IOM South Sudan 2013 Country Programme...IOM South Sudan Project Compendium 2013 1 In 2013 IOM will con nue to give priority to mee ng the humanitarian and recovery needs of displaced

IOM South Sudan 2013 Country Programme

IOM South Sudan

IOM South Sudan Project Compendium 2013 1

In 2013 IOM will con nue to give priority to mee ng the humanitarian and recovery needs of displaced communi es across South Sudan, whether they are returnees, IDPs or refugees. In doing so, IOM will maintain its commitment to a number of coordina on func ons, including within the cluster system. Lastly, the organiza on will con nue to put increasing emphasis on reinforcing its partnership with na onal authori es and building the capacity of its counterparts to manage migra on in a manner that adheres to interna onal standards and best prac ces. While the volume of returns decreased over the past year to just over 150,000, an es mated 250,000 South Sudanese na onals are es mated to remain in Sudan, many of whom are awai ng return assistance at various points across Khartoum and other urban centers. In addi on, those who find themselves in need of humanitarian assistance due to specific vulnerabili es or their ge ng stranded far from their des na on have seen their numbers increase exponen ally over the past year. In that regard, Renk emerged in 2012 as a major source of concern, with con nuously high volumes of returnees se ling in Renk, unable to proceed further despite sharply deteriorated condi ons in the town itself, in terms of access to livelihoods, shelter and basic services, ever since the South Sudan‐Sudan border was shut, limi ng cross‐border trade dras cally. As of January 2013, over 19,000 returnees are es mated to be stranded in Renk which will remain one of IOM’s key priori es over the coming year, both in terms of on‐site humanitarian assistance and the provision of onward transport assistance so that returnees may reach their intended final des na ons in condi ons of safety and dignity. IOM will place equal emphasis on the need to assist returnees beyond the moment they have reached their final des na on, through a variety of targeted reintegra on support strategies. Since the incep on of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, over 2 million South Sudanese have now returned to their homeland, the majority of whom se led across a small number of key areas across the Greater Bahr el Ghazal region, as well as the country’s main urban centers. The past year’s economic crisis, ongoing inter‐communal tensions, tremendous difficul es in accessing land and the scarcity of basic service infrastructure have had an overwhelmingly nega ve effect on returnees’ (re)integra on prospects. IOM will con nue working on improved access to basic social services in

areas affected by high levels of return. In 2013 IOM is likely to expand the scope of its refugee opera ons, in support of UNHCR, focusing primarily as it did in 2012 on the provision of water, sanita on and hygiene assistance across Upper Nile State, while expanding transport assistance and logis cal support through the Common Transport Service. IOM has taken on an increasingly significant role in suppor ng WASH and transporta on needs, due to the quick escala on of the crisis over the past year and challenges in iden fying safe drinking water in Upper Nile State. IOM an cipates that in 2013 its WASH services will be required across an expanding number of camp loca ons, while refugee reloca on efforts are likely to mobilize a much greater share of its transport assets, in the states of Unity and Upper Nile. In parallel, IOM will con nue to undertake its core humanitarian responsibili es through the cluster system, by leading the emergency shelter and non‐food items cluster through the coordina on of partners and management of the core pipeline for shelter and non‐food items in South Sudan, co‐leading the emergency returns sector with UNHCR, tracking and monitoring displaced popula ons within South Sudan and sharing these findings with relevant stakeholders on a weekly basis, and handling the logis cs cluster's common transport service. Lastly, as the Government of the Republic of South Sudan con nues to work towards strengthening the ins tu ons of the new state, IOM will pursue its partnership with na onal authori es towards security sector reform, dedica ng significant resources towards enhancing the human‐resource capacity of immigra on officials, refurbishing land border posts and equipping them with data management and travel document examina on equipment, and working together with government counterparts to improve the understanding and applica on of interna‐onal migra on management standards and prac ces.

