Ethiopia Crisis Response Plan 2021

IOM VISION UPDATED: 30 MAR 2021

$111,972,800
IOM Ethiopia plans to provide timely and tailored humanitarian assistance and Funding Required
resilience programming for crisis-affected populations in Ethiopia and
vulnerable migrant returnees, aiming towards durable and sustainable 1,779,073
solutions. People Targeted

100
IOM PROPOSED RESPONSE Entities Targeted

FUNDING PEOPLE CONTACT INFORMATION

OBJECTIVE
REQUIRED TARGETED
IOM Special Liaison Office in Ethiopia
Save lives and respond to needs through
69,772,800 1,565,629 Phone: +251 (0) 115571707 IOM
humanitarian assistance and protection
Ethiopia Programme Support Unit:
Address the drivers and longer term impacts of iomethiopiapsu@iom.int
crises and displacement through investments 35,500,000 210,000
in recovery and crisis prevention

Strengthen preparedness and reduce disaster PRIMARY TARGET GROUPS

2,200,000 10,000
risk

Contribute to an Evidence Based and Efficient 1. Internally displaced person

4,500,000 8,444
Crisis Response System 2. International migrant
3. Local population / community
4. Refugee
5. Former combatant / fighter

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SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RESPONSE 2021
TITLE FUNDING REQUIRED (USD) 2021

Save lives and respond to needs through humanitarian assistance and protection

Protection 3,000,000

Shelter, Settlements and Non-Food Items 35,406,800

Provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Emergencies 11,326,000

Camp Coordination and Camp Management 6,500,000

Health Support 6,165,000

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Response 3,000,000

Movement Assistance 4,375,000

Address the drivers and longer term impacts of crises and displacement through investments in recovery
and crisis prevention

Address the Socio-economic Impacts of Health Crises 6,500,000

Durable Solutions 6,000,000

Peacebuilding and peace preservation 18,000,000

Community stabilization 5,000,000

Strengthen preparedness and reduce disaster risk

Points of Entry 200,000

Disaster Prevention 2,000,000

Contribute to an Evidence Based and Efficient Crisis Response System

Displacement Tracking 4,000,000

First Line of Defence 500,000

Total Funding Required 111,972,800

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2021 - Ethiopia Crisis Response Plan 2021
CONTEXT ANALYSIS

Ethiopia faces one of the most complex human mobility environments in the world, with a range of social, economic,
political and climatic factors driving populations within and outside its borders. In 2020, the country faced a series of
shocks that particularly impacted displacement affected communities. The COVID-19 pandemic, the invasion of the
desert locust as well as the heavy floods in several parts of the country, all contributed to the increase in the vulnerability
of a population already living in precarious conditions. Incidences of political and intercommunal violence flared up in
several regions of the country as a result of the tensions around the postponed 2020 elections. In November 2020,
tensions between the national and regional governments developed into widespread conflict in the Tigray Region,
creating a volatile humanitarian situation as numerous civilians have been displaced. All these events pose high stakes
for the stability of the country.

Ethiopia has one of the world’s largest internally displaced populations with displacement risks remaining high in 2021.
According to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Report from August 2020, 1.82 million people are internally
displaced across 1,298 sites in Ethiopia. The primary drivers of this displacement were conflict – by a large margin – as
well as climatic shocks such as drought and floods. Ethiopia’s displacement landscape shifted significantly in 2019 and
2020 following the Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) plan to return or relocate internally displaced persons (IDPs)
nationwide, which led hundreds of thousands of IDPs to return to their areas of origin or relocate to land designated by
governmental bodies. Ethiopia is also the second largest refugee-hosting country in Africa, hosting mainly refugees from
South Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea and Sudan.

Living conditions for returnees, those who have relocated and IDPs alike, are dire and needs remain high. Shelter, safe
access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), basic health services, and critical non-food items (NFIs) are urgent for
all. Given the deterioration in the relationships between various levels of government and a recent uptick in conflict,
community stabilization, peacebuilding and reconciliation efforts are much needed in the country, both to resolve, and
prevent further conflict-induced internal displacement. In addition, disaster prevention and reduction efforts are essential
to reduce displacement associated with disasters related to natural hazards and climate risks and to strengthen resilience
by incorporating “build-back-better” measures in recovery and reconstruction.

