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Iraq: Iraq: UNOPS-IDP Situation Report 29 Apr 2003

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Source: UN Office for Project Services
Country: Iraq

Highlights
The 3 northern governorates of Erbil, Dahuk and Sulaymaniyah have stabilised and life has more or less returned to how it was before the current conflict.

People from the northern goveernorates are able to travel to Kirkuk, Mosul and Khanaqeen and NGOs are conducting their humanitarian operations in these locations. As mentioned in yesterday's report the UN security phase in the northern governorates has been downgraded to Phase 4, which enables greater movement by UN personnel, thus facilitating project implementation in the field.

The assessment of the new IDP migration, conducted by the Joint Humanitarian Information Centre and UNOPS-IDP, as mentioned in yesterday's report, has now been finalised and will be published by UNOHCI shortly. This assessment only deals with those new IDP, who came about as a result of the current conflict.

While the great majority of new IDP have returned to their homes, the old caseloads of IDP have in general been slow to return to their places of origin in those areas previously under GOI control.

Humanitarian Situation

Erbil and Soran

UNOPS IDP has resumed the following activities in Erbil governorate, which were suspended as a result of the recent conflict:

  • The vocational training courses in Erbil Technical Institute were resumed on the 19th of April. These courses include carpentry, welding, tinsmith, air-conditioning, TV/radio repair, rewinding electrical coils and domestic electricity and are being taken by 69 persons.

  • The vocational training courses in Erbil Vocational Training Centre including carpentry, air conditioning, and domestic electricity were resumed on the 1st of April. These courses cater for 45 participants.

  • The courses at Zheen Association for Disabled People were resumed on the 19th of April and include sewing and tailoring for 20 participants.

  • The VINCENT Institute for Training of People with a Disability resumed training for 20 persons in the fields of electric installation, flower making, tailoring, and carpentry. These courses were restarted on the 19th of April and all participants attend literacy courses at the same time.

  • The literacy courses at SACH Training for People with a Disability in Soran and Rawandouz were resumed on the 29th of March. There are 78 participants in these courses.
During the crisis period, the project continued with the following activities in addition to assisting new IDP, resulting from the conflict situation.
  • The distribution of emergency relief items on a needs basis. Regular distribution has been stopped.

  • The provision of potable water to Benislawa tent camp, the self-built settlement in Kasnazan and 5 returnees settlements in Soran.

  • The provision of hygiene services to Benislawa tent camp.
The project is continuing to support the local authorities in Erbil in assessing the needs and trend of population movement in areas previously under GOI control.

Sulaymaniyah

Following the return to normal life in Sulaymaniyah, the project will resume the following activities on the 1st of May.

  • The second round of hairdressing training in Jwankar Institution. The first group of 10 IDP trainees all completed their course successfully and received tool kits from the project to assist them in their future work.

  • Training to be a tailor will restart in Rasty Institution for 10 IDP trainees from different IDP hard shelters.

  • Bakrajo Industrial School will recommence its training in five different fields (electricity, general mechanics, electronics, car repair and minerals).
During the conflict period the project maintained its provision of potable water and hygiene services to Takya transit camp. The internal and access roads for the camp, which were started on the 18th of February, were completed on the 16th of March.

UNOPS-IDP together with Norwegian People's Aid are continuing work on the establishment of Biyara camp for those families affected by the recent conflict between the PUK and Ansar al-Islam.

Dahuk

UNOPS-IDP in Dahuk has resumed the following activities, which were suspended due to the conflict::

  • The Gize project to assist in the return of IDP families, mainly female-headed households, to their village of origin, was resumed on the 19th of April. Based on an agreement as to the division of activities; Habitat will be responsible for the construction of the access roads to the village, while UNOPS-IDP will mobilise the IDP population to participate in the construction activities. The project documents for the construction of a Heath Centre, Social Centre, Water Project and Irrigation Canal were prepared prior to the conflict.

  • The social and vocational activities at the Ziwa Center for youth-at-risk from IDP families were restarted on the 15th of April. These activities include music, painting, theatre and computer courses.
During the conflict the project continued with the provision of potable water to the Hetit, Deralok, Arab Singles, Moqble, Arab Kane-mase and Banda IDP settlements and in the management of the following IDP camps, Balqus, Deralok, Arab singles, Moqble and Baldesha

Following a request from the Internally Displaced Persons Liaison Office in Dahuk for tents and the construction of sanitation units for 15 families who intend to return to their village in areas previously under GOI control, the project contacted UNOHCI for guidance. UNOHCI will update the project as soon as they have the necessary details from the local authorities

The project has completed transferring the pre-positioned materials from Sarsink warehouse to the main warehouse in Dahuk.

Coordination Issues

Sulaymaniyah

UNOPS has requested UNICEF assistance in the provision of potable water to Biyara camp by linking the camp to the local water network

UNOPS-IDP met with the local authorities in Sulaymaniyah and discussed how to design a systematic approach to the resettlement process of the IDP.

Dahuk

A Habitat - UNOPS-IDP joint technical team will identify the exact requirements to assist those affected by the earthquake in the Akre region and to determine the respective implementation responsibilities.

Access/Protection Issues

N/A

Issues Requiring Follow-Up

N/A

Any Other Business

N/A

Additional Information

Table 1: Summary of registered new arrivals in the north from GOI territory

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Item
Erbil
Dahuk
Sulaymaniyah
Total
1
Registered new arrivals in the north from GOI territory1
2994
1987
2264
7245
2
Registered new arrivals that have settled in the camps and public shelters
1484
119
1205
2808
3
Registered new arrivals that still remain in the camps and public shelters
0
49
0
49

1 Around 62% of the registered IDP that have been displaced from the GOI territories were hosted by relatives.

Out of 24 sites and shelters established for the accommodation of IDP from the GOI areas only 2 sites are remaining hosting a total population of 49 people. These 49 people have so far been unable to return to the centre and south for security reasons.


Iraq: Iraq: UNOPS-IDP Situation Report 04 May 2003

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Source: UN Office for Project Services
Country: Iraq

Highlights
With the return to a calm and stable security situation in the northern governorates the people of the region have been able to return to their daily way of life, as it was pre-conflict. People are also moving freely between the north of Iraq and places such as Kirkuk and Khanaqeen, which are in the areas previously under GOI control. However, movement to Mosul is still not as open.

While there are restrictions on UN movements, NGOs continue to work in the governorates of Kirkuk and Mosul and the project is cooperating with them in order to try to provide assistance and relief to IDP and vulnerable persons in these locations.

While virtually all of the new caseload of IDP created by the recent conflict have returned to their places of origin, the return process for the old caseload of IDP to their places of origin to those areas which had been under GOI control is progressing but very slowly.

UNOPS-IDP has completed its 2 days training course for its staff on the implementation of a new survey on the returning trend of the old caseloads of IDP that occupy IDP camps and hard shelters in the north. The survey will start in the 3 governorates tomorrow.

Humanitarian Situation

Sulaymaniyah

133 tents have been erected in Biyara to cater for those families in the area affected by the recent conflict between the PUK and Ansar al-Islam. This camp is a joint project between UNOPS-IDP and the NGO Norwegian People's Aid and with the assistance of a local NGO, the Civilization Development Organization. Work is now underway to construct sanitation units for the camp and UNOPS-IDP will provide tools, which can be used for the excavation of the pits for the sanitation units and to clean up the site.

Responding to a request from the local authorities office, UNOPS-IDP provided tents to 3 families, who were affected by the conflicts between the PUK and Ansar Al-Islam, after the necessary verification.

UNOPS-IDP commenced the process of transferring back the pre-positioned emergency relief items from the Kurdistan Save Children warehouses in Chwarta sub-district to the main UNOPS-IDP warehouse in Sulaymaniyah.

Dahuk

In the Arab Singles Camp, the local authorities supported 80 IDP persons to return to their places of origin in the centre and south of Iraq through the provision of transportation and other incentives. Around ten persons are still left in the camp. A UNOPS-IDP team will visit the camp tomorrow to verify the current situation in this camp.

UNOPS-IDP will stop as of tomorrow the provision of water to Goharze and Barche villages since the Department of Rural Water and Warehouses (DRWW) has undertaken the necessary action to ensure that that village receives sufficient water for its needs. Further assessments will be undertaken with the relevant local authorities departments for the other locations that UNOPS-IDP is providing potable water to.

Coordination Issues

Erbil

The local ministry responsible for reconstruction and development hosted a coordination meeting for the different actors from the UN agencies, NGOs and donors that are involved in, or are interested in, working on IDP resettlement activities. The primary aim of this meeting was to discuss the local ministry's project proposal to support the resettlement of 313 families that had returned to around 40 villages, which had previously been under GOI control in the Makhmour area. According to this proposal, the main forms of support needed, include shelters, water and other basic needs such as the provision of health and educational facilities, the improvement of roads and site preparation, income generation activities and community management. An assessment trip to the area is planned for all the actors in the near future.

