2009 Response Plan To address the needs of Angolans expelled from the DRC

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1 Angola 2009 Response Plan To address the needs of Angolans expelled from the DRC United Nations

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY... 1 Table I. Summary of Requirements (grouped by sector)... 3 Table II. Summary of Requirements (grouped by appealing organization) CONTEXT AND HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES CONTEXT RESPONSE TO DATE HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES AND NEEDS ANALYSIS SCENARIOS RESPONSE PLANS SOCIAL AFFAIRS PROTECTION HEALTH EDUCATION WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE EARLY RECOVERY, ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ANNEX I. LIST OF PROJECTS PROJECTS GROUPED BY SECTOR Please note that appeals are revised regularly. The latest version of this document is available on Full project details can be viewed, downloaded and printed from iii

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5 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY An estimated total of 54,000 Angolans were expelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in October By November the flow had reduced, with a small number continuing to arrive every day (50-100). This massive expulsion, at times characterised by violence, followed a large-scale expulsion of irregular Congolese migrants from the diamond rich areas in Angola s northeast by the Government of Angola. The Angolan returnees arrived with next to nothing as they were given little or no notice of their expulsion; there are reports that their homes and household goods were ransacked. There are also large numbers of separated families, with spouses and children staying behind in the DRC. The Government of Angola swiftly mobilised to receive the Angolans expelled from the DRC, including those who returning after the wave of expulsions. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Reinsertion (MINARS) took the lead in managing the response, coordinating with other line ministries, the provincial authorities and the Angolan Armed Forces the provision of emergency assistance. The assistance provided included temporary shelter, food and medical services. The Government also carried out a basic registration to gather initial information regarding identity, places of origin and family background. The Government initiated an expeditious transfer of those expelled to their places of origin which is almost completed except in Uige province. For planning purposes, all 54,000 returnees were considered affected people upon their arrival given the nature of their expulsion from the DRC and that they were not able, in the great majority of cases, to bring anything to Angola. Those returnees who do not have a final destination will be considered vulnerable until the harvest in March. In addition to humanitarian assistance provided to all returnees in reception 1 and transit 2 centres the UN will provide targeted humanitarian assistance, as requested by the Government, to returnees hosted in the permanent settlement in Zaire and in host communities with a high concentration of returnees in Uige. These Angolans left the country mostly in four waves, in the early 1960s when the independence war began, in 1975/76 when the civil war broke out, in 1992 when the conflict resumed and in 1999 when the last large scale fighting took place in the north. The latest figures of arrivals per province according to the government are 38,647 (Zaire), 10,223 (Uige) and 2,638 (Cabinda). The government estimates that two thirds of the returnees are refugees. The circumstances of the expulsion of Angolans were traumatic for all affected, but the refugees additionally endured a violation of their right to non refoulement. The reestablishment of the enjoyment of the Angolan citizenship for this population constitutes a way to restore the affected rights. This response plan will complement the action of the Government and allow the UN system and civil society to carry out effective protection monitoring, take necessary protection measures, address the individual registration and identification of all expelled Angolans as a means to restore their civil rights and facilitate the development of their socio-economic rights as well as reunite separated families. The returnees were first accommodated in reception areas, established by the Government of Angola. They were registered by the Government and received basic assistance with the Angolan Armed Forces providing materials for accommodation, registration, logistics, medical needs, sanitation and transportation in the reception and transit centres. The Government provided food for all returnees and health services were established in all sites. At the request of the Government, the UN and humanitarian organisations, including the Angolan Red Cross, also provided relief items to cover the initial needs of affected populations in Zaire province. Those included non-food items, water and sanitation supplies and equipment, emergency medical kits, education materials and supplies, construction kits, tarpaulins and a truck. UNHCR also dispatched tents and blankets to Uige province. The Government strategy has been to facilitate the movement of the returnees as quickly as possible to their areas of origin or of their ancestors. A massive logistics exercise was undertaken to transport the majority of the returnees using government transport supplemented by trucks of the Angolan Armed Forces. Of the 39,000 Angolans who stayed in reception and transit centres in Zaire province, only 1,000 remained by end November. In Zaire province, the government plans to establish a permanent settlement to accommodate those returnees with no final destination whereas in Uige, people with no final destination will be integrated into local communities. 1 Reception centres are located closest to the border, where those expelled or who had returned from the DRC were accommodated temporarily after entering the country until departure to a final destination would be organised. 2 Transit centres are more established sites, where conditions allow a stay of more than a few days until trucks or buses are ready to transport returnees to a final destination. 1

