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South Sudan

UNICEF South Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report #85, 22 April - 5 May

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Highlights

• The polio National Immunization Days (NIDs) of April 2016 have so far reached 2,601,535 children nationwide (87 per cent of the target), with delays in implementation in six counties in the conflict affected states, namely, Pibor, Pochalla, Khorflus, Ulang, Mundri East and Mundri West. In addition, to implement the global switch from tOPV to bOPV, UNICEF supported transportation and distribution of 434,000 doses of bOPV to the seven stable states and 16 accessible counties out of 33 in the conflictaffected states.

• UNICEF and partners have admitted 53,775 children for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) from January to March 2016. This is a 40 per cent increase over the same time period in 2015 and a third of the 2016 target. Over a third of the children were admitted from Northern Bahr el Ghazal, where the number of outpatient therapeutic programmes (OTP) sites has been increased to 180, providing treatment to children with SAM.

• In Unity State, the “Beyond Bentiu” strategy is progressing as UNICEF opened four primary schools in Guit County for the first time since fighting erupted in December 2013. So far 2,581 children (40 per cent girls) are attending the schools. With more Back-to-Learning 2 (BTL 2) campaigns taking place, the target of 5,000 children should be realized. Meanwhile, the majority of schools remain closed in Koch County as most people who fled the area have not yet returned.

Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs

Over 2.4 million people have been displaced since fighting broke out in Juba in December 2013. This includes 712,870 people who have crossed into neighbouring countries. According to the UN Mission in South Sudan, the six Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites are currently sheltering 179,836 IDPs: 108,190 in Bentiu, 40,448 in Malakal, 27,990 in Juba, 2,289 in Bor, 700 in Melut and 219 in Wau.

Following the much awaited arrival of the first Vice President in Juba, the South Sudan Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) was formed on 28 April in accordance with the Peace Agreement signed in August 2015. During the reporting period, the security situation remained relatively calm in most parts of the country except for some clashes in remote locations of Western Bahr el Ghazl and Western Equatoria States. However, the humanitarian situation has continued to deteriorate due to multifaceted reasons such as tribal conflicts, the decline of the economy, the disruption of livelihoods and a poor harvest resulting in displacement.