T h e number o f peo pl e in need o f h umanitarian as s is tanc e in So uth Sudan h as inc reas ed to 7. 6 mil l io n ac c o rding to th e 2017 M id- Y ear R ev iew o f th e Humanitarian Response Plan. The devastating crisis that bro k e o ut in D ec ember 2013 h as dis pl ac ed 3 . 9 mill io n peo pl e, inc l uding 1. 87 mil l io n dis pl ac ed internal l y and 1. 9 3 mil l io n o th ers who have fled to neighbouring countries.

T h e c ris is h as been c o mpo unded by a c h o l era o utbreak th at beg an in J une 2016 , w ith mo re th an 19 ,800 c as es repo rted. T h e o utbreak h as s h o w ed a dec l ine in rec ent weeks as relief agencies continue to respond to outbreaks and implement preventative interventions.

I O M E merg enc y P reparednes s and R es po ns e (EPnR) teams are providing water, sanitation and h y g iene ( W A SH) as s is tanc e in areas affected by the cholera outbreak. After completing the EPnR mission to Kapoeta, a team is c urrentl y in M ay o m C o unty , conducting cholera preparedness activities

f o l l o w ing repo rts o f a s us pec ted o utbreak in J ul y . A n E P nR team depl o y ed to B o ma C o unty o n 12 September to c o nduc t a needs assessment after 48 suspected cases and th ree death s w ere repo rted in th e area.

I O M is ro l l ing o ut c o mpreh ens iv e HI V services at the Bentiu, Malakal and Wau protection of civilian (PoC) sites. The services began in Bentiu in June and will begin in M al ak al and W au th is mo nth . I O M w as previously providing prevention of mother-to - c h il d trans mis s io n o f HI V / A I D S, but no w the entire PoC site population will have ac c es s to c o mpreh ens iv e s erv ic es .

A D is pl ac ement T rac k ing M atrix ( D T M ) team conducted a biometric verification at the M al ak al P o C s ite in earl y A ug us t, v erif y ing 24,402 IDPs. This marks a decrease of mo re th an 6 ,100 I D P s s inc e th e prev io us verification in February 2017 due to an out-flux from March to early June 2017 when many I D P s mo v ed to w ards Sudan and o th er areas o f Upper N il e.

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1.87 million internal l y dis pl ac ed pers o ns ( I D P s )

1.93 millionpeo pl e dis pl ac ed to neig h bo uring

c o untries ( So urc e: UN HC R )

125,000*conflict-affected people accessed

s af e drink ing w ater*additional people reached through EPnR

354.5 MTh umanitarian c arg o trans po rted

f o r I O M & h umanitarian partners

26,045health consultations conducted

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HIGHLIGHTS

28 August - 10 September 2017KEY FIGURES

IOM continues response to c h o l era o utbreak ac ro s s c o untry

D T M c o mpl etes bio metric verification at Malakal PoC site

I O M h ands o v er M HP SS pro g ramme in B o r to A L A R M

10,860reac h ed w ith direc t mental h eal th & ps y c h o s o c ial s uppo rt ( M HP SS)

Women participate in an IOM psychosocial support group. IOM/McLaughlin 2017.

2,342 MTS/NFI & WASH supplies

trans po rted th ro ug h c o re pipel ines in 2017

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I O M pro v ides W A SH s erv ic es to o v er 3 00 I D P s at th e M el ut P o C s ite in Upper N il e. I D P s are rec eiv ing an average of 34.6 L of safe drinking w ater per pers o n per day ( ac c o rding to population count data collected by IOM WASH). WASH staff continue maintenance of sanitation facilities, as well as hygiene promotion focused on disease prevention.

O n 15 A ug us t, I O M h anded o v er its mental h eal th and ps y c h o s o c ial s uppo rt ( M HP SS) pro g ramme to an N G O partner ( s ee pag e 3 for more information). IOM continues to manage the Humanitarian Hub to s h el ter h umanitarians w o rk ing at th e s ite.

