SOUTH 2020 | June External Update

Women in the Wau PoCAA improving their sewing skills during mask production training facilitated by IOM CCCM team © IOM 2020 / Titus EVASIO

1.6 Million 2.3 Million 156,686 8,753 MT 149,646 South Sudanese internally South Sudanese refugees in individuals reached Humanitarian IDPs provided with displaced persons neighbouring countries through COVID-19 health cargo transported water, sanitation & (source: OCHA) (source: UNHCR) and hygiene promotion for IOM & partners hygiene services outreach in 2020

SITUATION OVERVIEW Monthly Highlights

While there has been a lull in hostilities connected 31,266 individuals attended and received mental health and to the national conflict, localized conflicts and other psychosocial support services in Wau, , and Bentiu. violence have persisted throughout different parts of the country, including in , which continue 1,416 Metric tons of humanitarian cargo delivered. to be a hot spot for fighting throughout the first half of 2020. Concerning the Transitional Government 15,033 individuals screened at IOM-managed COVID-19 PoE of National , President Salva Kiir and First Vice sites in June. President agreed on a new formula for the allocation of states.

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INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE

EBOLA On 25 June, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced the end of the tenth Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, despite a new EVD outbreak declared on 31 May 2020 in Mbandaka, in the country’s northwest Équateur Province. Despite the new EVD outbreak in neighbouring DRC, the National Response continued to scale down EVD preparedness activities within its borders with Uganda and the DRC.

As of the end of the tenth EVD outbreak in the DRC, IOM had screened 2,308,123 travellers at 20 Points of Entry (PoEs) in South Sudan and provided WASH support to nine health facilities along the border with Uganda and DRC. In addition, IOM reached a cumulative total of 438,570 individuals with integrated EVD and hygiene promotion messages. The IOM team trained over 300 volunteers and engaged more than 600 community members during community engagement meetings around the PoEs. In June, IOM continued scaling down its EVD activities in the remaining five PoEs of Kaya, Wau, Nimule, , and Yei, eventually handing over the two PoEs in Yei and Kaya to the county health authorities, while transitioning to COVID-19 screening at the three PoEs in Juba, Wau, and Nimule. COVID-19 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, IOM is carrying out response activities, focusing on health screenings; risk communication and community engagement; health and hygiene promotion; WASH/Infection, Prevention, and Control; and displacement tracking.

15,033 individuals screened at IOM-managed IOM COVID-19 PoE Screening Sites COVID-19 PoE sites in July, a cumulative total of ●  Juba International Airport 41,494 travelers screened since April 2020 ● Nimule Ground Crossing when the team began the COVID-19 screening of ●  Wau Airport travellers

IOM continues to disseminate messages on EVD and COVID-19 awareness (regarding prevention, transmission, and signs of EVD and COVID-19), proper hand washing with soap and water, social distancing, and maintaining a safe water chain.

26,869 individuals reached 156,686 individuals through EVD health hygiene reached through COVID-19 outreach health hygiene outreach

MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT

A total of 31,266 individuals received MHPSS services in Wau, Malakal, and Bentiu. In addition, 37 humanitarian actors and 46 IOM MHPSS daily workers were trained on MHPSS mainstreaming during June. IOM also conducted the first Training-of-Trainers course for remote MHPSS services in Bentiu and Malakal in collaboration with the MHPSS Technical Working Group. The IOM MHPSS team also held 2,272 awareness raising sessions in Wau, Bentiu, and Malakal, reaching 22,742 direct beneficiaries and 104,201 indirect beneficiaries with COVID-19 preventive prevention messages, and key messages aimed at promoting the psychosocial well-being of communities. With the support of IOM’s MHPSS team, 15, 914 washable, reusable face masks were produced by MHPSS beneficiaries in June, which were distributed to frontline workers and communities in Wau, Malakal, and Bentiu.

