UNICEF SITUATION REPORT August 2019

South Sudan Humanitarian Lunch time at Juba Na Bari primary school in Juba. School meals provide at least one nutritious meal a Situation Report day for the children and give them the energy they need to concentrate. Photo: UNICEF South Sudan/De La Guardia AUGUST 2019: SOUTH SUDAN SITREP #135 SITUATION IN NUMBERS Highlights •UNICEF and implementing partners distributed essential educational 1.83 million supplies (exercise books, pens, pencils, rulers, school bags, hygiene Internally displaced persons (IDPs) supplies) to 9,326 learners (including 3,989 girls) in 13 schools in Eastern (OCHA South Sudan Humanitarian Snapshot, July 2019) Equatoria. In Yambio teaching and learning materials, including students’ kits and other supplies were distributed to 6,380 children (3,334 girls; 3046 boys). 2.32 million •Additionally, all 32 released children from opposition forces in July 2019 South Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries have begun receiving reintegration services in their communities through (UNHCR Regional Portal, South Sudan Situation coordinated case management services. 31 August 2019)

•In 2019, no suspected cases of cholera have been reported. Cholera prevention activities continue to mitigate the risk of cholera outbreaks in 6.35 million hotspots. UNICEF and partners have reviewed the cholera preparedness South Sudanese facing acute food plan for 2019 in readiness for expected events in the country. insecurity or worse (August 2019 Projection, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) UNICEF’s Response with Partners in 2019

Cluster for 2019 UNICEF and partners for 2019 Indicators Target Funding Status Cumulative Cumulative Target Target achieved results (#) results (#) (%)

Nutrition: # of children aged 6 to 59 months 220,700 172,376 220,700 172,376 78.1% admitted for SAM Carry-over treatment from 2018: Funds received: Health: # of children 6 US$ 26,142,536 US$ 55,830,673 months-15 years in 475,000 431,472 90.8% humanitarian situations vaccinated for measles

WASH: # people accessing the agreed quantity of 3,000,000 1,495,841 800,000 439,437 54.9% water for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene 2019 Funding Requirement Child Protection: # of children reached with 476,750 226,689 275,000 161,049 58.6% US$ 179.2 M psychosocial support services Education: # of children accessing quality formal or non-formal early learning, 786,324 689,817 729,000 598,518 82.1% pre-primary, primary or Funding gap: secondary education US$ 97,257,292

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UNICEF SOUTH SUDAN SITUATION REPORT August 2019 Situation Overview and Humanitarian Needs While humanitarian access continues to be more open and predictable in 2019 since the signing of the peace agreement, this month there were several critical incidents that hindered UNICEF’s and partners’ ability to provide services to vulnerable women and children. In Aweil, fighting between the South Sudan United Front (SSUF) and the SSPDF lead to the suspension of access outside of Aweil town into other parts of the state, hampering programme activities. Similar clashes also took place outside of Raja, leading to the restriction of humanitarian missions outside of the town. In Maiwut county, clashes between the SPLA-IO and members of the Ciewaw community forced the displacement of 33,000 people, the suspension of programmes and the evacuation of staff. The conflict between the SSPDF and NAS in Central Equatorias also continues to limit access to an estimated 10,000 displaced and other vulnerable people in Otogo, Mugwo, Wudabi and Lujulo payams.

Heavy rains and poor road infrastructure have caused large parts of Upper Nile and Jonglei to become inaccessible by road. Despite opportunities to move by air and river, this only provides a solution for some locations. As a result, various programme activities have to be scaled down or suspended. For example, the provision of supplies, training and oversight is not possible at six of 17 schools UNICEF supports in Baidit and payams despite their proximity to Bor town. UNICEF and partners also faced several issues of operational interference. In Fangak, a health partners assets and compound were seized by SPLA-IO authorities and forced to leave the location. In a separate event, the authorities also forced the temporarily closure of a partners’ nutrition activities after demanding higher incentives for health workers and to handover a portion of their supplies to the authorities. However, upon further consultative meetings with the authorities, and nutrition and health partners, nutrition service has resumed in the area.

Continuation of improved access conditions since early 2019 will largely depend on developments leading up to the formation of a Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) in November. If a sufficient security force can be trained to provide security in Juba and Riek Machar returns, it is possible that favourable access conditions will prevail in the medium term. Paradoxically, positive indicators of restored peace in the country may spur returns, giving rise to disputation over land rights and access to resources and services, with the resulting insecurity limiting access. UNICEF and partners will also continue to face a range of bureaucratic impediments and operational interference from both government and opposition authorities.

