HIGHLIGHTS
General food distribution resumes in Gorom - In Gorom settlement, UNHCR in cooperation with WFP and CRA carried out General Food Distribution (GFD) on 28 July for more than 2,000 refugees, after negotiations with authorities to ensure safe passage for the food convoy dispatched from Juba. ¡
Services for urban refugees resume in Juba after disruption - In Juba, a number of services for asylum seekers and refugees resumed in the last week of July, including UNHCR reception centre and a community centre run by UNHCR partner Humanitarian Development Consortium.
Some 20 refugees who lost their livelihoods during the fighting in Juba approached the community centre looking for financial assistance and relocation.UNHCR supports partners with relocation of IDPs in Juba - At UN House in Juba, UNHCR partner ACTED helped receive and assist 119 IDPs upon relocation from UNMISS Tomping. Persons with specific needs continued to be screened and identified by UNHCR volunteers. This group of 119 IDPs is part of some 4,500 individuals who remain displaced at the UN base near Juba airport, as a result of July clashes in Juba. ACTED and Concern began working of the construction of communal shelters to accommodate those relocating from UNMISS Tomping.
UNHCR provides assistance to IDPs in collective centres - In Juba, UNHCR together with Medair, IOM and Don Bosco Church distributed assistance to some 1,000 IDP families at Don Bosco IDP site, including sleeping mats, plastic sheeting and food items. UNHCR partner HDC identified 86 persons with specific needs during distribution.
275,668,213 USD
Funding requested for comprehensive needs in 2016
121,749,542 USD
Funding requested for prioritized needs in 2016
OPERATIONAL CONTEXT
South Sudan President Salva Kiir replaced Vice-President Riek Machar and appointed Taban Deng Gai to the post, through a decree read on the country's national broadcaster. Machar, who is missing since 11 July, responded through his spokesperson terming his replacement as illegal and not approved by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In Opposition (SPLM-‐IO) leadership.
The Security Council renewed the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 12 August, determining that the situation in South Sudan constituted a threat to international peace and security. The decision was taken unanimously by the fifteen-‐member Security Council, and it comes while an African regional force is expected to be debated. An IGAD summit in August is projected to be crucial in the decision to send African Union forces to demilitarize the capital.
On 30-31 July, fighting was reported around the capital Juba between government soldiers and troops loyal to Machar. UNMISS expressed concerns over these clashes, saying these continued actions are in violation of the peace agreement. The United States warned those taking actions threatening the peace, security, or stability of South Sudan, and those responsible for attacks on civilians or United Nations premises, saying they may be subjected to sanctions under the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSC) 2206 (2015). JMEC urged the two warring parties to stop military operations urgently and return to negotiations. This came during a meeting in Khartoum over the weekend, with participation of Chinese, US, Norwegian and the European Union envoys.