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IOM South Sudan
SITREP # 28 10 July 2014
IDPs constructing their shelters at the UN House PoC
OVERVIEW
HIGHLIGHTS
11,500 IDPs relocated to the new PoC site in Malakal The security situation in South Sudan remains unpredictable and highly volatile. Incidents of sporadic clashes and military mobilization continue to be reported in-and-around Bentiu town (Unity State) and in several locations in Upper Nile State. Since the declaration of a cholera outbreak on 15 May, a total of 2,626 cholera cases and 63 deaths have been recorded as of 3 July. The case fatality rate stands at 2.4% (above the outbreak threshold of 1%). On 3 July, a major cholera outbreak alert was confirmed in Wau Shiluk (Upper Nile). Within a span of 72 hours, 246 suspected cases and seven deaths were recorded. Around 40,000 people in Wau Shiluk have little or no access to life saving health services or adequate sanitation facilities. The humanitarian community has deployed public health teams and contingency medical supplies to Wau Shiluk to respond to the emergency. In Bentiu, 15 suspected cases of cholera were reported at the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site as of 8 July. The humanitarian community continues to scale up efforts
43,000 households provided with Shelter and NFI assistance since January 2014 40,574 individuals registered at the Bentiu PoC at the PoC by establishing a cholera treatment centre and further improving sanitation conditions in the area Over one million people remain internally displaced across the country, 100,000 of which continue to seek shelter in UNMISS bases. Over 400,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries (Uganda 118,400, Kenya 39,200, Ethiopia 158,200 and Sudan 85,970). South Sudan celebrated its third year of independence on 9 July. The Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator (DHC) reiterated the humanitarian community’s commitment to provide assistance to those in need in an impartial, neutral and independent manner. The DHC also appealed to Government and Opposition leaders to ensure an enabling environment for the safe and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance.
Harish Murthi/IOM
Harish Murthi/IOM
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