Humanitarian Response Plan South Sudan
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HUMANITARIAN HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME CYCLE 2021 RESPONSE PLAN ISSUED MARCH 2021 SOUTH SUDAN 01 About This document is consolidated by OCHA on behalf of the Humanitarian Country Team and partners. The Humanitarian Response Plan is a presentation of the coordinated, strategic response devised by humanitarian agencies in order to meet the acute needs of people affected by the crisis. It is based on, and responds to, evidence of needs described in the Humanitarian Needs Overview. Manyo Renk Renk SUDAN Kaka Melut Melut Maban Fashoda Riangnhom Bunj Oriny UPPER NILE Abyei region Pariang Panyikang Malakal Abiemnhom Tonga Malakal Baliet Aweil East Abiemnom Rubkona Aweil North Guit Baliet Dajo Gok-Machar War-Awar Twic Mayom Atar 2 Longochuk Bentiu Guit Mayom Old Fangak Aweil West Turalei Canal/Pigi Gogrial East Fangak Aweil Gogrial Luakpiny/Nasir Maiwut Aweil West UNITY Yomding Raja NORTHERN South Gogrial Koch Nyirol Nasir Maiwut Raja BAHR EL Bar Mayen Koch Ulang Kuajok WARRAP Leer Lunyaker Ayod GHAAL Tonj North Mayendit Ayod Aweil Centre Waat Mayendit Leer Uror Warrap Romic ETHIOPIA Yuai Tonj East WESTERN BAHR Nyal Duk Fadiat Akobo Wau Maper JONGLEI CENTRAL EL GHAAL Panyijiar Duk Akobo Kuajiena Rumbek North AFRICAN Wau Tonj Pochalla Jur River Cueibet REPUBLIC Tonj Rumbek Kongor Pochala South Cueibet Centre Yirol East Twic East Rumbek Adior Pibor Rumbek East Nagero Wullu Akot Yirol Bor South Tambura Yirol West Nagero LAKES Awerial Pibor Bor Boma Wulu Mvolo Awerial Mvolo Tambura Terekeka Kapoeta International boundary WESTERN Terekeka North Mundri Lui Lafon EQUATORIA Mundri Mogos East State boundary Ezo Kapoeta East Ibba Maridi Ezo Lafon EASTERN County boundary Mundri Yambio Maridi West EQUATORIA Nzara Juba Juba Kapoeta Ibba Undetermined boundary Nzara Yambio CENTRAL Kapoeta South Narus Lainya EQUATORIA Abyei region Torit Budi Lainya Yei Torit Country capital Chukudum Yei Magwi Ikotos KENYA DEMOCRATIC Kajo-keji Ikotos State capital Magwi REPUBLIC OF Morobo Kajo-keji Administrative centre THE CONGO Morobo Nimule UGANDA 0 0 100 km The administrative boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined. Final status of Abyei area is not yet determined. Creation date June 2020 | Sources OCHA, SSNBS Feedback [email protected] | unocha.org/south-sudan | reliefweb.int/country/ssd southsudan.humanitarianresponse.info The administrative boundaries and names shown and designations used on this map and subsequent maps and tables in the document do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determimed. Final status of Abyei area is not determined. PHOTO ON COVER After harvesting, a woman takes her vegetables close to the swamp to clean before bringing them to the market. Photo: WFP/Gabriela Vivacqua Table of Contents 05 Foreword by the Humanitarian Coordinator 06 Response Plan Overview 07 Crisis Context and Impact 10 People Targeted 11 Key Figures 12 Historic Trends 13 Timeline of Response Events in 2020 15 Part 1: Response 16 Strategic Response Priorities and Response Approach 20 Strategic Objectives 26 Planning Assumptions, Operational Capacity and Access 30 Use of Cash and Voucher Assistance 31 Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 32 Accountability to Affected Populations 33 Costing Methodology 34 Part 2: Response Monitoring 35 Monitoring Approach 36 Indicators and Targets 40 Part 3: Sectoral Response and Objectives 41 Overview of Sectoral Response 46 3.1 Camp Coordination and Camp Management 48 3.2 Coordination and Common Services 50 3.3 Education 52 3.4 Food Security and Livelihoods 54 3.5 Health 56 3.6 Logistics 58 3.7 Nutrition 60 3.8 Protection 65 3.9 Shelter and Non-Food Items 67 3.10 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 69 Part 4: Refugee Response Plan 72 Part 5: Abyei Response Plan 74 Part 6: Annexes 75 Response Analysis 76 Response by Geography 80 Towards Integrated, Coherent and Coordinated Humanitarian and Development Delivery 87 How to Contribute 88 Acronyms 90 End Notes 03 HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN 2021 A man washes his hands and face with clean water from their community’s borehole in Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal. Photo: Medair/Amy Van Drunen 04 Foreword by the Humanitarian Coordinator During the year 2020, and as part of the implementation Another immediate and key priority for the humanitarian of the revitalized peace agreement in South Sudan, the community is preparing for the upcoming rainy season, Transitional Government of National Unity was established. which is forecasted to lead once again to major floods. At the same time, and like the rest of the world, the Dykes and roads need to be repaired, and