6 Returnees in the Zaire permanent settlement will receive land from the Government for cultivation and the construction of a house. The UN intends to provide support in emergency shelter, rehabilitation of bathrooms, recreational facilities for community integration, administrative structures, and lighting to provide security for vulnerable individuals, and water, sanitation and hygiene. In Uige province, assistance will be targeted to host communities with a high concentration of returnees. For returnees in both provinces this plan envisions the teaching of basic Portuguese skills to children and adults until the start of the school year in February. The UN will also assist in improving the registration of the returnees to facilitate the re-acquisition of vital documents to ensure that the people who have returned enjoy all their rights as Angolan citizens. In addition, this registration will assist in family tracing, identification of vulnerable individuals, civil document issuance, and skills identification and professional profiling of the affected population. Since this massive expulsion, the Government has requested the re-activation of the tripartite mechanism to facilitate the organised repatriation of Angolan refugees still living in the region estimated at fewer than 100,000 with the largest number in DRC (60,000) and Zambia (25,000). While this plan does not cover the organised repatriation, the work in capacity building in terms of registration and the supplies that were not used in this emergency may serve as part of the international community support to the Government of Angola s repatriation and be scaled up as necessary. This response plan covers six months, from 1 October 2009 to 31 March 2010, and includes a requirement of US$5.2 million. The focus of the response plan is provision of technical assistance to the Government and targeted provision of humanitarian assistance in gap sectors, jointly identified with the Government, in reception and transit centres as well as areas of resettlement of people with no final destination and communities with a high number of returnees. These include support in nonfood items, emergency shelter, civil documentation, identification of skills, identification of vulnerability through improved registration, information campaign about rights of those who have returned, support to handle cases relating to the expulsion, temporary bolstering of health services to deal with increased caseload, provision of Portuguese language skills for children and adults for two months, basic water, sanitation and hygiene in reception and transit centres and technical assistance to the Government to reintegrate the returnees. 2

7 Table I. Summary of Requirements (grouped by sector) Table II. Summary of Requirements (grouped by appealing organization) Table I: Summary of requirements (grouped by sector) Angola Response Plan 2009 as of 10 December Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by the respective appealing organization. Sector EARLY RECOVERY EDUCATION HEALTH PROTECTION SOCIAL AFFAIRS WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE Original Requirements (US$) 553, , ,970 1,216,077 1,639, ,260 Grand Total 5,170,000 Table II: Summary of requirements (grouped by appealing organization) Angola Response Plan 2009 as of 10 December Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by the respective appealing organization. Appealing Organization FAO IOM OXFAM GB UNDP UNFPA UNHCR UNICEF WHO Grand Total Original Requirements (US$) 200, , , , ,920 2,820, , ,550 5,170,000 The list of projects and the figures for their funding requirements in this document are a snapshot as of 10 December For continuously updated information on projects, funding requirements, and contributions to date, visit the Financial Tracking Service ( 3

8 2 CONTEXT AND HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES 2.1 CONTEXT In the first week of October 2009, an estimated number of 54,000 Angolans, the majority of whom had refugee status in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), were expelled or otherwise forced to leave the country. The expulsion of Angolan citizens from DRC followed large scale and systematic expulsions of irregular Congolese migrants from Angola s diamond mining areas in the northeast of the country to DRC in the past years. The majority of the Angolans that were expelled from DRC resided in the province of Bas-Congo, which borders on the Angolan provinces of Cabinda, Zaire and Uige. In the space of just a few days 38,647 people arrived in Zaire, 10,223 in Uige and 2,638 in Cabinda. Many people were forced to leave the DRC without any notice, leaving behind their possessions, identity documents and in many cases part of their families. There are numerous incidences of family separation, including deliberate family separation in the case of mixed marriages between Angolan and non-angolan spouses. Some Angolans, who tried returning to DRC to look for their family, reported that they found their houses ransacked and their possessions looted 3. The Angolan population affected by the recent expulsions first arrived in DRC after the beginning of the Angolan independence war in They were joined by a second group of refugees when the civil war moved farther north in After a relatively calm period, a third wave of refugees fled to DRC when the civil war resumed in The Government of DRC, the Embassy of the Republic of Angola, representing the Government of Angola, and UNHCR in DRC together verified the nationality of approximately 112,000 Angolan refugees in DRC this year and determined that about 50,000 of them had the intention of returning to Angola. These refugees were provided with a Voluntary Repatriation Form (VRF) whereas those refugees that indicated that they were not willing to return received an Attestation from UNHCR DRC. 2.2 RESPONSE TO DATE The Government of Angola reacted quickly to the mass expulsions, by setting up various reception 4 areas in a number of locations in the provinces of Zaire and Uige. Although basic structures were put in place, many relief items, including food, non-food items (NFIs), shelter and sanitation facilities were insufficient. Because of the sheer numbers of people accommodated in the different reception areas, the situation in the centres quickly became worrying and the need to bring in relief items, provide facilities and relocate people from the centres became a matter of urgency. Soon after the reception areas were set up, a delegation of the central government and UN agencies conducted a joint assessment mission to Zaire province from October and to Uige province from October. During both missions, the overall situation in the reception areas as well as the specific needs in respect of camp management, health, nutrition, protection, shelter, food, NFIs and other sectors were assessed. Although the Angolan Government has provided substantial assistance, a number of gaps were identified during the assessment missions. In response, the UN complemented government supplies with NFIs and the construction of basic facilities. Supplies were airlifted or moved from local warehouses to the provincial capitals of Zaire and Uige and placed in storage in anticipation of further distribution 5. As of late October, the Government of Angola started organising the transfer of returnees from the reception areas to their areas of origin 6. The movement of people was carried out with vehicles provided by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Reinsertion (MINARS), the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) 3 In some instances, where recently re-united families tried to enter Angola together, they were informed that crossing the border would cost up to USD 65 per person. This, in turn made many people decide to once again separate and leave the non-angolan family members behind in DRC, because they could not afford the payment. 4 Reception centres are located closest to the border, where those expelled or who had returned from the DRC were accommodated temporarily after entering the country until departure to a final destination would be organised. 5 There is also information that a number of relief items, including those provided by the UN, have not been distributed; this is possibly due to the rapid transfer of returnees to their areas of origin, logistics (rainy season and inadequate transportation), poor distribution skills and retention of supplies for the next wave of repatriation. However, onwards transportation of NFIs to the remote site of Noqui located at a day s drive from the Zaire provincial capital was recently reported. 6 Because many returnees never lived in Angola, this may include land on which their families lived up to two or three generations ago. 4