Ethiopia is also a departure, transit and destination country for mixed migration flows in the region. The COVID-19
pandemic translated into increased challenges for spontaneous migrant returnees and deportees. Between 1 April and 31
December 2020, over 30,000 migrants returned to Ethiopia from Djibouti, Sudan, Somalia and Kenya - similar levels of
spontaneous returns are expected for 2021. The rate of forced returns from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
plummeted from a monthly average of 10,000 prior to COVID-19 to 721 during the rest of 2020. IOM estimates that as
many as 120,825 could return to Ethiopia from KSA over the course of 2021. With the recent closure of most quarantine
facilities designated for migrant returnees, immediate needs have shifted towards points of entry (PoEs), which are not
adequately equipped to provide support to returnees during the mandatory quarantine period. The mass return of
Ethiopian migrants has serious consequences not just for individual migrants and their families, but also for communities
and regions that already face significant socioeconomic challenges.

COORDINATION

IOM is a key agency and standing member of the Ethiopian Humanitarian Country Team (EHCT) and the GoE’s National
Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) preparedness and response efforts, such as the annual inter-agency
Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). As the Shelter/NFI (S/NFI) Cluster lead agency, co-chaired with the GoE/NDRMC, IOM
is a member of the Disaster Risk Management Technical Working Group (DRMTWG), the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group
(ICCG), and the National Flood Task Force (NFTF). IOM also co-leads the recently activated Camp Coordination and Camp
Management (CCCM) cluster with UNHCR. IOM has been a pioneer of durable solutions within the country and is co-chair
of the Federal Durable Solutions Working Group (DSWGs) and several Regional DSWGs. IOM is also an active member of:

Ethiopia Cash Working Group – Co-chair.

Interagency Accountability Working Group (IAAWG) - Co-chair.
National WASH Cluster Strategic Advisory Group (SAG).
National S/NFI Cluster SAG.
National Protection Cluster SAG IOM interventions are coordinated at all levels with relevant governmental, non-
governmental, and UN partners.

For the COVID-19 response, IOM is collaborating with the Emergency Coordination Cell (ECC) under NDRMC and its

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regional branches, and the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) under the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), which
are in charge of spearheading the national COVID-19 response. IOM’s interventions are coordinated at all levels with
relevant governmental, non-governmental, and UN partners. For instance, to support KSA returnees, IOM works closely
with government, UN and civil society partners to provide life-saving post-arrival assistance, reintegration assistance, and
special assistance to unaccompanied migrant children. In addition to day-to-day coordination between partners’
operational staff, activities are coordinated through a coordination platform and regular meetings. IOM Ethiopia is
furthermore coordinating joint planning of UN and civil society partners under the Migrant Response Plan (MRP) for
Yemen and the Horn of Africa.

IOM CAPACITY

IOM Ethiopia is headquartered in Addis Ababa, with a strong geographical presence across eight regions: Benishangul-
Gumuz (Assosa), Somali (Jigjiga), Gambella (Gambella), Oromia (Moyale, Bule Hora, Nekempte), Afar (Semera), Tigray
(Shire, Mekelle), Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (Hawassa), and Dire Dawa City. IOM furthermore recently
opened a Field Emergency Response Hub in Gondar, Amhara region, to respond to the Crisis in Northern Ethiopia. IOM
Ethiopia has more than 900 staff members, of whom more than 100 are working within the Emergency and Post-Crisis
(EPC) program across the country, including a grants-based program called the Rapid Response Fund through which
small grants fund INGOs and local NGOs. IOM has been a leader in emergency and post-crisis assistance in Ethiopia for
decades and continues to provide impartial and accountable services for displacement affected and at-risk communities
nationwide. IOM Ethiopia has a dedicated Migrant Health Department, providing comprehensive health services to
migrants and vulnerable populations across Ethiopia, including migration health assessments and travel assistance,
health assistance to migrants, and health and MHPSS response to crisis situations. IOM’s Migration Health Assessment
Centre (MHAC) in Addis Ababa currently provides First Line of Defence (FLoD) services to eligible UN staff and
dependents, i.e. health services consequential to COVID-19, thereby supporting staff and making it possible for the UN to
continue to operate.