emergency people of South Sudan and the humanitarian community supplies pre-positioned before remote communities are cut were greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its off from road and air access. These short-term measures disruptive impacts on markets, services and movements must be matched by a longer-term flood preparation across the country. South Sudan also experienced its and mitigation strategy. Disaster risk reduction is one second consecutive year of devastating flooding that has of the areas, alongside food security and prevention of affected almost 1 million people each year. During 2020, gender-based violence, where humanitarian-development sub-national violence and localized conflicts intensified and collaboration can make a real difference on people’s lives. flared up in areas that had been relatively peaceful for years. Humanitarian access deteriorated, and the number of aid Throughout these various shocks, the affected communities workers killed tripled from three in 2019 to nine in 2020. continued to demonstrate a great sense of solidarity. I call on the Government, development partners, donors The combination of these shocks led to a substantial and aid organizations to match their solidarity with increase in vulnerabilities. The country is now facing its unwavering support. highest levels of food insecurity and malnutrition since independence 10 years ago. The upcoming lean season Without security and stability, humanitarian needs will from May to July is expected to be the most severe on continue to grow. Relevant authorities both at the local and record. Conflict, displacement, loss of livelihoods, inability national levels must ensure sustained peace throughout the to reach health care and lack of access to schools have country. The violence must stop so that the people of South created urgent protection needs, especially for women Sudan can finally recover from the crisis and rebuild their and children. lives and their communities. The 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan sets our three strategic objectives for the year. They guide nearly 200 humanitarian organizations to save lives and protect people; ensure people’s access to basic services; and enable people to recover from the crisis. The synergy among these objectives is essential to achieve meaningful results for the affected communities. In response to the anticipated catastrophic levels of food insecurity in parts of the country, a multisectoral scaled up response is already under way with an enhanced level of coordination at the local level. Thousands of humanitarian workers, most of them South Sudanese, are currently working tirelessly to save lives and provide humanitarian assistance in the six most food insecure areas – Pibor, Akobo, Aweil South, Tonj East, Tonj North and Tonj South. Alain Noudéhou Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan 05 HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN 2021 Response Plan Overview PEOPLE IN NEED PEOPLE TARGETED REQUIREMENTS (US$) OPERATIONAL PARTNERS 8.3M 6.6M $1.68B 195 Reduce morbidity and Ensure safe, equitable and dignified Enable vulnerable people to recover SO1 mortality, protection threats SO2 access to critical cross-sectoral SO3 from crisis, seek solutions to and incidents for the most basic services to enable populations displacement in the respect of vulnerable populations in meet their basic needs in locations of their rights, and build resilience to severity levels 4 and 5 severity level 4 and 5 shocks and stresses The 2021 South Sudan Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) durable solutions, development and peacebuilding actors identified 8.3 million people, including refugees, in need to address the drivers of humanitarian needs and adopt of humanitarian assistance across the country. This is an conflict-sensitive approaches. 800,000-person increase in absolute numbers from the 7.5 Immediate response priorities include sustaining the million people in need in 2020. ongoing, multisectoral response scale-up in the six Informed by a rigorous inter-sectoral prioritization process, most food insecure areas and preparing for the 2021 the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) will target rainy season, which is forecasted to lead once again to 6.6 million people1 across all 78 counties, including one major floods. county – Pibor – classified in the HNO as in catastrophic A robust response monitoring framework will provide need, another 72 counties where the humanitarian needs are the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) with evidence to extreme, and five counties with severe humanitarian needs. ensure a timely, efficient, and fit-for-purpose response to The humanitarian operation will be guided by three the