HIGHLIGHTS
UNHCR relocates vulnerable refugees to Lasu settlement for better protection - UNHCR began the relocation of 2,143 vulnerable Sudanese refugees from Central Equatoria's Yei town to the nearby Lasu settlement. Among them were many single mothers who approached UNHCR earlier this year seeking assistance, as they could no longer cope with the cost of living in Yei, including paying for their rent, covering the costs of their children's basic education or health care. Upon arrival in the settlement, refugees have received food, a kit of items for domestic use as well as tools and a plot of land on which to build their houses. Lactating mothers were accommodated in a special transit facility to help keep their babies as healthy as possible.
Refugees in Gorom settlement receive second-hand clothes - UNHCR and partner ACROSS distributed second-hand clothing to 2,500 Ethiopian refugees at the Gorom refugee settlement, some 24 kilometres south of Juba. Whilst addressing a major gap, the donation will also allow refugees to use their few resources to meet other pressing needs. Families received 5 to 10 pieces of used clothing, including garments for men, women and children. As part of the distribution, UNHCR provided the entire camp population with a 4-month stock of laundry soap.
UNHCR assesses IDPs outside the Protection of Civilians site in Juba - UNHCR and partners carried out a participatory assessment among IDPs outside the Protection of Civilians (POC) site in Juba to better understand their most urgent needs, their current coping mechanisms and their intentions towards possible solutions. Through the deployment of six multi-functional teams and focus group discussions in Mahad IDP collective site, Don Bosco compound and Jengeli, UNHCR interviewed nearly 350 IDPs of different age groups and gender. According to preliminary findings, the following issues are of major concern to IDPs: a) insufficient security and restriction of movement in Juba due to lack of documentation but also as a self-imposed precaution; b) limited and inadequate access to services (WASH, shelter, health and education); c) lack of livelihood opportunities; and d) food insecurity. Women reported to be particularly concerned about their poor inclusion in mechanisms for IDP community representation.
UNHCR identifies and assists vulnerable IDPs in Bentiu town - UNHCR conducted a protection assessment of IDPs living in Bentiu town, where the registered IDP population stands at 9,048 individuals. Among them, UNHCR identified and assisted with non-food items 886 vulnerable individuals.