IOM South Sudan

HUMANITARIAN UPDATE 30 May 2013

Residents of Jamam refugee camp accompany their luggage on HIGHLIGHTS an IOM-organized truck convoy.  IOM is providing transportation 2 capacity to assist with the relo-

cation of refugees in Maban GENERAL OVERVIEW

Following the resolution of taxation issues with local  The final report and county pro- 3 authorities, IOM is resuming operations to provide files from the completed Village transportation for stranded returnees in Renk, Upper Nile Assessment Survey (VAS) will be State. On 22 May IOM began registering returnees living at released on 11 June Abayok transit site to depart via barge from Renk to Juba, then to their final destinations in the Greater Bahr el Ghazal region by road. This movement will transport roughly 1,000  Four new clinics are assisting 4 people and their luggage. patients in areas of high return in Twic County, Warrap State IOM is supporting the relocation of refugees from Jamam camp in Upper Nile State to a new site that will offer better access to basic services and flood protection. The Jamam camp residents are being transported to a new site called conducted an assessment of the rain damage and is working Kaya, which has the potential to host up to 35,000 people. rapidly to address any resulting WASH needs. Kaya is roughly 35km from the current Jamam camp site. Ongoing inter-communal tensions and military activity On 9 May, the first significant rains of the season began in continue to cause unrest and displacement in Jonglei State. Maban County, Upper Nile State. The storm had a strong IOM and partners conducted several assessment missions in impact in and around Doro refugee camp, where IOM is Jonglei during the reporting period. While the key Bor-Pibor leading the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) response. supply road remains closed for humanitarian operations, IOM Tents, latrines, bathing shelters and other structures were continues to reach affected populations with humanitarian damaged. Upon subsiding, the storm waters rushed in low- assistance. lying areas resulting in stagnant bodies of water. IOM

IOM South Sudan ▼ Humanitarian Update — 30 May 2013 1 TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE

 IOM is providing transportation capacity to assist with the relocation of the estimated 17,000 residents of Jamam camp. IOM staff have been deployed to coordinate the truck fleet and liaise with partners. Relocation operations began on 6 May, moving an average of 600 persons and their belongings per day.

Onward Transport Assistance to Stranded Returnees

Since the beginning of 2013, 4,117 individuals have been provided with transportation assistance to reach their final destinations in South Sudan. Refugees at Jamam camp in Upper Nile State are  Loading of luggage for individuals from Abayok transit registered before being relocated to Kaya camp site who will be travelling on the next barge movement out of Renk began the week of 27 May. Preliminary  As a component of the April returnee airlift operation in medical screenings for fitness to travel have started as Malakal, IOM and Shelter & NFI Cluster partners well. It is estimated that the barges will be able to provided returnees with essential non-food relief items depart from Renk in approximately three weeks. at reception sites in the Bahr el Ghazal region as well as in Lakes and Unity states. 285 households (1,710  On 17 May, an IOM-organized boat movement from individuals) were supported overall. Malakal arrived in Bentiu carrying 72 returnee

households (293 individuals). Upon arrival in Bentiu, the  On 17 May, IOM and a Shelter & NFI Cluster partner returnees were provided with onward transport to reach began distributing emergency shelter kits to 511 their county of final destination within Unity State. returnee families in Kuda, Terekeka County, Central

Equatoria State. The families are returnees from Kosti, SHELTER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS Sudan, and were recently allocated plots of land in Kuda. Each family received six wooden poles, 20 bamboo IOM is the cluster lead and pipeline manager of the Shelter poles, rubber rope and two plastic sheets. The & NFI Cluster, as well as the lead of the mobile emergency distribution was completed on 23 May. response team for shelter.  On 18 May, a cattle raid in Ulang County, Upper Nile State left 30 people dead, and also resulted in displacement and property loss. The IOM Head of Office in Upper Nile State visited the area during the week of 20 May to meet with community leaders and assess needs for a potential Shelter & NFI Cluster response.

Jonglei Shelter and NFI Response

Since January, IOM has distributed a total of 1,848 NFI kits benefiting 10,970 individuals in Jonglei State.

 An assessment was led in Pibor Town from 6-9 May. Shelter & NFI needs are high – at least 40% of the shelters in the town are currently uninhabitable, and continuous looting of shelter materials and household items directly from civilian tukuls is causing the situation to rapidly deteriorate. However, security concerns are too high to enable any distribution at this time.

 Operations in Jonglei have been severely hampered due IOM distributes essential shelter and NFI materials to to looting by uncontrolled armed elements of NFI kits returnee families in Kuda, Central Equatoria State and other humanitarian aid from warehouses in Pibor.

IOM South Sudan ▼ Humanitarian Update — 30 May 2013 2 RAPID RESPONSE FUND

Support for Jonglei Flood- and Conflict-Affected

IOM works with local partners through the United States Government-funded Rapid Response Fund (RRF) in order to address urgent needs of natural disaster- and conflict-affected populations. The following map outlines IOM’s RRF response for Jonglei.

