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SITREP # 25 31 May 2014
Harish Murthi/IOM
SITUATION REPORT
A watering point at the Malakal PoC
OVERVIEW The security situation across South Sudan remains volatile and unpredictable. Tensions remain high in Unity State, with heavy military presence reported in Bentiu town and Rubkona. The situation in Upper Nile State remains tense, with unconfirmed reports of sporadic shooting south of the Sobat River. Efforts are underway to verify reports of people returning from the northern counties of Lul and Wau Shiluk to the protection of civilian (PoC) site in Malakal. Heavy rains in Jonglei, Unity and Upper Niles states have inundated shelters in some displacement sites. Since the declaration of a cholera outbreak in Juba on 15 May, over 890 cases have been reported with a case fatality rate of 3.5% – 27 cumulative deaths have been recorded as of 28 May. Increasing cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) have also been reported in Jonglei and Upper Nile, raising concerns of a potential outbreak of cholera in the PoC sites in Bor and Malakal.
HIGHLIGHTS
Relocation of 2,400 IDPs to the new PoC site in Malakal started on 31 May Over 380 metric tons of humanitarian cargo transported this week through IOM’s Common Transport Service 2,947 people at the Bor PoC received Oral Cholera Vaccination
Over one million people remain internally displaced across the country. The estimated number of people sheltering in UN bases has spiked to over 95,000 and over 360,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries (Uganda 108,050, Kenya 36,880, Ethiopia 131,051 and Sudan 84,734) (OCHA).
IOM South Sudan Situation Report | 31 May 2014
IOM RESPONSE WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE IOM is the Upper Nile focal point for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assistance covering Malakal, Melut, Wau Shiluk, Rom and Dethoma. IOM also provides WASH support to IDPs in Turalei and Aweng (Warrap State).
Melut PoC
25 litres
water available per day per person
44
individuals per latrine
10
latrines have been decommissioned
CAMP COORDINATION AND CAMP MANAGEMENT
Malakal PoC
Harish Murthi/IOM
IOM’s WASH team is increasing efforts to ensure adequate water, sanitation and hygiene services are available in sector three at new POC site – the relocation of 2,400 internally displaced people (IDPs) to the new site started on 31 May. 112 communal latrines have been completed and 600 meters of water pipeline has been installed the new site. The construction of a water treatment plant is fast progressing. IOM is currently supplying water at the site through water trucks and two temporarily installed bladders; each with a capacity of 10,000 litres – the bladders connect to four water points. IOM’s WASH team has taken steps to ensure that hygiene conditions are monitored constantly, and awareness messages reach vulnerable groups through house-to-house visits.
The Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) cluster works to facilitate the effective and targeted delivery of life-saving services to IDPs in displacement sites and ensure that basic humanitarian living conditions are provided, while also building the foundations for voluntary return and recovery interventions where it is possible and safe to do so. IOM and UNHCR co-lead the CCCM Cluster, in coordination with ACTED. IOM continues to act as CCCM state focal point in Upper Nile, Jonglei, West Bahr el Ghazal and Warrap.
DISPLACEMENT TRACKING Data gathering for the third round of Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) is ongoing. A verification exercise for Malakal PoC has been completed; updated population figures will be shared with partners this week. In addition, DTM teams have been deployed to the spontaneous sites in Mingkaman (Lakes) and Bor PoC to update population figures in these areas. Updated registration data from the operations carried out in Juba (UNMISS Tongping and UN House) earlier this month has been shared with partners with the aim to effectively guide humanitarian activities in these sites.
HUMANITARIAN HUBS Water delivery truck at the Malakal PoC
8 litres
water available per day per person
110
individuals per latrine – IOM is working closely with UNMISS to identify new areas to construct communal latrines
IOM is leading the CCCM Cluster to establish humanitarian hubs. These hubs offer shared operational space and accommodation facilities to aid agencies in priority field locations across South Sudan. To date, humanitarian hubs are operational in Bor, Mingkaman (Lakes), Juba and Malakal. In addition to this provision, two mobile hub units (light base hubs) are currently prepositioned in Juba. These mobile units will enable the rapid establishment of base camps for humanitarian operations in deep field locations. 2
IOM South Sudan Situation Report | 31 May 2014
ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS As of 31 May, IOM has facilitated the evacuation of 22 foreign nationals from Upper Nile, Jonglei and Unity States. IOM is taking the lead in coordinating such assistance in coordination with Embassies, UNMISS, UN Agencies, INGOs and NGOs.
