South eastern region Humanitarian Regional Team (HRT ) meeting
Minutes of Meeting – 01 October 2014
Participants
UNHCR
Mr. Saddiqi
WHO
Dr. Haleem
UNICEF
Dr. Bismillah Enayat
IOM
Mr. Ishaq Afghan
ASR/WFP
Mr. Hayatullah
ARCS
Dr. Bahadar Khan Mangal
IRC
Mr. Salahuddin kamran
CARE International
Mr. Mohammad Khan
HNI
Dr. Mohammad Yousaf Khan
ACTD
Dr.Ashiq ullah
ACTD
Dr. Aziz Rahman
APA
Mr. Wazir Gul
APA
Mr. Zareef
TLO
Mr. Sharifullah
ORD
Mr. Gul Rahman
UNAMA
Mr. Zainullah Mandozai
UNOCHA
Miss. Cindy Issac
UNOCHA
Mr. Amir Khan Sabari
Agenda Item and Discussion
Action Point
Status of Action Point
UNHCR to regularly update
humanitarian analysis of
cross border displacement in
Regular updates on
NWA has been shared
with HRT members.
REVIEW OF LAST MEETING MINUTES / ACTION POINTS
Minutes of last meeting reviewed and approved.
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Khost and Paktika.
UNICEF, UNHCR and IOM to
regularly share information
regarding key updates and
assessed and assisted
figures.
IOM to provide updates on
undocumented Afghans.
UNICEF updates on provision
of Pakistani Text books for
NWA refugees.
IRC to share information on
their assistance with UNHCR,
UNICEF, IOM and OCHA
UNICEF, UNHCR and
IOM shared information
on humanitarian
issues.
IOM provided updates
on the undocumented
afghans. For details
please see below
minutes.
UNICEF SER is waiting
for UNICEF H.Q as the
issue has been
discussed with UNICEF
Pakistan. Shipment is
still pending.
IRC shared information
on their assistance with
UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM
and OCHA.
No feedback is
received from partners
on 3Ws.
Partners to provide feedback
on 3 W’s
Partners to relay concern on
decreasing stockpile in
Paktya in order to replenish
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Humanitarian actors
awaiting further details
on stockpiles from their
respective HQs. Details
to be shared with
OCHA with in the
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stocks.
month.
OCHA and UNICEF to hold
joint meetings with ACTD and
HNI-TPO in Paktia during
August to ensure their
participation in coordination
meetings .OCHA to Re-flag
this issue at HQ level.
HNI and ACTD
participation in HRT
meeting has been
discussed with ACTD
and HNI and now both
organizations
participate actively.
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
Winterization planning ( 15 Minutes )
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Preparation for winterization planning has been discussed with humanitarian actors in
HRT meeting. UNHCR updated on their winterization program for both host IDPs and for
the NWA agency refugees. For host IDPs their winterization plan is 3000 winterization
packages and 1500 for Paktya and 1500 for Khost. UNHCR is also planning to cover the
NWA families in winterization in both Khost and Paktika based on verified figures of
NWA refugees.
UNHCR central region will update on winterization plan for Ghazni province.
IRC has winterization planning and will cover 800 families in Paktya and 800 families in
Khost province.
Care International will provide winterization packages in Ghazni center to 900 families,
300 in Malistan , 300 in Jaghori and 300 in Nawur district of Ghazni province.
IOM do not support usual winterization but according to IOM criteria if found vulnerable
will provide IOM NFI kits.
WHO has ARI and CDD kits at regional level and will distribute in time of emergency.
HNI and ACTD has budget for wood to keep warm their health facilities during the harsh
winter season.
UNHCR to confirm the
winterization packages for
NWAs refugees.
UNHCR central region to
update HRT on winterization
packages for Ghazni
province.
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Updates on NWA refugees response – UNHCR ( 15 Minutes )
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UNHCR updated the HRT members that the number of NWA refugees has increased to
around 25,000 families in Khost and around 8,000 in Paktika province. UNHCR IPs in
both provinces are doing identification and cross verification on the number of families to
finalize the exact figures.
UNHCR also raised concerned on the lack of trusted NGOs who can conduct
assessments of the NWA refugees in Terizai and Spera district of Khost province.
For Khost NWA refugees , WFP and UNHCR distributed food to 4100 families and NFI
to 2300 families in Gulan camp and Matun centre district of Khost province
For Paktika NWA refugees, WFP and UNCHR provided food to 4013 families and NFI to
3993 families in Barmal district. The government provided FI and NFI to 350 NWA
families in Urgun district.
From June to September 2014 UNICEF and WHO conducted six rounds of polio
vaccination for NWA refugees and in each round covered around 6500 children in
Paktika and 23,200 in Khost..
UNICEF recently allocated funding for education to NRC for Gulan camp, Lakan and
Matun.
UNICEF Afghanistan is in contact with UNICEF Pakistan to get Pakistani textbooks.
UNICEF will fund digging of 80 water points in Paktika, 50 in Barmal and 30 in Urgun
district.
IRC assessed 26 NWA families settled in Zaho and Milan area of Gardez/centre district
of Paktya province.
IOM mentioned that their identification for undocumented Afghans from NWA are
ongoing and at this stage identified 500 undocumented families in Khost and 48 families
in Paktika province.
IOM provided transportation cost to a family migrated from NWA to Paktya and then to
Balkh province.
UNHCR to confirm the
number of NWA refugees in
Khost and in Paktika
provinces.
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UNICEF SER to update HRT
on the provision of Pakistani
textbooks to NWA refugees.
UNHR through its IP will
assess the 26 NWA families
and if found vulnerable will
provide assistance.
IOM to share updates on
undocumented afghans for
next HRT meeting.
HNI, ACTD and Emergency
to update next HRT on the
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status of CHF fund.
CHF/ CERF Briefing (10 Minutes )
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OCHA informed HRT member on the Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) and the current CHF
funds to HNI, ACTD and Emergency in Paktya, Khost, Paktika and in Ghazni provinces.
OCHA also informed on the 4 million USD Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) fund for
NWA refugees: Two million USD for food assistance, 0.5 million for shelter assistance, 0.5
million in mine clearance/awareness, 0.5 million in WASH, 465,000 USD in emergency health.
2015 CHAP overview (10 Minutes )
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UNOCHA provided information the Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) for 2015. A short
presentation slides showed had vulnerability in different clusters in SER provinces.
UNOCHA urged humanitarian actors to closely review the relevant parts of the CHAP 2015 and
share inputs, comments and feedback with clusters leads at national level.
IRC provided assistance to nine IDPs families from Jaji Aroub district to Gardez city of Paktya
province.
In Paktya, Gardez district, Care International distributed NFI to 47 flood affected families, 24 in
Garda Sirai, 14 in Waza Zadran and nine in Gardez centre district. The distribution took place at
ANDMA Gardez office where ANDMA also distributed its cash assistance among 47 flood
affected families; 15,000 afs to each family among those whose houses were totally damaged.
UNHCR updated HRT members that UNHCR will open an office in Khost province and
welcomed UN agencies to provide an office space if UN agencies willing to have their presence
in Khost province.
UN agencies to update next
HRT on the status of CERF
fund for NWA refugees.
HRT members to provide
feedback to OCHA on CHAP
2015 by 25th October 2015.
UNHR through its IP will
assess the 9 Jaji Aroub IDPs
families to Centre Gardez and
if found vulnerable will
provide assistance.
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Date: 01 October 2014, SER HRT members in HRT meeting
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