IOM provides multi-sector humanitarian assistance to approximately 114,700 IDPs at the Bentiu PoC site. As camp manager, IOM coordinates humanitarian s er v ic es and maintains s ite inf ras truc ture and th e Humanitarian Hub.

This week, maintenance teams had to pump water from the retention pond to prevent flooding after heavy rains brought the water level to the top of the bas in.

A DTM team began a biometric registration on 4 September for new arrivals and new bo rn babies . T o date, a to tal o f 2,123 new arriv al s h av e been registered, as well as 1,939 newborns added to existing households..

During the first two weeks of September, 1,053 people entered the site (the majority reporting insecurity as the reason) and 2,124 exited (the majority

Malakal PoC Site

Wau

Melut PoC Site Bor PoC Site

Bentiu PoC Site

24,402IDPs

46,961IDPs in Wau town

114,683IDPs at the PoC site

2,287health consultations

11,515health consultations

PoC site, Cathedral, Nazareth

12,243health consultations

24,402IDPs access safe water

65,637IDPs access safe water*

34,640IDPs access safe water

PoC site

4,474IDPs reached with direct PSSP o C s ite, C ath edral , N az areth

5,099IDPs reached with direct PSS

Bentiu Key Figures

Wau Key Figures

Malakal Key Figures

*Provided by IOM

IOM and relief agencies continue to respond to the humanitarian needs of approximately 46,900 people displaced in Wau town, including 32,676 IDPs ( per A ug us t h eadc o unt; 3 9 ,16 5 reg is tered s inc e A pril ) at th e P o C s ite adj ac ent to the UNMISS base, 147 at the PoC site inside the UNMISS base and 14,138 at collective centres (Cathedral, Nazareth, Lokoloko, St. Joseph and Hai Masna). IOM continues rehabilitation of Zone A of the Wau PoC site, which is the mo s t c o ng es ted P o C s ite in th e c o untry . Sinc e M ay , 9 ,06 3 peo pl e h av e been relocated to rehabilitated areas that provide better drainage, access to services and space between shelters to provide fire breaks.As part of regular hygiene promotion activities, eight massive awareness s es s io ns o f mens trual h y g iene manag ement w ere c o nduc ted in neig h bo rh o o ds of Wau town, benefiting to 743 individuals during the second week of September.

IOM is responding to the humanitarian needs of nearly 24,402 IDPs at the Malakal PoC site. IOM continues to provide WASH and health care assistance, as w ell as c o nduc t s ite impro v ement and maintain th e Humanitarian Hub. I O M D is pl ac ement T rac k ing M atrix ( D T M ) team c o nduc ted a bio metric verification exercise at the PoC site from 1 – 11 August, covering four sectors and 48 blocks of the PoC site. A total of 24,402 individuals, or 9,184 households, were verified. The population dropped significantly since the last verification in February 2017, when 30,551 individuals were verified. The decrease in the population size was due to the massive out-flux of people from March into earl y J une 2017 w h en many I D P s mo v ed to w ards Sudan to s eek ref ug e in White Nile refugee camp while others settled within Upper Nile, particularly in Renk and Melut counties. Additional information o nl ine.

1,287IDPs reached with direct PSS

CCCM Enumerator conducts a CCCM Satisfaction Survey at the Wau PoC site. IOM/Mominee 2017.

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In Focus: IOM Hands Over MHPSS Services in Bor PoC Site

IOM EPnR WASH team is conducting a cholera preparedness response in Mayom C o unty f o l l o w ing repo rts o f a s us pec ted c h o l era o utbreak in J une and J ul y . T h e response includes hygiene promotion, hand pump repair and distribution of WASH relief items, targeting Mayom town and Mankien, Riaak and Wangkai payams.

A no th er E P nR team depl o y ed to B o ma C o unty o n 12 September to c o nduc t a needs assessment following reports of 48 suspected cholera cases, including three deaths.

During the first two weeks of September, IOM reached more than 2,400 people in Bentiu town with hygiene promotion messages through group sessions, house-to-h o us e v is its and j erry c an c l eaning c ampaig ns .