9 as well as one truck from IOM. The number of people in transit 7 centres in Zaire province, which had hosted a cumulative 39,000 people, had reduced to 1,000 by end November. The speed at which the operation has taken place and the complete engagement of relevant ministries to provide assistance has been remarkable. However, in the area of registration, with no comprehensive data available on the returnees and their final destination, and monitoring, it makes it difficult to systematically identify gaps to improve assistance. For those returnees who were either unable to locate family members or who no longer have family in Angola, a permanent site has been developed in the vicinity of Mbanza Congo, the capital of Zaire province. This site is referred to as Mbanza Mazina, and may host up to approximately 4,000 people. At the moment, the government is transporting people, who have no family to go to from other centres to Mbanza Mazina. These returnees will be provided with plots of land of 25 by 40 for cultivation and to build a dwelling. Humanitarian organisations intend to support the returnees in Mbanza Mazina with temporary shelter, water and sanitation facilities as well as other items needed to start up their lives again. MINARS indicated that it wishes to resume the organised repatriation of Angolan refugees from DRC in the context of the Tripartite Agreements, made earlier in 2009 between the Government of DRC, the Government of Angola and UNHCR DRC/Angola. The facilities currently in place in the reception areas will then be used for receiving returnees who arrive in an organised and assisted manner. MINARS recently stated that it expects to resume the organised repatriation at the end of April Key facts and figures of response to date Cluster/Sector Activities Health and Zaire (all reception and transit centres) nutrition Support vaccination of all children (measles, polio, Penta, TT) supplement with Vitamin A, and de-worming with albendazole; Rapid guidance and training of health technicians in the screening/tracing of malnutrition cases and referral of complicated cases Provide materials for nutritional screening and surveillance (brachial tapes, scales) therapeutic food (BP-100 and plumpy nuts) Support HIV/AIDS prevention among young people and women in particular Promotion of infant feeding practices in the camps jointly with hygiene promotion Education Zaire (reception areas of Mama Rosa, Kuimba and Kiowa transit centre) Provide basic learning and leisure kits for schools (20,000 school children) Protection Regular protection monitoring of vulnerable cases in Mama Rosa, Kacilhas and Kiowa transit centre Protection assistance provided where needed Social Affairs Zaire (all reception and transit centres) Support the collection and sharing of (bio) data and other relevant information on returnees (through training, capacity building and by creating a database), and in particular on separated children and families in order to facilitate family reunification Support establishment in all camps of child-friendly spaces (human resources and equipment) Support prevention of potential cases of violence/protection against children (child labour, sexual exploitation) through awareness raising and establishment of denouncing mechanisms Shelter material sent and distributed in Zaire province Water, sanitation Zaire province - Kiowa Transit Centre and hygiene One water point with hand pump rehabilitated 10 m³ bladder tank installed Distribution of water treatment products 2 stand posts established at the Kiowa Transit Centre One Afridev pump replaced One existing bladder repaired 11 m³ tank set up for trucked water delivered and water treated in situ Distribution of water treatment products 32 permanent latrines being cleaned and disinfected and doors installed 7 Transit centres are more established sites, where conditions allow a stay of more than a few days until trucks or buses are ready to transport returnees to a final destination. 5

