Cross-Border Population Movement Displacement Crisis Road Monitoring May 2021 , State, South Sudan

‡ ‡ CONTEXT AND METHODOLOGY Sudan Main movement out of INBOUND TO SOUTH SUDAN OUTBOUND FROM SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan from or Kapoeta town is located in Kapoeta South County, Eastern Equatoria State, through Kapoeta Town near South Sudan’s border with Kenya. Since the beginning of the crisis in Ethiopia Main movement into 69% of total inbound HHs reported that they intended to stay in 92% of total outbound HHs reported that they intended to stay in their South Sudan from or South Sudan in December 2013, Kapoeta town has been a gateway through C.A.R. through Kapoeta Town their destination for 6 months or more. destination for 6 months or more. which many internally displaced persons (IDPs) have passed on their way to Lopa refugee camps in Kenya. D.R.C. Kenya Uganda Kapoeta Demographics Demographics This factsheet provides results from the REACH road monitoring exercise Kapoeta East in Kapoeta town. REACH monitors two bus/car parks where travellers are Lafon North travelling to and from /Juba and Narus/Kakuma, in order to record the Children 58% Children 59% 8% Kapoeta South arrivals and departures of households (HHs) on a daily basis. Daily data To/From Juba 58% 45% Kapoeta Women 26% Women 24% is synthesized into a monthly factsheet to provide an overview of wider 25% Town 6% movement trends, including push/pull factors, vulnerabilities and intentions. Men 16% Men 17% The following findings are based on primary data collected over 14 days Torit 8% between 3 and 31 May 2021. Budi Kenya 58+26+16I 59+24+17I 25% Not all entry points to Kapoeta town were covered systematically, and some 79% of inbound households were partial households.5 83% of outbound households were partial households.5 arrivals and departures reportedly took place outside of data collection 18% hours (7:30 am - 5:30 pm). As a result, data presented in this factsheet does not capture all population movements and, as such, findings are not Previous locations in Kenya Previous location in South Sudan representative but rather indicative only of broader population movement Primary reported locations from which inbound HHs were leaving: Primary reported locations from which outbound HHs were leaving:6 58+25+8 trends for the assessed population. 56+44 Uganda Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement 56% Kapoeta South County 58% Kakuma Refugee Camp 44% Juba County 25% GENERAL MOVEMENT TRENDS Lafon County 8% Average daily number of individuals inbound to (grey) and outbound from (red) South Sudan with the intention to stay in their final destination for more than 1 Intended destination in South Sudan six months recorded in Kapoeta Town from June 2020 to May 2021: Intended destination in other countries 15 Primary reported intended destinations for inbound HHs: 45+25+17 Primary reported intended destinations for outbound HHs:

Net Population Outflows Juba County 45% 50+50 12 Net Population Inflows Kakuma Refugee Camp 50% 25% Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement 50% 18% 9

6 Push factors Pull factors Primary reported push factors for inbound HHs to leave their last location: Primary reported pull factors for outbound HHs to go to another country: 42+42+13 56+15+11 Avg. daily number of people Avg. 3 Distance from family/home 56% Proximity to family/home 42% Presence of education services 42% 0 Lack of education services 14% Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Lack of food 11% Perceived availability of food 17% Type of movement‡ Vulnerabilities3 Total monthly number of HHs and individuals recorded in May 2021: Reasons for coming to South Sudan Reasons for leaving South Sudan HHs Individuals %2 65% of total inbound HHs reported that at least one member of the HH Primary reported pull factors for inbound HHs, February to May 2021:3 Primary reported push factors for outbound HHs, February to May 2021:3 Inbound to South Sudan 80 285 43% had a vulnerability, including:4 February March April May February March April May

Outbound from South Sudan 12 42 6% 38+14 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 Breastfeeding 39% Internal movement within South Sudan 94 215 51% Proximity to Distance from Separated/unaccompanied child 13% 55% 49% 51% 56% 55% 49% 21% 42% Self-reported refugees family/ home family/home Proportion of inbound (left) and outbound (right) HHs who self-reported having

refugee status in another country: 50% of total outbound HHs reported that at least one member of the HH Presence of had a vulnerability, including:4 19% 8% 11% 14% Lack of education 47% 14% 36% 42% education serivces 50 Inbound Outbound Breastfeeding 50% 83% Perceived availability 99% 13% 24% 24% 14% Lack of food 33% 50% 43% 17% of food

Notes: 1. Due to the COVID-191 pandemic and national+99+I border83+ closures, the daily number17+I of individuals inbound to (grey) and outbound from (red) South Sudan with the intention to stay in their final destination for more than six months recorded in Kapoeta Town dropped to on average zero arrivals and departures in the months of April to July 2020. 2. This percentage represents the percent of households, not the percent of individuals. 3. Unless otherwise specified, these figures reflect trends for all HHs interviewed, regardless of the length of time that the HHs are planning to stay at the destination. 4. Respondents were able to select multiple answers. 5 Partial HHs are those where not all members of the self-identified family unit were reportedly travelling. Please note, family units in South Sudan often extend beyond the nuclear family. 6. In addition, 8% of households also reported leaving from Torit county. ‡. Percentages are rounded to the nearest integer, so responses may not add up to 100% exactly.

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