UNICEF South Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report #11, 18 - 24 February 2014 - South Sudan

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UNICEF South Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report #11, 18 - 24 February 2014

Format

Situation Report

Source

Posted

27 Feb 2014

Originally published

24 Feb 2014

Highlights

Despite the signed Cessation of Hostilities, fighting has continued in a number of areas throughout South Sudan, further compounding humanitarian access and increasing the movement of populations. On Tuesday, 18 February, armed conflict erupted in Malakal, with heavy fighting around the UNMISS compound and crossfire landing in the Protection of Civilian area (PoC). It is anticipated that fighting will continue particularly in key strategic oil field locations with an increase between now and the rainy season.
Services for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) management are progressively being re-established in the 352 Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP) pre-crisis network. A total of 61,430 children under 5 in POCs and outside the POCs areas were screened since the onset of the crisis, including 34,222 this past week. As a result, 1,594 new cases have been admitted for severe acute malnutrition by all partners, bringing the cumulative SAM admissions to 5,172.
UNICEF South Sudan is urgently appealing for US$75 million, ahead of the upcoming rainy season, as part of the global Humanitarian Action for Children 2014 launched in Geneva on 21 February.