IOM Donor briefing 17 June South Sudan

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