Sulaymaniyah

KSC NGO requested the support of UNOPS-IDP to furnish two sites, which have been renovated by KSC inside Kirkuk, with furniture, sport facilities and computers in order that they might be used for youth activities.

Dahuk

The work on the preparation of the bill of materials and cost estimates for the renovation of the shelters, affected by the earthquake in Akre, has been completed. The project will now consult with its partner in this work, Habitat, as to future action.

Access/Protection Issues

N/A

Issues Requiring Follow-Up

N/A

Any Other Business

N/A

Additional Information

Table 1: Summary of registered new arrivals in the north from GOI territory

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Item
Erbil
Dahuk
Sulaymaniyah
Total
1
Registered new arrivals in the north from GOI territory 1
2994
1987
2264
7245
2
Registered new arrivals that have settled in the camps and public shelters
1484
119
1205
2808
3
Registered new arrivals that still remain in the camps and public shelters
0
17
0
17

1 Around 62% of the registered IDP that have been displaced from the GOI territories were hosted by relatives.

Out of the 24 sites and shelters established for the accommodation of IDP from the GOI areas only 1 sites is remaining hosting a total population of 17 people. These 17 people have so far been unable to return to the centre and south for security reasons.

Iraq: Iraq: UNOPS-IDP Situation Report 11 May 2003

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Source: UN Office for Project Services
Country: Iraq

Highlights
The security situation in the 3 northern governorates of Erbil, Dahuk and Sulaymaniyah remains calm and stable and there have been no untoward incidents reported in the region. The people of the north have returned to their normal daily way of life. The movement of people between the north and Kirkuk and Khanaqeen is proceeding freely and the rate of movement between the north and Mosul is also improving. As the security situation in Mosul continues to get better, there now begins to be an active movement of traffic and people from Dahuk and Erbil to Mosul and Mosul to the north. Many of the shops in Mosul city have now reopened and the local trade there is on the increase. The checkpoints at the entrance to Mosul do not exist any more and the checkpoint authorities in Dahuk are also not checking anybody. Some local guards are present at the checkpoint but they do not possess arms anymore.

The movement to the right section of Mosul is improving and movement is normal in the area before sunset. No incidents have been reported, but people are cautious not to venture out after the sun has gone down. The left part of the city, where the main road to Erbil is located, has a good security rating and is open until 23:00 hours. Those travelling from Erbil to Dahuk and vice versa are using the front road via Mosul to commute between the 2 governorates.

The process of return of the old caseloads of IDP to their places of origin in areas previously under GOI control is continuing but at a slow pace. However, the process has noticeably increased in the area of Makhmur district over the past few days, where the number of returned families to this area has increased from around 300 families to almost 1,000 families. However, the return of the old caseloads of IDP to Kirkuk continues to occur at a slow pace.

Humanitarian Situation

Erbil

The project is continuing with its support of the local authorities who are engaged in an assessment of the conditions of those IDP, who have returned to the Makhmur area, which was previously under GOI control.

Sulaymaniyah

A UNOPS-IDP team has visited the Topkhana and Salam IDP camps, which cater for the old caseloads of IDP, together with the contractors in charge of the implementation of the rehabilitation works there. The objective of this visit was to resume the rehabilitation works, which have been suspended since 12th March 2003 due to the previously unstable political situation. After the site visit the team visited the local minister of human rights to inform him about the UNOPS assessment concerning its intention to resume the renovation works in the 2 camps. The minister stated that the local authorities intend to resettle the IDP from the 2 camps back in their places of origin, which are located in areas previously under GOI control, and to empty these camps. He suggested that the funds allocated to this renovation work be used instead to support the resettlement process. Negotiation will continue on this issue within the context of the overall consultations with UNOHCI..

The vocational training courses for IDP are ongoing as well as the social assessment of local NGOs and associations who might be engaged in the implementation of future social activities.

Dahuk

The work on the WatSan renovation in Moqble IDP camp has been completed. The project has handed the completed work over to the local authorities, represented by the head of the High Committee of IDPs and Refugees in Dahuk, and in the presence of the UNOHCI Governorate Coordinator.

Coordination Issues

Erbil

A small workshop was organized at the Joint Humanitarian Information Centre (JHIC) office with the participation of representatives from Habitat, JHIC and UNOPS-IDP. This workshop was aimed at developing a questionnaire to assess the situation of returned IDP in the Makhmur area and to identify their essential humanitarian needs. UNOHCI had previously requested that such a questionnaire should be developed in order to plan for a comprehensive assessment in the area.

Sulaymaniyah

Save the Children-UK (SC-UK) carried out an assessment of those families who had been affected by the conflict between the PUK and Ansar al-Islam in Zardahal village in Hawraman. The final lists of names have been delivered to UNOPS-IDP in order to prepare joint relief packages with SC-UK for these families. The whole assistance process will be performed in cooperation with the local authorities.

UNOPS-IDP received a request from the local authorities to provide relief support to 7 vulnerable old caseload IDP families from Mergasur, who are currently living in Sulaymaniyah. UNOPS-IDP will carry out the necessary assessment of these families and then provide the required assistance and relief.

Access/Protection Issues

N/A

Issues Requiring Follow-Up

N/A

Any Other Business

N/A

Additional Information

Table 1: Summary of registered new arrivals in the north from GOI territory

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Item
Erbil
Dahuk
Sulaymaniyah
Total
1
Registered new arrivals in the north from GOI territory1
2994
1987
2264
7245
2
Registered new arrivals that have settled in the camps and public shelters
1484
119
1205
2808
3
Registered new arrivals that still remain in the camps and public shelters
0
17
0
17

1 Around 62% of the registered IDP that have been displaced from the GOI territories were hosted by relatives.

Of the 24 sites and shelters established for the accommodation of IDP from the GOI areas only 1 sites is remaining hosting a total population of 17 people. These 17 people have so far been unable to return to the centre and south for security reasons.

Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire: OCHA Weekly Update No. 20

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Source: UN Office for Project Services
Country: Côte d'Ivoire

11 - 18 September 2005
I. Political and Security Situation

On 15 September 2005, President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria (President of the African Union), President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa (African Union Mediator in the Ivorian Crisis) and the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan met at the fringe of the United Nations summit to discuss the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire. At the end of their meeting, Mr. Annan's spokesperson said the participants recognized the urgency for the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations to intensify their efforts to implement the Cote d'Ivoire peace accords. They also agreed on the need for all parties to co-operate closely and to re-establish the dialogue needed to make progress towards the dismantling of the militia, the disarmament of the former combatants and the organization of free and credible elections.

The chairman of the G7, a coalition of opposition parties in Côte d'Ivoire and of the Forces Nouvelles (FN) rebellion forces, Mr. Alphonse Djédjé Mady told Agence France Presse (AFP) on 16 September 2005 that the mediation of Mr. Thabo Mbeki, the South African President, mandated by the African Union was not impartial. This was in response to the Minister of Defence of South Africa, Mr. Mosiuoa Lekota who stated on 15 September 2005 that the establishment of a transitional government in Côte d'Ivoire after 30 October 2005 - when the President's term of office of Mr. Laurent Gbagbo will expire - would be tantamount to "chaos".

At the end of the meeting with the President of The Democratic Party of Côte D'ivoire (PDCI), Mr. Henri Konan Bédié, the PDCI communication officer, Mr. Assalé Koffi Eugene, said the Party's position regarding the transition remains clear. « Our position is firm. After 30 October 2005 the country will no longer have a president. Therefore, we must have a transition. We will not change our position ».

The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations, (SRSG) in Côte d'Ivoire Mr. Pierre Schori, accompanied by his first Deputy, Mr. Abou Moussa, went on a working visit to Daloa on 13 September 2005. The delegation met with humanitarian workers from Guiglo. The humanitarian workers reported on the humanitarian situation in the western regions and their current concerns about security, dismantling of the militia and the level of involvement of the humanitarian agencies in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reinsertion (DDR) exercise. Mr. Pierre Schori then led a delegation of the Monitoring Committee of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreements to Bouaké on 14 September 2005 at which the social and political situation of the country was discussed.

II. Humanitarian situation

Humanitarian Access

OCHA-Korhogo field office reported some worrying incidents in the region during the security briefing at the Humanitarian Co-ordination meeting of 14 September 2005. On 9 September 2005, several members of the Impartial Forces were held up by three armed men on the Korhogo-M'bengué road at 2 km from Tiébila. It was recommended that humanitarian staff should travel in convoy particularly in the Boundiali and M'Bengué sectors, and comply with security regulations.