According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis conducted in August 2019, 6.35 million people (54 per cent of the population) are classified in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity, among whom an estimated 1.7 million are facing Emergency (IPC Phase 4) acute food insecurity and 10,000 people are in Catastrophe (IPC phase 5). Compared to the same period in 2018, there is a five per cent reduction in the proportion of people facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity. In the period of September to December 2019, seasonal harvests become available with an estimated 4.54 million people (39 per cent of the population) likely to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity. Projection of January to April 2020, the food security situation will deteriorate and an estimated 5.5 million people (47 per cent of the total population) are likely face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity. The drivers of the child malnutrition are mainly sub-optimal child care and feeding practices driven by food insecurity, high morbidity, poor water and sanitation. Only 13 per cent of children aged 6-23 months received minimum dietary diversity, 23 per cent of them received minimum meal frequency, whereas only 7 per cent of them received minimum acceptable diet. Two out every five children aged 6-59 months reported fever two weeks prior to the survey, which is usually associated with malaria. Furthermore, 25 per cent and 22 per cent of the children reported diarrhoea and respiratory infection during the same period. Access to sanitation in the county is also very poor with only 21 per cent of the households across South Sudan reportedly with access to latrines.

Humanitarian Leadership and Coordination UNICEF is co-leading three Clusters and one Area of Responsibility (AoR) out of a total of 10 clusters and three AoRs currently active in the country. UNICEF co-leads at national level both the Child Protection AoR and the Education Cluster with Save the Children, the Nutrition Cluster with Concern, Action Against Hunger (ACF) and the World Food Program (WFP) and the WASH Cluster with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Memorandums of Understanding have been signed between UNICEF and each co-lead agency at country level to guide effective and efficient coordination and ensure clear roles and responsibilities of each party. UNICEF co-led clusters and AoR are all part of the Inter-Cluster Working Group (ICWG) led by OCHA at the national and sub-national levels. 2

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UNICEF participates in the in-country interagency PSEA Task Force, which functions under the auspices of the Deputy SRSG/ Resident Coordinator (RC) / Humanitarian Coordinator (HC), and plays an active role to advocate for better protection of children against SEA.

Humanitarian Strategy In 2019, in line with UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) and the inter-agency Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), UNICEF continues to strengthen and expand its programmes. UNICEF provides life-saving humanitarian assistance through a timely and effective integrated package of nutrition, health, WASH, child protection and education services delivered through interconnected, complementary responses. To ensure that support has a wide reach, services are delivered through static operations, direct outreach and rapid response modalities. UNICEF’s operations are led by its 13 field offices to enable wide coverage and quality programming across the country. UNICEF’s leadership of the nutrition and WASH clusters and child protection area of responsibility and its co-leadership of the education cluster enable strategic planning, coordinated response, capacity building of partners and advocacy both at the national and state levels.

Local partners make up approximately 51 per cent of UNICEF’s partnerships in South Sudan and UNICEF is investing in increasing the localization of aid in South Sudan through capacity building and targeted resource allocation. Following the signing of the R-ARCSS in September 2018, UNICEF is investing in building the capacities of central and sub-national state authorities.

In 2019, the integrated rapid response mechanism (IRRM) is prioritizing hard-to-reach communities with urgent, life- saving interventions. WFP, FAO and UNICEF are deploying IRRMs to areas of the country that fit the criteria of extraordinary humanitarian needs in otherwise inaccessible locations. A partnership with WFP on biometric registration, under a Letter of Understanding signed between the two agencies in October 2018, is strengthening data collection, management, follow up, displacement tracking and harmonized reporting. In August 2019, UNICEF, WFP completed four IRRM missions with three in County of and one in Dor, Mingkaman County of Lakes state reaching 34,977 individuals and 15,512 children under five years.

Between January – 31 Aug 2019, UNICEF completed a total of 22 IRRM missions with WFP using Biometric Registration (BMR) in hard to reach areas reaching a total of 207,801 Individuals and 41,535 children under five, fourteen missions were completed in Jonglei state in the areas of Chuil, New Fangak, Old Fangak, Kurwai, Keew, Kuernyang, Juaibor, Wai, Katdalok, Mogok, Kandak, Jiech, Normanyang. Eight missions were completed in Upper Nile state in the areas of Tonga, Wathjak, Ying, Raing, Nyangore, Ulang, Mathiang, Udier and one mission was completed in Dor, Mingkaman County of Lakes state.