SAVE LIVES AND RESPOND TO NEEDS THROUGH HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION

Funding Required People Targeted

$69,772,800 1,565,629

People Targeted Description

Target beneficiaries under this component are 1,343,500 displacement affected people. Beneficiary
communities participate in this effort from start to finish - from local women's committees supporting the
design and management of projects, to daily worker programs for the implementation of projects. Target
beneficiaries include 43,750 refugees assisted with relocation assistance. In addition, IOM will target 178,379
vulnerable returnees to Ethiopia, most of them forced returnees from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and
Ethiopia’s neighbouring countries who will be quarantined at Points of Entry, or other GoE designated
quarantine facilities as part of the government’s efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. IOM
foresees that among them could be as many as 11,400 unaccompanied migrant children (UMC).

PROTECTION

In order to strengthen the protection response to vulnerable returnee migrants at Points Funding Required
of Entry, IOM plans to carry out the following interventions: $3,000,000

Registration of returnees’ biodata to better identify the protection needs of

returnees and to facilitate referrals.
Family tracing and reunification.
Provision of safe return options in the form of cash for onward transportation
allowances to the most vulnerable returnees.
Protection monitoring and mainstreaming, particularly on aspects of child
protection, GBV, PSEA and rights-based approaches.
Training of key stakeholders, including government and non-government
agencies as well as IOM staff, on key protection issues such as child protection
and counter-trafficking and smuggling, and GBV risk mitigation.

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 SHELTER, SETTLEMENTS AND NON-FOOD ITEMS

IOM’s 2021 Shelter and Non-Food Items (S-NFI) program will pursue interventions Funding Required
supporting the nexus between emergency and recovery phases. Emergency response $35,406,800
interventions will ensure critical steps are taken to provide safety and dignity and
access to basic household supplies for displacement affected populations and returnee
migrants, while recovery programs will pursue participatory shelter repairs and
rehabilitation. Housing and land issues will be assessed and prioritized for support in all
relevant contexts to ensure adequate security of tenure and avoid the eviction of
beneficiaries. Cash-Based Interventions (CBI) will be considered dependent on the
context of each target area. Where possible, shelter interventions will be conducted
alongside WASH, Site Management Support (SMS), and Health sectors to increase the
impact of the response. Activities include:

Response to sudden displacement due to floods, drought, conflict and other

events through the appropriate response modality based on needs assessments,
including the provision of ES/NFI kits, basic shelter repair assistance (capacity
building and provision of rehabilitation kits) or cash-based interventions.
Establishment of an ES/NFI pipeline integrating hygiene needs (WASH items) to
guarantee timely emergency responses for internally displaced populations in
Ethiopia.
Decongestion activities in cluster prioritized IDP sites to mitigate the risks of
overcrowding due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Provision of emergency shelter and NFI kits to vulnerable migrants returning to
Ethiopia being required to quarantine/for their stay at Points of Entry.

PROVISION OF WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE IN EMERGENCIES

IOM’s 2020 WASH strategy will focus on the expansion of emergency response Funding Required
capacities to ensure timely and appropriate services across the country while $11,326,000
prioritising activities that reduce the likelihood of public health outbreaks in view of the
COVID-19 pandemic and other common diseases in Ethiopia. All distribution, training
and mass gathering activities will be implemented following national/WHO COVID-19
preventive measures to promote safety. Activities include:

Rehabilitation and expansion of water supply systems.

Construction or rehabilitation of communal sanitation facilities, including
handwashing facilities in health posts/facilities and schools, based on community
consultations and taking into account gender-specific needs.
Improvement and management of existing WASH facilities at entry and border
points.
Hygiene promotion and awareness-raising, including capacity building of
relevant local actors.
Provision of basic hygiene kits including menstrual hygiene management (MHM)
components.
Increasing cash-based intervention (CBI) opportunities within the WASH sector.

CAMP COORDINATION AND CAMP MANAGEMENT

In 2021, Site Management Support (SMS) teams will provide coordination and Funding Required
information management support to enable the provision of assistance and protection $6,500,000
to displaced populations and returnees, including activities to mitigate the spread of
COVID-19. Support will focus on the four pillars of response: - Site/Area Coordination,
including Information Management

Support to site management/local authorities for the coordination of

humanitarian response in their area of responsibility (IDP Sites, Kebele, Woreda,
etc.)
Production of information products for coordination and decision making,
including COVID-19 preparedness and response.