Population Movement:

According to reports from OCHA-Guiglo field office, six hundred and seventy-eight (678) displaced persons have returned to Fengolo and have taken up permanent residence there. Furthermore, some people shuttle between Fengolo and Duékoué. The spokesperson for the Fengolo displaced persons stated that eight hundred and twenty-five (825) Fengolo residents are still at the Catholic mission because of shortage of housing at Fengolo.

Water and Sanitation

The OCHA-Bouaké field office has reported persistent water shortages due to technical problems in the town of Bouaké and its surroundings. For the past two weeks most areas of the town have been without drinking water and the Bouaké Hospital (CHU) is supplied with drinking water by UNOCI. However, staff of Medecins sans Frontières-France, who are part of the hospital management, indicate that the quantity of drinking water available at the hospital is still insufficient.

OCHA-Korhogo field office has re-established contact with the NGO Solidarité, which had shown interest in supporting the rehabilitation of the urban water supply system following a visit to Korhogo last June. The NGO has already submitted proposals to potential donors for the construction of additional bore-wells to increase the water capacity of the town.

Health, incl. Nutrition and HIV/AIDS

On 7 September 2005, one case of yellow fever (a four year old child) was reported in the Doropo Sub-Prefecture (North-East of Côte d'Ivoire) at 8 km from the border with Burkina Faso. The village is located in the area under Forces Nouvelles control where the medical surveillance system has deteriorated since the crisis erupted in September 2002. On 16 September 2005, UNICEF sent a field mission there to determine the extent of the critical situation, identify the displacements made by the confirmed case, detect other suspect cases and the risk factors for the possible spread of the epidemic. Children aged nine months and above were vaccinated at Gnanandouo, and at the neighbouring localities of Binandouo, Kobilou, Kirwa and Dekodouo.

According to the daily newspaper «Notre Voie» in its 16 September 2005 edition, a ceremony for the handing over to the population of medicines, medical equipment and food offered by the President of the Republic, Mr. Laurent Gbagbo, took place at Duékoué on Wednesday, 16 September 2005. The medicines and medical equipment worth F. CFA 200 million offered by the President of the Republic were handed over to Col. Gié Globo, Military Governor of the Moyen-Cavally region in the presence of · elected officials, Col. Danon Djédjé, Prefect of the Department of Guiglo, Mr. Téha Kpao, Mayor, and a large number of people.

At Fengolo, health care needs of residents and returnees are still not covered and may deteriorate further if nothing is done. In this regard, the head of the OCHA-Guiglo field office discussed with the ECHO mission the urgent need to establish a functional health post for the population.

At Man two hundred and eighty-two (282) community health workers and thirty- two (32) supervisors are undergoing training. The purpose of the training is to create community-based nutrition surveillance sentinel posts in one hundred and forty-one (141) villages in the region. At the end of the training session organized by UNICEF, the community health workers will be able to detect, counsel and manage moderate cases of malnutrition.

Education

In a letter addressed to the Minister of National Education, Mr. Amani N'guessan, on 14 September 2005, the Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, confirmed UNOCI's commitment to ensure the transportation, distribution and safety of the examination papers for seventy-two (72) examination centres identified by the Ministry. The Humanitarian Coordinator reiterated that the Impartial Forces were prepared to reinforce patrols and activate a rapid response team in the event of an emergency during the exams. Exams scheduled for mid September have been postponed.

Madam Beckley, UNICEF/Dakar Regional Advisor, and Madam Louise Mvono, Administrator at UNICEF/Abidjan conducted a joint mission to the Moyen Cavally region. Following a meeting with the education sector group on 15 September 2005, the UNICEF officials visited schools at Guiglo and in the neighbouring villages and took note of the needs in the education sector (lack of qualified teachers, adequate premises, administrative staff, etc.).

OCHA-Man and the Regional Department of National Education (DREN) met to discuss the situation of the primary school at Bigouin. It was pointed out that the primary school of the village was very badly deteriorated. Buildings and classrooms were in poor state, there were not sufficient desks and infrastructure facilities such as latrines, water points and canteens were not available. The Regional Department noted the dropping attendance rates (350 in 2001/2002 prior to the crisis, and 150 in 2004/2005) and promised to provide school children with school kits for the new school year.

OCHA-Bouaké field office reported that on 13 September 2005, teachers and students received their examination notification. The Vallée du Bandama region accounts for 26 312 students. However, the examinations, which were delayed of one week (from the 12th to the 19th of September 2005) in the areas under the control of the Forces Nouvelles, are yet to begin.

Protection

A mission of the Abidjan Protection and Displaced Persons Working Group (GPPD) visited Bouaké and Yamoussoukro on 14 and 15 September 2005. The purpose of the mission was to have discussions with the humanitarian staff on the progress of the Working Group field activities and to listen to the suggestions and concerns of colleagues. Meetings with humanitarian agencies (World Food Programme, UNICEF, UNOCI/Human Rights, CICR and OCHA) provided a chance to share views on issues such as rehabilitation and reintegration, access to education, Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration of children and sexual violence.

Food Security

During this lean period before the harvest, the World Food Programme will continue to deliver food to the inhabitants of Fengolo. This week 1 080 families (900 persons) of the so-called local population and one hundred and twenty-five Guéré (125) families comprising 625 persons were provided with food. The World Food Programme is planning to deliver thirty days supply of food to 223 families in Kouaro and 103 families in Zouébly on the Toulepleu road. Moreover, a vegetable garden programme is underway at Duékoué and on the Guiglo-Bloléquin road.

Social Cohesion

At the end of a lengthy process, which started in January of this year, CARE International has promoted the reconciliation of the inhabitants of Bigouin (9 km from Man). The formal reconciliation ceremony took place on 12 September 2005 in the presence of the village's local authorities and the humanitarian agencies including OCHA. The origin of the four-year dispute is the poor management of the economic infrastructure of the village (water pumps, etc). CARE International started its mediation effort by rehabilitating the second water pump in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee.

III. Humanitarian Co-ordination

On 16 September 2005, UNOCI and OCHA-Guiglo conducted a joint mission to Fengolo to assess progress of the rehabilitation of the houses destroyed during the clashes in March 2005. In total, out of the twenty houses that were selected for the first implementation phase, fifteen houses are in the process of being rehabilitated. The mission also met with the so-called foreign population who indicated that the wells started by UNICEF have not been completed yet because of technical difficulties encountered by the contractor. The population also expressed concern about the renovation of the two schools, the electrification of the village and the lack of health post in the area.

IV. Mobilization of Resources (18 September 2005)

No new contributions have been reported by FTS "Financial Tracking Service".

Democratic Republic of the Congo: RDC: Rapport de la mission inter agence effectuée dans le District du Lualaba / Province du Katanga du 25 mai au 04 Juin 2007

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Source: UN Office for Project Services
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Resume des conclusions et recommandations

Itinéraire : Lubumbashi - Kasaji - Dilolo - Sandoa - Kasaji - Lubumbashi.

Durée de la mission : Du 25 Mai au 04 Juin 2007.

Mode de voyage : Route

Composition de la mission : 24 membres

Agences des Nations Unies : : UN OCHA, PAM, FAO, UN HCR, UNDP, UNICEF, UNDSS, MONUC DH, MONUC CAS, Radio OKAPI, MONUC ELECTORAL SECTION, OMS,

ONG Internationales: HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL/ATLAS, CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICE (CRS).

Objectif de la mission: Evaluation de la situation humanitaire qui prévaut dans le district du Lualaba.

A : Contexte général et situation sécuritaire ::

Le district de Lualaba est situé au sud-ouest et constitue l'une de cinq entités administratives constituant la province du Katanga.

D'une superficie de 74.633 km2, le Lualaba est subdivisé en trois territoires, Dilolo, Sandoa, et Kapanga. Compte de la dégradation très avancée des routes, l'équipe de la mission n'a pas pu atteindre le territoire de Kapanga. Une délégation composée des cadres et agents de ce territoire et conduite par l'Administrateur du territoire est descendue à Sandoa pour rencontrer la mission d'évaluation.

Cette partie de la province n'a jamais été affectée par des situations politiques et sécuritaires d'instabilité depuis les deux guerres de 1977-1978, mais une zone oubliée sur le plan humanitaire. Cette partie, du temps d'instabilité politique en Angola, aurait servi de cadre d'asile à beaucoup de réfugiés angolais depuis 1984. Avec le retour de la paix en Angola, la grande partie des réfugiés a été rapatriée par le HCR entre 2005-2006.