LOGISTICS

1,416 metric tons 41 humanitarian 8,753 metric tons of humanitarian cargo organisations of humanitarian cargo delivered this month supported transported this year

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CAMP COORDINATION & CAMP MANAGEMENT

IOM Camp Management (CM) in Bentiu PoC identified a second burial team and, in partnership with the WHO, providing training to the burial team on handling COVID-19 burials using Personal Protection Equipment (PEE) and post-burial disinfection procedures. To promote women’s participation in COVID-19 preparedness and response, CM teams in Wau PoCAA trained 21 women, including 14 women with disabilities on hand and machine sewing skills for a cloth mask production project. CM also continued to scale up its community engagement and messaging on security issues in the PoCs following an increase in vandalism of humanitarian infrastructure by IDPs due to the absence of United Nations Mission in South Sudan Police (UNPOL) patrols. In June, IOM CCCM facilitated Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with women, youth, and PwD to understand perception and concerns around COVID-19, and to inform the fourth edition of the South Sudan COVID-19 Rumour and Perception Tracking Overview. In Unity, a CCCM mobile team carried out a one-day coordination and assessment mission to Tong to engage with community leaders and partners, conduct a gap analysis, and identify a suitable location for the construction of a community centre.

CCCM CLUSTER

Following the withdrawal of the UNPOL in the PoCs, an increase in the frequency and scale of security incidents in the PoCs were reported. In collaboration with OCHA, the CCCM Cluster and the Protection Cluster developed a CCCM mobile team in Unity State facilitating a community leadership meeting in Tong, security incident reporting tool that will be used by CM and Unity © IOM 2020 protection actors in all PoCs to collect and report security incidents. These incidents will be analyzed jointly by the CCCM and Protection Clusters and will be used to raise concerns about the impact insecurity and changes in civilian character of the PoCs. In , the Cluster supported the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) to facilitate COVID-19 mitigation, prevention, and response activities for Malakal PoC and the Aburoch displacement site.

MIGRATION MANAGEMENT

IOM’s Migration Management Unit (MMU) continued to participate in the Technical Working Group on Point of Entries (POEs) in response to COVID-19. MMU also facilitated a virtual meeting for the Horn of Africa Initiative on Migration Data relating to human trafficking and continued to finalize the assessment report on the scale, nature, and prevalence of human trafficking in South Sudan. IOM participated in the Trafficking Taskforce meeting organized by the Taskforce Secretariat on migration data collection at the Ministry of Interior’s Hall, as well consulting with the Taskforce leadership regarding the Terms of Reference for a legal analysis consultant to the support the Taskforce to review current legal gaps on countering trafficking in persons in South Sudan. MMU also supported the reintegration of five migrant returnees who were stranded in Egypt due to COVID-19 restrictions.

MIGRATION HEALTH

IOM continued to provide primary health care services in eight static and five mobile health facilities in , Wau and Malakal counties, attaining the following results: 30,190 21,118 611 243 individuals individuals reached children received deliveries attended received outpatient with health promotion measles by skilled birth consultations messages vaccinations attendants

IOM extended the deployment of its Rapid Response Team (RRT) to Kajo Keji to provide emergency primary health care services in Jalimo, Bori, and Kinyiba health facilities for an additional three months, until the end of August 2020. In June, the RRT conducted 1,955 outpatient consultations and reached 1,717 individuals with health promotion messages.

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RAPID RESPONSE FUND

With support from the USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), partners continued with the implementation of a range of RRF funded projects, including COVID-19 prevention and response projects. No new projects commenced in June. One monitoring visit was conducted in Juba County for the Mother and Children Development Aid organization project, ‘Emergency Hygiene Promotion Services to Prevent the Spread of COVID 19 in Mangaten, Juba County, State’.

