Central African Republic, DR Congo and South Sudan April - June 2012

LRA Regional Update: Central African Republic, DR Congo and South Sudan April - June 2012

Overview CHAD Democratic Republic of the Congo The analysis indicates an increasing trend in SUDAN From January through June, DRC reported 95 attacks, 12 deaths and LRA attacks, with Democratic Republic of the Birao 83 abductions (of whom 33 were children). The majority of children Congo (DRC) reporting 62 attacks and SOUTHERN DARFUR Birao abducted were reported in Faradje territory. In the second quarter of Central African Republic (CAR) 9 attacks in 2012, there has been a significant increase in the number of LRA second quarter of 2012. In total 128 LRA attacks Vakaga attacks, with 62 reported as compared to 33 in the first quarter of the have been reported in DRC and CAR between January and Ouandjia year, a pattern consistent and similar to the same period in 2011. June, with an increase to 75 attacks in the second quarter up Ouanda-Djallé Dungu territory in Haut Uélé district continues to experience most of from 53 in the first quarter of the year. The frequency of Ouanda-Djallé these attacks (80%). Looting of foodstuffs appears to have been the attacks is comparable to 2011, however the geographic Sam-Ouandjia main driver of the attacks. As at 30 June, the number of LRA-induced coverage has shrunken from three countries to two as South Raja IDPs in Orientale Province was 346,794 representing an increase of Sudan has no reported attacks in 2012. The number of civilian ) Ouadda 5,810 IDPs from the first quarter of the year. DRC continues to host deaths related to these LRA attacks is reported to be 24 in 910 CAR and 2,504 South Sudanese LRA-induced refugees. CAR and DRC since January, of which 11 were between April Ouadda Wau HAUTE-KOTTO Central African Republic and June. WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL Yalinga A total of 33 attacks, 12 deaths and 44 abductions were reported CENTRAL AFRICAN Wau The number of abductions in the second quarter increased to from January through June. Fewer (9) LRA incidents were reported REPUBLIC SOUTH SUDAN 127 (cumulative) from 90 reported in the first quarter, with the Djéma in the second quarter as compared to the first quarter of the year. Bria majority of the abductions in DRC. Also in DRC, an estimated Yalinga Overall the total number of attacks in the first and second quarters HAUT-MBOMOU 40 per cent of abductions reported since January targeted Bria of 2012 is higher than the total (24) for the whole of 2011. The children. Djéma 13,073 Tambura number of LRA-induced IDPs is 20,269, while the number of

Rafai ) Congolese refugees remains at 6,034. The slight decrease in IDPs 6,034DRC WESTERN EQUATORIA MBOMOU 50,000* Bakouma ) ! Tambura The number of LRA-induced displacements as at 30 June is ) Obo Bambouti Ibba from first quarter does not represent any new population movement Zémio Mboki )! Obo Bambouti 7,196 ! estimated at more than 447,000 IDPs and 28,000 refugees !! Ezo 9,527 DRC but is as a result of better data collection,The LRA continues to be Bangassou Ezo 1,143 CAR Rafai ! Zémio ! active in the areas of Bakouma, Zémio, Rafaï, Obo and Bambouti. living in the LRA-affected areas. ! ! ! ! Maridi Agoumar ! ) Juba Nzara ! LRA - Induced displacements Bangassou! ) ! Maridi ! Nzara Yambio ! in DRC, CAR and South Sudan Gambo !! ! ! Yambio!! CENTRAL EQUATORIA South Sudan Ango as at 30 June 2012 Ouango BAS-UELE ) ! ! )) 8,510 DRC No LRA attacks have been reported in 2012. There Bondo )))) ) Yei IDPs Refugees Dungu ! ) ) Yei 53,630 !Ango ) ) Tambura are 50,000 people still displaced due to LRA 910 CAR ) ) ! ! DRC 346,794 3,414 ! ) ! ) ) attacks in recent years and requiring humanitarian ! Dungu Niangara Faradje CAR 20,269 6,034 !Bambesa Faradje assistance. Due to improvement in the security Niangara ! UGANDA South Sudan situation in late 2011 and 2012, about 20,000 50,000 19,180 Poko Rungu HAUT-UELE ! ! Watsa 30,136 Bambesa ! Aru people returned to their places of origin in Yambio, Uganda 30,136 ! ! ! Poko 268,754 ! Aru Isirio Nzara, Ezo, Mundri and Maridi counties in Western Total 447,199 28,628 Watsa ITURI ORIENTALE Rungu Equatoria State from January through June. There LRA Attacks in CAR, DRC & S.Sudan DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 24,410 January 2011 to June 2012 2,504 S.SUD Mahagi are 18,037 Congolese and 1,143 CAR refugees 60 OF THE CONGO Wamba ! still hosted in South Sudan. Majority of the Djugu TSHOPO congolese refugees are from Dungu and Faradje 50 Mambasa ! territory LRA Attacks in Jan - Jun 2012 Reported LRA incidents in DRC and CAR: ! 40 January June 2012 Irumu LRA Attacks in 2011 100 95 000 Number of IDPs 30 90 83 CAR 80 Number of Refugees DRC 70 Uganda 000 20 60 There are 30,136 IDPs still living in Areas a ected by LRA in Q1 2012 50 44 DRC S.Sudan the four camps, transit centres and 10 40 33 CAR Areas a ected by LRA in the past 30 local communities in the Acholi region Population Displacement 20 12 12 of northern Uganda as at 31 0 10 ! Refugee sites (camp /location/ Jan-11 May-11 Sep-11 Jan-12 May-12 December 2011. 0 settlement) DRC - No. of attacks S.Sudan - No. of attacks CAR - No. of attacks Attacks Deaths Abductions ! IDP sites (location/settlement)

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on all maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Sources of data and map: OCHA , UNHCR, GAUL, UNCS E-mail: [email protected] Compiled by OCHA Eastern Africa, Nairobi, 16 July 2012