UNICEF is currently delivering multi-sectoral services through the IRRM mechanism in the areas of Nyanapol, of Jonglei state and the team is expected to be on ground until the third week of September 2019.

Summary Analysis of Programme Response Health: UNICEF, through the provision of supplies, cash and technical assistance, supported a total of 146,796 primary healthcare consultations (78,685 female; 49,171 children under 5 years) of which 49,466 children were diagnosed and treated for malaria, 18,545 with acute respiratory infections and 9,631 with diarrhoeal disease. A total of 4,461 pregnant women attended first antenatal care service, while 2,165 pregnant women attended four or more recommended antenatal care services. An additional 1,035 deliveries were conducted by skilled birth attendants and 1,581 pregnant women have been counselled and tested for HIV, of which 44 tested positive, seven of which were enrolled into an antiretroviral therapy programme. The remaining 37 individuals did not enrolldue to fear of stigmatization/discrimination by community/family members and/or access issues to health facilities, including security and seasonal constraints.

Malaria control efforts are ongoing. Activities include provision of antimalarial drugs, rapid diagnostic tests and long- lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLITNs), as well as vector control activities. In 2019, UNICEF distributed 63,905 LLITNs to 31,953 families benefiting 127,810 children and pregnant women. This underachievement has arisen from a

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UNICEF SOUTH SUDAN SITUATION REPORT August 2019 shortage of nets resulting from funding gaps, despite fundraising efforts. Discussions are ongoing to leverage access to additional nets through partners. Whilst these nets will not be finally reported by UNICEF, the resource leveraging is expected to fill a critical gap.

In 2019, measles outbreaks have been confirmed in 17 counties and four Protection of Civilian sites (PoCs). A total of 3,106 suspected measles cases, including 147 confirmed IgM positive cases and six deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 0.2 per cent. New outbreaks were reported in August - six new cases in Tonj South county, four in Jur River county and eight in Bentiu PoC. In response to the outbreaks in the country, a total of 431,472 children 6-59 months of age have been vaccinated and there are plans for an interagency assessment to establish persistence of new cases despite a reactive campaign. In addition, a measles follow-up campaign is planned to target 2.5 million children 6-59 months of age in two phases, with the first phase covering 55 counties from 19-26 November whilst the second phase will cover 25 hard-to-reach counties in the first quarter of 2020. Additionally, a second round of reactive campaign is ongoing in Pibor county targeting an estimated 28,000 children 6-59 months of age.

Since January 2019, a total of 307 Acute Flaccid Paralysis cases have been reported. Of the stool samples collected, 251 (82 per cent) were discarded as Non-Polio AFP, 46 (15 per cent) are pending lab culture, and eight are pending National Polio Expert Committee (NPEC) review/re-evaluation. South Sudan’s Polio free status has been maintained since June 2009 and the programme is in the process of initiating the “Polio Free Certification” through the WHO regional office.

In 2019, no suspected cases of cholera have been reported. Cholera prevention activities continue to mitigate the risk of cholera outbreaks in hotspots. UNICEF and partners have reviewed the cholera preparedness plan for 2019 in readiness for expected events in the country. Recommended actions as part of the preparedness plan include the training of health care workers on new case definition, the revision of the national cholera guidelines and SOP, the development of strategies to improve access to safe water and improved sanitation, the rapid deployment of RRTs to investigate cholera alerts, the prepositioning of supplies for investigation of alerts including laboratory kits, the involvement of community health workers to enforce hygiene in community and public places, the strengthening of active surveillance in hot spot areas and the involvement of community and local leaders.

Key actions of the preparedness plan already carried out include the following: review of the cholera hot spot areas; the different cholera task forces including the case management, risk communication and WASH Technical working groups were revitalised; a mapping of available resources, implementation partners and health care facilities in hotspot areas was completed; and a training on cholera preparedness was conducted for 120 health care workers from Ministry of health and partners, Juba Rapid Response Teams (RRT) and sentinel sites in Juba State.