LOCATION OF RRF PROJECTS AND PARTNERS

SUDAN

Aweil East Fashoda Aweil South Maban KCD SCI Medicair Melut AAHI SSUDA Aweil North RI NRC Abyei Western Bahr Upper Nile el Ghazal Aweil West HRYSS Unity Raga NeBG Jonglei FADM

Warrap Cueibet East ETHIOPIA Bor South VSF WAV ICARD, CCOASS Western PAH CENTRAL Equatoria AFRICAN REPUBLIC Lafon Terekeka Central AH Eastern ONO AID Equatoria Equatoria Juba YEDA MCDA

RM Yei Kapoeta East DEMOCRATIC SPCI KENYA GEDO REPUBLIC Magwi CIDO RAAH OF CONGO CHO Legend Counties with ongoing RRF funded projects UGANDA Project Activities* Emergency WASH COVID-19 preparedness Create community awareness on prevention and response and control of COVID-19

Provision of emergency NFI/ES response NFI assistance

Provision of emergency livelihood kits Provision of basic WASH Services

Distribution of vegetable crop seeds, and fishing kits Protection / GBV

Rapid Response for floods

* For details on projects and targets please contact RRF South Sudan at [email protected]

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CORE PIPELINE

IOM Pipeline processed 12 approved requests from five WASH partners for the benefit of approximately 29,266 households in seven counties. In addition, IOM processed ten requests for eight S-NFI partners for the benefit of approximately 8,220 households in eight counties. IOM Pipeline also continued to support the COVID-19 response, processing seven requests from four WASH partners for critical WASH items, such as soap and buckets with tap for handwashing; buckets without tap and/or collapsible jerry cans for household water storage; Aquatabs for household water treatment; and chlorine for communal handwashing facilities in Juba, Twic East, and Rubkona. IOM Pipeline also transported approximately 101.8 metric tons of supplies for prepositioning in logistics hubs in Bor and Malakal.

12 requests for 14 partners of 29,266 HHs in 7 101.8 MT of WASH and Shelter NFI WASH and S-NFI counties & 8,220 HHs SNFI & WASH supplies were approved Clusters received NFIs in 8 counties benefited supplies transported and processed for distribution from WASH & SNFI for prepositioning in supplies respectively Bor and Malakal

SHELTER & NON-FOOD ITEMS

In collaboration with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MHADM), IOM’s S-NFI team supported the training of 27 MHADM staff on COVID-19 prevention and mitigation measures in Juba. IOM and other partners also renovated and rehabilitated the Malakal Teaching Hospital to improve facilities in the hospital. S-NFI rehabilitated shelters in the Malakal PoC, benefitting 2,536 IDPs and assisted 721 new IDPs with the provision of shelter and NFI materials. In collaboration with partners, IOM S-NFI supported a new influx of 203 households in the Hai Masna Collective site from Mapel, Jur River, , with the provision of kitchen sets and kanga. These households were displaced due to conflict in the area.

S/NFI CLUSTER

The S-NFI Cluster assisted 171,688 individuals with emergency shelter and non-food items assistance, mainly in Lainya, Terekeka, Yei, Bor South, Mayom, Rubkona, Malakal, and Wau. Of this, 20,638 individuals were assisted with emergency shelter materials and 152,713 individuals with non-food items. The S-NFI Cluster also developed several recommendations for conducting S-NFI distributions to take into account COVID-19 considerations, which will support partners to conduct distributions safely. The S-NFI Cluster organized one national cluster meeting and two Operational Working Group meetings in June to identify gaps, determine partner availability, prioritize urgent needs, and minimize the duplication of S-NFI responses.

WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE

IOM continued to provide water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services to over 149,646 IDPs in Bentiu, Malakal, and Wau PoC sites. Outside the PoCs, IOM completed the drilling of 10 boreholes in Twic, Rubkhona, and Juba, ensuring that an estimated total of 5,000 individuals were provided with access to safe drinking water supply facilities. A total of 4,895 persons were also engaged through WASH-GBV awareness raising in Juba and Wau. Following the completion of a joint verification exercise by IOM and the State Ministry of Health, two communities (Abaping, Madiar) in Twic, State were declared ‘Open Defecation Free’ in June. To support the COVID-19 response, IOM continued to maintain 565 handwashing stations in Malakal, Bentiu, Wau, Juba, and Magwi. IOM also continued to conduct COVID-19 awareness raising and hygiene promotion activities through a network of 274 community hygiene promoters, reaching 275,198 individuals in Bentiu PoC, Malakal PoC, Wau, Twic, Juba, Magwi, and Yei. This month, IOM provided safe drinking water to A total of 10 new boreholes were drilled, 83,099 individuals residing in the following sites which will provide safe water for 5,000 individuals in the following locations;

