IOM #SouthSudan Crisis Regional Response (8 - 14 December 2014)

IOM Regional Response to South Sudan Crisis EXTERNAL SITUATION REPORT

8-14 December 2014

Kenya: Refugees arriving at the Nadapal border point. © IOM 2014 (Photo: Joseph Kabiru)

OVERVIEW

HIGHLIGHTS

With one year into the crisis, over 1.4 million people remain internally displaced. Over 100,000 individuals are seeking protection within United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) bases and this number is expected to increase as sporadic armed actions continue and the frontlines of battle shift. Tension is particularly high in Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile states as control between conflicting parties shifted several times in 2014. In 2015, it is anticipated that the total number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) will rise to 1.95 million. The crisis has also triggered major public health risks and communicable disease outbreaks, including cholera and hepatitis E. Lifethreatening cases of malaria have spread throughout Upper Nile State and are aggravated by South Sudan’s prolonged rainy season, which runs from May to November.

Moreover, the scale and brutality of the conflict has also resulted in an urgent need to provide counselling and psychosocial assistance to the affected population.

South Sudan: IOM plans to expand current psychosocial awareness and identification programing outside Jonglei.

Kenya: During this reporting period, IOM provided transportation assistance to 60 refugees Sudan: IOM has tracked 51,816 refugees since the onset of the South Sudanese crisis.

Ethiopia: During this reporting period, IOM provided transportation assistance to 652 refugees from Pagak border point to Fugnido Refugee Camp.

Sudan: Since the crisis began, 115,572 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Sudan, of which 51,816 have been tracked and registered by IOM (Source: UNHCR Sitrep 12 December). During this reporting period, IOM tracked 427 South Sudanese refugees arriving from Bentiu in Unity State and 361 refugees crossed over to Kharasana village in North Kordofan. The rest from White Nile State proceed to Khartoum. IOM has tracked and registered 51,816 refugees since the beginning of the conflict on 15 December 2013.

The ongoing crisis has had a severe impact on food security and displacement has further impacted many communities’ ability to cultivate crops and to care for livestock. Traders have fled fearing for their own safety, taking with them commodities essential for local economies. It is estimated that 2.5 million people will be living with severe food insecurities in the first quarter of 2015.

IOM RESPONSE

ETHIOPIA: Since the crisis began, 193,960 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Ethiopia. (Source UNHCR Sitrep 12 December 2014).

SOUTH SUDAN

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CARGO MOVEMENT SOUTH SUDAN: IOM operates the Common Transport Service (CTS), moving over 3,000 metric tons of humanitarian cargo across South Sudan since the onset of the crisis. IOM will continue to operate the CTS programme in 2015 to ensure that essential humanitarian cargo is transported, stored and distributed.

This week, over 360 metric tons of cargo was moved in Juba, Malakal, Rumbek, and Bentiu.

TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ETHIOPIA: During this reporting period, IOM provided transportation assistance to 652 refugees from Pagak border point to Fugnido Refugee Camp. Since 1 December, IOM has moved 2,580 refugees in Gambella region mainly from Matar way station to Fugnido Refugee Camp and Pagak entry point to Fugnido. IOM in partnership with UNHCR have airlifted 249 refugees from Matar in the Gambella region since midNovember. During this reporting period, IOM dint provide transportation assistance to refugees in the BenishangulGumuz region due to security reasons.

KENYA: IOM is continuing providing transportation assistance to refugees from Nadapal border point to Kakuma Refugee Camp. Since the onset of the crisis, 44,575 refugees have entered Kenya via the Nadapal border point (Source: UNHCR Sitrep 12 December). During this reporting period, IOM provided transportation assistance to 60 refugees compared to 118 during the last period. The majority of the refugees originated from Unity and Bentiu states.

The refugees confirmed intense fighting occuring between rebel and government forces in Yida State, especially near Nuba Mountain. Refugees making their way to the Nadapal border via taxis are still facing armed attacks from bandits wishing to rob them.

SHELTER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS (NFI) SOUTH SUDAN: In 2015, the Shelter and NFI Cluster aims to provide shelter and NFI support to 1.3 million individuals. By November 2014, the Cluster reached 175,000 households (875,000 individuals) with non�food item assistance and 58,000 households (290,000 individuals) with shelter assistance.

This represents 87% and 66% of the clusters’ 2014 targets for NFI and Shelter assistance, respectively. The cluster aims to improve coverage in 2015. To date, 4,896 metric tons of Shelter and NFI stock has been moved through the pipeline (92% transported by IOM), with 167 requests served across 56 locations.

CAMP COORDINATION AND CAMP MANAGEMENT (CCCM) SOUTH SUDAN: One year into the conflict nearly 1.87 million people have been displaced from their homes. 1.4 million are residing in IDP sites and host communities

throughout the country, while the rest have crossed over to Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Sudan. The CCCM Cluster estimates that 1,950,000 individuals will be internally displaced in 2015, 1.5 million of which will be in need of CCCM assistance.

As a result of protracted displacement, there is a need for the CCCM Cluster to continue to scale up, strengthen and coordinate the response of partners in order to provide lifesaving assistance to IDPs living in displacement sites.

Presently, the cluster has been able to establish camp coordination structures at the national levels. As of 9 December, 15,043 individuals have been relocated from Tongping to PoC3. A further transit site in PoC3 was constructed to host new arrivals from Tongping. 70 tents have been installed and an additional 90 will be set up in the coming weeks. This transit site will have the capacity to host 1,280 individuals.

WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) SOUTH SUDAN: As the crisis continues into 2015, and the internally displaced population is estimated to reach 1.95 million individuals, the WASH Cluster anticipates that there will be a significant strain on existing WASH infrastructure in the country. This is particularly evident in remote areas where IDPs are temporarily staying with host communities that already had little or no access to basic services prior to the crisis.

All sectors in the new Malakal POC are receiving clean, treated water through the network supply system. An average of 16.4 litres per person per day has been supplied during this reporting period. The humanitarian Hub and Malakal Teaching Hospital received 171,250 litres and 12,900 litres respectively.

PSYCHOSOCIAL IOM South Sudan plans to expand current psychosocial awareness and identification programing outside of Jonglei, to PoC sites in Upper Nile, Unity and Central Equatoria states. 2,500 vulnerable individuals will be targeted for assistance through the immediate strengthening of family and community coping mechanisms and through the provision of psychological counselling services.

HEALTH SOUTH SUDAN: In Malakal, IOM has conducted more than 38,000 consultations for IDPs; and vaccinated more than 14,000 children under five years of age through routine vaccination. This week, the top morbidities were malaria and respiratory tract infections. During this reporting period, 140 children were vaccinated under the Expanded Programme on Immunization that vaccinates children against killer childhood diseases.

Additionally, 477 individuals were attended to by 27 health promotion sessions at the State Clinic.

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For more information on IOM’s Response in South Sudan, see http://southsudan.iom.int/crisis/ Contact IOM Preparedness and Response Division | PRD@iom.int Regional Emergency and Post-Crisis Unit | DANILA Bogdan Silviu | bdanila@iom.int

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