IOM Regional Response to South Sudan Crisis EXTERNAL SITUATION REPORT
26 March– 2 April
Refugees arriving at Nadapal border point in Kenya Š IOM 2015 (Photo: IOM Kenya)
OVERVIEW
HIGHLIGHTS
Currently 1.5 million people are internally displaced in South Sudan, with over 514,000 people seeking refuge in neighbouring Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sudan. Over 112,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are sheltering within UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites across the country, predominantly in Bentiu and the three Juba PoC sites. Approximately 2.5 million people are facing severe levels of food insecurity and the outlook for 2015 is dire.
South Sudan: In Malakal, 117 children were vaccinated under the routine Expanded Programme on Immunization Kenya: During this reporting period, IOM provided transportation assistance to 211 refugees from the Nadapal border point to Kakuma Refugee Camp.
Since the beginning of the conflict, 514,974 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Ethiopia (197,433), Uganda (144,455), Sudan (127,655) and Kenya (45,431) (Source: OCHA report, 3 April 2015).
Sudan: Since the onset of the crisis, IOM has registered 67,287 refugees.
IOM RESPONSE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE
SHELTER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS (NFIs)
KENYA: During this reporting period, IOM transported 211 refugees from the Nadapal border point to Kakuma Refugee Camp. Most of the refugees originated from Nilliage village in Upper Nile State. The refugees reported that tribal clashes were still occuring in Warrap, Upper Nile and Jonglei states. Since the onset of the crisis, IOM has provided transportation assistance to a total of 24,152 refugees.
SOUTH SUDAN: To date, 6,218 Metric Tonnes of shelter and NFI stock have been transported, of which 93 percent have been transported by IOM through the shelter-NFI Cluster. During this reporting period, delivery of shelter materials to Bentiu was completed and to Malakal it is on going. A delivery of shelter materials to UN House PoC 3 in Juba for 350 households, and NFIs for 714 households was completed.
SUDAN: Since the onset of the crisis, IOM has registered 67,287 refugees.
Since the start of the crisis, over 67,474 households have been supported with NFIs and 1,697 households have received additional shelter materials over the course of 44 distributions.
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CAMP COORDINATION AND CAMP MANAGEMENT (CCCM) SOUTH SUDAN: IOM is continuing with the extension of the Bentiu PoC with 90% of the work is complete. Site clearing, internal drainage and backfilling of plots are all on going. In Malakal, 48 latrines have been lined and backfilling works completed. Soil delivery for six water points has been completed. Installation of culverts is on going and overall 99% of the work is complete. IDPs are yet to move into the new section of the PoC however activities are on track for the transfer of IDP’s to take place ahead of the rainy season in April. WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) SOUTH SUDAN: IOM is the WASH Cluster State Focal Point in Upper Nile State. In this position , IOM continues to lead the coordination of WASH response in coordination with the Health Cluster in the state. In addition, IOM is the main WASH actor in the UNMISS PoC and ensures that IDPs have access to safe water, sufficient sanitation facilities, and are aware of good hygiene practices. All sectors in the new PoC in Malakal have access to clean treated water through the network supply system with the water consumption rate being notably higher due to hot weather conditions. The average consumption rate during the reporting period was 11.9 litres per person per day. All IDPs in Melut have access to clean treated water through the new water supply pipeline, and Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) system. The objective of the SWAT model is to predict the effect of management decisions on water, sediment, nutrient and pesticide yields with reasonable accuracy on large, ungaged river basins. The average consumption from 26 March to 2 April was 12.4 litres per day. IOM is ready to supply more if demand increases.
HEALTH SOUTH SUDAN: Between 26 March and 2 April 117 children in Malakal were vaccinated under the routine Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). Twelve sessions on health promotion reached 716 beneficiaries at the clinic, and 414 households were visited resulting in 1,167 individuals being assisted. In the Reproductive Health Unit, 75 patients attended antenatal services, and five were assisted through outreach medical staff. Two babies were delivered at the state clinic and one was delivered through outreach services. During this reporting period, a three day HIV training on prevention, treatment and control was conducted in conjunction with UNAIDS for 45 national staff from various agencies; IOM, MSF, International Medical Corps (IMC) and Malakal teaching hospital. In Bentiu, 340 children were screened and vaccinated under EPI. In the Reproductive Health Unit, 93 patients attended antenatal services while 20 patients attended postnatal services and sixteen babies were delivered at the clinic. The table below shows areas and services provided by the Reproductive Health Unit, during this reporting period. Services provided by the Reproductive Health Unit Ante-natal services
Malakal
Bentiu
75
93
Post- natal services
8
20
Baby deliveries
2
6
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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