Le district de Lualaba, qui est entièrement enclavé suite à la dégradation des voies de communication, n'a pas connu de présence humanitaire à part une équipe de l'ONGI World Vision basée à Kasaji (chef lieu du district) et qui s'occupe du parrainage de quelques enfants vulnérables.

Dans tous les secteurs, les conditions socio économiques de la population seraient préoccupantes et en dégradation continue. Une mission dans cette zone devait permettre aux acteurs humanitaires de déceler les problèmes qui affectent la stabilité sociale de la population du district de Lualaba.

Selon le dernier recensement effectué en décembre 2006, la population totale du district du Lualaba est estimée à 667.348 habitants.

Pakistan: Pakistan: Floods/Cyclone OCHA Situation Report No. 20

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Source: UN Office for Project Services
Country: Pakistan

This situation report is based on information received from the United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Pakistan Meteorological Department, Clusters, and media sources.

HIGHLIGHTS

The NDMA reports five more deaths in Balochistan on 31 July. The total death toll is now 329 (202 in Balochistan and 127 in Sindh) with 224 people missing.

The NDMA reports that the population in relief camps has reduced from 35,340 on 30 July to 31,285 to date (27,200 in Balochistan and 4,083 in Sindh).

The NDMA noted that there is a need for a quick disbursement of government compensation grant in the affected areas of Sindh and Balochistan.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department reports that torrential rains are expected in western Sindh and eastern Balochistan over the next week, which could lead to flooding in vulnerable areas.

OVERVIEW

Sindh and Balochistan

1. The NDMA reports that the population in relief camps has reduced from 35,340 on 30 July to 31,285 to date (27,200 in Balochistan and 4,083 in Sindh).

2. Total relief camps are now 115 (89 in Balochistan and 7 in Sindh).

3. The majority of the 25,000 people that crossed from Jhal Magsi district in Balochistan to Shahdadkot town in Sindh last week still lack food and shelter.

4. An assessment from Church World Service indicates that 100,000 people affected in Thatta district of Sindh are facing a shortage of food and medicines. Farmers are in need of seeds for the next crop. The return process of the displaced is slow due to lack of sustainable rehabilitation options.

NATIONAL RESPONSE

5. The PDMA (Provincial Disaster Management Authority) in Balochistan reports that 13,500 out of 36,724 households in 17 districts received cash grants of Rs 15,000 (approximately US$ 250). However, compensation distribution did not start in 4 districts: Bolan, Loralai, Washuk and Jhal Magsi. Some Rs 214 million (approximately US$3.5m) out of the allocated Rs 300 million (US$5m) has been paid so far.

6. The NDMA noted that there is a need of quick disbursement of Rs 15,000 in the remaining affected areas. In Sindh, a survey is currently being conducted by the district authorities on the number of affected households.

COORDINATION/ASSISTANCE (International & National)

7. A UN Area Coordinator's Office was established in Sindh on 31 July. The office will be responsible for coordination structure for national and international NGOs under the cluster approach, engaging with government officials. The first coordinated Health Cluster meeting was held on 31 July, while a General Coordination meeting took place on 1 August in Karachi.

Cluster Activities

Shelter Cluster

8. As of 30 July, some 74,600 tents have been delivered in Sindh and Balochistan: 54,960 by the Government/NDMA, 10,523 by UN agencies and NGOs and 9,160 by PRCS/IFRC. Of approximately 58,322 additional emergency shelter kits confirmed for distribution, 22,450 are emergency transitional shelter kits that are also re-usable for reconstruction.

9. Roofing needs for 90,000 families rendered homeless by the floods have been met or about to be met. First hand evidence from national and international NGOs and IOM Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) indicate that actual coverage is 20% and rising to a maximum of 40% in accessible and worst affected districts.

10. IFRC will visit Sindh on 6 August to establish linkages with the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the new UN Coordination Office and NGOs.

Health Cluster

11. Out of the 124,000 children targeted for measles vaccination, more than 73,000 have been vaccinated by UNICEF, partner organizations and the Provincial Health Department in the affected districts of Sindh and Balochistan.

12. Three children died from Gastroenteritis in Qambar district, Balochistan, on 1 August and from Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) in Turbat on 30 July. However, WHO reports that the percentage of AWD cases has decreased in Turbat District from 25% on 23 July to 15% on 31 July. WHO has provided two cholera kits to the district health official in this district. WHO and the Health Department of Balochistan conducted training on Disease Early Warning System (DEWS) on 1 August in Turbat for 38 doctors.

13. The Provincial Health Department of Balochistan reports that 25 medical camps and 28 outreach medical teams are working in flood affected districts of Balochistan. Some 153 doctors, including 13 females, are working in the teams. Essential drugs worth US$46,000 were provided to 7 districts including Naseerabad, Jaffarabad, Jhal Magsi, Kech, Kharan, Khuzdar and Awaran.

14. Of the 215 primary health facilities in Balochistan, 168 have been partially damaged and 47 badly damaged. Water and Sanitation Cluster

15. The estimated population in need of water trucking is 240,000 (180,000 in Balochistan and 60,000 in Sindh). The cluster is currently providing safe drinking water to 177,500 people through water trucking. Water is reaching 127,500 people in Balochistan province (Gwadar, Kech, Kharan, Naseerabad and Jhal Magsi districts) and a further 50,000 in Sindh province (Dadu and Kambar districts).

16. The total distribution of WASH-related nonfood items to date has included aqua tablets (1,200,000), purification sachets (1,235,000), nerox filters (9,700), jerry cans/buckets (32,525), water tanks/bladders (130), latrines (3,430), soap (97,000 bars) and water purification materials.

17. Approximately 300,000 of the total 726,000 population have benefited from the restoration of water supply schemes. Protection Cluster

18. Issues requiring advocacy have been raised with the NDMA. Those include safety for women accessing latrines, information on compensation grants among female headed households, and women unwilling to access distribution points due to cultural norms.

Food Security

19. The district department of agriculture and livestock reports that floodwaters destroyed 4.4 million tons of cotton, rice and sugarcane crops in Dadu district. Of the total 0.1 million acres of sown area, 71,806 acres of land has been inundated.

Nutrition Cluster

20. In Quetta, a three-day training programme on supplementary feeding and community based therapeutic care (CTC) was completed, including 21 participants from different partner agencies, Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) and government officials from the Department of Health.

21. All supplies for the therapeutic feeding centers (TFCs) have been delivered to 5 districts of Balochistan (Nasirabad, Jafferabad, Sibi, Kech and Khuzdar) this week. In Sibi and Nassirabad, TFCs started working on 3 August. TFCs in remaining 3 districts are expected to start from 6 August.

22. As of 2 August, UNICEF has distributed 135MT of Unimix in 14 districts in Balochistan to children under five years and lactating/pregnant women. Supply of Unimix will continue in eight prioritized flood-affected districts for the next three months targeting some 40,000 children.

Information Management

Cluster-specific documents, situation reports, maps including Who What Where (3W), assessments and technical guidelines relating to this emergency can be found at www.pfic.webexone.com. This situation report together with further information on ongoing emergencies is also available on the OSOCC Internet Website. http://www.unocha.org/vosocc and on the OCHA Internet Website http://www.reliefweb.int/.

For detailed information please contact:

Desk Officer (New York)
Ms. Heidi Kuttab
Office Tel: +1 917 367 33 65
Office Fax: +1 212 963 36 30
Email: kuttab@un.org

GCMS (Geneva)
Ms. Guadalupe de Sousa
Tel: +41 22 917 4336
email: desousa1@un.org

OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Mr. Rajan Gengaje
Regional Disaster Response Adviser
Office Tel. +66-2288-2572
Office Fax +66-2288-1043
Mobile + 66-8-1916-1271
Email: Gengaje@un.org

Press Contact:
(NY) Ms. Stephanie Bunker
Office Tel : + 1 917-367-5126
Office Fax: + 1 212-963-1312
Email: bunker@un.org

(GVA) Ms. Elizabeth Byrs
Tel + 41 22 917 26 53
Fax + 41 22 917 00 20
E-mail: byrs@un.org

Nepal: Nepal: Who is Assessing / Monitoring What, Where? (Jan '07 - Apr '08) - Eastern Development Region

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World: Water and sanitation body completes move to UNOPS

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The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) will complete the transfer of its hosting to UNOPS at the end of the month, with the organization continuing to focus on improving water supply and sanitation for poor people worldwide. According to WSSCC, 900 million people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water and 2.5 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation. With a network of National WASH Coalitions in 36 countries and individual members in 140 countries, WSSCC works with the issues of water supply and sanitation at the community, national and global levels.

Through its three programme areas, Networking & Knowledge Management, Advocacy & Communications and the Global Sanitation Fund, WSSCC is at the forefront of knowledge, debate and influence on water, sanitation and hygiene.