As of August 2019, 96 per cent of counties have functional cold chain stores and 645 (47.7 per cent) of health facilities out of 1352 have functional cold chain equipment. Seventy-nine health workers have been trained on Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) (27 Torit; 30 Bentiu and 22 Pariang and Panyijar).

Nutrition: UNICEF in partnership with 40 Civil Society Organizations (CSO) is providing key nutrition interventions for children and women in South Sudan. From January to August 2019, more than 172,000 children affected by SAM were treated with high quality services, representing 78 per cent of annual SAM target. The performance indicators of SAM treatment were above the acceptable minimum Sphere standards, with a cure rate of 91.1 per cent, a defaulter rate of 5.8 per cent and a death rate of 0.4 per cent. During the same period, infant and young child feeding counselling services reached more 1 million caregivers of children, representing 109 per cent of the annual target.

To be ready to respond in the first semester of 2020, UNICEF requires US$ 30 million before end of November 2019 for procurement of Ready-To-Use Therapeutic food (RUTF) and frontline costs of the programme. There is a risk of interruption in nutrition services delivery during the first semester next year, if UNICEF fails to mobilize adequate resources before the end of November 2019.

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): UNICEF continues to provide WASH life-saving interventions through the provision of access to safe water, basic sanitation and hygiene services to the vulnerable and affected host communities, POCs and IDPs in collective sites. A total of 439,437 individuals have so far been provided with access to 4

UNICEF SOUTH SUDAN SITUATION REPORT August 2019 safe drinking water through water trucking, and the construction and rehabilitation of water facilities. UNICEF has also continued to provide support in operation and maintenance of water yards, Surface Water Treatment (SWAT) systems and Urban Water systems.

A total of 185,350 vulnerable individuals have been supported with access to basic sanitation facilities through the construction and rehabilitation of emergency communal latrines and household latrines. In relatively stable communities in Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Eastern Equatoria, CLTS is being implemented as the approach to improve sanitation. Follow up is being conducted for the previously triggered village in Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Eastern Equatoria to establish communities that have attained open defecation free status. It has also been reported that 308,152 have been reached with key hygiene promotion messages and 311,285 individuals have benefited from the distribution of core-pipeline supplies and WASH NFIs including jerrycans, buckets, soap and water treatment chemicals.

Education: Whilst schools were closed for the holidays, UNICEF and partners carried out intensive activities related to community mobilisation, enrolment, training of teachers, distribution of teaching and learning materials and rehabilitation of temporary learning spaces (TLS), prior to the new school term beginning on 16 September.

UNICEF’s expansion of its education activities in Abyei continued, with the holding of a second Back-to-Learning event on 23 August, organised by the UNICEF Wau field office, in partnership with the Abyei Ministry of Education. The event was attended by the Chief Administrator of Abyei, various government ministries, the paramount chief, religious and community leaders and around 2,000 children from four local primary schools. Speeches by the Chief Administrator, Minister of Education and UNICEF Chief of Field Office, amongst others, stressed the importance of children enrolling in school. Back-to-Learning events also took place in Akon South County (Warrap) and Lanveris primary school, Pibor (Jonglei). The event in Pibor was attended by 1,345 teachers, community members and children, and was part of the celebrations marking the reopening of the school following the completion of two temporary learning spaces by UNICEF’s implementing partner Stop Poverty Communal Initiative.

UNICEF implementing partners distributed essential educational supplies including exercise books, pens, pencils, rulers, school bags, hygiene supplies to 13 schools in Eastern Equatoria, which will benefit 9,326 learners (including 3,989 girls), as well as 96 teachers. In Yambio teaching and learning materials, including student’s kits, teacher’s kits, boxes of chalk and other supplies were distributed to 6,380 children (3,334 girls; 3046 boys). The provision of teaching and learning materials to learners in schools has a positive bearing on the enrolment and retention of learners in schools and reduces the burden of parents buying scholastic materials to their children.

Child Protection: UNICEF and partners reached 26,781 children (11,747 girls; 15,034 boys) with psychosocial support (PSS) activities in child-friendly spaces, schools and other community-based interventions across South Sudan. Since the beginning of the year, 699 unaccompanied and separated children (338 girls; 361 boys) have been registered for Family Tracing and Reunification services with 57 children (27 girls; 30 boys) registered in July alone. An additional, 28 children (11 girls; 17 boys) have been reunified with their primary caregiver during the reporting period.

