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South Sudan

South Sudan Crisis Situation Report No. 68 (as of 1 January 2015)

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Highlights

  • 1.5 million people have been internally displaced within South Sudan since December 2013.

  • As 2014 ended, the humanitarian appeal was 75 per cent funded.

  • 1.8 million children and pregnant/lactating women have been reached with nutrition screening and response activities during 2014.

  • A second round Short Interval Additional Dose (SIAD) polio vaccination has begun in 10 counties in Unity, Upper Nile, and Jonglei.

3.8 million People to be assisted by the end of 2014

3.8 million People reached with humanitarian assistance *

1.5 million People internally displaced by conflict since December 2013

$600 million Required for life-saving assistance by February 2015

Situation overview

Partners announced the opening of a Nile corridor for aid assistance. A contracted barge from Kosti has unloaded 450MTs of food in Renk and Wadakona in Upper Nile State. This is the first time in several years the Nile river has been used to deliver assistance from Sudan.

As of 29 December, Tomping PoC site in Juba, Central Equatoria is closed down, with displaced people having been relocated to UN House PoC site where they continue to receive humanitarian assistance.

Lakes

Tension remained high in Rumbek East. On 28 December, reports were received of continuing inter-communal violence over the holiday weekend, with local media reporting at least 44 fatalities. Movement along Rumbek-Yirol road was restricted until further notice by UNDSS and humanitarians.

Unity

There were reports on 30 December that several rounds of rockets landed at the Unity oil fields. As of 28 December, an estimated 2,036 people have newly arrived at the Bentiu PoC site during the last week and are awaiting verification.

Upper Nile

On 1 January, after reports of intermittent small arms fire over previous days, tensions re-ignited in Nasser. Small arms fire, RPGs, and indirect fire were reported. In Renk, isolated skirmishes continued over the Christmas holiday weekend.

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