TIMOR-LESTE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE

Tuesday 11 July 2006

FOOD SECURITY
• From 7-10 July, WFP dispatched 60.55 of assorted food commodities (CSB, sugar) to Dili IDP camps:
Location Beneficiaries MT
Dili IDP camps: 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 1.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.10, 3.11, 3.6, 3.12, 4.1, 4.6, 7.1, 3.9, 4.7, 10.4, 3.5 26,879 60.55
• WFP began the third cycle of food distribution to all IDP camps on 7 July. A total of 62,435 beneficiaries will receive 149.87 MT of assorted food commodities (CSB and Sugar). Distribution is planned to be completed by 14 July.
• Food has been dispatched to Metinaro and Liquica on 10 July.
• To date, WFP has dispatched 676.26 MT of assorted food commodities (rice, CSB, oil, sugar, BP5) to all IDPs in camps in Dili and to Atauro, Baucau, Ermera, Manatutu, Metinaro, Hera and Liquica for a total of 116,870 beneficiaries.
• WFP monitoring has taken place in the following IDP camps in Metinaro and Dili: 1.4, 4.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.2, 2.3, 4.6, 10.4, 4.7, 3.9, 3.5, 7.1.

• IOM trucks continue the third distribution cycle of government rice that commenced July 6 and will last for two weeks.

Date Quantity of rice Location/ no. of camps Number of IDPs reached
July 7, 2006 87.92 MT Dili area, 20 camps (1.5, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 3.9, 3.13, 4.2, 4.3, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 7.1, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 8.2, 10.8) , Liquisa (28.24 MT) 38,163 IDPs
July 8, 2006 63.346 MT Dili area, 11 camps (1.1, 2.1, 1.5, 2.1, 2.10, 3.8, 4.3, 4.7, 7.3, 10.5, 10.7) 23,764 IDPs
July 10, 2005 50.1 MT Dili area, 3 camps (2.5, 10.4, 7.1), Hera, 4 camps 12,526 IDPs
Total distribution (since May 29, 2006): 1095.896 MT

• On 11 July, IOM trucks are scheduled to distribute rice, oil, CSB and sugar to 12 schools in Liquisa and community health centers in Ainaro as part of the school feeding program with WFP.

• MTRC’s food distribution activities to communities from 28 June-5 July: Total of 1 071 sacks of rice (78 MT) distributed to:
o Baucau, 100 sacks
o Laulara, Aileu District, 24 sacks
o Suco Ulmera, Bazartete, 79 sacks
o Suco Sananain, Laclubar, 85 sacks
o Aldeia 20 de Setembro, Comoro, 59 sacks
o Aldeia Sao Jose, Bairo Pite, 32 sacks
o Suco Fahi Soi and 3 aldeias, Sub-district Lequidoe, District Aileu, 160 sacks
o Suco Mausiga, Sub-District Hatubuilico, Ainaro District, 50 sacks
o Other districts, sub-districts and sucos (together with IOM) 1 297 sacks (64.85MT)
• Total Beneficiaries: 22 987 persons
• Total families: 3 267 families

• MTRC’s food distribution activities to communities on 6 July: Total of 2 073 sacks of rice (93.61 MT) distributed to:
o MTRC Regional Centre baucau, 135 x 38 kg sacks of rice
o Externato Sao Jose Comoro
o Aldeia Avanca, Suco Bairo Pite
o Aldeia Metin, Lahane Oriental
o Aldeia Pantai Kelapa, Suco Fatuhada
o Suco Lisbutak, Dom Aleixo
o Aldeia Efaca, Suco Bairo Pite
o Suco Becora, Cristo Rei
o URP Police, Aileu District
o Atabae Paroquia
o Distribution with IOM
• Total beneficiaries: 13 513 persons
• Total families: 3 135 families


HEALTH AND NUTRITION
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WATER AND SANITATION

Water

• Water trucking continues. The amounts trucked on the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th of July were 147,000, 157,200, 153,500 and 144,500 litres respectively.
• Water trucking in Liquica commenced on 6th of July.
• Unicef are connecting camps to city water supplies in 9 camps.
• DNAS recommenced water quality testing this week with the re-opening of their laboratory.
• Distribution of jerry cans continues, there are still a number of 10L and 20L jerry cans in stock with Oxfam.