Summary Overview: Needs and Gaps

Projects Funding requirements (USD)

Assistance to stranded returnees and Abyei‐displaced popula on 30,100,000

Refugee response in Upper Nile and Unity States 18,735,000

Logis cs (Common Transport Service) 7,301,000

Shelter and non‐food item (NFI) 9,101,650

Reintegra on assistance 15,028,000

Conflict mi ga on and peace‐building 14,916,000

Migra on Management 11,150,000

Total funding requirements 106,331,650


Emergency Return

The return of South Sudanese na onals from Sudan to South Sudan is expected to con nue in 2013. The Emergency Return Sector es mates that of the 250,000 South Sudanese remaining in Sudan, 125,000 will return by the end of this year. In the mean‐me, over 20,000 returnees remain stranded in Renk, Upper Nile

State, according to the latest IOM survey in November 2012. Those vulnerable returnees await transport assistance to reach their final des na ons, while exposing themselves to increasing health and safety risks, as their living condi ons deteriorate in the protracted displacement. IOM will con nue to provide life‐saving assistance of health, WASH, shelter and NFIs at returnee transit sites, and to provide onward transport assistance for those vulnerable, allowing them to reach their places of return in a safe and dignified manner. IOM’s popula on tracking unit, together with the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilita on Commission (RRC), will con nue to collect demographic data on returnees disaggre‐

gated by age, gender and vulnerabili‐es, which will enable IOM and

humanitarian actors to iden fy extremely vulnerable cases, including those with medical condi ons, pregnant and lacta ng women, unaccompanied minors, the elderly, and the disabled that require special considera ons. In a similar manner, IOM will monitor the voluntary return movement of the Abyei displaced. IOM will also provide improved access to clean water and essen al health services in communi es affected by high numbers of returnees and displacement, where such basic services are scarce.

Approach Proposed interven ons Targets (Beneficiaries)

To support and monitor the safe, dignified and voluntary movement of South Sudanese and Abyei‐displaced returnees, with par cular focus on those who are stranded, vulnerable and find themselves in emergency se ngs.

Provide capacity for emergency onward transport assistance with priori za on placed, in coordina on with protec on partners, on the most vulnerable who will receive specific considera ons.

Implement humanitarian assistance (including Health, WASH and Non Food Items/Emergency Shelter (NFI/ES)) at transit sites and way sta ons, and establish/maintain referral services for cases of serious illness, abuse and gender based violence.

Working closely with the RRC, maintain a tracking and monitoring network and share informa on on return and displacement with the humanitarian community on a weekly basis.

Improve access to clean water and essen al health services in the communi es affected by high numbers of returnees and displacement, where the availability of WASH and health services is grossly inadequate or inexistent.

Up to 30,000 stranded and vulnerable South Sudanese returnees are supported with emergency onward transport assistance.

30,000 South Sudanese returnees are provided with humanitarian assistance while transi ng.

Up to 125,000 South Sudanese returnees and 60,000 Abyei‐displaced returnees are tracked en route and in areas of return in South Sudan and Abyei.

Total beneficiaries: 185,000 (42,550 children and 94,350 women) individuals, Including 125,000 South Sudanese returnees and 60,000 Abyei‐displaced returnees.

Assistance to Stranded Returnees and Abyei-Displaced Population

Funding requirements $30,100,000

Breakdown of funding needs (including support cost) USD

Primary health care services 2,430,000

WASH 5,870,000

Onward transport assistance 19,800,000

Assistance in transit 2,000,000



Persistently severe levels of violence and destruc on in the Sudanese states of Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan since 2011 have caused an influx of refugees into South Sudan seeking refuge in the states of Upper Nile and Unity. Since early November 2011, IOM has been ac ng as a direct provider of relief assistance, in support of UNHCR, first, by facilita ng the reloca on of refugees from the border with Blue Nile State, second, by implemen ng water, sanita on and hygiene promo on (WASH) ac vi es in the main camp in Upper Nile State, Doro, and third, by opera ng the humanitarian common transport services for the UN agencies and NGOs that are ac ve in the refugee response. As of December 2012, the confirmed number of refugees being accommodated in Upper Nile and Unity States stands at close to 170,000. As the intensity of the conflict in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan is not subsiding, UNHCR now es mates that the total number of refugees may reach 210,000 in Upper Nile State and