SITE DEVELOPMENT, EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT Juba - UN House PoC IOM is augmenting the efforts of CCCM partners to complete the new PoC site (PoC3) at UN House, which will accommodate more than 13,000 displaced people. Site preparation at PoC3 is 75% complete and drainage work is nearing completion. The UNMISS and humanitarian partners are finalizing security arrangements and site preparations before relocation begins from UN Tomping in the second week of June.
Bor PoC A new PoC site (500m x 500m) has been identified and granted by the Jonglei State government. Demining activities has been completed along the perimeter of the site and still ongoing inside the area. In parallel, site improvement work at the existing PoC site is ongoing with the aim to reduce the risk of communicable diseases and other hazards that increase with the onset of the rainy season.
Bentiu PoC
Malakal PoC IOM is leading the expansion of the new PoC site, which is divided into three sectors. Sector three, is the first sector that will become operational in the new site, 230 of 244 tents have been set up and one of the three emergency learning centres have been erected. Relocation of IDPs to this new site began on 31 May and a total of 475 individuals (128 households) have been relocated, occupying 50 tents. The relocation operation is expected to last four days. In parallel, tents are being set up in sector one (a total of 493 tents will be set up in this area) and relocation to this sector will begin next week. Civil work in sector two is nearing completion, with a targeted completion date of 4 June. IOM and cluster partners brought in 13 additional civil work machineries (three dump trucks, two tractors, two trailers, three backhoes, one excavator, one grader and one compactor) to complete the site development of the humanitarian hub and Cholera Treatment Centre. In total, the new PoC area will accommodate 10,000 individuals in 1,065 tents. SITE PLAN FOR THE NEW PoC in MALAKAL
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UNMISS has accepted a proposal to extend land to accommodate 10,000 more individuals. Site preparation will begin in the coming week subject to weather and security conditions.
Mingkaman (Lakes)
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A cluster partner is developing a new site to accommodate IDPs in spontaneous settlements in the Mingkaman area – site preparation is 15% completed. The target date for site completion is the first week of July. IOM has contributed resources to develop the site plan and continues to monitor the situation as cluster lead. Through the CCCM grants managed by IOM, additional resources have been allocated to ACTED – the CCCM camp manager – to increase site improvement interventions in the area.
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IOM South Sudan Situation Report | 31 May 2014
HEALTH IOM is the main Primary Health Care actor in Malakal (Upper Nile) and Bentiu (Unity) providing clinical assistance to IDPs, returnees and host communities. IOM has also extended mobile health services to the 458 South Sudan-Sudan border area of Wonthou (Renk Children over 5 County, Upper Nile), where an estimated 13,000 people are displaced. Top morbidities for all sites continue to be upper respiratory tract infections, malaria and diarrheal diseases.
235
Children under 5
66%
34% 693 Consultations
49 Children under 5 received Routine Immunization
UNMISS Malakal PoC Clinic Respiratory Tract Infection: 214 (31%) Malaria: 113 (16%) Intestinal Worms: 51 (7%) Eye Infections: 42 (6%) Watery Diarrhea: 38 (5.5%) Bloody Diarrhea: 11 (2%) Cholera vaccines have been prepositioned at the IOM clinic and community level health education on diarrheal diseases is ongoing
UNITY UPPER NILE JONGLEI
28 HIV counsellors have been trained by the IOM health team
UNMISS Bentiu PoC Clinic Emergency primary healthcare activities continue at the Bentiu PoC. In addition to this, the Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) campaign has begun and will continue in the following days. Health education activities on acute watery diarrhoea have been increased as part of the overall cholera prevention strategy.
UNMISS Bor PoC Clinic
Disclaimer: The boundaries and names used in the map are not endorsed by Government of South Sudan or IOM
Harish Murthi/IOM
The OCV campaign in Bor PoC was successfully completed and a total of 2,947 individuals were vaccinated. The campaign involved extensive community mobilization activities to explain the importance of the cholera vaccination at the community level. Cluster partners also distributed soap during the vaccination campaign as part of the cholera prevention efforts. Cluster partners carried out a post-vaccination evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the campaign – reports suggest that 100% of the PoC population was covered.
