RETURN OF UNDOCUMENTED AFGHANS

WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT 12-18 NOV 2017

Situation Overview

IOM is responding to a substantial increase in the return of undocumented Afghans from Pakistan and Iran. Since 01 January 2017, over 488,000 undocumented Afghans have returned due to diverse push factors, including deteriorating protection space in Pakistan and Iran. This figure represents a significantly lower rate of return than in previous year. Most of those returning have lived outside of Afghanistan for decades, and will need support from the government and humanitarian actors both on arrival and as they seek to reintegrate. As the rate of return is influenced by a number of political, security and other related factors both in Afghanistan and neighboring countries, another surge in returns could occur at any time. IOM estimates that approximately 500,000 undocumented Afghans could return from Pakistan and Iran in 2017, and is working to scale up its support to returnees in coordination with the Government of Afghanistan and other humanitarian partners.

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850 undocumented Afghans returned from Pakistan

13,740 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran

94,957 total returns from Pakistan since 01 Jan

2017

393,824 total returns from Iran since 01 Jan 2017

488,781 total returns from Iran and Pakistan since

01 Jan 2017

92% of returnees from Pakistan assisted

5% of returnees from Iran assisted

157 Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UMC) from

Iran among those assisted, 0 from Pakistan

129 Medical Cases (MC) from Iran among those

assisted, 0 from Pakistan

Highlights

Return from Pakistan

A total of 850 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were de-ported from Pakistan through the Turkham (Nangarhar) and Spin Boldak (Kandahar) border crossings from Nov 12-18, according to the Border Moni-toring Team of the Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation (DoRR). Of the total returnees, 821 were spontaneous returnees and 29 were deported. This number marks a 1% increase compared to the previous week (844). The total number of undocumented Afghan returnees from Pakistan since 01 January 2017 is now 94,957. IOM provided post-arrival assistance to 92% of undocumented Afghan returnees from Pakistan (780 individuals), including 558 individuals in poor families and 214 individuals in single parent families. The assistance provided includes meals, accommodation, basic medical screening, Non-Food Items (NFIs), onward transportation cash grants and referral services, as well as support from partners.

IOM Winter Assistance

With the generous contribution of the Czech Republic, IOM began household level winterization assessments in partnership with the Directorate for Refugees and Repatriation (DoRR) on 06 November for several hun-dred returnee families from Pakistan in four provinces of high return to identify those families who are most vulnerable to harsh winter conditions. In total, IOM will distribute 510 winter support packages to 510 families (300 in Nangarhar, 100 in Kabul, 60 in Lagh-man and 50 in Kunar). Each winter package consists of the following items:

• Family sized tent (7 persons) and Tarpaulins

• Blankets

• Gas Heater

• 60 USD Cash for fuel for 3 months

2 year old Omar sleeps at his family’s house in Kabul during an IOM assessment

for winter assistance. Omar’s family do not have a heater and barely have enough

blankets for each family member @ IOM 2017

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Return from Iran

A total of 13,740 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were deported from Iran through the Milak (Nimroz) and Herat (Islam Qala) border crossings between Nov 12-18 2017, 12% more than in the previous week. Of the total de-ported undocumented Afghans, 1,516 individuals were deported through Islam Qala (Herat) and 4,604 were deported through Milak (Nimroz). Of those who spontaneously returned, 5,268 returned through Islam Qala (Herat) and 2,352 through Milak (Nimroz). Out of the total deportees, 267 individuals (4%) were deported with family members whereas 5,853 (96%) were deported as individuals. This brings the total number of undocumented returnees from Iran since 01 Jan-uary 2017 to 393,824. IOM provided post-arrival humanitarian assistance to 719 (5%) undocumented Afghans deported from Iran at its Transit Centers in Nimroz and Herat, including 189 individuals in Deported Families (DF), 157 Unaccompa-nied Migrant Children (UMC), 129 Medical Cases (MC), 79 Special Cases (SC), 59 members in Poor Family’s (PF), 21 Unac-companied Elderly (UAE), and 1 single female.

