REFUGEE RETURNEES REGISTRATION In partnership with NIS, NEMA, and SEMA

OVERVIEW UNHCR in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), NEMA, SEMA, Nigerian Red Cross and the Ministry of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement have conducted registration of Nigerian returnees in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe state. Registration in Adamawa state commenced in August 2015, in Borno state from May 2016 and in Yobe from June 2016. The registration aims to: Register Nigerian Returnees according to acceptable standards; Obtain a demographic breakdown of the population; Assist relocation from Adamawa to Borno state including proper and organized manifest; Identify specific needs and most vulnerable individuals; Provide humanitarian assistance and better protection intervention.

KEY FIGURES - DEMOGRAPHICS 195,544 74% 72% Individuals 38,563 Of the household have destroyed or damaged properties Of the household not provided with food or water Households have been registered by National Immigration Service 60% Of the returnees are children  82%  55% Of the returnees were unregistered in country of asylum Of the household heard the security situation in Nigeria has improved prompting their return

KEY FIGURES - GEOGRAPHIC # OF RETURNEES REGISTERED PER BORDER POINTS Damasak Geidam Gashua Gamboru # OF RETURNEES REGISTERED PER COUNTRY OF ASYLUM Sahuda

KEY FIGURES - TRENDS Displacement trends to country of asylum Return trends back to Nigeria

Consultations among humanitarian and development partners SOLUTIONS STRATEGY Consultations among humanitarian and development partners

BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT State Governments’ plan to close camps; vast number of IDPs remain in host communities. Movement of displaced populations to LGA capitals. RC’s vision on developing a return/solution strategy. Displacement, security dynamics and return context specific ( Yobe, Adamawa and Borno).

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Government’s plan and commitment Return of IDPs and refugees (over 1 million) Resilience and agency of IDPs and refugees Improved access/recovery of many LGA Development actors’ engagement (World Bank, EU, UN and donors) Risks: Lack of policy/legal framework Insecurity and ongoing conflict Focus on camps Limited data and information Voluntariness of return Limited presence of actor and authorities Military predominant role Limited cross-border trade

STRATEGIC VISIONS To support the development, financing, implementation and monitoring of joint, integrated and holistic programmatic interventions by humanitarian and development actors in affected North Eastern Nigerian states to support solutions including in areas where IDPs and refugees have returned voluntarily.

STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES Human rights, governance and rule of law Humanitarian and development partnership and linkage Centrality of state responsibility and local capacity Community participation and involvement Principled humanitarian action Do no harm & AAP Evidence based programing Protection

PRIORITY AREAS Promoting solutions Service delivery Intention survey Monitoring return Mapping local capacity Advocacy and capacity on standards Reconciliation and peacebuilding Community participation and engagement Service delivery Food and nutrition ( production and markets) Health and education services Minimum assistance package Water and sanitation Shelter ( transitional and permanent) Protection and psychosocial services Security and institutional Policy and legal framework (HLP, tripartite ) Local LGA capacity mapping, reesablishment of civilian authorities and mine action Law and order including informal justice system De-radicalization, DDR etc Economic recovery Livelihood and skill acquisition programs Provide agriculture inputs Rehabilitation of local infrastructure Distribution of agricultural inputs

STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES Human rights, governance and rule of law Humanitarian and development partnership and linkage Centrality of state responsibility and local capacity Community participation and involvement Principled humanitarian action Do no harm & AAP Evidence based programing Protection

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