10 Cluster/Sector Activities Luvo, Mama Rosa reception areas 2 boreholes drilled but no underground water found Distribution of water treatment products Established plan to construct additional 20 latrines Plan to install one of the water treatment unit at Luvo locality Kuimba, Kacilhas reception areas 1 borehole drilled no underground water found Tanks to be set up with tap stands to ensure water treatment Mbanza Mazina (future site for population with no final destination) Installation (ongoing) of one of the water treatment unit planned in this location and another at the border crossing in Luvo Logistics One UNICEF car supporting the operation in Zaire One IOM truck supporting the operation in Zaire 2.3 HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES AND NEEDS ANALYSIS As a result of the recent expulsions and the large number of Angolan returnees in the provinces of Zaire and Uige, approximately 54,000 individuals have lost their homes, possessions, livelihoods, identity documents and have in many instances become separated from their families. In addition, many of the returnees who are still residing in the reception and transit centres may be considered extremely vulnerable because they do not have family support, are elderly, ill or handicapped, and are female-headed households. Further, all those who do not have family in Angola or who were unable to trace any family members are also to be considered vulnerable, as they will need to start up their lives anew and will be dependent on assistance for the months to come. Moreover, there are many singleheaded family households with several children and without supporting family network, which makes them more vulnerable. Finally, the host communities and families to whom the expelled Angolans have returned, have in many instances been placed in precarious situation as well, as many of them are poor and destitute themselves. The people who arrived were able to bring little to nothing and are dependent almost fully on the assistance provided by the Government and humanitarian organisations in the reception and transit centres. As they were moved to their areas of origin, host communities were asked to provide immediate assistance. This community solidarity is being stretched, particularly in areas with a high concentration of returnees such as in Mbanza Congo in Zaire province and Uige Town, as well as the municipalities of Damba and Maquela do Zombo (both located in Uige). While the Government has led the emergency operation, this response plan intends to provide additional temporary support to bolster the provision of basic services in health, including reproductive health and HIV and AIDS prevention, water and sanitation and basic language skills as well as some shelter material. Special attention will also be provided to those without a final destination or knowledge of their areas of origin, who will be accommodated in a permanent settlement in Zaire province. These emergency interventions will allow the most vulnerable returnees to start up a new life in a country many of them were not born in. 2.4 SCENARIOS There were 112,000 Angolan refugees in the DRC as of September Half had at that time expressed their desire to return to Angola. Meanwhile, approximately fifty-four thousand Angolans have been expelled from DRC, of which the Government estimates two-thirds are refugees. Best-case: There will be no more expulsions. The new arrivals, once processed, will return to their home areas and be fully reintegrated. Most likely: Organised repatriation resumes for the remaining caseload, normal tripartite mechanisms activated. The current population of returnees/expelled will need some assistance until the next harvest in March. Worst-case: The expulsions will continue and another 85,000 Angolans refugees will return from DRC and other neighbouring countries in the coming weeks. The returnees will not be provided with return packages when being assisted to return to their home areas. The Government will provide minimal reintegration support. This response plan is built around the most likely scenario. The support of the international community will complement the interventions of the national and provincial government. 6

11 3 RESPONSE PLANS Strategic Priorities for Humanitarian Response 3.1 SOCIAL AFFAIRS Lead Agency: UNHCR with IOM and UNICEF Sectoral Objectives Non-food items (NFIs) provided to the 35,000 individuals (7000 families), to mitigate immediate suffering on return. Strategy and proposed activities The Angolans expelled from the DRC were forced across the border at short notice, losing most of their possessions during the expulsions. Initial findings reported that shelter, NFIs, food and cooking utensils are for them a priority relief item. Of the over 54,000 people reportedly expelled, two-thirds if not more were refugees. UNHCR, at the request of GoA, organised the immediate airlift of NFIs from UNHCR strategic emergency regional stock in Durban (South Africa). UNHCR along with other agencies has contributed relief items including family tents, sleeping mats, blankets, rubhall, soap, mosquito nets, sanitary napkins and plastic sheets. There is consequently need to replenish the depleted regional stocks, especially with the upcoming floods and possible emergence of conflicts in the region. MINARS and the provincial government of Zaire (Mbanza Congo), Uige and Cabinda are distributing the items in their respective provinces. The Government of Angola is opening new settlement / locations to settle returnees in Zaire and Uige provinces. These actions target expelled persons who cannot trace their family or the village of their ancestors. This project seeks to support such initiative with technical and limited material support. The government has already identified Mbanza Mazina as a site to receive these returnees in Zaire province and has prioritized housing construction, the rehabilitation of bathrooms, recreational facilities for community integration, administrative structures, and lighting to provide security for vulnerable individuals. Several Angolans forced to return and particularly the refugees, many of them born in DRC, either never possessed or lost Angolan documents and are in dire need of documentation to better establish themselves in Angola. Such documents include birth certificates, national identity cards, identity documents for minors, marriage certificates, educational certificates, etc. The project will facilitate the re-acquisition of vital documents to ensure that the people who have returned enjoy all their rights as Angolan citizens. Finally, those Angolans that have special skills will be identified and assisted to apply their skills within the relevant sector. Returnees with skills are to be identified via their registration documentation. Based on a labour market survey, gaps in the local labour market will be identified. Job seekers may need to retool their skills based on the survey results. Expected Outcomes 1. Vulnerable returnees receive NFIs to meet their urgent basic needs 2. Returnees can build adequate shelter 3. Returnees are settled in a secure site conducive to rapid integration via common recreational and cultural facilities to be shared with the local population 4. Returnees receive civil documentation and rebuild citizenship for a better rights enjoyment 5. Skills of returnees are identified and their skills promoted in the labour market UNHCR AGO- 09/S/NF01 Project Title Objectives Beneficiaries SOCIAL AFFAIRS $ Provision of NFIs for the Angolans expelled from DRC NFIs provided to the vulnerable families, to mitigate immediate suffering on return 700,000 All vulnerable expelled families MINARS (National and Provincial Uige and Zaire) and the provincial Governments 7