As host, UNOPS will provide administrative services such as financial management, procurement and human resource and personnel management. UNOPS is also providing grant management services for WSSCC's Global Sanitation Fund.

Jon Lane, WSSCC Executive Director, said, "We are pleased to have found a new partner in UNOPS to act as host for WSSCC's Secretariat, and the smooth transition has allowed our member-related and program work to continue as usual."

Previously the World Health Organization was the legal and administrative host for the WSSCC's Secretariat, which is based in Geneva, Switzerland. The two organizations will continue to work closely in the fields of water and sanitation.


Haiti: Reconstruire Haïti : Rapport annuel de 2011

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Aperçu

En 2011, la priorité des programmes de développement de la communauté internationale en Haïti était toujours le relèvement à la suite du tremblement de terre de 2010. Les activités intensives de relèvement et de reconstruction se sont poursuivies, et bien qu’il reste encore beaucoup à faire, plusieurs importantes réalisations ont été couronnées de succès.

Par exemple, près de la moitié des 10 millions de mètres cubes de débris ont été retirés, environ 100 000 abris temporaires ont été construits, et le nombre de personnes déplacées est passé de 1,5 million à environ 520 0001 .
Heureusement, la saison des ouragans n’a pas causé de dommages majeurs en Haïti. Toutefois, de fortes pluies sporadiques et des inondations ont aggravé l’épidémie de choléra.
De son côté, l’UNOPS a continué à soutenir ses partenaires en Haïti, concentrant ses efforts sur une grande variété de projets liés à ses principales compétences dans le domaine des infrastructures physiques : le retrait et le traitement de débris, la construction d’abris temporaires, la réparation de maisons, les travaux d’atténuation des risques liés aux catastrophes naturelles ainsi que la construction d’écoles, de maternités et d’hôpitaux.
Les activités sont progressivement passées de la phase de relèvement à la phase de reconstruction.
Le bureau de l’UNOPS en Haïti compte actuellement 450 employés, dont la majeure partie est de nationalité haïtienne, et met en œuvre 29 projets à travers le pays. En 2011, la valeur des projets mis en œuvre par ce bureau a atteint 40 des 43 millions de dollars

Haiti: Rebuilding Haiti - One year on

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On January 12, 2010 a devastating earthquake struck Haiti. More than 220,000 Haitians were killed and thousands more were injured; up to 1.6 million were displaced and settled in approximately 1,350 makeshift camps and some 500,000 fled the capital, Port-au-Prince.

In the past 12 months Haitians have strived to rebuild their homes, services and livelihoods. UNOPS has been on the ground to support these efforts using local suppliers and workers wherever possible, to ensure Haitians and their families benefit directly from the reconstruction work.

On behalf of a range of partners, UNOPS project managers and their local employees are helping to check the safety of damaged houses, build transitional shelters for homeless families, provide cleaner toilets for those living in camps, clear canals of debris to prevent floods, repair roads and construct maternity centres and schools.

Read the full report of how UNOPS has helped Haitians and supported partners over the past 12 months - Rebuilding Haiti: One Year On

Key achievements include:

Assessing structural damage

- 400 engineers trained in structural assessment of damaged buildings

- 390,000 damage assessments conducted and a national infrastructure database created

Designing and constructing shelters

- 500 transitional shelters constructed

- Shelter designs tested for strength for 20 different agencies

Repairing infrastructure

- 25 kilometres of roads repaired

- 26 kilometres of canals cleaned and 110,000 m3 of debris removed from canals

- Construction of three maternity clinics

Managing camps

- 272 vulnerable camps assessed for geophysical risks; mitigation works completed in 22 high-risk camps

- Site survey and preparation for a 7,000 person camp in Corail

- Management of desludging fleet to empty waste treatment sites and IDP camp latrines

Haiti: Disaster risk reduction and cholera prevention in Haiti

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PORT AU PRINCE - Thousands of Haitians have been trained in disaster preparedness and cholera prevention and hundreds of works carried out to reduce suffering in the capital’s camps and neighbourhoods.

Haiti has been exposed to a large variety of natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and cyclones. There are currently more than half a million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the numbers of vulnerable families is high.

Cholera remains a serious health concern, with Haiti having the highest cholera rate in the world. According to the latest UN reports, cholera has infected nearly 5 percent of the population and killed more than 6,000 since the start of the 2010 outbreak. The epidemic threatens to worsen with the year's second rainy season which causes the disease to spread given the country’s poor sanitation and the large concentrations of people in relief camps.

With funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), UNOPS is implementing a broad range of disaster risk reduction activities throughout the country, such as cholera prevention using theatre, infrastructure mitigation works, latrine emptying and cleaning, and the distribution of medical kits. These actions are benefitting hundreds of thousands of Haitians.

Mitigation works

In order to reduce geophysical and climate-related risks, UNOPS has implemented infrastructure mitigation works such as canal cleaning and the construction of retaining walls in more than 80 camps and neighbourhoods. These works reduce the number of camps being flooded.

The mitigation works followed over 250 technical evaluations of high risk camps and neighbourhoods. Over 10,000 individuals from these vulnerable communities have been employed since the earthquake for mitigation works managed by UNOPS in the country. These teams implemented embankment protection around the camps, built solid drainage canals and conducted major drainage and canal clearing works, that among others, have helped reduce the loss of human lives and the incidence of cholera during the rainy season.

Cholera response and theatre

As part of the cholera response funded by Sida, a broad sensitization and information campaign took place in Port au Prince and the area of Grand’Anse, training some 1,000 Ministry of Health agents, community volunteers and camp committees. It also raised awareness door- to- door on cholera prevention and treatment as well as on disaster risk reduction for over 260,000 individuals.

The programme used several approaches to reach the broadest possible number of people in camps and neighbourhoods, such as training more trainers, distributing instructive flyers and individual visits by information teams.

Theatre shows proved particularly effective for reaching larger audiences. More than 65 theatre presentations on cholera and DRR took place in around 25 camps, educating internally displaced people on how to prepare and respond in the event of natural disasters such as hurricanes or floods. They also raised awareness on the symptoms, treatment and nature of water-borne diseases such as cholera to avoid stigmatization and promote treatment of the diseases.

Each show gathered around 100 to 125 people and conveyed key messages on disaster response and cholera through music, songs and comic theatre, actively involving the audience to increase the effectiveness of the messages.

UNOPS information teams have also trained the committees and leaders of these camps and neighbourhoods in community-based disaster reduction techniques and are in close communication with them during hurricane alerts to receive reliable assessments of the situation of the camps.

Health and sanitation

Distribution of garbage cans at the IDP camps as part of the cholera prevention efforts. Photo: UNOPS/Nathalie Angibeau As part of the programme, UNOPS also repaired and emptied nearly 700 latrines in 52 IDP camps, benefiting some 40,000 people.

Furthermore, 15,000 kits of oral rehydration salts, 34,000 water purification tablets and nearly 170 garbage cans were distributed to targeted communities in camps and vulnerable neighbourhoods to increase their preparedness and reduce the impact of cholera and water-borne diseases.

Sudan: High level UK delegation visits water supply projects in Darfur

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KHARTOUM – A UNOPS-implemented project designed to bring improved water supplies to hundreds of thousands of people in the Darfur region of Sudan has been visited by a senior delegation from the United Kingdom.

British Ambassador to Sudan Nicholas Kay, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development Stephen O’Brien and other delegates from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) visited the Golo reservoir near El Fasher, during a tour of UK-funded activities in North Darfur.

The Golo reservoir supplies water to El Fasher town, serving more than 500,000 people. DFID funded the rehabilitation of the reservoir in 2010, as well as the ongoing construction of a pipeline to carry water from the reservoir to the town, both with implementation support from UNOPS.

Darfur is largely arid and demand for water in the region has been dramatically increased by rapid urbanization in recent years, along with the pressure of climate-induced drought. A serious decline in the water table has been reported near urban centres and relief camps, and access to this limited resource has often led to conflict between communities.

DFID is committed to increasing access to water in the region, a key element of achieving sustainable livelihoods, improving health and providing increased stability to the community. UNOPS is partnering with DFID on two projects that will improve water access for hundreds of thousands of people.

The Golo reservoir work comes under the Integrated Water Resources Management programme, which was developed by the United Nations Environment Programme in collaboration with the Government of Sudan’s Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources.

UNOPS activities include the rehabilitation of the reservoir, silt removal from another reservoir at Wadaa and the rehabilitation of the Abu Delieg water harvesting dam. The project is also designing and constructing ground water infiltration checkpoints at Abu Shouk and restoring a number of underground reservoirs, known as hafirs, in north Darfur. The project will increase the region’s resilience against drought and will benefit approximately 450,000 people.

