FACTS & FIGURES MAY 2014 ICRC IN SOUTH

livelihood support. ICRC teams in the field are in touch with communities to understand their needs and exploring the best possible responses, particularly in remote areas badly affected by the fighting.

Food distributions have been carried out in , , , , Jonglei, Northern and , Western state and for almost 213,000 people. Distribution of clean water and repairs or upgrading of water systems continue around the country, benefitting tens of thousands of people. Four ICRC mobile surgical

ICRC teams – the most in a single country – continue to perform life-saving surgeries in different medical Since mid-December, the ICRC, together with the structures around , including in extreme South Sudan Red Cross, has been working around and difficult conditions. the clock:  Providing surgeries and treatment for weapon-wounded people, as well as supplies, logistical and technical support to local medical facilities;  providing food and essential household items, including tents and tarpaulins, for displaced people and others affected by conflict and armed violence;  Providing clean water and improving water and sanitation systems; and  restoring contact between family members separated by the conflict, including helping reunite children with their families. ICRC The ICRC is currently working in all 10 . It has adapted to the humaitarian emergency The ICRC is facilitating telephone calls between resulting from the conflict and expanded its national separated family members. It also continues its visits coverage, responding to the urgent needs in places to places of detention. like Minkamen and surrounding areas, communities in northern and eastern Jonglei, Bor, Mayendit, , The ICRC maintains a confidential dialogue with the Kodok, and Twic County (Warrap). The ICRC parties to the conflict, continuously reminding them of is also continuing previously planned activities to help their obligation to respect civilians and those no longer vulnerable communities in building their resilience and taking part in the hostilities according to their obligations under International Humanitarian Law.

Preparing for anticipated additional needs that may be triggered by the approaching rainy season, the ICRC is enhancing its logistics capacity and increasing its stock of food and essential items to respond to potential needs.

The ICRC has been working side by side with the South Sudan Red Cross. Its response is complemented by the activities of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ICRC and a number of other partner national Red Cross societies.

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Since the beginning of the emergency in mid- To help build the resilience of communities to cope December 2013 to the end of April: with future emergencies, the ICRC has: In the area of health, the ICRC has:  Vaccinated nearly 48,000 head of livestock,  Performed about 1,500 surgeries and benefitting an estimated 14,400 people in provided post-operative care in eight different and Awerial and health- care facilities around the country Awerial county who depend on the animals for  Provided 24 first-aid and other health-care their living. facilities with wound-dressing materials and  Trained 99 community animal health workers other medical supplies. South Sudan Red Cross teams complemented this Through visits to places of detention, the ICRC has work, including assisting patients with over 3,700 supported the detaining authorities in adhering to wound dressings in a major hospital in Juba. international standards. It has:

 Provided a two-week food supply for over 350 detainees affected by the emergency  Provided soap for 250 detainees to enhance hygienic conditions  Delivered clean water to 1,400 detainees through repairs to water systems in a prison  Collected 87 Red Cross messages containing family news from detainees and distributed over 33 replies to help them stay in touch with their families  Visited over 1,800 people held in various places of detention.

ICRC To help reconnect family members separated by the To assist displaced people and others affected by violence, the ICRC and South Sudan Red Cross has: armed conflict, the ICRC, together with the South Sudan Red Cross, has:  Arranged for more than 5,000 phone calls to be made between family members and  Provided food for nearly 213,000 people in collected close to 70 written Red Cross Lakes, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Jonglei, messages containing family news. Northern and Western Bahr el Ghazal,  Registered 43 unaccompanied children within states and Juba South Sudan.  Provided over 82,000 people with seed and tools for their own farming and over 31,000 To promote knowledge and respect for international with fishing equipment humanitarian law (IHL), the ICRC has:

 Provided household essentials for over  Delivered training or sessions on IHL to over 183,000 people throughout the country 630 members of the armed forces, armed  Provided clean water for nearly 96,000 people groups and other weapon bearers. in displaced and other conflict-affected communities as well as in health and detention facilities in various parts of the country.

MISSION The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance. The ICRC also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal International Committee of the Red Cross humanitarian principles. Established in 1863, the ICRC is Delegation in South Sudan at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the Ministries Road, Amarat, Juba International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It T +211 (0) 921 170 275 or +211 (0) 977 151 889 directs and coordinates the international activities E-mail: [email protected] www.icrc.org conducted by the Movement in armed conflicts and other © ICRC May 2014 situations of violence.

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