12 SOCIAL AFFAIRS $ Project Title Distribution of NFIs and shelter construction material Objectives Supply material (plastic sheets, nails, etc.) IOM for the construction of shelters Transportation of items with Kamaz truck Facilitate the production of statistical data, 100,000 AGO- 09/S/NF02 organize structures in the camp, control the distribution of NFIs Beneficiaries 2,000 most vulnerable families among the returnees from DRC IOM working with MINARS and Civil Protection Project Title Preparation of resettlement areas and provision of housing for the returnees not UNHCR finding family or community of origin support in Zaire and Uige provinces AGO- Objectives To ensure access to adequate shelter for 450,000 09/S/NF03 those settled in transitional housing locations Beneficiaries 5,000 MINARS, Africare and World Vision Project Title Facilitation of registration and the process of civil documentation UNHCR Objectives To ensure that all returnees are adequately registered and have access to civil AGO- documentation and rebuild their full citizenship 200,000 09/P/HR/RL01 and comprehensive enjoyment of human rights Beneficiaries 10,000 Ministry of Justice, Caritas and Africare Project Title Support for identification of skilled returnees UNHCR Objectives To identify and support skilled returnees and assist them with opportunities in the labour AGO- market 50,000 09/ER/I01 Beneficiaries 5000 MINARS, Africare and CARITAS Project Title Child Support Objective Support the process of registration and categorisation, particularly of separated children and families Support establishment of child-friendly UNICEF spaces, including training camp staff Support prevention of cases of violence/protection (child labour, sexual 139,100 AGOexploitation, trafficking, etc.) 09/P/HR/RL02 Provide psychosocial support and stimulate ludic activities Provide technical assistance and supervision Beneficiaries 8,000 people in Zaire and 5,000 in Uige MINARS, UNHCR, UNICEF and IOM Total 1,639,100 8

13 3.2 PROTECTION Lead Agency: UNHCR Sectoral Objectives Strengthen and ensure the protection of Angolan Returnees/Expelled from DRC. Strategy and proposed activities The circumstances of the expulsion of Angolans were traumatic for all affected, but the refugees additionally endured a violation of their right to non refoulement. The reestablishment of the enjoyment of the Angolan citizenship for this population constitutes a way to restore the affected rights. This response plan will complement the action of the Government and allow the UN system and civil society to carry out effective protection monitoring, take necessary protection measures, address the individual registration and identification of all expelled Angolans as a means to restore their civil rights and facilitate the development of their socio-economic rights as well as reunite separated families. In order to ensure that all returnees are able to enjoy their full spectrum of rights, UNHCR proposes to deploy Field Protection Teams to cover three areas: 1) Zaire province, 2) Uige province and 3) the provinces of Bengo, Malange, Kwanza Norte and Luanda. The third team would operate from Caxito (Luanda province). Each of the field protection teams will be roving and headed by an international United Nations Volunteer. The teams will monitor returns ensuring they take place in safety, in dignity and that all returnees can easily access their civil rights as Angolan citizens. To that end, the Field Protection Teams will not only monitor the returns, but also develop information campaigns amongst returnees to inform them of their basic civil rights, help them in the elaboration of possible claims through the competent Angolan authorities and explain how they can best access their civil rights. The Field Protection Team will also monitor that the reception of returnees is done in accordance with international protection standards and that the most vulnerable returnees (children, handicapped, ill persons, elderly and other cases with special needs) receive proper care and if applicable referred for assistance by the appropriate Angolan authorities/institutions. Further, the Field Protection Teams will work closely with NGOs active in the respective regions (e.g. CARITAS, World Vision, Africare, etc) to further ensure that returnees can easily access civil documentation, government services and if applicable, other documents to complete their enjoyment of basic rights as Angolan citizens. Individual data collection by the Government during the initial phase of the emergency was insufficient. To that end, UNHCR will also assist with registration of returnees at their places of return. Informal surveys held at reception and transit centres show that family separation remains one of the primary concerns amongst the population in the aftermath of the expulsions. Registration data collected at place of return will therefore examine the question of immediate family members remaining in the DRC and possible avenues for reunification of non-angolan spouses. Registration will include the computerization of data already collected followed by the collection of additional data elements to support individual protection interventions such as family tracing, identification of vulnerable individuals, civil document issuance, and skills identification and professional profiling of the affected population. UNHCR s assistance with registration will comprise training of Government and/or NGO staff in the field of data collection and management, on-site technical expertise and the provision of additional support staff through implementing partners as required by the operation. In order to carry out their terms of reference, the Field Protection Teams will each be provided with a vehicle and a driver (3 cars / 3 drivers) and office equipment (computers, printers, stationery), and in the current situation, office space may need to be rented for the duration of the deployment (6 months at an initial stage, to be extended as appropriate). Another problem that occurred through these expulsions is that the risk of trafficking might increase. Already before there were some indications that trafficking occurred in Zaire province. The arrival of these vulnerable populations makes them easy targets for traffickers. Therefore, it is important to create mechanisms and strategies with the returnees, communities and local authorities to prevent the occurrence of trafficking in persons. Expected Outcomes 1. All returnees enjoy their basic rights 2. Adequate data is collected on the population 9