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- Site Planning, Maintenance & Upgrading

Maintenance/improvement of communal structures, small-scale sites or local

infrastructure.
Safety, accessibility, and protection risk audits, including on GBV. Identified risks
are addressed either through direct implementation (e.g. partitioning of
communal spaces) or referrals.

- Community Participation/Self-Governance Activities

Establishment and training of community representative bodies, such as site

management committees, Kebele committees (in return/out-of-site locations),
women’s committees and youth committees, to act as a liaison between
communities and humanitarian actors/authorities.
Running of community feedback mechanisms (CFM) in both IDP and returnee
locations, including referral of complaints to relevant actors for follow-
up/closure.

- Capacity Building

Camp/site management training for staff, authorities, partners and other

stakeholders, with an emphasis on COVID-19 mitigation and protection
mainstreaming, including GBV risk mitigation and response.

HEALTH SUPPORT

IOM seeks to strengthen and expand upon its core health activities in current areas and Funding Required
launch further support to new operational locations in response to needs, incorporating $6,165,000
COVID-19 support in its routine primary health care provision. IOM’s interventions are
closely coordinated and integrated with the governmental health system. Activities
include:

Provision of essential lifesaving primary health care services to underserved,

unreached, crisis-affected communities and returning IDPs.
Provision of sexual and reproductive health services and referral of GBV cases
using existing referral pathways as well as strengthened coordination with the
Protection Cluster.
Health and hygiene promotion on common communicable diseases and other
priority health topics.
Mass and routine vaccinations, particularly for children under five years and
women of childbearing age.
Rehabilitation of damaged or destroyed health facilities, including the provision
of medicines and medical supplies.
Deploying IOM Health Rapid Response Teams/Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams
(MHNTs) to assist governmental health offices at all levels in the early detection,
referral and emergency case management.
Supporting the disease surveillance, early warning and response system.
Health support for returnee migrants, including diseases surveillance and basic
medical support.

MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT IN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

In 2021, IOM will focus on providing mental health and psychosocial support activities, Funding Required
including counselling to IDPs and vulnerable returnee migrants, while capacitating local $3,000,000
actors to provide quality assistance. IOM applies an integrated approach to ensure that
community resilience is adequately boosted, while severe cases are properly supported
in line with IOM’s Manual on Community-Based MHPSS in Emergencies and
Displacement and government referral pathways. Activities include:

Provision of psychological first aid, screening and referral of severe cases for
displaced populations and vulnerable returnee migrants, including victims of
trafficking.
Expanding the buddy system and peer to peer networks for migrant returnees.

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 Capacity building of government, UN and non-government staff to provide
quality MHPSS services to IDPs and returnee migrants, while mainstreaming
COVID-19 prevention and response approaches.
Awareness-raising on sexual reproductive health stigma, gender-based violence
and protection of girls.
Support local partners in providing MHPSS services in areas of return to ensure
continuity of care.

MOVEMENT ASSISTANCE

In 2021, IOM, in coordination with UNHCR, government and other partners, will provide Funding Required
relocation assistance and protection in a timely, safe and dignified way for emergency $4,375,000
transportation from Points of Entry (PoEs) to designated camps in Ethiopia, as well as
relocation between camps. An effective feedback mechanism is in place to ensure
beneficiaries receive adequate and timely information on access to travel and
assistance. To ensure their safety and dignity, experienced medical and operations staff
are deployed in our operational areas. Activities include:

Pre-departure awareness and medical screening to evaluate fitness to travel for

significant protection concerns.
Referrals for urgent medical and vulnerable protection cases.
Operational escorts for movements.
Emergency transportation of refugees from PoEs to camps as well as inter-camp
transportation for protection purposes.
Providing medical escorts to the most vulnerable.

ADDRESS THE DRIVERS AND LONGER TERM IMPACTS OF CRISES AND DISPLACEMENT THROUGH
INVESTMENTS IN RECOVERY AND CRISIS PREVENTION

Funding Required People Targeted

$35,500,000 210,000

People Targeted Description

IOM seeks to respond to the needs of IDPs in protracted displacement as well as returnees who face a range of
challenges to achieving sustainable reintegration. IOM will also collaborate with community actors, such as
women's peace committees as agents of change, and marginalized groups, as well as relevant governmental
and non-governmental stakeholders. In addition, IOM will promote the sustainable reintegration of former
combatants.

