The UNMISS base in Tongping was closed and decommissioned with all IDPs voluntarily relocated to UN House, by 30 September. Since relocation restarted on the 21 September, 658 IDPs relocated from Tongping to UN House, and a total of 3,345 individuals (1,249 HHs) have been relocated since movements began on 28 July.
UNMISS Tongping Transit Site
CCCM
IDPs registered at the August headcount and protection cases were relocated on 26 and 27 September, with IDPs who had been working at the site and the non-registered caseload relocated on 28 September. Camp management continued to conduct an intensive sensitization campaign until camp closure.
The Tongping Transit Site officially closed on 28 September, with decommissioning taking place between 28 September and 2 October. Relevant units were responsible for decommissioning activities comprising: WASH (latrines, water points and bathing areas); Health (mobile clinic); Shelter (communal shelters); and CCCM (the transit site, information point and the collection of non-hazardous garbage). IOM hired 58 casual laborers to assist with the deconstruction of facilities. IOM ensured that all decommissioning processes met UNMISS environmental and relevant cluster standards.
Service provision at the site was gradually scaled-down in line with the declining resident population.
UN House PoC Site
CCCM
Biometric registration was launched in PoC 1 on 20 September and completed on 24 September with a total of 8,269 individuals (3,233 HHs) registered.
Biometric registration started in PoC 3 on 28 September. The exercise has proceed smoothly, with 23,268 individuals (8,587 HHs) registered as of 4 October. Registration is scheduled to be completed by 8 October, prior to the General Food Distribution (GFD) scheduled to begin 10 October.
Shelter
A total of 245 of individual shelters have been constructed since relocations began. Of these, 178 shelters have been built inside blocks and 67 shelters have been built on internal roads. Individual shelters constructed provide on average 2m2 per person.
An additional 206 shelters will be constructed on internal roads or zones, which will provide shelter of the remaining IDPs relocated from Tongping.
UNMISS engineering support is required to complete urgent ground works on the drainage which are essential to complete construction of the remaining shelters on internal roads.