68,000 in Unity State by early 2013. At the request of UNHCR, IOM will maintain its on‐going WASH ac vi es in Upper Nile State, assis ng a total of 65,000 refugees by handling WASH needs in Doro Camp and at new sites which are being iden fied. IOM will also provide transport assistance to relocate 20,000 refugees to camp loca ons within Upper Nile State. In addi on, IOM will provide transport assistance to relocate 60,000 refugees in Unity State from Yida Camp, which is within the newly established Sudan‐ South Sudan buffer zone, to a safer and less precarious loca on, Jam Jang. Lastly, IOM will maintain the humanitarian common transport services to support on‐going refugee opera ons in the two states.

Refugee Response

Refugee Response in Upper Nile / Unity States


To reduce the mortality and morbidity of the refugee popula on through the provision of WASH services.

Water provision through the drilling and maintenance of boreholes.

Construc on and maintenance of communal and, in the case of refugees in a par cularly vulnerable condi on, household sanita on facili es (latrines, shower blocks, clothes washing areas and hand washing facili es).

Distribu on of hygiene kits and promo on of key hygiene messages through hygiene campaigns at gathering points and at the household‐level.

65,000 refugees have access to safe drinking water and 90% of refugees demonstrate improved health condi ons due to their access to potable water.

65,000 refugees have access to adequate sanita on facili es.

Hygiene kits and posi ve hygiene messages are provided to 65,000 refugees.

To support the humanitarian community with logis cal support.

Avail a ‘free‐to‐use’ cargo vehicle fleet, boats and barges to UN agencies and NGOs that are ac ve in the refugee response for the rapid transporta on and distribu on of humanitarian aid.

20 UN agencies and NGOs ac ve in the refugee response benefit from an IOM‐facilitated common transport service.

To support the reloca on of refugees. At the request of UNHCR, provide safe and orderly movement assistance to refugees who need to be relocated from one camp to another.

80,000 refugees relocated (60,000 refugees from Yida Camp to a new camp loca on in Unity State, and 20,000 from Doro/Jammam Camps to new camp loca ons in Upper Nile State) in a safe and orderly manner.

Total beneficiaries: 125,000 (61,950 children and 25,650 women) refugees. 20 UN agencies and NGOs ac ve in the refugee response.



WASH 7,930,000

Logis cs support (Common transport service) 5,980,000

Transport assistance to refugees 4,825,000




To increase logis cal capacity of humanitarian actors in order to enable a mely, efficient and cost effec ve delivery of humanitarian supplies by providing a coordinated transporta on service, by road and river, for all humanitarian actors in the Republic of South Sudan.

Avail a fleet of up to 13 trucks (ten 30 Metric Ton (MT) trucks and three 10MT trucks, managed by IOM) to move humanitarian cargo across South Sudan and Abyei.

Operate four 400MT barge movements to deliver cargo to loca ons along the White Nile.

Operate boat movements (two movements every ten days) with the capacity of 30MTs per boat for the rapid transporta on of humanitarian supplies along the White Nile and its tributaries.

Humanitarian supplies reach front line agencies on me, enabling them to assist popula ons affected by man‐made and natural disasters in a mely manner.

Up to 26,960MTs (20,000MTs by truck, 4,800MTs by barge and 2,160MTs by boat) of humanitarian supplies transported through the CTS in the next 12 months.

Up to 70 UN agencies and NGOs responding to humanitarian emergencies or preposi oning humanitarian supplies will benefit from the use of the CTS.

Total beneficiaries: 70 UN agencies and NGOs opera ng in humanitarian contexts in South Sudan.

Logistics (Common Transport Service)

Common Transport Service

Humanitarian agencies providing relief assistance to IDPs, returnees, refugees and host communi es are faced with logis cal challenges due to the scarcity of fuel and access constraints. The challenges prevail in all ten of South Sudan’s States due to poor road networks and annual flooding. Through the provision of a Common Transport Service (CTS) and in partner‐ship with the Logis cs Cluster, the transport capacity of humanitarian actors will be augmented, by a consolidated service allowing for the efficient delivery of humanitarian supplies into difficult to

reach areas. Common trucking services will deliver supplies to end users in various field loca ons, while common river services (boats and barges) will move cargo northwards along the White Nile and some of its tributaries. IOM will provide consistently reliable and mely transporta on services to humanitarian actors opera ng in emergencies, and preposi on assets in emergency‐prone areas.