14 3. Vulnerable returnees receive proper care 4. Information on the situation and conditions of returnees are shared with stakeholders 5. Expelled persons informed about procedures to obtain ID and other relevant documents 6. Expelled returnees know how to materialize their rights and rebuild their lives in society 7. Individual claims from returned/expelled Angolans and particularly refugees are substantiated and the concerned persons guided in the process to obtain the required support from the Angolan and DRC relevant authorities. 8. The risk of human trafficking is reduced. PROTECTION $ Project Title Protection Support and Monitoring of Angolans (Returnees/Expelled) from DRC Objectives Monitor and facilitate the protection response to expelled Angolans from DRC UNHCR Beneficiaries 35,000 (returned refugees) + others AGO- 09/P/HR/RL03 UNHCR will operate in partnership with MINARS (National and Provincial authorities from Uige and Zaire, as well as in the provinces of Bengo, Malange, Kwanza Norte and Luanda), Ministry of Justice, UN agencies and NGO actors (Africare, Caritas and World Vision) 770,000 Project Title Verification and Registration of Expelled Angolans from DRC Objectives Obtain additional data on returnees at their UNHCR places of origin in order to target population with protection and assistance interventions AGO- on an individual basis 200,000 09/P/HR/RL04 Beneficiaries All returnees located at their place of return or in new permanent settlements MINARS, Ministry of Justice, CARITAS and Africare Project Title Information Campaign UNHCR Objectives To ensure an effective knowledge to all expellees on the procedures to obtain Angolan identity documents for children and adults and other types of documents for socialization and work AGO- Provide information on available services 50,000 09/P/HR/RL05 from the government and civil society targeting reintegration Beneficiaries All vulnerable returnees UNHCR in partnership with Ministry of Justice, and MINARS Prevention of Counter Trafficking to returnees Project Title from DRC in the provinces of Uige and Zaire, Bengo, Malange, Kwanza Norte and Luanda, Angola IOM Objectives To prevent human trafficking after the AGO- 09/P/HR/RL06 expulsions of Angolan citizens from DRC Beneficiaries Returnee communities, especially women between 18 and 25 and children, and local and traditional authorities 196,077 MINARS, provincial governments; NGOs and Community Based Organizations working in the field Total 1,216,077 10

15 3.3 HEALTH Lead Agency: WHO with Ministry of Health, UNICEF and UNFPA Sectoral Objectives The objective of the health sector project is to support the Ministry of Health to provide emergency primary health care services and preventive interventions to vulnerable Angolan population returned from DRC, in order to reduce substantially the risks for health and mortality. Strategy and proposed activities WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA have a crucial role to play in order to support the Government to give a comprehensive response to the fundamental health needs of Angolans expelled from DRC. The situation of the returnees would continue to deteriorate if there is no rapid, systematic and wellcoordinated response. Returnees and their host communities have critical health needs. Complicated malaria, pneumonia and complications of pregnancy and delivery can be life threatening when the patient lacks adequate care. The risk for immuno-preventable diseases, sexually transmitted infections (STI/HIV/AIDS and of unwanted pregnancy increases specially due to rapes and other types of sexual violence. The finding of UN/Government joint missions in the provinces of Uige and Zaire show the following gaps that need urgent response: Health centres in or near the centres are in poor conditions and do not fully provide primary health services for common diseases and they have shortage of medical staff. There is one voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) centre in the provincial hospital of Mbanza Congo (province of Zaire), but it is not frequented. The distribution of condoms in centres visited is not regular and the quantity is insufficient, thus an increasing risk of STI/HIV infections, unwanted pregnancies. Although there are many women pregnant in the centres, no prenatal and postnatal care services are provided. There is no distribution of female hygienic items (sanitary napkins and others). The proposed strategy of intervention combines the delivery of preventive and curative essential health package oriented to the general population and to specific targeted groups such us children under five years of age, pregnant women or sexually active population, not only offered in the health facilities but also by regular visits of outreach health teams. The strategy also includes the temporary recruitment of some returnee health technicians to involve them actively in curative and preventive activities, since they speak the same language and they can better communicate the messages. Considering that the great majority of returnees are not in reception or transit centres, but are being reintegrated in areas of origin, the approach is to strengthen the local existing health facilities. The project considers critical the reinforcement of the provincial health authorities and technicians to support, train, monitor and supervise local level activities, including the epidemiological surveillance of diseases and malnutrition and rapid response against outbreaks or other health risks. The main activities supported by the UN to complement and improve the continuous delivery of quality primary health care are as follows: a) Refresher-training sessions to front line health staff and provincial and municipal supervisors, on case management and IEC communication about common diseases, health problems including Malaria, HIV/AIDS, reproductive health and malnutrition care b) Procurement of essential drugs and health equipment kits (including specific reproductive health kits, basic nutrition supplements (vitamin A, BP-100, Plumpy nuts, anthropometric kits, and women special hygienic kits) HIV testing kits c) Training health staff and activists according to nationally approved protocols, printing and distribution of IEC materials to facilitate the interpersonal communication activities including HIV/AIDS counselling d) Temporary recruitment of health technicians Expected Outcomes 1. Effective coordination and supervision of health care providers led by Provincial Directorate of Health 2. Primary health care services are functioning and accessible to Angolan population returned from DRC 3. Front line health staff refreshed on primary health care and prevention 11

