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Congolese Refugee Crisis in Uganda, (18-002-SP)
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Call for applications for DERF funding of emergency relief interventions responding to the following eligible humanitarian crisis: Title: Congolese Refugee Crisis in Uganda Location(s): Uganda DERF Funding Modality: DERF Funding Modality 2 Life-Saving & Stabilization Deadline for submission of applications: Applications are received through the online application system and processed on an ongoing basis from DERF activation Thursday 15 February 2018 until close of this Call for applications on Tuesday 03 April 2018 at 23:59 hrs. The following additional conditions will apply for this Call: 1.The DERF will allocate a total of DKK 5.000.000 for this Call. As is current practice, applications will be processed on an ongoing basis as they are received. 2.Applicants can apply for up to DKK 1.500.000 DERF funding under this Call. Applications will be processed on an ongoing basis as they are received. Once all funds available for this Call have been allocated to individual intervention applications, no further processing of applications shall be undertaken. This is irrespective of whether these were submitted within the deadline for the Call. All applicants shall be informed. |
| Alert title and location(s) | Alert type, source and date | Crisis type | Information on the humanitarian crisis and emergency relief needs | Known non-HPA DK org in crisis location(s) | Assessment of DERF relevance |
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Title: Congolese Refugee Crisis in Uganda Location: Uganda (Kisoro, Hoima and Kyegegwa districts) |
Type: Other Appeal Source: CARE DK Date: UNHCR appeal of 06 February 2018 Supplemented with crisis, refugee and humanitarian funding data and analysis from ACAPS, ReliefWeb, UNHCR and UN OCHA | Rapid onset | Congolese refugee crisis in Uganda On and since 18 December 2017 there has been an escalation of violence in Ituri and North Kivu provinces of north-east Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) causing an increased refugee influx into Uganda. (Source: ACAPS 10.01.2018 Briefing Note). The recent intensification of inter-communal violence in Ituri and North Kivu provinces in DRC presents a spike in a protracted low-level conflict which has existed since 2003. As per the alert note submitted violence is directly targeting the affected populations with reports of mass killings and the burning down of entire villages. Of the refugees arriving currently in Uganda, the majority are according to the Alert Note women and children. These are particularly vulnerable groups during conflict, flight and within refugee settlements. According to the Uganda inter-agency emergency update on the DRC Situation #13 of 09 February 2018, Uganda has received 24,714 new arrivals during the first month of this year adding to the existing Congolese refugee population of 242,450 in Uganda, and expects to receive an additional 60.000 during 2018. The current settlements for the Congolese refugees are Kisoro, Hoima and Kyegegwa districts of South West and Western Uganda. Particular Vulnerable Groups: Amongst both the internally displaced as well as the refugee populations, persons over 60 years, unaccompanied and separated minors, female headed households, young girls and women at risk of sexual and gender based violence, and persons with disabilities constitute particular vulnerable groups.
Funding situation: In Uganda humanitarian funding increased sharply with more than 50% in 2017 mainly in response to the massive influx of South Sudanese refugees. The response was however not fully funded. While there is no detailed information on the focus of the achieved funding in January 2018 of US Dollar 48,291,477 - it does include a contribution from the Canadian Government through Save the Children Alliance in Uganda of US Dollar 178,571 (equivalent of approximately DKK 1m) towards responding to the influx of DRC refugees. Source: OCHA Financial Tracking Service (FTS) website 14 Feb. 2018. Ensuring value addition of potential DERF funding is as always critical. Host communities under stress: As Uganda is already hosting almost 1.4m refugees from neighboring countries, including more than 1m refugees from South Sudan, the resources and capacities to adequately respond of the affected Ugandan host communities, districts and national structures are under pressure.
Prioritized Emergency and Stabilization actions include:
| Uganda: approx. 50 organisatons 21 of these are currently implementing CISU funded projects (21 funded through the Civil Society Fund and 2 through the Danish Emergency Relief Fund) Intentions to apply DERF: the Alerting organisation. Others have not been asked |
Critical emergency and/or protection needs: Yes Timeliness potential of DERF funded interventions: OK Danish Presence and capacity to respond: OK Funding gap: OK Particular vulnerable groups: Yes Recommendation: Activate DERF. |