In line with the ongoing cantonment process in South Sudan, a significant number of children are expected to be released from opposition forces, including girls. As such, immediate funding of US$ 4.9 million is required to meet release support and critical lifesaving service requirements.

A total of 175,727 individuals (40,005 girls; 47,901 boys; 58,437 women; 29,384 men) who are living in high-risk mine areas were reached with life-saving mine risk education (MRE) messages in Jonglei, Unity, Upper Nile, Greater Equatoria, and Western Bahr el Ghazal states since the beginning of the year. Despite funding shortages and a subsequent decrease of mine risk education implementing partners, 993 community leaders and teachers (662 men; 371 women) have been trained to perform key MRE messaging.

UNICEF and implementing partners reached a total of 5,624 (1,381 girls; 730 boys; 2,613 women; 900 men) with gender based-violence (GBV) prevention (including awareness raising and social norms transformation), response services including specialized GBV case management, PSS, skills building courses, access to women and girls friendly services, risk mitigation information and referrals for other specialized services.

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Communication for Development (C4D): As part of ongoing Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE) campaigns in selected areas across the country, UNICEF has been supporting with social mobilization and community engagement activities that include radio messaging, house-to-house mobilization, orientation of community influencers and display of information, education and communication materials, and street announcements. In August 2019, the campaign took place in Wau, Gogrial West, Tonj North, Tonj East, Aweil East, West and South, Ikwotos and Lofa-Lopan. Over 1,000 community mobilizers were deployed to support the campaign.

Regarding the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), UNICEF, in collaboration with the National Ministry of Health and WHO, conducted a training of trainers on micro-plan development and implementation of Measles Follow- up Campaign. The campaign will be implemented in two phases with the first phase taking place in November 2019, covering 55 counties brought in state level participants which comprised of State EPI Managers, State EPI Communication Officers, WHO EPI Officers, UNICEF Health and C4D Officers. The master trainers are now cascading trainings at state and county-levels in preparation for the campaign.

Cash-Based Programming: In 2019, UNICEF launched a South Sudan cash strategy, increased their internal capacity on cash-based programming and began a water voucher project in Wau. UNICEF and Oxfam, in collaboration with the Urban Water Corporation will provide emergency water vouchers to 24,000 of the most vulnerable families in Wau in collaboration with WFP. UNICEF staff as well as the Urban Water Corporation were trained. Furthermore, UNICEF has developed two cash and voucher pilots to be rolled out within the IRRM missions.

UNICEF conducted a mapping and analysis of social protection in South Sudan using Inter Agency Social Protection Assessments (ISPA) Core Diagnostic Tool (CODI) modified to fit context. This was endorsed by the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare as well as key actors working with Social Protection trough cash-based programming.

Additionally, UNICEF has become a member of the technical working group on the Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) led by REACH and the Inter-Agency Cash Working Group. The JMMI will support organisations with timely market information and improve coordination among cash actors in the country with UNICEF contributing with timely price monitoring.

Ebola Preparedness: UNICEF, in collaboration with the national and state Ministries of Health and partners, continued scaling up risk communication, social mobilization and community engagement activities in Ebola virus disease (EVD) high-risk areas with more focus on building trust and ensuring community participation. In Juba, State Ministry of Health with support from UNICEF deployed 98 trained community mobilizers who conducted house-to-house mobilization reaching 8,020 households (49,438 individuals) with preventive measures in the residential areas of Juba. Additionally, through school interventions, a total of 130 schools were covered with over 56,000 school children and teachers sensitized. The 98 trained mobilizers engaged community members through group awareness sessions at market places, health facilities, churches and mosques. In Yei, 70 community mobilizers under the UNICEF implementing partner TRISS, reached 5,574 households (21,533 individuals), 1,685 community members through 12 group awareness sessions, 8,635 school children and teachers in 35 schools and 4,358 people at 22 health facilities. Also, as part of a mechanism to reach hard-to- reach areas, a total of 30 community health volunteers from opposition- held areas in Morobo and Yei were trained on EVD prevention and control in Arua-Uganda from 26-31 August 2019. In Torit and Nimule, 14,426 households were sensitized by 80 community mobilizers, reaching 38,924 women and 48,096 men with EVD key messaging. UNICEF also sensitized 43 Rwanda Battalion Soldiers in Torit on EVD prevention. In Maridi and Ibba, 26 social mobilizers were trained on community-based surveillance, engagement, behaviour change, and interpersonal communication.