IOM Assisted Undocumented Afghans in 2017 (Turkham, Spin Boldak, Islam Qala and Milak)

Number of Undocumented Returnees in 2017 (Turkham, Spin Boldak, Islam Qala and Milak)

Date

Spontaneous Returnees Deportees Total Total Grand

Total Turkham Spin

Boldak Herat Nimroz Turkham

Spin

Boldak Herat Nimroz Pakistan Iran

January - September 17 53,533 20,858 173 569 490 547 944 12,328 75,428 14,014 89,442

01 - 28 Oct 17 2,020 1,635 47 31 12 67 1,173 2,484 3,734 3,735 7,469

28 Oct - 04 Nov 461 390 7 11 0 0 194 354 851 566 1,417

05 - 11 Nov 387 335 7 28 2 0 154 400 724 589 1,313

12 - 18 Nov 354 418 28 40 8 0 82 569 780 719 1,499

Total 56,755 23,636 262 679 512 614 2,547 16,135 81,517 19,623 101,140

Date

Spontaneous Returnees Deportees Total Total Grand

Total Turkham

Spin

Boldak Herat Nimroz Turkham

Spin

Boldak Herat Nimroz Pakistan Iran

January - September 17 56,181 28,612 20,915 82,274 2,280 1,001 8,761 181,979 88,074 293,929 382,003

01 - 28 Oct 2017 2,026 1,900 20,424 8,109 105 190 9,693 17,527 4,221 55,753 59,974

28 Oct - 04 Nov 461 401 5,711 3,767 7 99 2,501 6,104 968 18,083 19,051

05 - 11 Nov 387 435 3,513 2,524 22 0 2,517 3,765 844 12,319 13,163

12 - 18 Nov 354 467 5,268 2,352 29 0 1,516 4,604 850 13,740 14,590

Total 59,409 31,815 55,831 99,026 2,443 1,290 24,988 213,979 94,957 393,824 488,781

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Spontaneous Returnees - Pakistan

Deportees - Pakistan

Spontaneous Returnees - Iran

Deportees - Iran

Arrival of Undocumented Afghans by Month, Jan 01 - 18 November 2017

RETURN OF UNDOCUMENTED AFGHANS Situation Report | 12-18 Nov 2017

Annex 2: Detailed Breakdown of Assistance Provided by Partners at Milak and Islam Qala BCP, 12-18 Nov 2017

Organization Location Type of Assistance Families Assisted

Total Individual As-sisted

Male Female Boys Girls

IOM Registration Centre Registration 62 719 338 56 258 67

AICHR Registration Centre Legal Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0

IOM Transit Centre Food Package 11 110 57 8 34 11

IOM Transit Centre Transportation 62 588 338 56 125 70

IOM Transit Centre Medical Services 3 9 88 24 12 10

IOM Transit Centre Referrals 0 25 0 0 25 0

UNICEF Tracing & Repatriation 0 0 0 0 133 0

WFP Transit Center Food Package 62 229 53 48 72 56

WHO Transit Center OPV Vaccination for chil- 0 11 11 0 0 0

WHO Transit Center OPV Vaccination for chil-dren (<10 years)

0 3 3 0 0 0

UNICEF Transit Center Child Friendly Space 0 0 0 0 58 47

MDC/UNMAS Transit Center Mine Risk Education 0 513 242 41 187 43

Annex 1: Breakdown of Assistance Provided at all Border Crossings Points (BCP), 12-18 Nov 2017

Categories Turkham Spin Boldak Islam Qala Milak Total

Non-Food Item (NFI) Kits 66 78 11 51 206

Medical Care 99 46 17 125 287

Tuberculosis Screening 362 418 110 455 1345

Overnight Accommodation 8 98 110 598 814

Total 535 640 248 1,229 2,652

Due to a lack of alternative heating fuel, many returnee families are forced to burn dried cow dung during the winter which can lead to a host of negative health outcomes including respiratory ailments, eye problems and arsenic poisoning @ IOM 2017

