup for increasedsecurityparameters inselect IDPcampsacrosstheBAYstates.

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Funding snapshot As of 30 September 2018

USD 62.5 million has been requested until December 2018 A total of 3.3 million has been funded

Funding by area of intervention (in million USD)

85%

Gap

Gap:USD59.2.5M Funded:USD3.3M

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CONTACTS Alexander Kishara, Head of Sub-Office, North-East Nigeria, kishara@unhcr.org LINKS

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