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OVERVIEW
The security situation across South Sudan remains unpredictable and highly volatile. In Guit and Nhialdu (18km from Bentiu town), Unity State, clashes disrupted food distribution to 37,000 people on 16 July. Fighting was also reported in Ayod (Jonglei State) and Nassir (Upper Nile State). In Lakes State, 1,000 people have been displaced by incidents of cattle raiding and sporadic fighting.
Over 1.1 million people remain internally displaced across the country and just over 400,000 people have fled the violence to neighbouring countries (Uganda 119,700, Kenya 41,300, Ethiopia 158,200 and Sudan 86,400). There are currently 97,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) sheltering in nine UN bases across South Sudan.
On 17 July the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT)visited the Bentiu Protection of Civilian (PoC) site to assess the conditions in the area. Approximately 41,000 people are sheltered in the congested Bentiu PoC and over 50 displaced families are arriving daily. The HCT will be looking for additional resources, land and assistance to better serve the displaced population.
As of 21 July, a total of 4,746 cholera cases and 108 deaths have been recorded. In Wau Shilluk (Upper Nile), the number of suspected cholera cases reached 829 with 17 deaths reported. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Health partners are responding with surveillance, improved water supply and sanitation, and community messaging.