Road transport 2,446,000

River transport 4,855,000



Shelter and Non-Food Items

Given con nued cycles of violence, flooding, and pa erns of return from Sudan to South Sudan, IOM will con nue, as cluster lead and core pipeline manager for the shelter and Non Food Item (NFI), to implement shelter and NFI emergency responses both directly and through partners. According to the 2013 shelter and NFI cluster priori es, 68,220 households (HHs) of IDPs, returnees, and host community members will be assisted by the cluster with NFIs, and 27,680 HHs with shelter. Of these, IOM will directly assist 40,000 HHs with NFIs, and 13,000 HHs with shelter. In combina on with a strong network of partners and a well established

mobile emergency shelter and NFI response team to lead assessment, verifica on/registra on and distribu on and post distribu on monitoring in cri cal gap areas, IOM is well posi oned to provide this support as it procures, stores and distributes the largest quan ty of NFIs in South Sudan.


To ensure the mely provision (including supply, preposi on‐ing and distribu ons) of shelter and NFIs in emergen‐cies in South Sudan and deliver sustainable, locally appropriate shelter solu ons.

Procure, transport, store and preposi on shelter materials and NFIs for IDPs, returnees and other vulnerable groups.

Conduct assessments of shelter and NFI needs, iden fy and distribute appropriate items, coordinate and par cipate in post distribu on monitoring, liaise with UN/OCHA, cluster partners and the RRC for constant informa on sharing on needs and gaps, and train staff on opera ng procedures.

Assess the shelter needs, with par cular focus on the needs of vulnerable popula ons, of those newly displaced by conflict or natural disaster, and returnees, and design and deliver sustainable, locally appropriate shelters.

68,220 NFIs and 17,680 shelter materials made available for distribu on to 409,300 vulnerable individuals.

Distribu on of NFIs to 200,000 and shelter materials to 60,000 disaster affected individuals.

Provision of sustainable and locally appropriate shelter solu ons to 1,000 vulnerable house‐holds.

To coordinate the mely provision of NFIs and shelter in emergencies in South Sudan.

Convene regular na onal and state level coordina on mee ngs.

Provide technical support to state cluster focal points and cluster partners.

Strengthen linkages with relevant government authori es and relevant partners involved in shelter and NFI.

Coordinate and plan con ngency stocks for emergency responses.

Address, with partners, gender specific needs found through assessments.

Organize capacity building trainings for cluster partners.

Establish and maintain monitoring mechanisms.

12 na onal level mee ngs and 12 monthly reports produced.

68,220 NFIs and 17,680 shelter materials preposi oned in key areas for rapid and effec ve responses to emergencies.

Three NFI/shelter trainings conducted for partners.

Response mes to emergencies by cluster partners improved (average me: 14 days).

Total beneficiaries: 409,300 IDPs, returnees and vulnerable host communi es (278,324 children and 81,860 women) . 28 Shelter and NFI cluster partners.


Shelter and Non-Food Items


Procurement 6,925,000

Transporta on 1,175,000

Storage and handling 694,000

Cluster coordina on and training 307,650



The influx of over two million returnees since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement has placed pressure on the already impoverished local economies across South Sudan and has led to an increase in compe on over scarce resources and worsened living condi ons among vulnerable groups. In compli‐ance with the inter‐agency Reintegra on Strategy, IOM aims to facilitate the peaceful reintegra on of returnees into host communi es by improving access to basic social services, boos ng economic opportuni es, promo ng dialogues and supplemen ng the state authori es’ efforts in execu ng their reintegra on plans

for the benefit of both returnee and host communi es. The Reintegra on Theme Group, chaired by IOM, priori zes 19 coun es that have received the highest number of returnees for support in 2013. IOM has recently secured funds to support reintegra on ac vi es in two coun es (Aweil East and Twic), and seeks addi onal support to cover the remaining 17 coun es in 2013.

