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Upper Nile State, South Sudan June 2017 Situation Overview: Upper Nile State, South Sudan June 2017 SUDAN Introduction previous REACH assessments of hard-to- presence returned to the averages from April reach areas of Upper Nile State. (22% June, 42% May, 28% April).1 This may Despite a potential respite in fighting in lower MANYO be indicative of the slowing of movement due This Situation Overview outlines displacement counties along the western bank, dispersed to the rainy season. Although fighting that took RENK and access to basic services in Upper Nile fighting and widespread displacements trends place in Panyikang and Fashoda appeared to in June 2017. The first section analyses continued into June and impeded the provision subside, clashes between armed groups armed displacement trends in Upper Nile State. of primary needs and access to basic services groups reportedly commenced in Manyo and The second section outlines the population for assessed settlements. Only 45% of assessed Renk Counties, causing the local population to MELUT dynamics in the assessed settlements, as well settlements reported adequate access to food flee across the border as well as to Renk Town.2 and half reported access to healthcare facilities as access to food and basic services for both FASHODA These clashes may have also contributed to across Upper Nile State, while the malnutrition, MABAN IDP and non-displaced communities. MALAKAL a lack of IDPs, with no assessed settlement malaria and cholera concerns reported in May PANYIKANG BALIET Baliet, Maban, Melut and Renk Counties had in Manyo reporting an IDP presence in June, continued into June. LONGOCHUK less than 5% settlement coverage (Map 1), compared to 50% in May. Assessed settlements therefore they were not analysed at county To inform the response of humanitarian actors ettleent There were reportedly skirmishes in Nasir working outside of formal settlement sites, oer percentaeLUAKPINY/NASIR of assesse settleents level. However, data from the settlements within relatie to te A total MAIWUTataset County throughout the month as well. Security Assessed settlements ULANG these counties were included in the state-level REACH has been conducting an ongoing 0% incidents against humanitarians were reported ettleent assessment of hard-to-reach areas in South 1 analysis. June coverage did not increase from oer percentae of assesse settleents to have taken place in Fashoda, Malakal and May, which means that conclusions delivered Sudan since 2015, for which data on settlements relatie to te A total ataset Ulang counties and unrest continued to occur 0% across Greater Upper Nile, Greater Equatoria in this Situation Overview cover the western 3 4 in Maban PoC. Reported displacement and Western Bahr el Ghazal region is collected and south eastern parts of the state. REACH’s into Sudan from across South Sudan has worked to continue settlement coverage in on a monthly basis. Map 1: REACH assessment coverage of Upper decreased to an estimated 230 per day, from areas where fighting was more intense and Between 8-26 June 2017, REACH interviewed Nile State, June 2017 displacement was ongoing in order to facilitate 223 Key Informants (KIs) from 119 settlements 1. OCHA. South Sudan Humanitarian Snapshot June to-date information about the village from the provision of information from areas known in 11 counties in Upper Nile State. All KIs 2017. which they had been displaced, in order to to have access difficulties and information gaps. 2. OCHA. Humanitarian Bulletin South Sudan Issue 10 interviewed had arrived in their displacement ensure an accurate understanding of current | 28 June 2017. location in the last month (May or June). 3. OCHA. South Sudan: Humanitarian Access Snapshot displacement and population dynamics. Other Population Movement and Seventy-seven percent of KIs reported to be June 2017. respondents had recent information about the Displacement 4. All Africa. Sudan: Time to Repeal U.S. Sanctions on in contact with someone living in the Area of village through contact with someone (usually Sudan? 22 June 2017. Knowledge (AoK) within the last month and There were an estimated 250,406 IDPs residing 5. An estimated 43,506 refugees crossed into Sudan a relative) that is currently living there. Findings during May, compared to 3,447 in June. 23% reported to have visited the AoK within in Upper Nile State in June and the percentage have been triangulated using four Focus Group 6. OCHA. Sudan. Humanitarian Bulletin Sudan Issue the last month. Therefore all KIs had up- of assessed settlements reporting an IDP 15,19 June – 2 July 2017. Discussions (FGDs), secondary data, and : the May estimated peak of 1,500 per day. 5 In the second week of June clashes were METHODOLOGY Authorities in El Salam, in Sudan’s White Nile reported in Manyo County (Kuek, Kola and To provide an overview of the situation in State, approved extensions to five refugee Gabat), around Wadekona and across the Nile largely inaccessible areas of Upper Nile camp sites for roughly 55,000 more people River in Jelhak, Renk County. 