IOM #SouthSudan Crisis Regional Response (2 - 9 February 2015)

EXTERNAL SITUATION REPORT 2 – 9 February 2015

IOM Regional Response to South Sudan Crisis

OVERVIEW There are currently 1.5million internally displaced persons (IDPs) within South Sudan, of which 112,000 individuals are living inside UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoCs) sites across the country, predominantly in Bentiu and UN House Juba PoCs (Source: UNHCR Sitrep, 6 February 2015). On 2 February, President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machal signed a peace deal seeking to end further bloodshed in the war torn country of South Sudan. This new peace deal aims to ends any further bloodshed, and all forms of hostility between the groups. Under the new peace pact, the warring factions agreed to adjourn further talks until 19 February when the negotiations will resume ahead of the final and comprehensive peace pact planned for 5 March. On 7 February, IOM’s Chief of Mission David Derthick took UN Humanitarian Coordinator Valerie Amos on a tour of UN House PoC 3 to highlight the congestion issues. On 8 February, Ms Amos toured Bor, Ayod, and Wei (where IOM was completing an NFI distribution). On 9 February, Valerie Amos attended the High Level Event on South Sudan in Nairobi where a total of USD 529 million was pledged addressing the humanitarian crisis. Despite signing of the peace pact on 10 February, there was an exchange of fire between the warring factions in Rubkona in Bentiu area.

Since the beginning of the conflict, 502,300 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Ethiopia (195,537), Uganda (141,107), Sudan (120,574), and Kenya (45,082). (Source: UNHCR Sitrep, 6 February 2015).

IOM RESPONSE

TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ETHIOPIA: Between 2 and 9 February, IOM provided transportation assistance to 401 refugees from Gambella (353) and Benishangul-Gumuz (48) regions, bringing the total amount of refugees relocated since the start of this year to 671 (586 in Gambella 85 in Benishangul-Gumuz Region). As of 9 February, IOM has provided transportation assistance to 185,669 refugees since the conflict commenced in December 2013. From this figures, 182,953 were in Gambella while 2,716 were from Benishangul‐Gumuz.

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South Sudan: On 7 February IOM’s Chief of Mission David

Derthick took UN Humanitarian Coordinator on a tour of UN House PoC.

HIGHLIGHTS

Kenya: IOM transported 145 refugees from Nadapal border point to Kakuma Refugee during this reporting period.

IOM’ s Operation Officer Aaron Adkins explains IOMs emergency NFI distribution to UN Humanitarian coordinator, Valeria Amos and UNESCO Special Envoy Forest Whitaker. © IOM 2015 (Photo: IOM South Sudan)

Ethiopia: During this reporting period, IOM announced the closure of the Itang Way Station.

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Newly arrived refugees stemming from Gambella are now being registered at Akobo and Pagak entry points and relocated to Pugnido Refugee Camp. During this reporting period, the Gambella Refugee Emergency Refugee Task Force held a meeting where IOM announced the closure of Itang Way Station. The last 21 refugees, who had refused relocation, have agreed to be moved to Kule II Refugee Camp. The move encouraged by ARRA and UNHCR is meant to encourage the refugees to move to camps where humanitarian organizations will provide assistance. Provision of meals, Non Food Items and medical assistance has now been halted at the border points and Reception Centres. Some of the refugees continue to express concerns of being relocated to camps hosting their ‘ethnic rivals’ while some want to be closer to the border points. The numbers of refugees have relatively decreased in Gambella compared to previous months as refugees are resisting to be relocated. However, some refugees have agreed to be relocated following an ongoing information campaign executed by the Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) and UNHCR. KENYA: From 2 to 9 February, IOM transported 145 refugees from the Nadapal border point to Kakuma Refugee Camp. Since the onset of the crisis, IOM has provided transportation assistance to a total of 25,763 refugees. CAMP COORDINATION AND CAMP MANAGEMENT (CCCM) SOUTH SUDAN: As the lead agency in the CCCM Cluster in South Sudan, IOM is working closely with humanitarian partners and UNMISS to improve living conditions in IDP sites. In Bentiu, IOM is currently working on a 1,000,000 square metre expansion of the site that will allow families to spread out and better access to humanitarian services. The expansion area will also feature appropriate drainage to mitigate flooding. Meanwhile, the construction of a new PoC in Malakal is complete and relocation of IDPs to the new PoC is expected to commence in the coming days in an exercise that will take about three weeks. SHELTER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS(NFIs) SOUTH SUDAN: To date, 5,428 Metric Tons of Shelter and NFI stock has been moved through the pipeline. Delivery of shelter materials to Bentiu and Malakal is on-going. Deliveries were made during this reporting period to Wai and Kurwai for immediate distribution of NFI’s. mosquito nets were also delivered to Haat. Since the onset of the crisis, over 64,000 households have been supported with NFIs, with 703 also receiving additional shelter materials, through 44 distributions across the country. WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) SOUTH SUDAN: All sectors in the new PoC in Malakal are receiving clean treated water through the network supply system. An average of 13.6 litres per person per day was supplied, during this reporting period. The Humanitarian Hub received 160,000 litres, while the Malakal Teaching Hospital received 24,6000 litres. Weekly bacteriological

analyses for 12 water points, and three household samples were conducted with results determining that the water is safe for drinking. Water trucking using IOM’s tractor to Malakal Teaching Hospital and the PoCs is on-going. All IDPs in PoC 1 and 2 are receiving clean, treated water through the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) system installed by IOM . SWAT is a river basin scale model developed to quantify the impact of land management practices on water, sediment and agricultural chemical yields in large complex watersheds with varying soils, land use and management conditions over long periods of time. As lead provider of WASH support in Doro camp, IOM continues to meet the needs of the camp’s refugee population. All key water, hygiene and sanitation indicators are currently above the minimum standards. During this reporting period, IOM completed a mapping exercise for all water facilities for production of a comprehensive water system network including storage facilities and water points. HEALTH SOUTH SUDAN: PSYCHSOCIAL A team of 12 data collectors were trained in Malakal on data collection tools, basic psychosocial concepts and implementation of “do no harm principles” when collecting data. Additionally, more than 430 IDPs from the Malakal PoC participated in interviews to assess psychosocial stressors but also existing coping mechanisms. The table below shows areas and services provided by the Reproductive Health Unit, during this reporting period.

Services provided by the Re‐productive Health Unit

Malakal Bentiu

Ante-natal services 82 342

Post- natal services 70 60

Baby deliveries 10 9

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IOM Preparedness and Response Division | [email protected]

Regional Emergency and Post-Crisis Unit | DANILA Bogdan Silviu | [email protected]