Approach Proposed interven ons Targets (Beneficiary individuals)

To improve access to key public infrastruc‐tures and services for both returnees and host communi es.

Construc on/rehabilita on of schools, health facili es, market places, and other public structures.

Construc on/rehabilita on of water sources, or establishment of small water distribu on systems.

50 schools (25,000).

50 loca ons with improved access to water (113,000).

2 Health facili es (20,000).

4 Market places (20,000).

To provide shelter assistance for vulnerable displaced returnees.

Shelter assistance for vulnerable returnees. 200 shelters (10,000).

Total beneficiaries: 188,000 individuals.


Reintegration Assistance

Transition and Recovery

Rehabilita on of schools (50) 10,400,000

Construc on/rehabilita on of water sources or establishment of small water distribu on systems (50) 3,250,000

Rehabilita on of clinics (2) 312,000

Rehabilita on of market places (4) 416,000

Shelter (200) 650,000




Approach Proposed interven ons Targets (Beneficiary individuals)

To promote dialogues. Provide a pla orm for peace dialogues and cross‐border workshops that bring together tradi onal authori es and/or community members to address specific ongoing issues or problems that spur conflict.

Peace educa on of Sudan People’s Libera on Army (SPLA)/police personnel.

Workshops/mee ngs (35,000).

SPLA/police personnel (200).

To facilitate economic ac vi es, support livelihoods and income genera on.

Voca onal training and facilita on of business start‐up.

Construc on of training facili es.

Market rehabilita on.

Job crea on through labor‐intensive infrastructure projects.

Training of youths (1,500).

Training center (4,000).

10 market places (50,000).

Job crea on.

To construct/rehabilitate priority infrastruc‐tures.

Construc on/rehabilita on of schools and health facili es.

Construc on/rehabilita on of water sources, establishment of small water distribu on systems .

80 loca ons with improved access to water (100,000).

4 health facili es (15,000).

20 schools (10,000).

To disseminate peace message through mass media.

Support ini a ves that advocate for community‐based best prac ces that contribute to peace building.

Support na onal/local media coverage of a peace dialogue or workshop.

Media and informa on ac vi es reaching an audience of approximately 700,000.

IOM’s worldwide experience has shown that suppor ng conflict‐prone communi es linked by trade, marriage and tradi on, and targe ng the massive human and animal migra ons between such communi es can have enormous stabilizing and normalizing effects in high risk areas. IOM approaches include the promo on of dialogues, boos ng local economies by facilita ng trade, com‐merce and income‐genera on, construc ng/rehabilita ng priority infrastructures, and suppor ng the dissemina on of peace messages and non‐biased repor ng through mass media. IOM partners consist of experienced community‐based organiza ons that are able to execute the projects in various parts of the country efficiently. By the end of 2012, IOM supported a total of 5,400 ex‐combatants and vulnerable youths with voca onal training, the drilling of four boreholes, and the construc on of three water reservoirs (hafirs) and of one training center. The peace‐building ini a ve priori zes the Greater Bahr el Ghazal region, the Greater Upper Nile region and the Abyei Administra ve Area, which are characterized as having the poorest socio‐economic indicators and

are exposed to significant threats of violence associated with inter‐ethnic and cross‐border conflicts, or a acks by non‐state armed actors. IOM’s efforts take into account the dynamics of cultural and social diversi es within the target communi es: par cipa on of the community members, both men and women, in the project is the key implementa on strategy of IOM’s reintegra on efforts, which fosters the sense of ownership and enhances the sustainability of the project results. Organized community groups, through IOM facilita on, serve as an instrument for the promo on of gender and health agendas. The benefits of the efforts are to be shared among different interest groups, and hence create a posi ve impact on their co‐existence in the target areas.

Transition and Recovery

Total beneficiaries: 910,700 individuals.

