The United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) today released key operational updates from the refugee response in Ethiopia, including Eritrean refugees in Tigray and efforts to prevent and respond to COVID-19.
COVID-19 context: As of 7 May 2021, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 261,580 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 3,840 deaths in the country. A total of 1,287,801 people in priority groups were vaccinated against COVID-19, including 1,218 refugees.
Tigray Emergency: The humanitarian situation across the Tigray Region remains deeply concerning for refugees, the internally displaced and host communities. Civilians have endured six months of conflict with only extremely limited basic services and assistance available, leading to a significant escalation in humanitarian needs with new displacement ongoing.
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UNHCR Ethiopia COVID-19 and Operational Update (16 April 2021)
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COVID-19 context: As of 15 April 2021, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 236,554 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 3,285 deaths in the country. According to a UN report, the cases continue to increase and an average of 1,837 cases were reported daily in the last 7 days, with the overall positivity rate standing at 9.5%.
COVID-19 vaccines: Ethiopia rolled out its COVID-19 vaccination campaign in March, prioritizing frontline health workers, individuals with underlying severe vulnerability conditions and elderly people. More than 400 refugees volunteering in the health centres in refugee camps in the Gambella Region have been vaccinated.
Tigray Emergency: On 18th March a joint OCHA-UNHCR mission gained access to Shimelba and Hitsats refugee camps for the first time since November 2020, amid ongoing security concerns. UNHCR staff found both camps have now been completely destroyed, and all the humani
Tasks to be performed by the contractor
The main task to be performed by the contractor is the rollout of CAMIS application in Amhara and Gambella regional states to capacitate the partner organizations in digital land investment management and monitoring system.
The contractor is responsible for providing the following services:
· Design and install data center
· Customize and install CAMIS software on a server
· Configure CAMIS application and relevant data set in each workstation in Wenberma woreda (23 agricultural investment projects) and Gambella Zuria woreda (153 investment projects) in Amhara and Gambella region respectively.
· Supervise and support the operation of the data encoding in the farm management and the whole process in the second pilot woredas Debre Elias (13 investment projects) and Gambella region respectively.