Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda
HIGHLIGHTS
- On 23 October, the Protection Cluster released a flash update highlighting reports of violence in over 20 locations in southern and central Unity State since the signing of the Peace Agreement in August 2015. As of 3 October, all humanitarian operations have been suspended in Leer and Koch Counties, leaving some 250,000 people without humanitarian assistance. From 4 to 22 October, 80 civilians were reportedly killed in Leer County, including 57 children, 29 of whom drowned while fleeing attacks. Widespread sexual violence was also reported, with over 50 cases of rape.