HIGHLIGHTS
According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 28 June, 396 cholera cases, including 26 deaths, had been reported in Juba County. Interviews with patients admitted to Juba Teaching Hospital with cholera have revealed knowledge gaps on how the disease is spread. Humanitarian partners called for improved access to safe drinking water, latrine use and good personal and food hygiene.
The consultative meeting between the former Vice-President and leader of the Opposition, Mr. Riek Machar, and the President, Mr. Salva Kiir, hosted by the Kenyan President Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta on 27 June 2015 has not achieved any breakthrough. The agenda for the meeting included discussions on contentious points of the recent IGAD proposal including questions of powersharing, federalism and compensation for victims of the conflict.
According to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), on 1 July three members of forces belonging to either the Sudan People’s Liberation Army In Opposition or the allied militia led by General Johnson Olony, who are currently controlling Malakal (Upper Nile State), opened fire on IDPs at a recently opened Protection of Civilians (POC) site in the UNMISS compound.
One civilian was killed and six IDPs were wounded. The wounded are receiving treatment at the hospital in the UNMISS compound. The exact circumstances surrounding the shooting incident remain unclear. UNMISS peacekeepers are currently engaging with senior commanders of the SPLA to identify the perpetrators of this attack.