ADDRESS THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF HEALTH CRISES

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 Funding Required
COVID-19 is expected to exacerbate the factors contributing to unsafe irregular $6,500,000
migration in the most vulnerable households of migration hotspot areas. IOM aims to
provide viable alternatives to (re)migration and to stabilise socioeconomically
distressed communities through community-based interventions in 20 key migration
hotspots. These interventions will promote partnerships among returnees and non-
migrant members of the community, as well as with local NGOs that have an active
presence at the grassroots level. Activities include:

Community resources mappings

Community-based reintegration projects such as community infrastructure
rehabilitations prioritizing lifesaving infrastructure in the immediate term and
critical economic infrastructure during the recovery phase or livelihoods projects
to recover livelihoods lost as a cause of COVID-19. This will include support for
small to medium enterprises to recover lost livelihoods
Individual reintegration assistance to 5,000 of the most vulnerable
returnees/community members, prioritizing households whose livelihoods have
been affected by the impacts of COVID-19.
Develop the capacities of local government and non-government actors with
livelihood support mandates to provide services to mitigate the negative socio-
economic impact of the crisis.
Conduct awareness-raising campaigns on safe migration practices,
mainstreaming COVID-19 prevention and IPC, in prominent areas of origin
reaching out to 55,000 community conversation group members.

DURABLE SOLUTIONS

With the overall goal of contributing to the Government of Ethiopia’s efforts to Funding Required
progressively resolve the displacement of IDPs in the country, IOM focuses on $6,000,000
supporting the implementation of the Durable Solutions Initiative (DSI) Ethiopia, jointly
launched by the GoE and the UN in December 2019. In 2021, IOM will continue to
support:

Establishing and/or coordinating federal, regional and zonal Durable Solutions

Working Groups (DSWG).
Providing technical support to federal and regional governments to deliver
principled durable solutions interventions.
Setting up national and regional governance systems for post-crisis recovery.
Increasing government and DSWGs’ institutional capacity for the
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of durable solutions, and improving
data for durable solutions policy and program design.
Community-Based Planning (CBP) processes to address communities’ self-
identified recovery priorities, including rehabilitation of community
infrastructure.

PEACEBUILDING AND PEACE PRESERVATION

Given the fragility of state and community structures, IOM supports national processes Funding Required
to promote peace and reconciliation and the building of an inclusive peace $18,000,000
infrastructure and dispute resolution mechanisms. Interventions aim to strengthen the
capacity of local government and local inter-governmental structures on conflict
prevention, as well as customary conflict resolution mechanisms. In addition, a bottom-
up approach focuses on communities at the grassroots level – IOM organizes interactive
community activities to find durable resolutions to conflicts and to foster stability and
social cohesion of various ethnic groups, including marginalized community members
such as youths, women and persons with disability. Activities will include:

Supporting community dialogues for communities to settle disputes and

grievances.
Strengthening customary and statutory conflict management mechanisms
through co-ordination platforms at different administrative levels.
Create/capacitate women peace platforms on the conflict management systems.

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 This platform will be used to discuss grievances and human rights violations and
linking them with the respective referral systems.
Capacity building of local government experts on conflict prevention and
resolution.
Establishing and strengthening Conflict Early Warning Systems at local level
through establishing situation rooms and capacitating the local government on
the Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN)
Revitalizing peace communities at the local level and advocating on inclusive
and peaceful communities through supporting the communities’ priorities such
as income-generating activities, rehabilitation of social services (schools, health
posts, water points etc.), and community cultural activities/games, etc.
Social and economic reintegration of former combatants, including MHPSS
support.

COMMUNITY STABILIZATION

IOM supports climate- and conflict-affected communities across Ethiopia to re-establish Funding Required
social, economic, and local, regional as well as federal governance structures in the $5,000,000
wake of crises. Interventions focus on working with community networks and local
governance structures to promote social cohesion and strengthen institutional capacity,
thus improving community self-reliance and the conditions necessary for recovery. IOM
also supports sustainable livelihood and economic activities to vulnerable IDPs, returnee
and host community households to improve their socio-economic conditions and
strengthen their local integration. In view of high youth unemployment and gender
disparities in Ethiopia, interventions focus on the socio-economic empowerment of
vulnerable youth and women. Activities include:

Supporting the rehabilitation and reconstruction of community infrastructure.