Sanitation and hygiene promotion

• Distribution of hygiene kits and toilet cleaning supplies continues in some camps. CRS have put distribution of hygiene kits on hold.
• Unicef are currently building latrines/bathrooms in 12 camps. There are considerable delays to installation of latrines due to delays of local contractors.
• Hygiene promotion activities continue in all camps.
• Unicef continue to undertake solid waste collection for 46 camps and septic tank emptying for 44 camps. Oxfam are doing septic tank emptying in 9 camps with additional ad hoc emptying as required.
• DNAS teams with six trucks recommenced solid waste collection around Dili last week with support from Unicef. Dili Waste recommenced solid waste collection in Dili this week. Worldvision are undertaking solid waste collection in 9 camps.
• UNHCR will provide support to camps for drainage.
• Unicef have carried out water and sanitation assessments in five districts, results should be available later this week.
• The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Group (WASH) have completed terms of reference.
• Septic tank schedules for camps have been finalised by Oxfam and Unicef.


SHELTER/NFIs/SITE PLANNING

• UNHCR’s mobile technical team (comprising a plumber, carpenter and general-hand recruited from various IDP communities) is already at work in a number of sites carrying out urgent repairs and drainage improvement works. Work is already undertaken or in train at Seminario Minor Balide, Central Pharmacy, Bairro Pite Clinic, the Bishop’s Office and Has Laran Canossian Sisters School. The mobile team’s work is being coordinated with the WATSAN Working Group, chaired by UNICEF.
• UNHCR site planners have provided advice and assistance in the following sites:
o Hera Port, where an additional 35 tents were provided;
o Farol Primary school, where 15 tents were provided to allow people to move out of classrooms
o RTTL (radio and TV station), where staff require additional tents to house their families
o Has Laran Cannossian Sisters School, tents are required to allow families to move out of classrooms. A water supply pump needs repair and a fence installed.
o Central Pharmacy, where UNHCR is installing a washing facility
o Seminario Minor, Balide where UNHCR has carried out remedial works to drains and plumbing system.
• At Don Bosco, work in the ablution facilities continues, lighting equipment for the new tented areas has been delivered and will be installed by Don Bosco trainees, and six more trucks of gravel have been delivered.
• UNHCR is concluding an agreement with the ICRC regarding the distribution of blankets in districts where ICRC is providing assistance.
• UNHCR is currently concluding an agreement with Concern regarding the improvement of shelter, water and sanitation structures in Metiaut, Dominican Sisters, the Obrigado Parking Lot and CVTL compound benefiting some 11,000 IDPs.
• Over the past three days, UNHCR has delivered 54 tents, 78 plastic sheets, 175 blankets, 503 kitchen sets, and 235 jerry cans. A second tranche of NFIs (tents, blankets and plastic rolls) has now cleared customs.
• Since 5 June, UNHCR has distributed the following NFIs in Dili:
o 1,670 tents to 23 sites;
o 1,369 jerry cans to 7 sites
o 536 kitchen sites to 15 sites
o 199 stoves to 5 sites,
o 14,255 blankets to 26 sites
o 1,248 plastic sheets to 28 sites

• Since the arrival of the UNHCR emergency response team on 5 June, UNHCR has distributed the following NFIs outside of Dili:
o 523 tents to six sites
o 1,959 jerry cans to 6 sites;
o 873 kitchen sets to 4 sites;
o 2,680 blankets to 4 sites;

CAMP MANAGEMENT

Comoro Airport camp:
• IOM purchased cement blocks, wood and sand for the airport camp to elevate the water tank at the meteorological institute.

Hera
• IOM has finished rapid assessments of 5 IDP camps in Hera. Findings show that only one of the camps (Port Marina) has received rice and food. All are lacking in provision of non-food items and water and sanitation facilities. IOM will deliver rice to the other camps today and will also coordinate with relevant agencies to address current gaps in humanitarian assistance.