The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) WASH Technical Working Group (TWG) revised SOPs for EVD care facilities (holding areas and isolation units) and frontline health facilities. As part of scale-up, UNICEF partners (SSDO in Yei, NSDO in Nimule and Oxfam in Jubek) are conducting IPC WASH assessments in additional health facilities and public places including schools, markets and churches) to inform prioritization, quantify gaps and needs. UNICEF and partners continue to improve and sustain WASH and IPC services in the four existing isolation units, seven holding units and 70 frontline health care facilities. Water supply, hand washing facilities, waste management facilities and training and mentorship on IPC WASH ongoing.

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UNICEF Child Protection section, in collaboration with C4D section, has conducted an orientation session on EVD and PSS intervention during EVD outbreak targeting child protection actors. A total of 25 child protection staff attended this session.

A multimedia mission to Yei was conducted, documenting UNICEF EVD preparedness and prevention activities. Some of the products are already featured in social media channels nationally and globally.

Supply and Logistics During the reporting month, multi sectoral supplies valued at US$ 1.3 million were dispatched directly to implementing partners country-wide and through warehouse-to-warehouse transfers. The dispatches comprised of Nutrition, WASH, Health and Education supplies delivered to various locations across South Sudan.

A total of six, 40 metric tonne trucks were dispatched from the UNICEF warehouses to Aweil, Wau, and Rumbek using Logistics Cluster road convoys and by air to Nyanapol, pagil, Bout Normanyang, Haat and Wan Machar using the Logistics Cluster aircrafts.

Media and External Communications A press release on the increasing breastfeeding rates in South Sudan kicked off the month of August and World Breastfeeding Week. A series of radio interviews on Radio Miraya on breastfeeding was conducted and the topic given ample space in social media channels. One media trip to Yambio was conducted to follow up on a story on children released from armed groups earlier this year. World Water Week was marked on social media, and a UNICEF WASH specialist interviewed on Radio Miraya. In August, the country office briefing notes were updated and issued. UNICEF continues to co-chair the UN Communication Group and the UN EVD Communication group.

Security On 12 August, South Sudan reached the half-way point of the extended pre-transitional phase of the R-ARCSS without tangible progress on the most significant conditions for the formation of a R-TGoNU by its agreed deadline (12 November 2019) with an enduring but fragile cease-fire. Of significance is the lack of clarity on security arrangements for Juba. The Joint Defense Board (JDB) ordered troop movement towards cantonment sites by 31 July but so-far deadlines have not been met. Troop movements in general require monitoring as there is an increased likelihood of low-levels of armed conflict in the lead-up to the 12 November deadline. The required cantonment brings with it increased risk of recruitment of youth, violence against local populations, illegal occupation/confiscation of properties including schools and access challenges.

The R-ARCSS meeting took place in in Addis Ababa on 21 August with IGAD mediators to discuss the implementation status of the peace deal. Progress was discussed but fragility remains particularly given the request by IGAD to have at least half of the 83,000 unified forces cantoned before the end of September 2019. IGAD has further urged President Kiir to ensure that the balance of the pledged US$ 100 million is disbursed to expedite the implementation of the agreement. According to RJMEC, only US$ 6.5 million of the pledged amount had been disbursed for security arrangements between April and July. The US$ 100 million represents approximately 6 per cent of the US$ 1.6 billion National Budget passed by the Transitional National Legislature Assembly (TNLA). The budget had been delayed over unpaid salary arrears for civil servants and soldiers. President Kiir reshuffled his cabinet in mid-August with the replacement of the ministers from several departments including foreign affairs, roads, wildlife, and gender.

Considerable uncertainty remains regarding progress of the peace agreement. Transitional security arrangements including the cantonment, training and unification of forces have all stalled due to disagreement over site locations and a lack of logistical support, services and resources. There is no agreement regarding the number and composition of states and boundaries. If considerable progress is not made in the coming two months, formation of the R-TGoNU will likely be delayed or occur without the inclusion of SPLA-IO or Macher. Such a configuration will increase the likelihood of localized hostilities, particularly in western Upper Nile, upper Jongeli, Western Bahr el Ghazal and the Equatorias. Increasing fighting, in turn, will likely cause increased displacement and needs while at the same time hindering access due to insecurity and denials of access by parties to conflict. The new South Sudan Opposition

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Movement of non-signatory groups to the peace agreement could also lead to fighting in other parts of the country, particularly if they can expand their ranks through defections from signatory groups.