Conflict Mitigation and Peace-building


Promo on of dialogue 200,000

Voca onal training of youths (1500)/training center 3,211,000

Rehabilita on of market places (10) 1,040,000

Construc on/rehabilita on of water sources or establishment of small water distribu‐on systems (80) 5,200,000

Rehabilita on of clinics (4) 585,000

Media and informa on ac vi es 520,000


Construc on/rehabilita on of schools (20) 4,160,000



Migration Management

South Sudan inherited one of the weakest border and migra on management regimes in Africa a er separa on. IOM assessments indicate that border and migra on management has suffered from a chronic lack of infrastructure, equipment, training, policies, processes and coordina on, posing a significant threat to achieving regional security and development goals. IOM is suppor ng the government to develop comprehensive immigra on policy frameworks respec ul of interna onal standards, while enhancing human‐resource capacity and improving systems and infrastructure. To this end, IOM has so far equipped three land border points with Kenya and Uganda, and Juba Interna onal Airport (JIA) with data management and travel document examina on equipment. The ini a ve started to bear fruit as the Personal Iden fica on and Registra on System (PIRS), launched in July 2012 at JIA, being populated with 49,000 passengers, and 25 forged documents detected at border posts. IOM seeks to con nue its support

to the enhancement of the capacity of remaining border posts in 2013, along with policy advisory services and human resources development on migra on management. Comba ng trafficking in persons and strengthening protec on mechanisms of vic ms of trafficking is one of the areas IOM seeks to mobilize addi onal support for from the interna onal community in 2013 and beyond. Trafficking is a rapidly growing criminal industry in South Sudan. Growing business and work opportuni es, par cularly in urban centers, are providing fer le ground for the exploita on of vulnerable popula‐ons. This new country has been listed as a Tier 2 (Watch List) country

by the 2012 US Trafficking in Persons Report, with par cular concerns about child labour and sexual exploita on of women and girls.


To strengthen border security through installa on of equipment and training .

Construc on/refurbishment of, and installa on of equipment to the border posts.

Improving communica on and connec vity between border posts.

Construc on of a training center for immigra on officers

Training curriculum for immigra on officers.

Promo ng integrated border management, including cross‐agency and regional intelligence capacity.

The Directorate of Na onality, Passports and Immigra on (DNPI).

16 land border posts.

A training facility and curriculum.

Immigra on officers.

To provide policy advice on migra on. Policy advice on migra on issues including visa policy, intelligence, data protec on, health, interna onal coopera on and deten on standards.

Development of, and training on, Standard Opera ng Procedures to implement policy developments.

Assistance to construct deten on facili es that adhere to interna onal standards.

DNPI

Immigra on officers.

Deten on facili es.

To research, disseminate informa on, and conduct training on human trafficking, in order to combat human trafficking and to improve assistance to vic ms.

Research on human trafficking.

Development of vic m database.

Development of a shelter network and referral mechanism for vic ms of trafficking.

Training of law enforcement officers.

Informa on campaign.

Relevant government departments including the Ministry of Interior.

A shelter network and referral mecha‐nism.

Law enforcement officers.

Vic ms of trafficking.

To provide advisory services to the Government of the Republic of South Sudan on protec ng the rights of migrant workers, including the adop on of the Migrant Workers Conven on.

Advisory services to the Ministries of Interior and Labour in support of strengthening regula on on migrant workers.

Support the establishment of a joint inves ga on capacity in the DNPI and the Ministry of Labour.

Ministries of Interior and Labour.

To enhance South Sudan’s human resources for health through strength‐ened engagement of health profession‐als in the diaspora.

Iden fica on of gaps in health sector training ins tu‐ons in South Sudan.

Iden fica on and registra on of health professionals in the diaspora who are willing to par cipate in capacity building efforts.

Government departments including the Ministry of Health.

Migration Management

Total beneficiaries: The Government of the Republic of South Sudan (including the Directorate of Na onality, Passports and Immigra on, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Health. Vic ms of trafficking.



Strengthening border security 8,000,000 Strengthening migra on management through policy advice 1,200,000

Comba ng human trafficking and assis ng vic ms 1,000,000

Promo ng and protec ng the rights of migrant workers 750,000


Strengthening engagement of health professionals in the diaspora 200,000

For further informa on contact the IOM South Sudan Program Support Unit on [email protected]

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