An IOM clinician provides consultation at the Malakal PoC
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IOM South Sudan Situation Report | 31 May 2014
SHELTER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS
REFUGEE RESPONSE
As lead of the Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) Cluster in South Sudan, IOM provides essential household items and emergency shelter materials to conflict and disaster-affected populations. IOM also manages the Shelter and NFI Core Pipeline, a mechanism to ensure that key NFIs and emergency shelter materials are prepositioned in strategic locations and ready to be deployed rapidly.
CORE PIPELINE
Delivery period from 26-31 May (ongoing in four locations) Renk
Bentiu - Unity
Delivery of NFIs for 2000 households Ongoing
Delivery of NFIs for 4000 households Ongoing
Malakal - Upper Nile
Delivery of NFIs for 4200 households for distribution in Kodok Ongoing
Doro refugee camp As lead provider of WASH response at the Doro camp, IOM continues to meet the needs of the camp’s refugee population. All key water, hygiene and sanitation indicators are currently above the minimum standards. However, there remains a need to maintain these standards to prevent the outbreak and spread of waterborne diseases amongst the refugee population and surrounding host communities during the course of the rainy season. A total of 60 new household latrines were built at the Doro camp. These new latrines were replacements for decommissioned latrines, while others were provided in areas where gaps were identified. In addition, 60 hand-washing stations were also built.
Hygiene and Sanitation Messaging Over 7,663 individuals (1,414 men, 1,803 women and 4,446 children) were reached through house visits this reporting period.
Sanitation and Hand Washing Facilities Monitoring: UNMISS Tongping - Juba
Delivery of shelter materials for 251 households Ongoing
IOM FRONTLINE RESPONSE t t
The mobile response team supported a shelter and NFI assessment in Leer (Unity). IOM’s Shelter/ NFI team supported a cluster partner to monitor a post-distribution exercise in Akobo (Jonglei).
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In Bor, the mobile team led a shelter assessment at the PoC site.
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Analysis of the shelter/NFI assessments in UN House (Juba) and Mingkaman (Lakes) is completed and released for final review by the Cluster.
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Mobile response teams supported rapid assessments in New Fangak (Jonglei) and in Mandeng (Upper Nile).
A total of 2,732 latrines and hand washing facilities were visited, of which 2,484 (91%) were functional. Sanitation monitors reinforced hygiene and sanitation promotion messages during house visits and open sessions.
37 litres
water available per day per person
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Disclaimer: The boundaries and names used in the map are not endorsed by Government of South Sudan or IOM
Yambio - Western Equatoria
Delivery of NFIs for 254 households Completed (26-31 May)
individuals per latrine
37
latrines decommissioned in Ingassana, Mayak and Belila
20
shower blocks were constructed during this reporting period 5
IOM South Sudan Situation Report | 31 May 2014
COMMON TRANSPORT SERVICE The IOM-operated Common Transport Service (CTS), a free service for transporting humanitarian supplies in South Sudan, is helping partners to deliver aid across the country. CTS trucks remain strategically positioned across the country to provide transport assistance to humanitarian partners.
Humanitarian cargo carried by CTS trucks this reporting period:
380 metric tons
Over of humanitarian cargo was transported by IOM CTS trucks this week
Support to CCCM and Core pipelines of Shelter/NFI and WASH clusters: Renk
1 Rotation
Malakal
Malakal
6 Rotations
47
Weight 5.5MT Volume 33cbm
NFI materials
Weight 59.5MT Volume 264cbm
metric tons
NFI and Humanitarian Hub (HH) materials
Bentiu
10.7
Maban
metric tons
212
metric tons
Bor
0.6
metric tons
Bentiu
1 Rotation Weight 5.5MT Volume 33cbm
HH materials
Juba
111.5
metric tons
2 Trucks Weight 5.5MT
HH materials
RAPID RESPONSE FUND
Disclaimer: The boundaries and names used in the map are not endorsed by Government of South Sudan or IOM
The Rapid Response Fund (RRF) is a flexible funding mechanism allowing for swift disbursement of grants through NGO/Community-Based Organization (CBO) partners in response to onset emergencies. There are currently 12 active projects under RRF occurring across four states, with current targeted 177,401 beneficiaries.
Funding for IOM South Sudan’s emergency operations is provided by
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