SITUATION REPORT EXTERNAL SITREP 20 – 26 June 2014

IOM Regional Response to South Sudan Crisis

OVERVIEW

The security situation in South Sudan remains unpredictable and volatile. Skirmishes in Renk and Nassir, Upper Nile State have been reported during the course of the week. On 20 June, heavy shooting with artillery firing was observed from the Bentiu UNMISS base. Since the Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak on 15 May in Juba, a total of 1,846 cholera cases including 39 deaths have been reported as of 19 June. The case fatality rate is above emergency threshold levels by 2.1%. So far, the epidemic is active in Central Equatoria, while some cases have also been confirmed in Upper Nile and Western Equatorial states. OCHA estimates that 1.1 million South Sudanese have been internally displaced including approximately 100,000 people sheltering in UN bases across the country. In addition, since the onset of the crisis, 389,531 South Sudanese have fled to Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda (Source: UNHCR sitrep, 25 June). In Uganda, an average of 671 refugees arrived during the reporting period, mainly through Nimule and Koboko border points; 65 per cent of the arriving refugees were children. 115,580 South Sudanese refugees have entered the country since the onset of the crisis in December 2013. (Source: UNHCR sitrep, 20 June). In Kenya, since the onset of the crisis, 38,806 South Sudan refugees have entered the country (Source: UNHCR Sitrep, 16-20 June). During this reporting period, IOM transported 432 refugees to Kakuma Refugee Camp, compared to 302 refugees transported in the previous week. In Sudan, 85,705 South Sudanese refugees have entered

since the onset of the crisis (Source: UNHCR 20 June) and IOM has tracked and registered a total of 41,958 people arriving from South Sudan. Between 20 and 26 June, an average of 94 South Sudanese refugees entered South Sudan daily compared to last week’s average of 88 refugees. In Ethiopia, 147,040 South Sudanese refugees have entered the country since the outbreak of violence in December 2013 (Source: UNHCR Sitrep 20 June) As of 24 June, IOM has relocated a total of 134,558 refugees to Pugnido, Leitchuor, Bonga, Kule I and Kule ii camps. 1

South Sudan: IOM vaccinated 179 children under five years of age at Bentiu PoC.

HIGHLIGHTS

Uganda: 115,580 South Sudanese refugees have entered the country since the onset of the crisis

Refugees board a bus at Nadapal border point © IOM 2014 (Photo: Joseph Kabiru)

Kenya: Refugees forced to do odd jobs on their way to

Kenya to raise funds to hire transport.

Ethiopia: IOM has relocated a total of 134,558

refugees to Pugnido, Leitchuor, Bonga, Kule I and Kule

II refugee camps as of 24 June

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IOM RESPONSE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE SOUTH SUDAN: During the reporting period, 128 metric tons of humanitarian cargo was transported by IOM Common Transport Service trucks to strategic locations across the country to provide transport assistance to humanitarian partners. As of 22 June, IOM has facilitated the emergency transport of 92 foreign nationals by air from Bentiu to Juba and their respective embassies airlift them back to their home countries. KENYA: IOM continues to provide transportation assistance to South Sudanese refugees from Nadapal border point to Kakuma Refugee Camp. Ministry of Health workers are vaccinating children against measles and polio at the border point. Most of the arriving refugees, mainly women and children, are in a good state of health. Heavy rains in Juba, Jonglei, Kapoeta and Torit, coupled with lack of funds by the refugees, continue to hinder the onward movement of refugees to the border point, hence the low number of arriving refugees. Some of the refugees are taking up temporary jobs to finance their journey to Kenya. Some of the jobs include cleaning toilets, hospitals and logging timber for construction. ETHIOPIA: During this reporting period, 6,329 refugees were relocated by IOM from Akobo, Burbiey and Pagak by boats, buses and a helicopter to Kule II camp. To date, 20,669 refugees have been relocated to Kule camp II. 13,501 were relocated from Burbiey, 5,673 from Pagak, 1,476 from Akobo and 19 vulnerable refugees were airlifted by UNHCR to Leichour Refugee Camp. Additionally, IOM is providing transportation assistance from Akobo directly to Matar station. However, the poor road conditions are affecting the relocation exercise. SUDAN: Between 14 and 21 June, IOM tracked a total of 657 refugees . This translates to an average of 94 persons per day, an increase of 6 person per day since the previous reporting period. CAMP COORDINATION AND CAMP MANAGEMENT SOUTH SUDAN: As of 22 June, over 7,300 individuals have been transferred to the new site in Malakal. The relocation of families to the new site was prioritized based on vulnerability, special needs and current living conditions. Voluntary relocation by IOM of households from Tongping and UN House is currently underway. 262 IDPs have been relocated so far. EMERGENCY SHELTER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS SOUTH SUDAN: 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. To date, 3,056 metric tons of Shelter and NFI stock have been moved

through the pipeline. To date, over 35,000 households have been supported with NFIs.

UGANDA: IOM will join other humanitarian partners in a

joint detailed assessment in Yumbe District in the coming

weeks to access security, availability of water, physical

accessibility among others. UNCHR and the Government of

Uganda continue to identify more land for new settlement

sites

HEALTH AND WASH SOUTH SUDAN: Since the declaration of the cholera

outbreak in Juba, IOM has increased its hygiene and

sanitation promotion activities to prevent any outbreak of

waterborne diseases in the camp. In this reporting week,

over 8,500 refugees were reached with hygiene and

sanitation messages.

IOM’s Health Team is currently focusing its response in

Malakal PoC/host community, Bentiu PoC, and Wonthou,

border area in Renk County, Upper Nile State. IOM clinics

have been providing medical consultations, health

education sessions, immunisations for children under five,

and maternal healthcare. Between 20 and 26 June, 918

curative consultations were provided to IDPs, and 179

children under five years of age were vaccinated through

the routine Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)

programme at Bentiu PoC. In Malakal, 993 curative

consultations were provided, for IDPs in the PoC and for

the community outside PoC by IOM.

IOM is in the process of constructing sanitary facilities and

rainwater harvesting systems at Nyumanzi primary school

and Nyumanzi health centre, as well as for a waiting room

at the health centre. Medical equipment and supplies were

delivered to Nyumanzi Health Centre II.

A Kenyan security officer verifies temporal travel documents of refugees at the border point. © IOM 2014 (Photo: Joseph Kabiru)

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Contact

IOM Preparedness and Response Division | PRD@iom.int

Regional Emergency and Post-Crisis Unit | DANILA Bogdan Silviu | bdanila@iom.int

For more information on IOM’s Response in South Sudan, see http://southsudan.iom.int/crisis/