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2020-09 Factsheet

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ZOA: Acute Shelter need in Bzbz informal settlement

Highlights

  • In May, close to 9,000 IDPs living in critical shelter outside of camps in Dohuk governorate were provided with Sealing Off Kits by Caritas Czech Republic through IHF funding, with full respect for COVID-19 mitigation measures, providing individual distributions and training for HHs.
  • Shelter Cluster Iraq has extended its support to health and CCCM actors who need tents for medical or COVID-19 screening purposes outside and in camps, along with full support for quarantine and isolation areas in IDP camps and regularly participates at camp-level multi-cluster discussions on their set-up and management.
  • COVID-19 OUTBREAK RESPONSE STRATEGY

    The Iraq Shelter Cluster’s strategy for the COVID-19 response has been expanded, to align with the Health Cluster scenario planning, where a collapse of the health system is envisaged, should cases increasingly overwhelm current government structures. In certain governorates, IDPs returning to their camp of residence, had to quarantine inside their tent, where social distancing for 14 days was very challenging. Similarly, other inadequate living spaces such as informal sites may be overcrowded, posing a risk if people cannot properly self-isolate from the rest of their family or community. Hence, the Shelter Cluster plans to provide temporary shelter (tents) and basic household items for quarantine and isolation areas either in IDP camps, and/or adjacent to existing health facilities, so as to help decongestion while respecting strict IPC protocols.

NFI

Shelter

Coverage against targets

Need analysis

As per the IOM-led DTM report, 1.3 million IDPs and 4.7 million Returnees have been identified across the country, from Jan 2014 to September 2020

The number of IDPs continues to decrease (from 2.6 million as of Dec 2017 to 1.3 million as of Sep. 2020); while the numbers of returnees has increased (from 3.2 million, end of Dec.2017 to 4.7 million, end of Sep.2020).

  • 23% of those IDPs are in camps, while 69% are currently in private settings (in rented accommodation or with host families); 8% remain in critical shelter arrangements (unfinished/abandoned building; school/religious buildings and informal settlements).
  • 95% of the returnees are in their habitual residence, 2% in private settings while 3% live in critical shelter arrangement such as informal settlements, unfinished and abandoned buildings, schools, religious structures.

Response

Out of the overall SNFI Cluster target of 524,750 individuals, 158,924 (93%) have been assisted with NFI kits65,535 (18%) have benefited from shelter interventions:

  • 82,815 people living in camps and informal settlements have been reached with NFI kits; 10,441 people have been provided with emergency shelter interventions.
  • 40,157 people living out of camps have been reached with NFI kits; 27,123 people have been provided with emergency shelter interventions.
  • 35,952 returnees have been reached with NFI kits; 27,971 people were assisted with either emergency repairs of War Damaged Shelter (WDS) or provided with Sealing-off Kits.

COVID-19 OUTBREAK RESPONSE 

  • The Iraq Shelter Cluster has closely worked with Health Cluster, WHO and other relevant ICCG members to prepare an operational guideline on how to set up and manage Quarantine and isolation areas in IDP camps. The guideline has been presented to both Shelter and CCCM partners and Q/I areas are being set up or under discussion with authorities
  • In several IDP camps, CCCM actors have started preparing for quarantine and isolation areas would COVID-19 cases be detected with Shelter Cluster supporting as needed. In four camps in Ninewa and Kirkuk a capacity for up to 80 quarantine cases has already been set up and is operational.

Gaps / challenges

  • Four IHF projects are finishing in Sept-Oct and have targeted 6,730 families living in critical shelter out of camps. Depending on needs, beneficiaries were provided with Sealing Off Kits, UAB rehabilitation or rental subsidies, and NFIs
  • Following the easing of movement restrictions within and between governorates, more partners have been able to complete WDS repairs. In September 12,871 individuals benefited from completed house rehabilitation.
  • Quarantine and isolation areas in camps to respond to the risk of COVID-19 are still under discussion, most notably in Dahuk where technical layouts are prepared but implementation is expected to start soon.
  • Shelter Cluster is in the process of articulating the sectoral needs for the HNO and coordinating with other clusters on engagement with development and stabilization actors and possible transitioning of some activities for 2021.