45,219 27,924 9,956 Manual drilling of boreholes: 6 (4 in Twic, Warrap State; 2 in Rubkhona, Unity State) Wau PoC AA Malakal PoC Bentiu PoC Mechanical drilling: 4 in Juba

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DISPLACEMENT TRACKING MATRIX

Throughout June, DTM continued the implementation of four data collection components. Following the release of Mobility Tracking REPORTS Round 8 data, IDP and returnee baselines for South Sudan were updated to 1,600,254 and 1,533,900, respectively. DTM continued Event Tracking monitoring of population movement and COVID-19 preparedness ●  IOM DTM Event Tracking: Uror County, Jonglei State (May 2020) and response at transit sites and border crossings. Two new flow ●  IOM DTM Event Tracking: , Unity State (May 2020) monitoring points were established at Juba River Port and Gabat ●  IOM DTM Event Tracking: Bor South County, Jonglei State (May 2020) Port. The team also supported the distribution of food and non- food items through the provision of the IDP Ready Database Flow Monitoring and registered a newly arrived caseload of IDPs to the Masna ●  IOM DTM Flow Monitoring Dashboard (April 2020) Collective Center. DTM field teams also finalized the verification ●  IOM DTM Displacement Site Flow Monitoring (April 2020) of enumeration areas in Juba that will support household level sampling for a variety of surveys, including the upcoming WHO- Population Count IOM COVID-19 cross-sectional study. ●  IOM DTM Bentiu PoC Site Population Count (May 2020) ●  IOM DTM Wau PoC AA And Masna Collective Centre Population Count (May 2020) HEADCOUNT & FLOW MONITORING FIGURES Mobility Udpate Flow Monitoring Registry: Wau PoC site & Hai ●  IOM DTM COVID-19 Mobility Update Week 9 (18 -24 May 2020) 10,323 interviews conducted Masna Collective Centres: ●  IOM DTM COVID-19 Mobility Update Week 10 (25 - 31 May 2020) on 27,274 individuals in IOM 16,006 ●  IOM DTM COVID-19 Mobility Update 11 (1-14 June 2020) managed Flow Monitoring Points individuals

Displacement Site Flow Monitoring: Bentiu PoC site: DATASETS 4,701 interviews conducted 99,052 ●  IOM DTM Mobility Tracking Round 8 Initial Data Release on 11,662 individuals in Wau, individuals Malakal, and Bentiu PoC sites and Masna Collective Centre

TRANSITION & RECOVERY

In Wau, IOM supported an interstate dialogue for the now defunct states of Wau and Tonj which was attended by 92 people, and an inter-communal dialogue in Jur River County attended by 32 people to support the peaceful coexistence of communities. In Wau, IOM also provided business skills training for 14 women’s livelihood group members on business skills and conflict resolution and enrolled 30 beneficiaries in the cash-for-work program. In Abyei Administrative Area, IOM distributed seeds to three farming groups consisting of 75 members and provided agriculture inputs to the 25 members of the Tajalei farming group. Four Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) groups consisting of 100 members, also commenced the second cycle of the VSLA loan scheme. TRU teams also continued to support COVID-19 awareness raising activities, including through the provision of functional adult literacy (FAL) trainings using a home-based approach in Wau, reaching 97 community members. In Abyei, 124 community protection committee members were supported and sensitized on COVID-19 preventive measures during a conflict mediation training. IOM also Inter communal dialogue in Mapel in Jur River County © IOM 2020 trained nine Misseriya women in Abyei on tailoring reusable face masks. So far, the women have produced 940 reusable face masks.