TRACKING & MONITORING County in order to verify approximately 3,500 spontaneous returnees that have been arriving since Since the beginning of 2013, an estimated 28,644 returnees January. The majority of the returnees are South have been registered at their final destination. An Sudanese from various locations in Darfur who returned estimated 19,202 returnees are stranded across South to Northern Bahr el Ghazal some two years ago, but Sudan, with the majority (18,333) concentrated in Renk, were recent displaced due to conflict along the South Upper Nile State. Sudan-Sudan border. The exercise is expected to be completed by 31 May.  An assessment mission to Ayod County, Jonglei State was conducted from 17-19 May to verify the population  The final report and county profiles from the completed that has spontaneously arrived from Piji County and Village Assessment Survey (VAS) will be released on 11 settled in Ayod within recent weeks. The mission was June. The VAS took place between 2012-2013 and carried out in partnership with the Relief and covers 30 of South Sudan’s 78 counties, where an Rehabilitation Commission (RRC), and a total of 693 estimated 72% of the returnee population (based on households (2,887 individuals) were verified. 2012 estimates) has resettled. The VAS gathers baseline data at the boma and payam levels across key sectors,  In Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, IOM led a round of namely access to healthcare, education, protection inter-agency verification exercises across Aweil East mechanisms, livelihoods, and water and sanitation.

IOM South Sudan ▼ Humanitarian Update — 30 May 2013 3 COMMON TRANSPORT SERVICE WASH Interventions in Doro Camp The IOM-operated Common Transport Service (CTS) is a Est. Population: 45,463 (as of 26 May) free service enabling humanitarian partners to transport Camp sectors covered: 28 villages supplies to wherever assistance is needed in South Sudan.  31 functional water points as of 24 May From January to May 2013, over 4,444 metric tonnes of (14 hand pumps, 17 motorized boreholes) cargo for 34 humanitarian partners was moved through the  36.6 liters drinking water per person per day as of CTS. IOM currently dedicates 13 of its fleet of trucks to CTS 24 May operations.  3,248 functional latrines as of 24 May (1 latrine per 14 persons)  CTS continues to contribute to the ongoing refugee  758 community caretakers for communal latrines response in both Unity and Upper Nile states. In Unity, CTS moves essential humanitarian cargo including water,  2,617 functioning hand washing stations with soap nutrition supplies, shelter materials and WASH support  45 Hygiene Promotion Staff, along with 100 by road or river. CTS is supporting refugees in Upper Nile volunteers State by delivering humanitarian supplies for Logistics Cluster partners, and through the contribution of trucks to the relocation operation from Jamam to Kaya camp.

HEALTH

IOM operates a network of mobile and semi-static clinics across South Sudan to provide critical lifesaving assistance through primary health care services.

 Stranded returnees and host community members in Renk, Upper Nile State are assisted at three IOM clinic sites. Since the beginning of 2013, 34,666 medical consultations and 7,237 vaccinations have been carried out in Renk.

 Following requests from community members and the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC), IOM conducted an assessment mission on A resident of Doro camp walks through a flooded area 29 May to Agani camp in Renk to determine if there is following heavy rains need for bi-weekly mobile clinic visits.

 Two semi-static clinics were established in Twic County, The assessment found that most of the roads not surfaced Warrap State in early May at the request of the County during the dry season are now difficult to use, and drainage Health Department (CHD), and are serving areas of high remains a major challenge. Based on the recommendations return without access to services. In addition, the CHD of the assessment, IOM will create better drainage around asked IOM to support two additional Primary Health affected water points or consider relocating them; Care Centres. Nearly 3,200 consultations were immediately decommission unsalvageable latrines and fill conducted by the four clinics in May. For the semi-static any gaps in latrine coverage; replace plastic sheeting on clinics, IOM is working closely with the CHD to provide latrines where necessary; and intensify hygiene promotion the Extended Programming of Immunizations (EPI) to all and environmental cleanup messaging and activities. children in these areas through the secondment of

vaccinators from the CHD. The latest Ministry of Health and WHO reports indicate that

the outbreak of hepatitis E in Maban County’s refugee MABAN: DORO CAMP REFUGEE RESPONSE camps is on the decline. High sanitation and hygiene standards in Doro camp have resulted in the spread of the A team comprised of hygiene promoters and water/ disease being largely limited there throughout the duration sanitation technical staff conducted an assessment of rain of the outbreak. Doro camp has reported 305 suspected damage in Doro camp on 10-11 May. cases of hepatitis E and 18 deaths as of 26 May.

