HIGHLIGHTS
IOM South Sudan releases redesigned website: http://southsudan.iom.int/
More than 6,000 new arrivals recorded at the Bentiu PoC site in October
IOM health teams respond to malaria epidemic
IOM provides multi-sector humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations across South Sudan as conflict, access constraints and food insecurity continue to drive increased needs and displacement.
Since December 2013, the crisis has displaced more than 2.3 million people, including 644,800 who have fled to neighbouring countries and more than 1.66 million others who remain internally displaced.
Approximately 200,518 people are sheltering at UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) protection of civilian (PoC) sites across the country. IOM continues to respond to humanitarian needs at these sites in Bentiu, Unity State; Bor, Jonglei State; Malakal, Upper Nile State and Melut, Upper Nile.
The Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GoRSS) declared an end to the cholera outbreak on 3 November. Meanwhile, the malaria epidemic continues to spread, with nearly 1.6 million cases reported this year, according to the UN. IOM health teams continue to treat high numbers of malaria cases at clinics in the Bentiu and Malakal PoC sites and in Renk, Upper Nile.
IOM mobile response teams have deployed to Canal/Pigi County, Jonglei, to provide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assistance to IDP and host community households in Kurwai and Kolapach. The IOM teams are conducting hygiene promotion activities and distributing relief items, including soap, water carrying containers and water filters and purification tablets.
IOM continues to support the coordination of humanitarian assistance throughout South Sudan by serving as co-leads of the Shelter/Non-Food Items (NFI) and Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) clusters. In addition, IOM contributions to the Shelter/NFI and WASH core pipelines help ensure that partners have access to relief commodities in a timely and efficient manner.
IOM South Sudan has redesigned its website, which can be found at http://southsudan.iom.int/. The revamped website includes new features such as interactive maps of programme coverage and photo galleries.