Trainings and practical work experience.
Livelihoods assistance through on- and off-farm enterprises.
Inclusive governance dialogue and training, ensuring community-driven
solutions and recovery through the community-based planning (CBP) model.

STRENGTHEN PREPAREDNESS AND REDUCE DISASTER RISK

Funding Required People Targeted

$2,200,000 10,000

People Targeted Description

Under this Objective, IOM will target government actors who are managing PoEs, focusing on health aspects of
border management, as well as local government structures and communities affected by displacement or at
risk of displacement due to natural hazards.

POINTS OF ENTRY

IOM will continue supporting Points of Entry (PoEs) and their main actors to strengthen Funding Required
health aspects of border management amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This will include: $200,000

Capacity development support to actors who are managing PoEs, particularly

regarding health aspects of border management.

DISASTER PREVENTION

Funding Required

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IOM uses a holistic two-fold approach to implement activities that contribute to disaster $2,000,000
risk reduction and uplift communities overall. On the one hand, IOM supports
preventing/mitigating displacement related to natural hazards through disaster
prevention mechanisms, preparedness and response. On the other hand, IOM supports
communities to build resilience through the recovery and reconstruction process in line
with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Activities include:

Hazard mapping and multi-hazard risk assessments.

Establishing community-based disaster risk management committees, including
early warning systems and sustainable livelihoods recovery.
Hazard resilient transitional shelter of housing and community infrastructure.
Dialogue initiatives on mobility, risks, and resilience.
Capacity building of the government on risk-informed policies and strategies,
protection measures and policy development.

CONTRIBUTE TO AN EVIDENCE BASED AND EFFICIENT CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM

Funding Required People Targeted

$4,500,000 8,444

People Targeted Description

IOM aims to provide the Government of Ethiopia, as well as humanitarian, recovery and development partners
with a reliable evidence base for planning, advocacy, and response. Targeted entities include government
ministries and humanitarian, recovery and development partners, including UN agencies and I/NNGOs. In
addition, IOM aims to provide critical health services to 8,444 eligible UN personnel, dependents, and other
persons in need of care referred by the UN, as part of the ‘First Line of Defence (FLOD)’ for the COVID-19
response.

DISPLACEMENT TRACKING

To provide the Government of Ethiopia and the crisis response community with a Funding Required
reliable evidence base for planning, advocacy, and response, IOM proposes a $4,000,000
comprehensive data collection strategy that will apply a holistic view on the different
trends and needs of mobile populations in Ethiopia. Activities will include:

Household Level Surveys: Multi Sectorial Needs Assessments to inform the

humanitarian planning cycle.
Site assessments: Multi-sector needs data of locations hosting 20 or more IDP
households nationwide.
Village assessments: Mapping of infrastructure and services of villages
hosting 5 or more returning IDP households to assess the socio-economic status
of return communities and their absorption capacity.
Event tracking: Weekly tracking of population movements nationwide,
triggering alerts for further assessment.
Flow monitoring: Regular and irregular migrant movements data (including
human trafficking) from strategic transit points nationwide to analyze regional
routes and inform developmental programming.
Thematic analyses: In 2021, IOM aims to produce thematic papers such as the
Durable Solutions Index Report and Stability Index Report to monitor community
stabilization, peace-building processes, safety and security, and livelihoods
opportunities in order to better bridge the Humanitarian Development Nexus
(HDN).

FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE

In 2021, IOM Ethiopia aims to continue providing critical health services to 8,444 eligible Funding Required
UN personnel, dependents, and other persons in need of care referred by the UN, as $500,000
part of the ‘First Line of Defence (FLOD)’ for the COVID-19 response. IOM’s Migration

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Health Assessment Clinics (MHACs) provide services encompassing a range of clinical
care services, including:

Monitoring of COVID-19 patients through tele-medicine.

Laboratory testing for COVID-19.
Outpatient consultation of non-COVID-19 cases.
Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) support from the regions of Ethiopia to Addis
Ababa.

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