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MCIC
Situation report Macedonia no. 27/2001 |
December 3 -9, 2001
SKOPJE, December 10th, 2001
HUMANITARIAN SITUATION
Displaced persons
The Macedonian Red Cross announces the number of IDPs (internally
displaced persons) once a month. According to the last information, there
are 53,797 IDPs in total. The MRC is carrying out the re-registration of
IDPs and there are no new data yet.
No changes in the number of refugees returning from
Kosovo.
According to the UNHCR, there are about 12,000 refugees (ethnic
Albanians) from Macedonia accommodated in Kosovo. So far, 64,000 have
returned to Macedonia.
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
Food
During November, ICRC distributed food to 26.000 beneficiaries. Food and
non-food items for a period of three months were distributed to 600
families in Skopska Crna Gora.
On December 7, El Hilal distributed 20 t of food and
clothes in the Municipality of Lipkovo. On December 8, 6 t of food were
distributed to Matejce.
Health
No new activities in this period.
Shelters
On December 5, the Embassy of FR Germany, in cooperation with
Caritas-Germany distributed winter clothes parcels to 320 IDPs
accommodated in "Olympic Village" collective center. Winter clothes will
be distributed in the other collective centers as well.
On December 5, the UNHCR distributed parcels for
returnees for 80 households in the village of Selce. Cesvi distributes
firewood donated by the UNHCR. A total of 26,000 m³ will be distributed.
In Tetovo area, firewood for 1,600 households will be distributed. Each
family will receive 2 m³ of firewood. Firewood was also distributed in the
collective centres Kristal and Dolno Konjare in Kumanovo.
MCIC completed the distribution of construction
materials needed for repairing of 648 damaged houses in Skopje, Tetovo and
Kumanovo areas.
On December 5, El Hilal's branch from Struga
distributed construction material in the Municipality of Lipkovo
Water-supply and sanitation
No new activities in this period.
Schools and education
On December 5, the elementary school in Semsevo village was put in use.
This school was reconstructed by the German KFOR contingent.
Humanitarian mine disposal
Mine-cleaning operations in the Kumanovo villages of Otlja and Matejce
continue.
In order to provide safe return of displaced persons, the UN Mine Disposal
Agency, in cooperation with UNICEF, requested US$ 372,000 from the UN
budget for 2002 for its activities in Macedonia.
Protection and human rights
No new activities in this period.
Psychosocial activities
The SOS humanitarian organization from Kumanovo is providing
psychosocial assistance for the IDPs accommodated in the collective
centers in Kumanovo.
Post-crisis rehabilitation
According to the European Union program, approximately 250 houses in the
regions of crisis are to be repaired by February 2002, and the electricity
network ought to be replaced.
The Kingdom of Holland, more specifically the Ministry of Agriculture,
Natural Treasures and Fishing, offered assistance in animal feed worth US$
600,000 to Macedonia, intended for overcoming the crisis.
MCIC distributed animal feed for 318 households in
Slatino, 420 in Neraste and 560 in Otlja. Each family will receive a sack
(40 kilograms) of animal feed.
HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION
Financing
The UN agencies in Macedonia have requested US$ 41 million meant for
providing assistance to 100,000 internally displaced persons and families
in the regions impacted by the crisis. These funds would be part of the
joint program of the UN agencies for humanitarian operations in Southeast
Europe in 2002, aimed to provide assistance to 260,000 persons who will
indirectly benefit from stabilization of the communities, as well as from
confidence-building activities.
International representatives conditionalize the
donors' conference. The donors' conference for Macedonia will be held if
the Assembly adopts the Law on Local Self-government. The Macedonian
Government and IMF reached an agreement on December 5. According to this
agreement, in the next six months (January 1 – June 30, 2002) the IMF will
monitor the realization of the projected macroeconomic policy of the
country.
Coordination
18th meeting of the National Humanitarian Coordination. The Head of the
Refugees, Displaced Persons and Humanitarian Aid Department at the
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs chaired the meeting. He informed
that Ms. Dosta Dimovska was appointed new co-ordinator of the Governmental
Body for Crises Management. Reconstruction of the heating systems in four
collective centres is currently going on.
ICRC informed that the process of re-registration is
soon to be finished and that the new numbers on IDPs will soon be
available. The distribution of food for IDPs in the collective centres
will continue.
UNHCR informed that a joint appeal of the UN agencies
deployed in the country had been promoted, requesting for 41 million US$
for humanitarian activities in the country and provision of aid for IDPs
and refugees.
UNICEF informed that the distribution of school
equipment and school textbooks would start the following week. Also, the
distribution of winter clothes intended for displaced persons and children
refugees (0-18 years) accommodated in collective centres will start.
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