1.    Darfur NFI Common Pipeline update

2006 NFI CP Darfur Stocks as of 11 November 2006

Darfur

Incoming Items: UNICEF is making note of arrivals of new stocks for the common pipeline to Darfur. Blankets and plastic sheeting are expected to arrive in El Obeid.
There are currently no plans to purchase sanitary items in 2007. Soap and mosquito nets will remain under control of UNICEF-Darfur.

NFI Monitoring and Evaluation: The CARE monitoring and evaluation report (October) will be available on the UNJLC website shortly.

CARE and OCHA are also coordinating a NFI-assessment report target for release mid December. Therefore CARE asks UNJLC to facilitate NGO's involved in the distribution at state level for training of their staff. This training will take only one day. The report will focus on achievements in the past period, but will also focus on the contents for the NFI basket and the planning for 2007.

Warehousing: CARE is currently evaluating their warehouse needs.

The common NFI pipeline is currently experiencing a great shortage of women's clothing (toaps).

Rest of Sudan (ROS)

For the GOS/ GOSS/ UN- organised returnees there will be NFI kits available.

The registration campaign for returnees will begin in Khartoum on Sunday 19th November and the moving of returnees from Khartoum within the Blue Nile area is expected to start mid December onwards.

UNICEF will soon hand over the NFI stocks to UNJLC management/ coordination.

2. Logistics Overview

Service repair facility: Neil Barriskell (UNJLC NFI-Coordinator) is looking into possibilities for a service repair facility for light vehicles in Geneina. Please contact him for further details (neil.barriskell@wfp.org).  

Landmine Safety: UNMAO offers landmine safety briefings every Tuesday from 10-11 am at the UNMAO office in Khartoum. All organisations are encouraged to sign up. To do so, send your name, email address and telephone number to signup@sudanmap.org. In addition to this UNMAO is providing maps that list all incidents with mines/ UXO's.

NFI and Emergency Shelter Cluster. IN 2007 UNJLC will be the sector lead for the NFI and Emergency Shelter Sector. Because of this the planning and contents of the UNJLC chaired meetings will be altered. There will be separate NFI/ Emergency Shelter meetings for Darfur and RoS once a month and a separate meeting for Logistics. Please find schedule below:

1. NFI Coordination Meeting RoS - 14th December 14:00 OCHA
2. NFI Coordination Meeting Darfur - 21st  December 14:00 OCHA
3. Logistics Meeting North Sudan - 28th December 14:00 UNDP

Comments on agenda items are welcome from agencies. UNJLC is encouraging logistics staff to attend the logistics meetings.
 
UNJLC is opening a field office in Kadugli.

The Logistics Coordination Committee for Returnees is held weekly on Tuesdays at 10:00hrs in the IOM building.

3. Air Ops

UNMIS:  No update was available. Please contact UNJLC for assistance in getting on the manifests for UNMIS passenger flights.
UNHAS: UNJLC has established a user group meeting in each state in order to assist UNHAS in prioritizing helicopter missions. For further information on UNHAS flights please contact UNJLC or UNHAS directly. 

For the transportation of dangerous goods, please contact UNHAS or UNMIS directly.

4. Convoy

Convoy to Darfur: Eight vehicles have registered for the next convoy. The convoy departure date will depend on the number of agency vehicles registered (minimum 15) and security situation in Darfur.  Interested organizations are requested to submit a form with details about convoy needs to unjlc.khartoum@wfp.org. The form can be found on the UNJLC website under Sudan/Transport/light vehicles convoys to the Darfurs or at http://www.unjlc.org/sudan/transport/land/light_vehicle_convoys.

5. Other Pipeline

NGOs are reminded to inform UNJLC of details of NFI distributions to assist an overview of the entire NFI situation. If logisticians are tasked with transportation of NFI cargo, please inform UNJLC on quantities and destination at unjlc.khartoum@wfp.org. 

Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) will be receiving 12.000 pieces of plastic sheeting, some kitchen sets and some mosquito nets in Nyala shortly.

7.  South Sudan Information

UNJLC operates a separate mailing list for logistics information in South Sudan.  Organisations interested in joining the South Sudan list should send an email to southsudan.logs@unjlc.org.

The UNJLC South Sudan has recently initiated a project to collect and collate a comprehensive and ground-verified geographic database of the road network in South Sudan. The GIS unit has is currently in Juba working to improve there map coverage.

UNJLC holds weekly logistics coordination meetings in Juba. Interested organisations are encouraged to attend.  Place:   NGO Centre Conference Room, Juba. These meetings will take place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at this location and time