Contact IOM South Sudan : [email protected] │ http://southsudan.iom.int 4 Returnees by State to South Sudan from January, 2012 (Updated up to 30th April 2013) 

Total Returnees from 2012 µ 188,947 92,646 96,301 Infants (0-4 yrs) Children (5-17 yrs) Adults (18-59 yrs) Elderly (>60 yrs) 41,153 68,760 65,646 13,388

SUDAN Legend Total Returnees (from January 2012)

9807 - 11464

11465 - 15198

15199 - 17115

17116 - 25862

Upper Nile 25863 - 33403 (33403) Abyei region**

Unity Undetermined Boundary* Northern Bahr (15198) el Ghazal South Sudan State Boundary (14024) International Boundary

* Final Boundary between the Republic of South Sudan Warrap and the Republic of Sudan has not yet been determined. ** Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined (21071)

Western Bahr ETHIOPIA Jonglei el Ghazal (24670) (11464) Lakes (16333) Data Source: NBS, OCHA, IOM, ESRI Date: 03-May-2013 CENTRAL Projection: Geographic Spheroid: WGS84 AFRICAN Comments & Feedback: [email protected]/[email protected] REPUBLIC Map Index: 1305/SS/PRJ11/A4/THM01/E04/10 The names and boundaries on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the Government of Sudan or IOM. This map is for planning purposes only. IOM cannot guarantee that this map is error free and therefore we accept no liability for consequential and indirect damages arising from the use of this mapproduct. Kilometers 0 35 70 140 210 Western Equatoria (9807) Eastern Equatoria Central (17115) Equatoria

DEMOCRATIC (25862) REPUBLIC OF CONGO KENYA

UGANDA Returnees by County to South Sudan from January 2012 (Updated up to 30th April, 2013)  µ Total Returnees from 2012 Manyo 188,947 ( 752 ) 92,646 96,301 Infants (0-4 yrs) Children (5-17 yrs) Adults (18-59 yrs) Elderly (>60 yrs) Renk 41,153 68,760 65,646 13,388 ( 11154 ) SUDAN Legend Total Returnees (from January 2012)

7 - 983

Melut 984 - 2406 ( 1663 ) 2407 - 4036 Fashoda Maban ( 13 ) ( 1810 ) 4037 - 7213 Pariang ( 2601 ) Malakal 7214 - 13507 Abiemnhom ( 3790 ) Baliet Aweil Abyei ( 80 ) Panyikang ( 18 ) ( 381 ) Abyei region** North Aweil Rubkona Longochuk Guit ( 4356 ) East Twic ( 2555 ) Canal ( 5887 ) Mayom ( 124 ) Fangak Undetermined Boundary* ( 3376 ) ( 4748 ) (Khor Fulus) ( 5115 ) ( 1330 ) Aweil West ( 2702 ) ( 1119 ) Luakpiny/Nasir South Sudan State Boundary Aweil ( 1585 ) Maiwut Gogrial Gogrial Koch ( 2496 ) Raga South Nyirol Ulang International Boundary West East ( 3097 ) ( 2063 ) Aweil ( 1628 ) ( 72 ) ( 3854 ) Centre ( 4036 ) ( 8863 ) Ayod Tonj * Final Boundary between the Republic of South Sudan ( 3545 ) and the Republic of Sudan has not yet been determined. North Leer ** Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined Mayendit ( 327 ) ( 1401 ) ( 145 ) Tonj East Akobo ( 135 ) ( 4886 ) Uror Jur River Rumbek Duk Panyijar ( 497 ) ETHIOPIA ( 2188 ) North ( 8993 ) ( 80 ) ( 7 ) Wau ( 7213 ) Tonj Pochalla Cueibet Twic East South Rumbek Centre ( 1560 ) ( 2962 ) ( 2406 ) ( 2931 ) Yirol Rumbek East East ( 2151 ) ( 2342 ) Data Source: NBS, OCHA, IOM, ESRI Nagero Bor South Date: 03-May-2013 CENTRAL ( 2174 ) Yirol West ( 4630 ) Pibor Projection: Geographic AFRICAN ( 5153 ) Spheroid: WGS84 Wulu Awerial Comments & Feedback: [email protected]/[email protected] REPUBLIC ( 1252 ) Map Index: 1305/SS/PRJ11/A4/THM01/E04/11 Tambura ( 91 ) The names and boundaries on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the Government of Sudan or IOM. This map is for planning purposes only. IOM cannot guarantee that ( 606 ) Mvolo this map is error free and therefore we accept no liability for consequential and indirect damages arising from the use of this mapproduct. Nzara ( 478 ) Kilometers Terekeka 0 35 70 140 210 Ezo ( 2081 ) ( 411 ) Mundri Mundri East Kapoeta North West ( 2327 ) Lapon ( 141 ) Kapoeta Yambio Maridi ( 983 ) ( 1880 ) Ibba ( 1551 ) East ( 380 ) ( 734 )

Juba ( 13507 ) Kapoeta South ( 80 ) Torit Budi Lainya DEMOCRATIC Yei ( 13036 ) ( 44 ) ( 1416 ) ( 1265 ) REPUBLIC Ikotos OF CONGO Kajo-Keji Magwi ( 1781 ) KENYA ( 316 ) Morobo ( 2012 ) ( 5581 ) UGANDA