South Sudan H u m a n i ta r i a n B r i e f i n g 17 June 2015
David Derthick IOM Chief of Mission
Violations continue with impunity
Humanitarians under threat • • • • •
Aid workers killed, abducted, detained, etc. National staff face threats based on ethnicity Humanitarian access routinely hindered NGOs burdened by additional fees and taxes Food aid and humanitarian compounds attacked and looted • Humanitarian Coordinator expelled
4.6 million: IPC level 3 and 4 250,000 children: severe acute malnutrition
Unprecedented and expanding needs
Public health threats intensified
2015 Revenue: expectations vs. reality (in million USD) 900 800 700 600 500 400
300 200 100 0
Anticipated Low Production Reduced Oil Revenue Price
Fees paid to Sudan
Government expenditure
Official and ‘black market’ exchange rate
The value of the South Sudanese Pound (SSP) continues to fall
Implications of the economic crisis • • • • • • •
Doesn’t directly impact 80% of the people but… Does impact 2 million in urban areas Deterioration of all social sectors Exodus of foreign workforce Dramatic increase in crime De-capacitates humanitarian response Short-term and long-term implications
Regional implications
Support not keeping up with need • Initial request: • Received: • Revised request:
USD 1.8 billion USD 656 million – 36% USD 1.63 billion
Increased focus: – 610,000 urban poor – Rapid response teams – Resupply to NGOs at deep field locations
With no end to the conflict in sight, how does the world engage with South Sudan?
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The presence of 15,322 IDPs in UN House is a safety and security risk to UNMISS PoC 1 is hazardously congested. A fire, civil unrest or disease outbreak would be a reputational risk to the UN NGO workers in the PoCs face the threat of violence and violence daily There is no more space in PoC 3. Those relocated from PoC 2 will be sheltered on the perimeter road.
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20,000 sought protection Jan-Mar 2014 Vast majority left. Nuer do not feel safe in Bor On 17 Apr 2014, there was an attack on the UNMISS base – 50+ IDPs were killed 2,644 IDPs remain UNMISS and humanitarians are considering a ‘transitional relocation’ plan.
• On Christmas 2013, 20,000 IDPs entered the base • Control of Malakal has changed several times; so has the composition of IDPs • Number and composition stable since July 2013 • This is the only mixed-tribe PoC • A new PoC was completed in Aug for 9,000 IDPs, 15,000 now live there • An extension will be completed end-Mar, at which point all IDPs will be relocated from the base • Most IDPs used to live in Malakal Town • A tentative return strategy is being developed.
• Increase from 7,000 to 40,000 IDPs April-June 2014 -- now 52,825 • PoC was under water June-Nov 2014 • IDPs unlikely to leave due to fighting and food insecurity • Huge renovation/expansion of PoC site underway – must be completed by June.
Bentiu, August 2014
Bentiu, May 2015