Overview
In the past several months, Bentiu PoC has seen a steady decline in population. In Mid-February 2016 the population of the PoC was 120,278 individuals. By the end of May 2016, the population had decreased to 95,125 individuals, a reduction of more than 25,000 people.
KEY FINDINGS
Bentiu POC
The number of new arrivals to the PoC has decreased drastically in the past months. This is attributed to the resumption of humanitarian activities in Southern Unity and the fact that the majority of the populations of Rubkona and Guit counties are already registered.
Trends show that more people are leaving the PoC than entering, however, during periods of food distribution there is an increase of movement into the site.
More than 90% of the households leaving the PoC report being partial households; children and elderly stay in the PoC.
Lack of trust in the peace process is one of the main reasons for people to stay in the PoC, along with the perception that the outside environment remains unsafe for women and children.
Bentiu Town
Only 8% of the 29,900 people registered in Bentiu Town are originally from there. RRC reports that there are very few returnees to Bentiu Town.
Focus Group Discussions reported that some former town residents have sought refuge in Bentiu PoC, but the majority of the original population from Bentiu and Rubkona towns fled to neighboring countries.
In 2016, 3,305 people have changed their registration point from Bentiu POC to Bentiu Town because of lack of water, congestion and crime in the PoC.
Outside Bentiu 8. Over the last 4 months, 5,880 individuals have decided to change their registration point from Bentiu to surrounding locations in Rubkona and Guit counties.