A second DFID project implemented by UNOPS, the Darfur Urban Water Supply project, will strengthen the water source infrastructure in the four state capitals of Darfur: El Fasher, Nyala, El Geneina and Zalingei.

Since the project began in December 2010, UNOPS has been working closely with Public Water Corporation of the Government of Sudan at a national level and with the urban water administrations of four states to design and implement the required upgrades.

More than 90 boreholes accessing source water have been assessed, reliable power sources have been connected and work is in progress to replace more than 30 underperforming pumps. New boreholes have been drilled and commissioned, water transfer mains have been constructed and designs for an improved distribution network are also in progress.

The project will also assess urban water administrations across Darfur and create a capacity development plan to ensure the long-term sustainability of these activities. The Darfur Urban Water Supply Project will contribute to the improved water supply of 117,000 beneficiary households in the region.

The combined outcome of both projects will be a more environmentally and economically sustainable public water sector across Darfur.

World: Delivering Sustainable Results

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UNOPS report highlights sustainable results

COPENHAGEN - UNOPS has published a new report detailing the operational support provided to its partners’ humanitarian, peacebuilding and development projects in some of the world’s most challenging environments.

UNOPS supports more than 1,000 projects worldwide, by providing a range of infrastructure, procurement and project management services to help create sustainable results - from managing the construction of roads in Afghanistan, to essential medicines in Argentina, to improving sanitation systems in Haiti.

Our new report, Delivering Sustainable Results, provides details about how we helped our partners deliver results that matter to people in need.

Alongside these operational results, the report describes significant developments during 2011-2012, including our leadership in the transparency agenda, our increasing work in post-conflict and low-income areas and our growing focus on sustainability.

Key results achieved for partners

Our operational results for 2011 include outputs from a range of infrastructure, procurement and project management services we provided to our partners.

Overall in 2011, UNOPS supervised the construction or rehabilitation of 74 schools, 42 hospitals and health centres, 40 police stations and police training facilities, 21 prisons and detention centres, 12 courthouses and 53 other government buildings. In post-conflict and post-disaster settings UNOPS helped partners construct or maintain more than 12,400 emergency relief structures, such as shelters, and 32,300 other relief facilities, such as toilets and septic tanks. We also constructed or rehabilitated 2,301 kilometres of roads, as well as 14 bridges, 14 harbours and 5 airstrips.

More than 2.2 million units of machinery or equipment were procured for our partners, and more than 27 million doses of essential drugs were procured or distributed.

UNOPS helped the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) implement mine action programmes in 14 countries and territories around the world. UNOPS helped its partners develop local capacity by supporting the training of more than 534,000 people in subjects including disaster preparedness and the environment, and organizing more than 580 training courses and workshops.

Details about these projects and many others, lessons learned and the various ways we add value for our partners can be found in the new report.

Working where we are needed most

In 2011, UNOPS implemented $1.06 billion worth of projects for our partners, down 16 percent from the record levels achieved a year earlier. We spent $76 million administering these projects.

While the overall dollar value of UNOPS delivery dropped from 2010 to 2011, our work in the lowest-income countries and in areas affected by conflict increased.

Delivering sustainable results

In 2012, UNOPS experts in implementation, human rights, infrastructure and the environment came together to create a social and environmental sustainability policy for infrastructure projects. This integrated approach requires that our project teams consider gender, decent work, health and safety, accessibility for people with disabilities, the protection of cultural heritage, the environment and much more, both before and during project implementation.

This is just one example of the ways UNOPS commitment to sustainability is reflected in all our work; in infrastructure, project management and procurement. For example in infrastructure, UNOPS helps boost local construction industries through on-the-job training, by sharing infrastructure best practice and by teaching contractors how to prepare better quality bids. In project management we prioritize project sustainability by considering the economic and environmental impacts of a project, and promoting local ownership and developing local capacity. In procurement, one of our many sustainability tools involves building long-term environmental, economic and social considerations into solicitation and contract documents.

Find out more about the way we help our partners by downloading Delivering Sustainable Results. The report is currently available in English, with French and Spanish being released shortly.

Haiti: Rebuilding Haiti: Annual Report 2011

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Rebuilding Haiti: UNOPS releases report

UNOPS has released a new report detailing the support provided to aid and development projects in Haiti during 2011.

The Rebuilding Haiti: Annual Report 2011 is available in English, French and Spanish and explains how UNOPS has scaled up its operations to assist in the country’s early recovery and reconstruction, following the 2010 earthquake.

UNOPS helps implement projects funded by our partners, which include UN bodies, bilateral donors, NGOs, international financial institutions and more. The international development agenda in Haiti in 2011 is still focused on intensive recovery and reconstruction efforts continue and though there is much more to be done, there are a number of notable successes.

For instance, about half of the 10 million cubic metres of debris has been removed, some 100,000 transitional shelters have been constructed, and the number of displaced people has decreased from 1.5 million to approximately 520,000.

For its part, UNOPS continued to support its partners in Haiti, focusing on a broad variety of projects within physical infrastructure: removal and processing of debris, construction of transitional shelters, repair of houses, disaster mitigation works, and construction of schools, maternity clinics and hospitals.

This included a progressive transition from the recovery phase to the reconstruction phase, by incorporating sustainable development elements into existing projects and building a longer term focus in new programmatic areas.

The UNOPS Haiti office currently employs 450 people, the majority Haitian nationals, and is implementing 29 projects throughout the country. In 2011 the office delivered $40 million worth of projects out of the $43 million budgeted, representing a 93 percent efficiency rate in delivering on the targets set with our partners.

This report highlights some of the milestones UNOPS helped its partners reach over the past year and some of the challenges ahead. It is divided into seven broad sectors:

  1. General infrastructure
  2. Housing
  3. Water and sanitation
  4. Health
  5. Education
  6. Environment
  7. Support to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)

Summary of UNOPS support to our partners' projects in 2011

  • An additional 20,000 building damage assessments conducted, bringing the total to 415,000

  • Enhancement and management of the Ministry of Public Work´s national infrastructure database

  • Development of official house repair guidelines and training of engineers supported

  • 47 kilometres of road rehabilitated through labour intensive approach

  • 98,000 m3 debris removed, of which 23,000 m3 was transported for crushing and recycling

  • 52 vulnerable camps assessed for geophysical risks, disaster mitigation works completed in 20

  • 3,000 transitional shelters constructed

  • 800 damaged houses repaired and 145 masons trained

  • Management of 32-truck desludging fleet to empty cholera treatment sites and IDP camp latrines

  • Construction of the first-ever environmentally friendly human waste treatment facility in Haiti

  • Distribution of thousands of kits, tablets, flyers and 65 theatre presentations on cholera and risk reduction benefitting some 260,000 people

  • Feasibility studies conducted and designs created for five hospitals and two laboratories

  • Commencement of the construction of three maternity clinics

  • Construction of transitional school complex in Tabarre

  • Feasibility study for a multi-sector development project for the southern peninsula

  • Industrial biogas feasibility study

  • Management of 13 communication centres and nine media centres on behalf of MINUSTAH

Haiti: Reconstruire Haïti : Rapport annuel de 2011

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L'UNOPS publie un rapport sur la reconstruction d'Haïti

L’UNOPS a publié un nouveau rapport présentant en détail le soutien que l’organisation a apporté à des projets humanitaires et de développement en Haïti au cours de 2011.

Intitulé « Reconstruire Haïti », le rapport annuel de 2011 est disponible en français, en anglais et en espagnol. Il explique comment l’UNOPS a augmenté ses activités afin d’aider au relèvement rapide et à la reconstruction du pays à la suite du tremblement de terre de 2010.

L’UNOPS soutient la mise en œuvre de projets financés par ses partenaires, notamment des entités de l’ONU, des donateurs bilatéraux, des ONG et des institutions financières internationales. En 2011, la priorité des programmes de développement de la communauté internationale en Haïti était toujours les activités intensives de relèvement et de construction. Bien qu’il reste encore beaucoup à faire, plusieurs importantes réalisations ont été couronnées de succès.

Par exemple, près de la moitié des 10 millions de mètres cubes de débris ont été retirés, environ 100 000 abris temporaires ont été construits, et le nombre de personnes déplacées est passé de 1,5 million à environ 520 000.

De son côté, l’UNOPS a continué à soutenir ses partenaires en Haïti, concentrant ses efforts sur une grande variété de projets liés aux infrastructures physiques : le retrait et le traitement de débris, la construction d’abris temporaires, la réparation de maisons, les travaux d’atténuation des risques liés aux catastrophes naturelles ainsi que la construction d’écoles, de maternités et d’hôpitaux.