8 This led to an Displacement to Renk State, REACH uses primary data provided to help ease congestion at Al Waral and Um unknown number of residents fleeing into the Displacement to Sudan by key informants who have recently arrived, Sangour camps. 6 bushes, to Renk Town, Renk, and across the or receive regular information, from their pre- border into Sudan. Women and children were In Upper Nile State insecurity remained the displacement location or “Area of Knowledge”. also evacuated to Renk Town, where local staff Renk primary push factor in June, reported by 64% Information for this report was collected from advised that people had settled in the Abayok, County of KIs. Along the western bank the proportion key informants in Renk County, Upper Nile, an informal IDP settlement. This is in addition of KIs reporting insecurity as a push factor Akobo in Jonglei State, and Juba Protection to an estimated 3,400 people who crossed the remained above the state level: Malakal of Civilians (PoC) site throughout June 2017. border into Sudan.9 The clashes also led to an Manyo (100%), Panyikang (93%) and Fashoda (88%), County increased presence of armed groups moving uek Renk The first phase of the assessment and Manyo (71%). Insecurity was also a push methodology comprised a participatory towards and within the area. Although the Abayok factor for 75% of KIs in Ulang County, which Gabat situation was reportedly resolved, the potential mapping exercise to map the relevant may be indicative of the reported incidents that settlements in Upper Nile State. In-depth resurgence in sporadic clashes between armed took place in June. ola interviews were then conducted with selected groups throughout the rainy season remains. As the lean season continued and prolonged participants using a standardised survey To and from Malakal tool comprising questions on displacement insecurity led to unsafe farming environments Map 2: Displacement from Manyo, June 2017 as well as the destruction of crops, a lack of Sporadic security incidents in and around trends, population needs, and access to Displacement within Fashoda basic services. adequate access to food remained the second Malakal town may have encouraged more IDPs After data collection was completed, all most reported push factor in June, reported to enter Malakal PoC. This, combined with The stabilising security situation, coupled 12 data was examined at the settlement level, by 58% of KIs. Inadequate access to food the decrease in movement out of the Malakal with reduced services in displacement sites, and settlements were assigned the modal was more commonly reported by KIs that PoC site reported in May may have led to the appears to have led to a return of IDPs in response. When no consensus could be came from along the western bank: Fashoda reported number of new arrivals in Malakal PoC Fashoda. As of the start of June, an estimated found for a settlement, that settlement (73%) and Malakal (71%). Continued conflict, rising above those departing, meaning that the 10,298 people remained in the informal Aburoc was not included in reporting. Descriptive combined with a shortage of physical and site population rose to 30,551. This had led to displacement site, a significant decrease statistics and geospatial analysis were then social infrastructure, lead to a lack of access extra pressure placed on the already limited from the estimated 40,000 people who were 10 13 used to analyse the data. to healthcare facilities being the third most space available At the time of writing no reportedly there at the beginning of May. Please note that REACH is in the process common push factor, reported by 55% of KIs. official data was available to detail where new The most commonly cited reasons for leaving of establishing sustained data collection in This push factor was more commonly reported arrivals had come from. the Aburoc camp were insecurity, as well as by KIs from Ulang, Maiwut, Longochuk and family reunion which moved people towards Upper Nile State. As a result, the current Despite insecurity, movement in and out of Luakpiny/Nasir (74%). Kor Woral Refugee Camp and other areas in coverage is limited. The conclusions drawn Malakal may have become more viable as river Sudan.14 Some IDPs also reportedly returned to are therefore indicative of likely trends in the Displacement along the western bank 7 transport commenced again. After being closed their home settlements, as 5,000 people were state. due to fighting in 2013, routes between Kodok, Displacement from Manyo 15 11 said to have returned to Okurua, Fashoda. Malakal and Renk commenced again in June. 7. The western bank refers to Panyikang, Fashoda, Malakal, and Manyo counties. 12. Amnesty International. It was as if my village was swept away by a flood.
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