Highlights
Voluntary relocation of IDPs from Tongping to UN House Juba continues
Insecurity displaces households in Equatorias and Greater Upper Nile
IOM and partners focus efforts on cholera prevention
Humanitarian Situation
Humanitarian needs in South Sudan are the highest since the conflict began in December 2013. More than 6.1 million people are in need of assistance and nearly 2.4 million are displaced, including 786,100 who have fled to neighbouring countries and 1.61 million others who remain internally displaced. An estimated 190,000 people are sheltering at UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) protection of civilian (PoC) sites.
The UN estimates that 4.8 million people—nearly half the population— are facing severe food insecurity in South Sudan. Following the increased insecurity since mid-July, market prices for food have increased drastically in many areas, raising concerns of worsening food insecurity.
Increased fighting between armed groups across many parts of the country—including Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Western Equatoria, Jonglei and Unity—has prompted fluid population movements and likely increases in humanitarian needs. The dynamic nature of the conflict, particularly in parts of the Equatorias, has resulted in a constant movement of people as they attempt to escape the shifting locations of fighting.
At the same time, humanitarian workers are facing growing constraints on their ability to effectively deliver aid to vulnerable populations and assess the scale of needs in conflict-affected areas.
IOM and humanitarian partners continue efforts to reach populations in remote or restricted areas.
Although cholera transmission has leveled off in Juba and declined in Duk, the Ministry of Health and the UN World Health Organization recently confirmed cholera in Nimule, Eastern Equatoria.
As of 1 September, health facilities had reported more than 1,650 cases of cholera, with 25 deaths, in Juba, Duk, Terekeka and Nimule.