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Tri-state MPs call for disarmament, return of raided cattle

Seeking to prevent cattle raiding and the killing of innocent civilians, a group of parliamentarians from Lakes State visited Unity today to discuss border security with their counterparts.

Led by Lakes Advisor for Border Elizabeth Poth Domich, the delegation was following up on recommendations put forth during a teleconference last month between the two states and Warrap.

During today’s meeting, parliamentarians from border constituencies in Unity and Lakes agreed to return raided cattle.

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Nutrition Survey Final Report - Maban Refugee Camps, South Sudan, February/March 2013

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Nutrition situation in South Sudan has remained precarious over the years owing to chronic food insecurity. The populations displaced from South Kordofan and Blue Nile states from 2011 owing to conflict, were installed into camps in the Maban county and high levels of malnutrition among the children was described as a humanitarian crisis. A survey conducted by Médecins sans Frontières -Belgium (MSF-B) in Batil camps subsequently in August 2012, revealed Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rate of 39.8%.

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Local Government Act must be implemented, judge says

Judges in Unity State raised concerns today that customary (traditional) courts were hearing criminal cases that should fall to the state (formal) legal system, according to UN Radio Miraya.

High Court Judge William Kaya Pacifico said the terms of the Local Government Act were not being implemented. The Act, passed in 2009 limits traditional courts to trying customary cases only.

A senior customary court member, Chief Tungwar Kwe-guong, said traditional courts trying criminal cases were ignorant of the law.

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South Sudan Humanitarian Update January-April 2013

The Common Humanitarian Fund allocated $56 million towards emergency preparedness, allowing aid organizations to move stocks to areas difficult to access in the rainy season.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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29 killed in South Sudan cattle raid: local official

05/19/2013 07:36 GMT

JUBA, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - At least 29 people were killed when cattle raiders from a South Sudanese minority group opened fire on members of another minority in a village in Upper Nile state, a local official said Sunday.

The gunmen crept into Tolleri village in Ulang county in the early hours of Saturday morning and sprayed it with bullets, killing 23 people instantly, said Dak Tap Chuol, commissioner for the nearby town of Nasir.

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Civil society organisations call for urgent intervention as humanitarian crisis looms in Boma

A humanitarian crisis looms in South Sudan as Yauyau militias, under the command of David Yauyau, continue to fight the SPLA government forces in Boma and Pibor towns, Jonglei.

Civilians, mostly women and children, have been caught in the crossfire and reports from Minority Rights Group International (MRG) partners on the ground show looting of household items as well as cows and sorghum.

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MSF hospital targeted and purposefully damaged to render it inoperative

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MSF

Therapeutic medical food and hospital beds were looted and purposeful damage done to the infrastructure, rendering the hospital unusable until major repair work has been conducted.

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UN reinforces peacekeeping presence in Pibor town amid violence

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UN News Service

16 May 2013 – Additional United Nations peacekeepers are on alert to protect civilians in the town of Pibor in South Sudan’s Jonglei state where the situation remains tense amid recent violence, looting and displacement, the Secretary-General’s spokesperson today said.

“The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has a full time presence in Pibor and is continuously monitoring the security situation, particularly in respect to the few remaining residents,” the spokesperson told journalists in New York.

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Preparing for the rainy season

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MSF

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At the Yida refugee camp in South Sudan, where the population has increased five-fold in the past year, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is treating growing numbers of patients and preparing for the additional hardships that will come with the approaching rainy season.

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Unity’s revenge attack leaves five dead

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Miraya FM

(14 May 2013) - Five people have been killed in an inter-tribal clash in Unity State.

The State’s deputy governor, Michael Chanjiak Gai, told Radio Miraya that the fighting occurred on Monday morning, at the border between Mayom and Koch counties.

Chanjiak said the clashes appear to have been a revenge attack for a cattle raid in Koch County last week in which one person was killed.

“Some youth from Koch County went and attacked youth of Mayom in a place called Rier that incident came as a result of cattle theft.”

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UNMISS trains Bor justice officials to keep records

Aiming to enhance community access to justice, UNMISS completed a two-day training in case management and record keeping today for officials in Bor, Jonglei State.

Speaking at the workshop, UNMISS Judicial Affairs Officer Mike Dzakuma said the training would assist in tackling challenges at different levels of the justice chain.

“Challenges, such as delayed court cases and lack of coordination between prisons and judiciary, arise from poor record management,” he said. “The idea behind this training is to… see how to best manage cases.”