Support to other camps:
• Camp management trainers from the Norwegian Refugee Council have arrived and will spend this week visiting IDP camps to familiarize themselves with camp management issues in Dili. They will tailor next week’s training module to meet needs observed during this week’s assessment. Training will be held for local camp managers and representatives of the Site Liaison Support (SLS) network.

PROTECTION

• UNHCR is developing its strategy and involvement in the return process, and as chair of the Protection Working Group is participating in the newly constituted Return Working Group convened by the MTRC. It is also in discussions with the Provedore’s Office regarding return-related projects, including a returnee monitoring project through a network of local human rights institutions under the coordination of the Provedore’s Office.
• The issue of return and reconciliation was discussed at Monday’s Protection Working Group meeting. The need for an integrated approach was acknowledged by agencies and local human rights NGOs are very engaged in putting in place projects at enhancing dialogue and empowerment of the displaced population.
• UNHCR is monitoring the movement of IDPs between sites which is currently taking place due to a number of factors including the desire to move closer to home, to move to a safer location, and in response to requests by land owners that IDPs vacate occupied premises. There also appear to be some returns home within this broader movement, though further information is required on the exact circumstances of this movement.

• The report of the initial Rede Feto GBV assessment is available in English. Although GBV is has not been identified as a major emerging issue in the IDP camps, the potential for violence is still high, taking into consideration factors such as:

➢ Trauma amongst IDPs as a result of witnessing/suffering violence, burnings and lootings of homes;
➢ Many families have separated, with male members returning to take care of their homes or to the districts, thus leaving their wives and children in the camps;
➢ Uncertainty as to the length of time IDPs will remain in the camps;
➢ The nature of GBV in Timor-Leste is such that many people see it as a private matter and prefer not to report incidents to the police.
• Rede Feto, in conjunction with the GBV Working Group, have been considering an appropriate follow-up to this initial assessment and is currently planning what kind of information, awareness raising activities and training will take place in the camps.
• The GBV Working Group has met with representatives of the Office of the Provedor to discuss ways in which their relationship could be strengthened, especially with regard to information-sharing and monitoring the situation of women in the camps.
• The GBV Working Group has participated in a meeting with other Protection WG partners to discuss ways in which the situation of IDPs in the districts could be monitored. It was agreed that one GBV WG member, JSMP, act as the focal point for future discussions and liaise with Rede Feto in this regard.
• Further meetings with key stakeholders to discuss the consolidation of an existing referral network for victims of Domestic violence/sexual assault/child abuse in Timor-Leste have been held. It is anticipated that important contact nos. /information for this referral network will be distributed to IDP camps as soon as possible.


CHILD PROTECTION
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EDUCATION
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ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION

• Between 28 June and 5 July, MTRC carried out assessments in 14 places: Kulau, Ailok Iaran, Aidele Hun, Lenuk Hun, Lahane Oriental, Metinaro, Hera, Balibar, Lahane Temporal, Dili District Administration and Aldeia Mate-Moris Vila-Verde. MTRC received 30 requests: two from individuals, 16 from groups that queued outside MTRC, 12 from sucos and aldeias. MTRC are planning to distribute to Ainaro, Same, Suai and Manatuto.
• On 6 July, MTRC identified 11 places and were carrying out assessments in Camea Lenuk Hun, Has-laran, Suco Balibar, Akanunu, Metinaro, Grupo Juventude Choque-Becora, Aldeia Frecat Bairo Pite, Terus Nanis Baya Leste, Loskabubu, Terra Santa Rai Kotu and Women’s group Camea. MTRC received six requests: two from groups and four from sucos and aldeias.

• UNDP Communications support to Humanitarian Assistance for IDPs project: Between 6 and 7 July 2006, the UNDP Communications Support to Humanitarian Assistance for IDPs Team carried out 32 visits to IDP camps.
• The team continued distributing information on fumigation procedures from the Ministry of Health, Ante & Post Natal Clinics by UNFPA, and added to its lists of notices a Press release on Thailand’s donation to relief effort.
• Five assessment reports regarding the situation in the camps were collected and passed on to the SLSs for further action.