IOM disrtibuted basic household hygiene kits to 6,500 people in Gumuruk for households displaced by insecurity in Jonglei. The distribution followed an assessment th at f o und th at dis pl ac ed h o us eh o l ds , mainl y w o men and c h il dren, w ere f etc h ing drinking water from the river, putting them at high risk of diarrhea diseases, as well as s l eeping in s c h o o l s , c h urc h es and under trees .

IOM hands over MHPSS programme to ALARM at the Bor PoC site. IOM/Geng 2017.

Rapid Response, EPnR, Frontline

Since early 2014, IOM has provided direct M HP SS s erv ic es at th e B o r P o C s ite, w ith th e o v erall g o al o f res po nding to th e impac t o f th e armed conflict that broke out in December 2013 and f o rc ed mil l io ns f ro m th eir h o mes . A pilot MHPSS project kicked off in Bor in 2014 w ith a needs as s es s ment. O v er th e c o urs e o f th ree y ears , th e pro g ramme c o v ered c apac ity buil ding f o r h umanitarian actors; recreational and cultural initiatives for children, youth and adults; vocational trainings for groups with specific needs; activation and facilitation of peer-support groups; provision of lay counselling; conflict mediation and peac ebuil ding .On August 15, IOM officially handed over its MHPSS activities in Bor to the African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM). IOM will continue to provide tec h nic al s uppo rt in th e f o rm o f ref res h er training s es s io ns , pro v is io n o f tec h nic al to o l s and remote advising to ALARM until the end o f th e y ear.

IOM continues to operate the village boreholes drills in Rubkona County in areas with high needs of water and vulnerable communities to assist returnees from the Bentiu PoC site. IOM sent an EPnR team to assess vulnerable locations and will drill boreholes using the village drill rig, focusing on 10 locations with highest priority and benefiting 5,000 individuals.

In late August, Shelter/Non-Food Items (S/NFI) frontline teams distributed relief kits to 250 vulnerable households in the G reater B ag g ari A rea, s o uth o f W au to w n. Humanitarian ac c es s to B ag g ari and o th er areas s o uth o f W au to w n h as been s po radic s inc e J ul y 2016 .

IOM supported a mission led by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), with Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) and Support for Peace and Education Development Program, to distribute shelter and relief items to 3,400 households in Terekeka. The households were displaced to Terekeka due to intercommunal fighting in May 2017.

With NRC and PAH, IOM deployed to Chuil, Jonglei, to conduct a needs assessment of shelter and NFI needs and distribute rel ief items to 1,720 v ul nerabl e h o us eh o l ds .

Distribution in Mayom. IOM/Gordon 2017.

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Funding for IOM South Sudan’s emergency operation is provided by

United Nations

South Sudan

TheCommonHumanitarian Fund

CH

F

Rapid Response Fund (RRF)With funding from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, IOM manages the RRF to support relief agencies across the country to swiftly implement specific emergency interventions. RRF has started a new round of funding for the 2017–2019 cycle. Agriculture and Food Security sector is newly added as an emergency response sector to support populations affected by natural or man-made disasters. The RRF continues to support partners through Health, Nutrition, Humanitarian Coordination, Protection, Shelter/NFI, and WASH sector responses. The RRF team has met with the NGO Forum and Clusters to present the Fund’s new sectors and guidelines.Globally, IOM seeks to strengthen its engagement with national and international NGOs as part of its commitment to the Principles of Partnership. To further this goal, 70 organizations met in Nairobi, Kenya, including partners of the RRF South Sudan, to discuss best practices and identify areas where further cooperation is possible.

The names and boundaries on the maps in this presentation do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the Government of South Sudan or IOM. These maps are for planning purposes only. IOM cannot guarantee that these maps are error free and therefore we accept no liability for consequential and indirect damag es aris ing f ro m th e us e o f th es e map pro duc t s .

Melut

Malakal

Bor

Juba

Wau

June - July 2017

M i n i m a l

P o C

S t r e s s e dC r i s i s

E m e r g e n c y

F a m i n e

Source: Integrated Food Security Classification, May 2017

* H e ad c o u n t figu r e* * B i o m e tric figu r e

309*114,683*

1,940**

38,448**

32,676*

24,402**