Les activités sont progressivement passées de la phase de relèvement à la phase de reconstruction en intégrant des éléments pour un développement durable aux projets en cours et en adoptant une vision à plus long terme à l’égard des nouveaux domaines prioritaires d’activités.

Le bureau de l’UNOPS en Haïti compte actuellement 450 employés, dont la majeure partie est de nationalité haïtienne, et met en œuvre 29 projets à travers le pays. En 2011, la valeur des projets mis en œuvre par ce bureau a atteint 40 des 43 millions de dollars prévus au budget, soit un taux de décaissement atteignant 93 % des objectifs fixés avec ses partenaires.

Le rapport met en évidence certaines des réalisations que les partenaires de l’UNOPS ont accomplies avec l’aide de l’organisation au cours de la dernière année, de même que certains défis que réserve l’avenir. Il est divisé en sept secteurs d’activité généraux :

1.Les infrastructures générales 2.Les logements 3.L’eau et l’assainissement 4.La santé 5.L’éducation 6.L’environnement 7.Le soutien à la Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti (MINUSTAH)

Sommaire des projets de partenaires soutenus par l’UNOPS en 2011

  • L’évaluation des dommages de 20 000 bâtiments supplémentaires, portant le nombre d’évaluations à 415 000 au total

  • L’amélioration et la gestion de la base de données nationale du ministère des Travaux publics relative aux infrastructures

  • L’élaboration d’un guide officiel de réparation de maisons et la formation d’ingénieurs

  • La réhabilitation de 47 kilomètres de routes dans le cadre d’un projet à forte intensité de main d’œuvre

  • Le retrait de 98 000 mètres cubes de débris, desquels 23 000 mètres cubes ont été transportés vers des sites de concassage et de recyclage

  • L’évaluation des risques géophysiques de 52 camps considérés comme vulnérables. Les travaux d’atténuation des risques sont terminés pour 20 de ces sites

  • La construction de 3000 abris temporaires

  • La réparation de 800 maisons endommagées et la formation de 145 maçons

  • La gestion d’un parc de 32 camions vidangeurs pour vider les latrines des sites de traitement du choléra et des camps de personnes déplacées

  • La construction de la première installation de traitement des déchets humains respectueuse de l’environnement en Haïti

  • La distribution de milliers de trousses médicales, de comprimés de purification et de prospectus ainsi que la sensibilisation d’environ 260 000 personnes à la réduction des risques liés au choléra grâce à 65 représentations théâtrales

  • L’étude de faisabilité et la conception des plans de cinq hôpitaux et de deux laboratoires

  • Le début des travaux de construction de trois maternités

  • La construction d’un complexe scolaire temporaire à Tabarre

  • L’étude de faisabilité d’un projet de développement couvrant plusieurs secteurs de la péninsule méridionale

  • L’étude de faisabilité de la production de biogaz

  • La gestion de 13 centres de communication et de 9 centres multimédia pour le compte de la MINUSTAH


World: UN procurement data on UNOPS open information hub

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1 November 2012

COPENHAGEN – Data covering five years of spending by United Nations organizations has now been made available on UNOPS new open information hub, in what has been called a “giant step for transparency” in aid and development.

Alongside the $56 billion worth of UN-wide procurement data, the data.unops.org site presents detailed information related to the 1,000+ projects UNOPS supports, in an interactive and accessible format. UNOPS is a central resource for the United Nations and its partners, providing procurement, project management and infrastructure services.

This is the latest in a series of steps made by UNOPS to promote transparency. The organization was the first UN body to publish data in compliance with the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) format, and the first organization overall to ‘geocode’ its IATI data.

Vitaly Vanshelboim, UNOPS Deputy Executive Director, said: “UNOPS remains committed to actively promoting the transparency agenda in line with the Busan Partnership, our commitments as a public body and our belief that the more all stakeholders can see and understand how development funds are used, the greater the chance is that these limited resources will be used effectively.”

Information covers $56 billion of UN contracts

The public can now view or download information about procurement from United Nations organizations, which in 2011 spent the largest sums on food, medicines, transport and construction, such as building schools and hospitals.

Available information includes the value of goods and services procured by each organization, details on amounts procured from developing countries and countries with economies in transition, and profiles of all countries of supply.

This data has been sourced from the last five Annual Statistical Reports on Procurement in the United Nations, which are compiled by UNOPS on behalf of the UN system. The transition of this information from a classic publication into an open and freely downloadable online format was recently acclaimed by the President of UNOPS Executive Board, which is comprised of a range of UN Member States, as a “giant step for transparency”.

Detailed data on aid and development projects

UNOPS implements more than 1,000 projects on behalf of its partners at any given time and details of all of these projects are also available on data.unops.org.

The new hub represents a significant upgrade of UNOPS original project data feed as it now includes geographic and sector information, in compliance with the IATI standard.

Using the IATI methodology, the projects are ‘geocoded’ and presented on interactive maps that show exact project locations where available.

These projects have also been categorized according to their sectors, as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC).

There are also graphs indicating how much UNOPS is delivering on behalf of its partners including the United Nations, governments, multilateral institutions, foundations and the private sector.

All projects include associated contracts regardless of value, and some include downloadable project documents. The project information is updated on a daily basis, subject to legal and practical concerns.

Furthering the transparency agenda

The upgraded platform also provides a hosting service for UNOPS IATI-format data files. In a recently published transparency assessment by Publish What You Fund, the quality of this data was found to be extremely high.

Read the UNOPS case study on page 81 of the full Publish What You Fund report.

In the future data.unops.org will also be a platform for open aid data tools and resources, which can be freely used.

According to a statement made by the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Germany, Sweden and the United States at a 2012 Executive Board meeting: “There is no doubt that UNOPS so far has been a leader, maybe even a ground breaker in terms of transparency among UN entities.”

World: Publication des achats de l’ONU dans le centre de données ouvertes de l’UNOPS

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Source: UN Office for Project Services
Country: World

COPENHAGUE – Des informations concernant les dépenses des organisations des Nations Unies effectuées au cours des cinq dernières années sont maintenant disponibles à partir du nouveau centre de données ouvertes de l’UNOPS, une réalisation qualifiée de « pas de géant pour la transparence » dans les domaines de l’aide humanitaire et du développement.

En plus des données sur les activités d’achats de l’ensemble de l’ONU, s’élevant à 56 milliards de dollars, le site data.unops.org présente, dans une interface interactive et conviviale, des informations détaillées concernant les plus de 1000 projets soutenus par l’UNOPS. L’UNOPS joue un rôle central au sein du système des Nations Unies et auprès de ses partenaires, fournissant des services dans les domaines des infrastructures, des achats et de la gestion de projets.

Il s’agit de la plus récente d’une série de réalisations de l’UNOPS visant à promouvoir la transparence. L’organisation a été la première entité de l’ONU à publier des données selon le format de l’Initiative internationale pour la transparence de l’aide (IITA) et la première organisation au monde à « géocoder » ses données IITA.

Vitaly Vanshelboim, Directeur exécutif adjoint de l’UNOPS, déclare : « L’UNOPS, conformément au Partenariat de Busan, maintient son engagement envers la promotion des initiatives en faveur de la transparence et ses engagements en tant qu'organisme public. Nous croyons que plus les parties prenantes auront une bonne compréhension de l’utilisation des fonds de l’aide au développement, meilleures seront les chances que ces ressources limitées soient utilisées de manière efficace. »

Des renseignements sur 56 milliards de dollars en contrats de l’ONU

Le public peut maintenant consulter ou télécharger des informations à propos des activités d’achats des organisations des Nations Unies. En 2011, les sommes les plus importantes ont été consacrées à la nourriture, aux médicaments, aux transports et à la construction de bâtiments tels que des écoles et des hôpitaux.

Les informations disponibles comprennent la valeur des biens et services achetés par chaque organisation, des détails sur les montants des achats effectués auprès de pays en développement et de pays à économie en transition ainsi que le profil de chacun des pays fournisseurs.

Ces données sont tirées des cinq derniers rapports statistiques annuels sur les activités d'achats des Nations Unies, lesquels sont élaborés par l’UNOPS pour le compte du système de l’ONU. Le passage d’un mode « traditionnel » de publication de ces informations à un format ouvert à libre téléchargement en ligne a récemment été applaudi et qualifié de « pas de géant pour la transparence » par le Président du Conseil d’administration de l’UNOPS. Le conseil rassemble divers États membres de l’ONU.

Des données détaillées sur les projets d'aide humanitaire et de développement

À tout moment, l’UNOPS met en œuvre plus de 1000 projets pour le compte de ses partenaires, et des détails concernant tous ces projets sont également disponibles sur le site data.unops.org.