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Annex 3: Detailed Breakdown of Assistance Provided by Partners at Turkham and Spin Boldak BCP, 12-18 Nov 2017

Organization Location Type of Assistance Families Assisted

Total Individual Assisted

Male Female Boys Girls

IOM Transit Centre BSAF Registatation 146 780 150 170 239 221

IOM

Transit Centre IOM Beneficiary Card 146 780 150 170 239 221

Transit Centre Overnight Accommodation 29 106 36 21 25 24

Transit Centre Medical Screening 77 145 15 55 40 35

Transit Centre TB Screening 138 780 150 170 239 221

Transit Centre Non Food Item (NFI) 138 772 142 170 239 221

IOM

Transit Centre Unconditional Cash for NFI 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transit Centre Cash for Transportation ($ 25-$50) 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transit Center Food Package 138 772 142 170 239 221

Transit Center Medical Services 44 99 10 34 29 26

Transit Center OPV Vaccination for children (>10 years) 0 24 0 0 13 11

WHO Transit Center OPV Vaccination for children (<10 years) 0 29 0 0 19 10

WHO

Transit Center IPV Vaccination for children (<10 years) 0 112 0 0 56 56

Transit Center Measle Vaccination for children (<10 years) 0 62 0 0 29 33

Transit Center Hygiene Kits 66 354 60 75 110 109

UNICEF

Transit Center Family Kit 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transit Center Hygiene Awareness Training 119 629 110 149 186 184

Transit Center Child Friendly Space 0 345 0 0 187 158

UNICEF Transit Center Nutrition services for children 6-59 months, and pregnant women and lactating mothers

38 64 0 0 38 26

UNICEF Transit Center Vitamin A 12-59 months 38 64 0 0 38 26

UNICEF Transit Center Albendazol 24-59 months 31 42 0 0 26 16

UNFPA Transit Center Dignity kits 0 0 0 0 0 0

AADA/UNFPA Zero Point Medical Services 0 269 85 62 57 65

AADA/UNFPA Zero Point OPV Vaccination for children (<10 years) 0 144 0 0 0 0

AADA/UNFPA Zero Point OPV Vaccination for children (>10 years) 0 0 0 0 0 0

AADA/UNFPA Zero Point IPV Vaccination for children (<10 years) 0 144 0 0 72 72

AADA/UNFPA Zero Point Measle Vaccination for children (<10 years) 0 138 0 0 70 68

AADA/UNFPA Zero Point HIV/AIDS Awareness 0 193 158 0 35 0

AADA/UNICEF Zero Point Nutrition services for children (6-59 months), pregnant women and lactating mothers

0 196 0 55 72 69

AADA/UNICEF Zero Point Vitamin A 12-59 months 0 126 0 0 62 64

AADA/UNICEF Zero Point Albendazol 24-59 months 0 84 0 0 45 39

DDG/ DRC Transit Center Mine Risk Education 57 512 96 141 146 129

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IOM Afghanistan’s Returnee Response is generously supported by:

Bulgaria

Annex 4: Breakdown of Provinces of Final Destination of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan, 01 Jan—18 Nov 2017

Korea

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000

Bamyan

Panjsher

Kapisa

Badghis

Nimroz

Urozgan

Khost

Zabul

Takhar

Balkh

Baghlan

Logar

Jawzjan

Helmand

Kunduz

Kabul

Annex 5: Persons with Specific Needs (PSN) per category, Jan-Oct 2016 vs Jan-Oct 2017

Nangarhar

PF SP DF UMC SC MC UE DA PD SF CI MI

PSNs 2017 67,524 11,571 11,602 3,017 2,146 787 380 154 196 51 194 28

PSNs 2016 43,568 8,888 7,964 4,053 3,639 1,391 440 352 223 91 60 24

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