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North Sumatra to conduct a rapid assessment on living conditions of IDP from 
Aceh in North Sumatra. The mission visited IDPs sites in Harapan Jaya and 
Piturah Villages, Sei Lepan sub-district and Air Hitam Village, Stabat sub-
district. 

Population movement 
WHO reported from the Crisis Centre (CC) at the Provincial Health Department 
(PHD) that as of Monday (30 June), 8,737 families (a total of 38,664 people 
including 1,258 infants, 5,049 children between 1 to 5 of age, 367 pregnant 
women and 1,113 elderly people) are displaced as IDPs in Aceh Jaya, West Aceh, 
South Aceh, South West Aceh, Aceh Tamiang, Pidie, East Aceh, North Aceh, Bireun 
and Aceh Tenggara districts. 

Seven thousand people from 5 villages in Nisam sub-district fled their homes to 
Alue Papeun village of North Aceh on Monday (30 June) to seek refuge as 
fighting intensified in the sub-district. Two IDPs, a three year old baby and a 
lactating mother, died in the camp. 

Five hundred people from Sungai Mas sub-district of West Aceh district left 
their villages on Monday (30 June) to join some 1,200 IDPs sheltering in an 
abandoned housing complex set up by the Government in Alue Peunyareng village, 
Meureubo sub-district of West Aceh. 

Health 
Health officials reported on Sunday (29 June) that 679 IDPs have been treated 
for various diseases including skin disorders, diarrhoea and respiratory cases 
in Alue Peunyareng village, Meureubo sub-district of West Aceh. 

A local newspaper, Waspada, reported on Tuesday (1 July) that the Health Crisis 
Centre officials informed that 124 persons out of 1,455 IDPs in Bendahara and 
Seruway sub-districts of Aceh Tamiang district are suffering from depression 
symptoms. Another 541 are suffering from scabies. 

Water and Sanitation 
A local newspaper, Serambi Indonesia, reported on Tuesday (1 July) that 188 
displaced families (750 people) in Reuluet Camp, Muara Dua sub-district of 
North Aceh are suffering from lack of clean water supply since their 
displacement on 18 June. 

Education 
UNICEF received information from the Provincial Education Department that from 
19 May to 3 July, 529 schools had been burnt in Aceh province. 

Military officials reported on Monday (30 June) that TNI and the police with 
the help of local communities were restoring 92 out of more than 500 burned 
schools in Aceh. 

Officials from the District Education Department reported on Thursday (3 July) 
that GAM torched five schools in Blang Mangat sub-district of North Aceh 
district on Wednesday (2 July) destroying most of the schools' learning 
facilities and student documents. 

3. CENTRAL SULAWESI 

General Situation 
A local newspaper, Radar Sulteng, reported on Monday (30 June) that Palu 
District Court sentenced Farihin alias Ibnu on Saturday (28 June) to 2.6 years 
in prison for illegally possessing 2,575 ammunition pieces and 12,943 
incendiary devices. While in the same day, Poso District Court sentenced 
Bharatu Zukeus Juan alias Jack, a Mobile Brigade Police officer from East 
Kalimantan to 1.6 years in prison for shooting a bus passenger in Kayamanya of 
Poso Kota sub-district. 

Radar Sulteng reported on Saturday (28 June) that Provincial Police is hunting 
38 people who are all allegedly involved in various cases of mysterious 
shootings, burning and other criminal activities in Poso. On Friday (27 June) 
the Provincial Police arrested Pian, one of the 38 suspects, in a hotel in 
Palu. Pian was allegedly involved in the murder of Anak Agung Ketut Pujawan, a 
Malakosa resident of Parigi Mouting, and John Dulang in Poso Pesisir. 

A local tabloid, Poso Post, reported in its 23 June - 10 July edition, that 
there were 575 families (2,300 people) of Poso IDPs in North Sulawesi and they 
had never received assistance from the North Sulawesi Social Affairs 
Department. 

Food Security and Agriculture 
Under its Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition (SAN) programme, CARE is 
conducting a survey on data of poor families and children under five in Poso 
Pesisir, Poso Kota Lage, Tojo and West Tojo sub-districts of Poso district. 

Health 
On Wednesday (2 July), IMC conducted an Information, Education and 
Communication (IEC) campaign focusing on Safe Motherhood through a local radio 
station in Poso Kota sub-district, Bhayangkara. 

IMC conducted an IEC campaign focusing on Immunization and Safe Motherhood 
during Posyandu activity on Thursday (3 July) in Kasintuwu of Poso Kota sub-
district. Twenty three children under five and 3 pregnant women participated in 
the campaign. 

Education 
On Wednesday and Tuesday (30 June and 2 July), Mercy Corps received proposals 
on school support programme from LNGOs (Harapan Kita, Yayasan Sejati and 
Yayasan Putra Bangsa). 

Water and Sanitation 
On 27 July, Mercy Corps conducted pre-monitoring on progress of construction of 
water facility in Pantangolemba of Poso Pesisir sub-district. The project is 
implemented by its local partner, YPM-GKST. 

On Monday (30 June), Mercy Corps received a proposal on Water and Sanitation 
Hygiene (WaSH) programme in Malei of Lage sub-district from an LNGO, Yayasan 
Wasantara. 

On Tuesday (1 July), Mercy Corps commenced its three-day WaSH training at 
Unsimar University in Poso Kota sub-district. Forty participants from 17 LNGOs 
participated in the training. 

Economic Recovery and Infrastructure 


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