Le nouveau centre représente une importante amélioration à l’égard de la présentation des données de projets puisqu’il intègre des informations géographiques et sectorielles, en plus de répondre aux normes de l’IITA.

En s’appuyant sur la méthodologie de l’IITA, les projets sont « géocodés » et présentés sur des cartes interactives qui indiquent, dans la mesure du possible, l’emplacement exact des projets.

Ces projets ont également été classés selon leurs secteurs d’activité, conformément aux définitions du Comité d'aide au développement (CAD) de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE).

De plus, le centre présente des graphiques indiquant la valeur des projets mis en œuvre par l’UNOPS pour le compte de ses partenaires, notamment les Nations Unies, des gouvernements, des institutions multilatérales, des fondations et des organisations du secteur privé.

Les informations de tous les projets comprennent également les contrats afférents, indépendamment de leur valeur, et certains documents de projets pouvant parfois être téléchargés. Ces informations sont mises à jour quotidiennement et font l’objet de considérations juridiques et pratiques.

Promouvoir les initiatives en faveur de la transparence La version mise à jour du centre fournit également des services d’hébergement pour les fichiers de données IITA de l’UNOPS. Une évaluation sur la transparence récemment publiée par Publish What You Fund a démontré la très grande qualité de ces données.

Vous pouvez lire l’étude de cas consacrée à l’UNOPS à la page 81 du rapport Publish What You Fund.

À l’avenir, le site data.unops.org proposera également des outils et ressources concernant la publication de données ouvertes sur l'aide, lesquels pourront être utilisés librement.

En 2012, lors d'une réunion du Conseil d’administration, les gouvernements de l'Allemagne, des États Unis, de la France, de la République démocratique du Congo et de la Suède ont déclaré : « Il ne fait aucun doute que l’UNOPS a été un chef de file, peut-être même un pionnier en matière de transparence parmi les organismes onusiens. »

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South Sudan: Building stability by engaging communities in South Sudan

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Source: UN Office for Project Services
Country: South Sudan

The winner of the 2011 UNOPS Project of the Year award was a stabilization project in South Sudan, where local communities helped plan and construct essential new water facilities and security buildings in order to reduce insecurity.

Background

Lakes State remains one of the poorest and most conflict-affected of the ten states in South Sudan, following the 22-year civil war that destroyed the country’s socio-economic infrastructure and displaced many residents. The scarcity of safe and adequate water sources, particularly during the dry season, is one of the drivers of inter-communal conflict between pastoral communities. In many cases, women risk their safety travelling up to four hours a day to fetch water during the dry season. Communities are also forced to share water with livestock, which creates health risks, and the migration of these animals to areas retaining water causes disputes. Compounding these issues is the limited presence of Government and rule of law infrastructure in remote and insecure areas.

Programme overview

To promote peace and security in Lakes State, UNDP coordinated the development of the Lakes State Stabilization Programme, in partnership with UNOPS and WFP, under the state government. The programme received over $24 million in funding from the South Sudan Recovery Fund.

UNOPS has been implementing two core components of the programme: water reservoirs for cattle and boreholes for human consumption, as well as police stations and country courts in conflict-prone areas. UNOPS engineers have worked closely with state and local government counterparts as well as target communities throughout the implementation of the programme.

On behalf of its partners, by mid-2012 UNOPS had successfully constructed four water reservoirs, each having the capacity to store 30,000 cubic metres of water, and 16 boreholes. To support the extension of the state government’s authority and rule of law to insecure, conflict prone areas, UNOPS also constructed and equipped seven police stations and seven courthouses.

How we added value

Despite working in challenging and remote environments with multiple partners, unpredictable security conditions, and terrain and weather constraints, UNOPS delivered the project ahead of schedule and within budget.

Cost-effective and sustainable

UNOPS focused on maximizing all resources to create the greatest benefit to partners and communities. Through cost-efficient project management we were able to stretch available funds to buy more goods than originally planned, such as furniture and power supply equipment. In addition, we focused on environmental sustainability, for example by installing solar-powered water pumps for the reservoirs. UNOPS aims to eventually provide solar power to all of the constructed buildings in order to lower long-term operational and maintenance costs for state authorities.

Engaging communities

UNDP led extensive community consultations which guided the project’s design. The aim of the consultation exercise, which included local men, women and children, was to analyse the perceived causes of conflict and to agree on key interventions to address these recurring issues as well as improve security overall.

UNOPS worked with partners to identify the appropriate location of each facility to better meet the needs of target communities. The project also collaborated with the state government on designs, as well as on a land survey and assessment of roads to be rehabilitated.

Building capacity

UNOPS focused on building local capacity by working closely with engineers from the Lakes State Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and conducting joint monitoring missions, training local workers in construction methods and management of water facilities. The project has ensured that the facilities constructed are owned and maintained by local communities and has provided tools and equipment to support this.

Where possible, UNOPS hired local people to carry out the construction works, particularly focusing on youth, women and ex-combatants. This labour-based approach engaged local community groups and contractors to deliver durable and sustainable works meeting international standards. In total, more than 15,000 labour days were generated for local people.

Improving lives

The project has contributed to the South Sudan Recovery Fund’s goals for medium-term recovery in South Sudan. With the increase in police presence and access to justice in the most conflict-prone areas of Lakes State, communities are starting to feel more secure. “We used to travel several kilometres to fetch water for our use here at the police station, leaving few officers to man the station during this dry season,” said the county police commissioner of Rumbek North County in Lakes State. “But now that we have water in our station, we can focus on providing security to our people.”

New villages and businesses are now being created where police stations, courthouses and water reservoirs have been built, as communities seek to live and work in well-secured areas.

Sri Lanka: Limiting environmental damage in Sri Lanka

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Source: UN Office for Project Services
Country: Sri Lanka

A programme is working to enhance Sri Lanka’s recovery from the 2004 tsunami by improving environmental infrastructure in the coastal district of Ampara.

The Environmental Remediation Programme (ERP) focuses on solid waste management, environmental restoration and improvement of urban surface water drainage. The programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by UNOPS, in collaboration with the local authorities and communities in each stage of the project, from design to completion.

Managing solid waste

Waste can pose significant risks to the environment and public health when not disposed of correctly. The ERP has worked closely with 12 local authorities, establishing an efficient and cost effective system to sustainably collect, transport and treat all of the solid waste generated in Ampara District.

The programme has constructed seven landfill sites, a waste transfer station, four recycling collection centres, three organic composting facilities and over 300 communal concrete bins. In addition, it has enhanced the capacities of local authorities to manage solid waste, and introduced a transparent and fair system of user fees for the waste collection service.

Various awareness raising campaigns and training activities have also been delivered door to door to bring about behavioural change regarding waste disposal at the level of every household, business and institution.

Environmental restoration

In order to mitigate the devastating effects of the tsunami on natural resources such as mangroves, coastal forests, coral reefs, lagoons, estuary systems and agricultural land, environmental restoration has been a major aspect of the ERP. The programme has established windbreaks and cyclone barriers and protected agricultural lands by rehabilitating trees and mangroves, thereby restoring natural shields along the coast and greatly enhancing disaster prevention.

One hundred kilometres of roadside tree planting has been completed, in addition to planting 150,000 coastal plants in Ampara District. Local communities have actively participated in planting and gardening and this has improved the living environment, household income and consumption of garden produce for 1,000 families. In addition, communities living along the coast have planted trees on government land with the programme’s support, and earned subsidiary income through the sale of firewood and biomass for energy and construction timber.

Surface water drainage

Due to its geographical makeup, Ampara District is highly prone to flooding. As the original drainage system in the area was flawed, it has experienced flooding during monsoonal rains and at several other periods, causing severe disruption to the lives of local communities. To improve this situation, the programme designed and constructed nearly 6.7 kilometres of covered concrete drains in the urban area of Kalmunai. This has ensured that the streets are passable during the monsoon season, and the risk of adverse health effects has been significantly reduced.

Mr A.R.S. Arjuna is a shop owner in Kalmunai who has benefited from the drainage project. He said: “Before the project started, for about 3 months of the year the water would come up to our knees. Our children did not like to walk to school in the deep, filthy water, so they would stay at home. With this project, over three kilometres of drainage has been built in this area, allowing the water to run directly into the drains. Our children can now go to school easily.”

Achieving UNOPS contribution goals

During 2010-2013, four high-level contribution goals are defining the work of UNOPS. This project contributes towards the second and fourth contribution goals: Early recovery of communities affected by natural disaster and Environmental sustainability and adaptation to climate change.

South Sudan: UNOPS—Emergency Response Unit Weekly Status Report (29/03/2014—05/04/2014)

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Source: UN Office for Project Services
Country: South Sudan

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