16 4. Enhanced community knowledge and practices on communicable diseases prevention particularly malaria, STI/HIV/AIDS and reproductive health HEALTH $ Project Title Emergency health services Objectives Provide emergency health kits Refreshment workshops (40 health technicians) WHO Temporary recruitment of health AGO-09/H01 technicians among returnees (4 months) Beneficiaries 50,000 affected people 176,550 Ministry of Health, INLS, Provincial & Municipal Directorates of Health of Zaire and Uige, local NGOs, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS Project Title HIV prevention for the Angolan returnees from Uige and Zaire 220,000 Objectives Raise the awareness of HIV/AIDS among the Angolan returnees and host communities through Training of local NGOs about HIV/AIDS and returnees (their vulnerabilities; stigma and discrimination; gender and sexual health) IOM Community sensitization campaigns (awareness sessions, drama plays and AGO-09/H02 sport activities) Distribution of information, education and communication materials regarding the reintegration of the returnees and HIV/ AIDS prevention Beneficiaries Returnees and host communities in Uige and Zaire Angolan Red Cross, Angolan NGOs in Uige and Zaire, provincial health authorities, INLS, UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNFPA Project Title Emergency reproductive health care Objectives Provide reproductive health kits Provide women hygienic kits UNFPA Provide information on HIV/AIDS & counselling and testing AGO-09/H03 Beneficiaries 10,500 child bearing age women Ministry of Health, INLS, Provincial & 273,920 Municipal Directorates of Health of Zaire and Uige, local NGOs, UNAIDS, WHO, UNICEF, IOM Project Title Basic health services in reception and transit centres Objective Support vaccination of children in transit camps in Zaire and Uige Support of screening and referral of malnutrition cases among children; Provide basic nutrition supplements (VitA, UNICEF BP-100, Plumpy nuts); Train local health technicians and camp 160,500 AGO-09/H04 staff on nutritional screening Provide information on HIV/AIDS prevention; Promote and support infant feeding practices Beneficiaries 6,000 children and 24,000 adults WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS and Ministry of Health Total 830,970 12

17 3.4 EDUCATION Lead Agency: UNICEF and UNHCR Sectoral Objectives Provision of basic learning spaces and supplies to all school children in the transit centres as per minimum established standards. Provide basic Portuguese language skills to returnees. Strategy and proposed activities Provide Portuguese language training for the returnees who essentially speak French and Kicongo and cannot communicate in Portuguese, the official language in Angola and a key tool to carry out work or any official demarche. This will facilitate local integration, enabling an effective socialisation and productive working development. Provide children in transit centres with learning kits and learning spaces (tents). Expected Outcomes Returnees receive Portuguese language training for self-empowerment and effective socialisation. EDUCATION $ Project Title Support to returnee children Objectives Rapid assessment of educational needs in all camps and data analysis Support school camps with basic UNICEF equipment (500 kits) and learning spaces (25 tents) 171,200 AGO-09/E01 Provide technical advice and support for bilingual learning, re-integration and intersectoral coordination Beneficiaries 20,000 school children in Zaire and Uige Ministry of Education and CARITAS Project Title Portuguese language emergency training for returnees during school holidays Objectives To facilitate the integration of adult returnees UNHCR into the mainstream of the Angolan Communities (Zaire and Uige provinces) and 400,000 AGO-09/E02 ease school access for children with basic Portuguese skills Beneficiaries 10,000 MINARS and CARITAS Total 571,200 13

