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South Sudan

UNOPS - Emergency Response Unit Weekly Status Report (18/08/2014—25/08/2014)

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Overview of Weekly Activities

Unity State

Pariang—Jamjang Road:

• The contractor has mobilized a grader, ex-cavator and front end loader to project site

• Murram extraction and processing on road started in the week.

Lakes State

Mingkaman IDP settlement sites:

• The heavy down pour of rain hampered the drainage excavation work, production/ casting of concrete culverts, and installation of culvert crossings.

• Excavation of open side drains along the road to the helipad started in the week.

• Additional road works within the Mingkaman township was started.

• Construction of humanitarian hub progressed.

• Prepositioning and installation of concrete pipes progressed in the week.

Central Equatoria State

Protection of Civilians (PoC) site extension works at PoC 3 in Juba:

• All internal civil works completed & relocation of IDPs progressed.

Local labor at sites

• 12 male and two female labourers have worked as operators (male) and cooks/ compound management (female) at Mingkaman IDP sites.

Health and safety

• UNOPS ensures that the workers on site are provided with adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).