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PROTECTION/GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

IOM provided protection assistance to 2,429 individuals with specific needs in Juba, Wau, and Abyei Administrative Area, including persons with disabilities, older persons, and child-headed households. Protection assistance included support to access health facilities and the provision of materials needed to observe COVID-19 protocols, such as buckets, soap, face masks, and shelter materials. In collaboration with the Union of Visually Impaired Persons (JSUVIP), an orientation and mobility training was provided for 46 persons with visual impairments, who were also provided with canes to support their mobility. IOM also conducted a training on gender mainstreaming and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention into WASH programming for Community Hygiene Promoters in Juba County. IOM and implementing partner Active Youth Agency (AYA), conducted an in-house capacity building session for GBV caseworkers aimed at strengthening their capacity for documenting and analyzing case support. As part of community awareness-raising in Juba, AYA also conducted two live radio shows on 88.4 City FM Juba on psychological and economic violence, outlining how these types of GBV manifest in families and communities and their consequences. In addition, 1,623 community members were reached with messages about menstrual hygiene management, and psychological and economic violence through door-to-door outreach.

IN FOCUS

Member of the Women’s Support Group with IOM’s MHPSS team member

© IOM 2020 /Achuoth Philip Deng

A group of women sit under a large mango tree inside the Cathedral Collective Centre in Wau. Mental Health They sit barefoot with their legs stretched out under the tree that boasts succulent yellow mangoes hanging low from the branches. Scattered around is a kaleidoscope of beautiful and Psychosocial kitenge cloth, a popular African wax fabric made up of colourful prints.

Support Brings This group which include widows, young mothers and survivors of GBV are part of the IOM’s Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Women’s Support Group. MHPSS trains Optimism to different cohorts of women on various skills, including sewing and craft making, to help the Women’s Group women generate a small income. MHPSS team uses the trainings as an avenue to offer the women psychosocial support creating a safe space that allows the women to discuss different in Wau, South issues including situations at home.

Sudan Thirty-seven-year-old Christina Gabriel Mongu is a member of the Women’s Support Group.

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IOM FIELD OPERATIONS

Bentiu DTM

HEALTH

WASH SUDAN Renk Abyei Fashoda Malakal MHPSS DTM TRD RRF DTM TRD Aweil East DTM WASH PROTECTION DTM /GBV Melut OFFICE MHPSS CCCM DTM S/NFI HEALTH LOG/CTS CCCM Aweil North Abyei Panyikang Western OFFICE DTM Unity Bahr Twic DTM Upper Nile LOG/CTS CP WASH PIPELINE el Ghazal Aweil West Fangak OFFICE

DTM Tonj North UN HH RRF CP PIPELINE Raga T&R Koch NeBG Jonglei DTM PROTECTION DTM PROTECTION RRF /GBV /GBV Akobo UN HH Bor RRF Warrap LOG/CTS Wau OFFICE OFFICE ETHIOPIA DTM

LOG/CTS CP PIPELINE WASH Western Lakes CENTRAL CP Equatoria PIPELINE Juba MHPSS AFRICAN Ibba REPUBLIC Lainya MMU HEALTH DTM Central RRF Ezo Yei River WASH TRD Equatoria DTM Eastern DTM WASH Magwi Tambura RRF WASH Equatoria S/NFI HEALTH DTM HEALTH OFFICE CCCM DTM WASH DTM RRF HEALTH LOG/CTS Morobo Kajo-keji LOG/CTS DTM RRF KENYA CP PIPELINE DEMOCRATIC DTM WASH DTM PROTECTION REPUBLIC HEALTH /GBV OF CONGO CP PIPELINE DTM WASH UGANDA PROTECTION HEALTH /GBV

Programme Activities

WASH HEALTH S/NFI DTM CCCM

MHPSS T&R CP PIPELINE RRF LOGS/CTS OFFICES/STATIC PROTECTION INFECTIOUS UN HUMANI- MMU PRESENCE /GBV TARIAN HUB DISEASE PoE (HH) SCREENING SITES

IOM South Sudan Operations are funded by

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