Durable Solutions for IDPs in the north

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Durable Solutions for IDPs in the north

• Taskforce on IDP durable solutions, Yasuko
  Shimizu, UNHCR, November 2014

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Presentation

• IDP situation statistics, assistance provided
  for returnees
• Achievements since 2013
• Findings Intention, areas of return, needs of
  IDPs and communities
• Proposed timeline on return/reintegration
• Proposed actions return and reintegration,
  responsibilities
• How to deal with local integration
• Proposed principles on local integration
• Expected resources
• Management structure 2015

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IDPs and Returnees Population in the north,
2010-2014
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Major achievements

• HCT adopted a strategy on durable solutions for
  IDPs in the North, September 2013
• Taskforce on IDP Durable Solutions established,
  June 2014
• Sub-national TF in Haradh and Saada
• Intention survey done on IDPs in Mazrak camps I
  and III
• Technical workshop on durable solutions for IDPs,
  Haradh, August 2014
• Participated by all stakeholders
• Consensus to start with pilot projects for
  return/reintegration, targetting Mazrak camps 1
  and 3.

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Findings Intention of IDPs
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Findings Needs

• IDPs
• Food, NFI, Shelter assistance
• Access to land
• Transportation allowance
• Opportunities for livelihoods
• Access to basic services including water ,
  education and health
• Womens empowerment activities

• Communities/authorities
• Creating employment opportunities (Returnees,
  Ex-public servants)
• Improving and constructing community
  infrastructure and government buildings
• Rehabilitating and constructing roads
• Clearing mines
• Building capacity to provide basic services and
  social welfare
• (re)establishing database on IDPs/returnees

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Proposed timeline for return

• 1 st phase areas with no landmine in Al Daher
  and Haydan districts
• 2nd phase areas where a small number of
  families are returning
• 3rd phase the rest

PHASE LOCATION OF FAMILIES TIMELINE
Phase One Al Dhaher District (15 villages)   Al-Dhaher, Al-Marawi, Bani Hbeeb, Al-Mshaf, Al-Twail, Al-Marawah, Al-Ma'risah, Bani Dhihl, Walibah, Al-Jnaiz, Dhabirah, Khulab, Al-Mashabeeh, Al-Kharabh and Bani Qais Haydan District (08 villages)   Dhouib, Talan, Al-Hafooz, Al-Na'ashwah, Walad A'iash, Zabeed Al-Wadi, Al-Jabhah and Blad Al-Miqrani             326 January, February March 2015
Phase Two Shadaa, Monabbih, Ghamir, Saada, As Safra Razih Districts (20 villages)   Al-Dhia'h, Al-Mshnaq, Al-Mshaf, Shada'a, Ma'qar Al-Said, Al-Wqaish, Al-Katheer, Al Badlah, Al-Qahrah, Al-Asoad, Al-Amr, Bani Siah, Borkan, Bani Al-Qm, Ghamr, Al-Madinah, Al-A'nad, Al-Madinah, and As Safra         65 April, May June 2015
Phase Three Al Daher District (07 Villages)   Al-Menzalah, Al-Mlaheet, Ghaferah, Bani Sa'ad, Al-Hsamah, Namesah and Al-Majram.   Haydan District (02 villages)   Haydan and Al-Ragah       755   July, August, September October 2015
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Return Proposed actions

• Priorities will go to residents of Mazrak camps 1
  and 3.
• NFIs (Shelter cluster, UNFPA, WASH) and Transport
  allowances (ExU) will be given at Mazrak camps
  (place of departure).
• Individual families will be de-registered on
  receiving NFIs and transport allowances. Their
  tents will be demolished.
• Individual families will arrange their own
  transportation.

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Reintegration proposed actions

• Needs assessment is being organized by UNDP-led
  Saada taskforce.
• Shelter cluster should determine beneficiaries
  for
• Shelter repair tool kits
• Rehabilitation on damaged houses
• Transitional shelters (for landless returnees?)
• Protection Cluster should organize returnee
  monitoring.
• Based on the preliminary needs assessment, each
  agency should implement their livelihoods or
  other community-based projects. LH working
  group, ER cluster (mine clearance), Education,
  Health, WASH

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Responsibilities

• Saada

Issues Focal agencies/offices
IDPs statistic UNHCR, Ex.C, ExU
Returnee/Protection monitoring UNHCR, Protection Cluster
Food security WFP and its partners
Basic service Education UNICEF, Education cluster, Ex.C
Basic service Health WHO, MoH, Health Cluster, Ex.C
Basic service Water UNICEF, ExC, Wash cluster
Shelter assistance to vulnerable returnees UNHCR, Shelter cluster
Empowerment of women, SGBV responses UNFPA and Protection Cluster
Mine awareness, demining UNDP, ER Cluster, UNICEF YEMAC, Ex.C
Build the capacity of the local authority and public servants UNDP, Early Recovery Cluster
Build the capacity of the host and return communities UNDP, Early Recovery Cluster
Solve land problems for landless returnees Local authorities, EC, Saada reconstruction Fund, FAO
Create employment opportunities (Livelihoods projects) UNDP, FAO, Early Recovery Cluster, Livelihood Working Group, IFAD
Transportation allowance ExU
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How to deal with local integration?

• Some agencies are interested to support the local
  integration of IDPs residing outside the camps
  but with host communities.
• Issues to deal with Land, livelihoods,
  community-based projects
• The Taskforces in Sanaa and Haradh should start
  looking into principles and modalities of local
  integration with interested agencies and
  clusters/working groups while priority actions
  remain with the return when implementing pilot
  projects

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Local Integration Proposed principles

• The taskforces priorities should go to the
  return/reintegration as agreed upon. Initiatives
  to approach local integration should come from
  interested agencies, i.e., working group(s).
• Communities should be selected out of 17
  communities that Haradh Protection Cluster
  identified as the most vulnerable communities.
• Assistance should be community-based
  livelihoods supports should be pre-requisite.
• Transitional shelters Beneficiary criteria
  should follow one agreed by the shelter cluster.
  Providing transitional shelter alone cannot
  constitute a Local Integration project.

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Local Integration Proposed principles

• IDP Protection Monitoring The monitoring should
  cover all communities hosting IDPs in Hajjah
  governorate. The findings of the monitoring
  should eventually form a basis for
  deregistration.
• Deregistration of IDPs - Deregistration is not
  necessary on an individual basis for locally
  integrating IDPs. However, the protection
  monitoring should collect information to
  determine if (1) locally integrating IDPs enjoy
  the same level of rights, access to services and
  opportunities for livelihoods as local
  communities, and/or (2) locally integration IDPs
  enjoy the same level of right, access to services
  and opportunities for livelihoods as prior to
  their displacement.

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Expected resources
Activities Primary Others
Return/Reintegration NFI, Shelter related UNHCR ERF, others
Return/Reintegration Returnee monitoring UNHCR ERF, others
Return transport allowances ExU
Reintegration Womens empowerment UNHCR, others ERF, others
Community infrastructure, employment creation PBF, others (UNHCR)
Local integration transitional shelters ERF, others (UNHCR)
IDP protection monitoring UNHCR
CCCM including womens empowerment at camps UNHCR
Emergencies Cluster lead agencies ERF
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Management structure 2015

• National Taskforce in Saana transition from
  HC-led process to RC-led process
• Saada Taskforce UNDP led process
• Haradh Taskforce UNHCR led process for
  returen/reintegration, local integration should
  be led by an NGO (NRC? CSSW?) that could
  implement integrated programmes if not an UN
  agency