18 3.5 WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE Lead Agency: UNICEF with Oxfam Sectoral Objectives The provision of water and sanitation in the reception and transit centres of Zaire was considered a priority at the onset of the emergency with population influx varying rapidly from hundreds to thousands of people in the five main reception areas (Kiowa, Luvo, Mama Rosa, Kuimba and Kacilhas) that did not have any source of safe water. Local Government took action and established as initial priority to truck (20 m3) chlorinated water twice a day to the centres and do direct distribution in provided buckets (15 litres/person/day). In most cases it was difficult to keep this standard as the trucking was being done from a river at considerable distance from the centres. Some latrines were quickly built in the centres (10 in Mama Rosa and 15 in Kiowa) but were not sufficient for the influx as the standard should be between 15 to 25 people per latrines. As all of the centres have been set up in a rapid and unplanned way, basic water, sanitation and hygiene services are inadequate. In Uige province, the situation is similar as water and sanitation facilities are not easily accessible at the established transit areas of Maquela de Zombo, Uige and Damba. Some of the first needs identified by provincial authorities are water treatment products (HTH or chlorine tablets) and sanitation facilities (latrines). Hygiene promotion (focusing on hand-washing with provided soap) is also considered a crucial factor as cholera outbreaks are very common in the country (around 1,900 people affected so far this year) and Uige is an affected province with more than 100 cases registered. Strategy and proposed activities The UN team has worked in close collaboration with the Government and supported the initial response through: i) multi-sectoral assessment technical team composed of all UN agencies (IOM, WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNFPA, UNAIDS); ii) provision of life-saving supplies (water and sanitation equipment and materials, water treatment and hygiene products, etc). Additional efforts will be made to strengthen the capacity of local partners (Sphere and Gender training) in the operation, management, monitoring and evaluation of emergencies through the involvement of local authorities and NGOs. Expected Outcomes Provision to all population in the reception and transit centres with safe water and adequate sanitation facilities as per minimum established standards. UNICEF / Oxfam GB AGO-09/WS01AB WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE $ Project Title Basic WASH provision Objectives Undertake rapid assessment WASH of situation in Uige province centres; Rehabilitate water system with bladders and tap stands Support provision of safe water (15 lpd) in all transit centres by installation of two water treatment units; Provide water storage and distribution equipment (8 tanks and bladders of 5 and 10 m3), buckets and jerry cans Ensure safe bucket chlorination at water collection points, either using Aqua tabs or chlorine mother solution and at the water treatment units and bladders; support construction of 400 latrines (25 p/l); Support hygiene promotion (distribution of kits, soaps for hand-washing campaigns, use of latrines and safe disposal of garbage) Provide technical assistance and M&E support Beneficiaries 8,000 people in Zaire and at least 5,000 people in Uige UNICEF: 253,503 Oxfam GB: 105,757 UNICEF, Oxfam, Department of Water and Sanitation and Angolan Red Cross Total 359,260 14

19 3.6 EARLY RECOVERY, ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE Lead Agency: UNDP Sectoral Objectives Mitigate poverty of vulnerable groups through the development of an early recovery framework, promotion of environmental awareness and sustainability and support for food and nutritional security within transit and resettlement areas. Early Recovery Development of early recovery policy framework across all sectors Provision of technical/advisory support to GoA, sectoral working groups and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) Develop best practice on early recovery for the Government of Angola and UNCT Environment Support environmental education and awareness activities at provincial and municipal levels to mitigate environmental damage in the relocation areas Agriculture Support food and nutritional security for vulnerable groups at provincial and municipal levels to alleviate their poverty Income-generating activities Provide assistance to vulnerable returnees (i.e. single-headed households with many children) by building up their self-sufficiency through income-generating activities. Facilitate access to employment Identify competencies and skills amongst the expelled and facilitate their access to employment with existing economic players in the province. Strategy and proposed activities Early Recovery Early Recovery Advisor to be deployed for a period of three months (December 2009-February 2010) in support of the United Nations Resident Coordinator, to provide technical advisory support to the GoA Working Groups To ensure an early recovery framework and lead early recovery planning for the UN/GoA sectoral working groups, as well as coordinate and support joint early recovery needs assessment To review and update the Humanitarian Country Team contingency plan Environment Revision and adaptation of existing environmental education materials to include French and Lingala Community meetings led by environmental NGOs on environmental education at transit areas and areas of resettlement of vulnerable communities Advocacy with municipal and provincial authorities on waste management, use of resources, soil exploitation and sustainable land use Draft a local mitigation plan for environmental pressures through public consultation and at both the municipal and provincial levels Agriculture Advocacy with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Secretary of Rural Development, targeted provincial and municipal governments on the need to focus on and prioritize vulnerable populations in relation to food and nutritional security at local level Proposal of draft to be included in the national strategy for food and nutritional security Distribution of seeds and agricultural kits to vulnerable populations in resettlement areas Income generating activities Identify vulnerable returnees (i.e. single-headed households with many children) and provide them with means to acquire self-sufficiency (training, tools, access to jobs) 15