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Jamam Camp Snapshot, April 2013

Highlights

UNHCR began on 06 May 2013, the relocation of 18,200 Sudanese refugees from flood prone Jamam refugee camp, to the new site, Kaya, ahead of the onset of this year’s seasonal rains.

Clashes between host and refugee communities in Doro camp illustrate the possible threat of civil unrest across Maban. Efforts are underway to bring the two communities together.

Over 95% of refugee children have been immunized during the national polio immunization campaign this month.

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South Sudan Humanitarian Bulletin, 6 - 12 May 2013

Highlights

• Civilians in Pibor, Jonglei State, again fled the town amid escalating tension and widespread looting of civilian property and humanitarian supplies.

• Around 11, 000 people have fled to Juba following hostilities in Jonglei State.

• Over 18,000 refugees are being relocated to a new camp in Upper Nile State to avoid flooding.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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UN agencies assist Malakal prisoners

Seeking to improve their living conditions, UNMISS and the UN refugee agency in Upper Nile State donated non-food items to inmates at Malakal Central Prison today.

Receiving blankets, plates, cups, sleeping mats and soap from the mission and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Acting Prison Director John Othow Ador said the items would be very useful to prisoners.

“This is a clear (indicator) that you are really concerned about human rights issues,” said Maj. Ador.

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W. Bahr el Ghazal calm after doctor dies in hospital shooting

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Sudan Tribune

May 14, 2013 (JUBA) - A soldier in South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal state opened fire at Wau Teaching Hospital on Monday afternoon, killing a medical practitioner and wounding three others.

Wau’s Municipal Mayor, Michael Gebba, said the attacker was the husband of a woman believed to have died at the hospital after an operation. The man, he revealed, last week opened a case at Wau Police station against the hospital.

The case is still under investigation.

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Gendrassa Weekly Refugee Population Report as of 12th of May 2013

TOTAL POPULATION REGISTERED TO DATE:
- 16,682 individuals(Active: 16,682 & Hold: 0)
- 4,268 households
-Female headed households: 1,719(40%)

Cumulative statistics
From 01-Jan-13 To 12-May-13
New Registered Refugees: 1,568
New Birth: 342

INTER CAMP TRANSFER TO JAMMAM,BATIL,DORO
MOBILESERVER
- Transfer HH: 12
- Transfer Individual: 17

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Jamam Weekly Refugee Population Report as of 12th of May 2013

TOTAL POPULATION REGISTERED TO DATE:
- 16,994 individuals(Active: 16,994 & Hold: 0)
- 4,249 households
-Female headed households: 1,813(43%)

Cumulative statistics
From 01-Jan-13 To 12-May-13
New Registered Refugees: 2,912
New Birth: 403

INTER CAMP TRANSFER TO BATIL,DORO
MOBILESERVER,GENDRASSA
- Transfer HH: 4,203
- Transfer Individual: 17,951

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Yusuf Batil Population statistics as of 05 May 13

TOTAL POPULATION REGISTERED TO DATE:

  • 37,867 individuals(Active: 37,867 & Hold: 0)
  • 9,336 households
  • Female headed households: 3,405(36%)

Cumulative statistics
From 01-Jan-13 To 05-May-13
New Registered Refugees: 274
New Birth: 291

INTER CAMP TRANSFER TO JAMMAM,Doro,DORO
MOBILESERVER,GENDRASSA
- Transfer HH: 18
- Transfer Individual: 52

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South Sudan army commits atrocities in Jonglei as aid workers flee

By Caelin Briggs

Bor, South Sudan – It has been a dark week in Jonglei State in eastern South Sudan. On Friday night, the last of the humanitarian workers in Pibor town were evacuated by UN helicopter as South Sudanese forces roamed the dusty streets, attacking civilians and looting anything they could carry.

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Looting of civilian property and humanitarian supplies in Jonglei is unacceptable

Statement by the Acting South Sudan Humanitarian Coordinator Dr. Yasmin Haque 13 May 2013

"I am alarmed by reports that, once again, the civilian population of Jonglei State’s Pibor town have fled for their safety in large numbers. I am also gravely concerned about the widespread looting of civilian property and humanitarian supplies witnessed by aid workers over recent days.

Aid organizations have seen armed, uniformed personnel taking apart homes and breaking into small shops where those who have fled the town have placed their belongings for safekeeping.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.