Flash Update #5 – 15 July 2016
This is the fifth OCHA Flash Update on the situation in Juba, which provides a summary/overview of the situation and response.
Four days into the tenuous ceasefire in Juba, many people have returned to their homes. Humanitarians estimate that, as of 15 July, around 8,000 people remain displaced, including around 4,300 in the UNMISS sites and some 3,700 outside. The following displacement sites have emptied or are close to emptied: WFP compound, ADRA compound, Gumbo-Shirkat School and Church, Gurei North, Lemon Gaba, Joppa (Hai Baraka) All Saints Mobil Church and Urtustuna.
Humanitarian organizations have continued to respond in locations with the highest needs, including distributing education supplies (including Early Childhood Development and recreational kits) at UNMISS Tongping, St Joseph Primary School, and All Saints Cathedral. A child-friendly space kit has been provided at St Josephs and psychosocial activities for children are underway in Tongping. NFIs and acute shelter items (blankets, mosquito nets, sleeping mats) have been distributed to 1,000 households at St Teresa’s in Kator, and sanitation assessments have been conducted at St Teresa’s in Kator and Don Bosco-Gumbo.
Protection concerns continue to be reported. Parents have said they are afraid of sending their children to schools / organized activities as they fear they could be targeted or separated in case of renewed fighting. General protection, including through vulnerability assessments and identification of persons with specific needs, is ongoing in UN House, Tongping, St Teresa’s in Kator and Don Bosco-Gumbo.
Protection assessments have been carried out in Protection of Civilians (PoC) 1 site, St. Josephs and St. Peters. GBV caseworkers are present in both PoC1 and PoC3 supporting referrals, and clinical management of rape is available in the PoC clinic. Registration and tracing for unaccompanied and separated children continues.
Health organizations continue to operate static and mobile clinics across a range of sites. The main morbidities reported are: malaria; ARI; AWD; gunshot wounds; fractures; anaemia; spontaneous and incomplete abortions/miscarriages; and SAM cases.
Separately, five suspected cholera cases have been reported at Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH), with two cases Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) positive. None of the cases have culture tested positive as yet.
Partners will go to hot spot locations in Juba tomorrow to do rapid assessments. With regard to clean water supply, ICRC’s Water Treatment Unit is servicing 700,000 cubic meters and partners have been provided with the location details in case they require water to support ongoing projects.