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MCIC
Situation report Macedonia no. 19/2001 |
October 8-14, 2001
Skopje, October 15th, 2001
HUMANITARIAN SITUATION
Number of IDPs slightly increased.
According to the Macedonian Red Cross, the total number of internally
displaced persons (IDPs) is 53,797. Of them, 3,547 are accommodated in
collective centers.
Refugees return from Kosovo to Macedonia.
According to the UNHCR, there are about 25,000 refugees (ethnic Albanians)
from Macedonia in Kosovo, and so far 57,000 have returned to Macedonia.
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
Food
El Hilal continues with the distribution of food and hygiene products
in the regions impacted by the crisis Last week, El Hilal distributed
75 tones in the villages Selce and Lipkovo, 7,4 tones to Drenovec and
16,5 tones in Dvorce and Radusa.
The "Milosrdie" carried out distribution of food packages for
the collective centers: 96 packages to Olympic village collective center,
140 to Pelagonija, 230 to Stiv Naumov, 34 to Ranka Milanovic, 52 to Tome
Senic, 46 to Partenij Zografski, 30 to May 25th, 47 to Zdravko Cvetkovski
and 14 to Megjasi.
The MCIC distributed 10 tons of fooder to the villages Otlja and Matejce.
Health
With logistic support from El Hilal, medical teams from Skopje carried
out estimation of the medical buildings in Grupcino, Aracinovo, Studenicani
and Batinci villages.
With logistic support from MCIC, the estimation in the Lipkovo region
was also completed.
Shelters
After the carried evaluation of the damage caused on houses in Skopje,
Kumanovo and Tetovo areas, numerous organizations expressed readiness
to participate in the projects for reconstruction. The International Rescue
Committee (IRC) will carry out repairs in six villages in Kumanovo area
and two in Tetovo (Lisec and Gajre). Shelter Now International will carry
out repairing activities in Aracinovo, Orlanci, Mojanci, Grusino and Ljuboten;
Movimondo will carry out the same activities in Tearce, Lesok and several
other villages in Tearce municipality; Children's Aid Direct will carry
out repairs on the houses that suffered damage from second and third category
in Matejce and Opae; Mercy Corps is in charge of the repairs in Tetovo
city and Selce village; the Danish Refugee Council in Sipkovica; The German
Red Cross in Ropalce and Slupcane villages and ADRA in the Tetovo region.
The MCIC will carry out the reconstruction activities in Vratnica and
in the area from Vratnica to Tearce, as well as in Otlja and Matejce where
they will repair the houses that suffered damage from first category.
The MCIC will also carry out the repairs in the village of Radusa. The
distribution of building materials for 10 users (of total of 18) was completed
in the village of Lopate.
UNICEF is carrying out estimation for the winter needs of the displaced
children up to two years of age. According to the reports, winter cloths
will be distributed to approximately 15,000 children.
The SDR continues with the verification of the list of users of the project
"cash for shelter" and they hope to complete the first payment
by the end of October.
Water supply and sanitation
No new activities in this period.
Schools and education
At the last coordination meeting organized by UNICEF, the possibilities
for reconstruction of the damaged school buildings in the regions of crisis
were presented. 10 out of total of 12 schools will be reconstructed in
the first phase, and nine out of 13 in the second. The Solidarites will
carry out most of the repairing activities using ECHO funds, and the Catholic
Relief Services - CRS, World Vision and the MCIC will be also included
in the project. The MCIC will carry out reconstruction of the schools
in Matejce and Slatino and will carry out evaluation of the school building
in the village of Radusa.
On October 12-13, the students, ethnic Albanians, from three highschools
in Kumanovo started a self-organized education in the elementary schools
"Naim Fraseri" and "Bajram Sabani." Due to security
reasons they demanded to attend the classes separate from the other students.
Humanitarian demining
Two teams composed of 35 persons, who will carry out the de-mining
in the areas of Tetovo and Kumanovo, are expected to arrive from Bosnia.
Protection and human rights
A two-day seminar titled as "Freedom of expression in democratic
society and the role of the media and the courts: Implementation of Article
10 from the European convention for human rights" took place in Skopje
on October 15th. The seminar is organized by the Courts' Association in
the Republic of Macedonia - Center for continuous education, the Council
of Europe - Department of Human Rights and the Council of Europe Information
Office in Skopje.
Psychosocial activities
Medjashi, SASM, OOSM and ROZM "Daja" continuously work on providing
psychosocial support to the displaced children and women.
Post-crisis rehabilitation
The UNHCR is preparing assistance for the citizens of Neprosteno for renewal
of the cattle fund, destroyed during the military actions.
HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION
Financing
No new activities in this period
Humanitarian Coordination
12th meeting of the NGO humanitarian coordination.
The organizations submitted reports for the realized activities in the
past week. The "Mesecina" representative noted that the requests
from the humanitarian coordination were not fully presented at the National
Humanitarian Coordination meeting. He also pointed to the problem with
the villages in Gorna Reka region, where food and hygiene products assistance
is needed. The access to these regions is still forbidden. The representative
of Natira stressed that the population from the Lipkovo region insisted
to return to their homes. As a conclusion, they decided to initiate a
meeting with the UNHCR, which would be focused on the quick start projects.
They also suggested reception of a member from the regional coordination
body from Tetovo, who would participate in the work of the NGO humanitarian
coordination.
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