Funding UNICEF wishes to express its sincere gratitude to all public and private donors for the contributions received to date. There remains an urgent need for additional donor support to close the funding gap; reach our targets and provide lifesaving interventions for the people of South Sudan. As of 31 August 2019, there is a funding gap of 54 per cent against UNICEF South Sudan's 2019 HAC requirements of US$ 179.2 million. Funding available under HAC 2019 include carry-forward funds of US$ 26.1 million from 2018 and US$ 55.9 million funds received since January 2019.

REPORT AS OF 31ST AUGUST 2019 Funding Requirements (as defined in Humanitarian Appeal of 31 Jan 2019 for a period of 12 months) Appeal Sector Requirements Funds Available Funding Gap Funding Gap Appeal Sector Requirements Funds Received C/F from 2018 % (US$) Health 11,201,300 1,003,330 3,221,412 6,976,557 62% Nutrition 50,202,200 36,255,952 10,742,757 3,203,491 6% WASH 45,587,000 15,058,674 1,678,452 28,849,874 63% Education 43,740,000 536,590 7,693,857 35,509,553 81% Child Protection 28,500,000 2,976,126 2,806,058 22,717,816 80% Total 179,230,500 55,830,673 26,142,536 97,257,292 54% - The figures indicated above are gross (including global recovery, but not programmable at CO level). - HAC funded includes substantial carry-forward (C/F) funding from 2018, however figures are still provisional.

Next Situation Report: September 2019

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Who to contact for Mohamed Ayoya Yves Willemot further information: Country Representative Chief of Communications UNICEF South Sudan UNICEF South Sudan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

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Annex A

SUMMARY OF PROGRAMME RESULTS 2018

Cluster for 2019 UNICEF and partners for 2019

Target Change Target Results Results (Jan- since % (Jan-Dec) (August) (August) Dec) last report NUTRITION

# of children aged 6 to 59 months 220,700 172,376 220,700 172,376 27,493 78.1% admitted for SAM treatment

# of caregivers of children aged 0 to 23 months reached with infant and 984,700 1,075,388 984,700 1,075,388 234,878 109.2% young child feeding counselling HEALTH # of children 6 months-15 years in humanitarian situations vaccinated for 475,000 431,472 20,393 90.8% measles

# of children and women provided with long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLITN) distributed 200,000 127,810 20,610 63.9%

WASH # people accessing the agreed quantity of water for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene 3,000,000 1,495,841 800,000 439,437 6,547 54.9%

# of people accessing appropriate sanitation facilities 3,000,0001 417,105 300,000 185,350 769 61.8%

CHILD PROTECTION

# of children reached with 476,750 226,689 275,000 161,049 26,781 58.6% psychosocial support services

# of girls, boys, women and men reached with gender-based violence 146,0002 52,289 5,624 35.8% prevention and response services

EDUCATION

# of children accessing quality formal or non-formal early learning, pre- 786,324 689,817 729,000 598,518 29,679 82.1% primary, primary or secondary education

# of teachers trained on education-in- emergencies basic pedagogy and 10,000 9,070 5,500 4,517 557 82.1% learner-centred methodologies

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Annex B

Ebola Humanitarian Performance Monitoring and Funding Table

–Ebola Humanitarian Performance Monitoring Sector Indicators Target Results % achieved WASH Number of health facilities provided with essential 118% WASH services in areas at risk of EVD 60 71 WASH Number of public places where handwashing 137% stations are installed and utilized in areas at risk 100 137 WASH Number of staff in health facilities trained on 87% IPC/WASH in areas at risk of EVD 240 208 C4D Number of community health workers trained in risk

communication and community engagement for 53% 850 485 EVD preparedness C4D Number of people reached with EVD prevention and

control messages (interpersonal and group 1,047,353 83% communication) 869,881

Ebola Funding Table as at 31 August 2019 Funds available Funding gap Total Sector Funds Carry-Over Total Requirements Received from 2018 funds US$ % received Health 100,650 300,000 0 300,000 0 0% WASH 1,161,880 1,661,788 0 1,661,788 0 0% C4D 3,176,410 2,373,891 0 2,373,891 802,519 25% Child Protection 95,000 0 0 0 95,000 100% Total 4,533,940 4,335,679 0 4,335,679 897,519 20%

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