November 12-18, 2014 IOM SOUTH SUDAN H U M A N I TA R I A N U P D AT E # 4 3 The Rapid Response Fund is a flexible funding mechanism allowing for the swift disbursement of grants to NGOs/Community Based Organizations partners for emergency response. The RRF program began in August of 2013 and was extended into 2014 in response to the ongoing crisis in South Sudan. In total, 44 grants have been provided to 27 partners. The above map highlights the RRF programmers' coverage by location and type of intervention. Following the December 2013 outbreak of violence, 1.8 million people have fled their homes. Many have crossed into neighboring countries (estimated 463,000 people have fled to neighboring countries of Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sudan individuals). 1.4 million individuals remain internally displaced and most are seeking shelter in remote rural areas across the country. Displacement patterns remain fluid, driven by violence, access to emergency assistance and floods. There are currently 102,265 internally displaced persons (IDPs) sheltering in UN bases across South Sudan. The current security climate in South Sudan remains unpredictable with armed incidents occurring throughout the country. Increased tensions within the Malakal PoC have triggered discussions to evacuate non-critical staff from the area. However, IOM staff remain in the field and engaged. Follow IOM South Sudan on Facebook www.facebook.com/iomsouthsudan and twitter @IOMSouthSudan. Email IOM directly at ssudanpsu@iom.int or visit http://southsudan.iom.int/
CAMP COORDINATION AND CAMP MANAGEMENT (CCCM) The Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster facilitates the delivery of lifesaving services to IDPs in displacement sites throughout South Sudan. The CCCM Cluster works to ensure that basic humanitarian living conditions are provided in displacement sites, while also building the foundations for voluntary return and recovery interventions where it is possible and safe to do so. IOM and UNHCR colead the CCCM Cluster, in coordination with ACTED. IOM continues to act as CCCM state focal point in Upper Nile, Jonglei, Western Bahr el Ghazal and Warrap. SITE DEVELOPMENT, EXPANSION & IMPROVEMENT Efforts to increase capacity and improve living conditions continue at PoC sites in Malakal, Bor, Bentiu and UN House in Juba; and IDP sites in Mingkaman. IOM leads efforts to expand the PoC areas in Malakal and Bentiu and augments the capacity of partners for site works at the UN House, Bentiu and Mingkaman sites. MALAKAL PoC Despite tensions in Malakal PoC, site development for the expansion are ongoing. JUBA, UNHOUSE PoC 3 A total of 12,008 IDPs have been relocated from the Tongping PoC to UN House PoC 3. The transit site is being expanded to accommodate new arrivals and those that have been relocated from Tongping but have not yet been assigned plots in PoC 3. BOR PoC Relocation from the old to the new PoC has been completed. Minor work is continuing to mitigate against future flooding. BENTIU PoC Both CCCM and WASH partners maintain their focus on improving conditions for IDPs residing in the PoC. Development of the overall site expansion plan is ongoing with a dedicated site planner in place to lead the process. This week, the IOM CCCM Cluster co lead traveled to Malakal to provide support to the camp management team and to help partners make critical decisions in regards to security as a result of ongoing tensions within the PoC. IOM has taken over the role of camp manager in the Juba Tongping PoC to lead the site closure process. IOM and partners are focused on relocating the last IDPs from Tongping to the UN House PoC 3 and carry out an effective site closure process. These relocation movements should be completed by the end of 2014. DISPLACEMENT TRACKING In order to gather better information on displaced individuals residing in UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites, the International Organization for Migration began biometric registration of IDPs in May of 2014. Biometric registration entails the fingerprinting of all household members and photographing young children and babies. Biometric registration reduces duplication errors commonly found in a normal registration and provide a baseline of information for which humanitarian actors can use for planning and service provision. A registration team has traveled to the Bentiu PoC to lay the ground work for what will be IOM s largest biometric exercise in South Sudan. The population of the Bentiu PoC is estimated to be just under 50,000 individual. Updated figures will be shared once registration is completed. Page 2
HUMANITARIAN HUBS SHELTER AND NON FOOD ITEMS (NFI) The CCCM Cluster has established humanitarian hubs, a common office and accommodation space accessible by aid workers, at key displacement locations throughout the country. IOM, in collaboration with UNMISS, established and manage the hubs within the UNMISS compound in Bentiu, Malakal, and Bor. To date, all hubs have dedicated hub managers in place to oversee day to day activities at each location. Work continues to improve conditions of the hub including the construction of common facilities (e.g. common kitchens and foot pathways) and replace temporary structures with more durable structures. BOR With the capacity for 100, the Bor hub is currently occupied by 17humanitarian staff from 6 different humanitarian agencies. MALAKAL A program criticality review is underway to reduce the number of staff accommodated within the Humanitarian Hub. Security of the hub is being reinforced with HESCO enforced fencing and razor wire. As lead of the Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) Cluster in South Sudan, IOM provides essential household items and emergency shelter materials to conflict and disaster-affected populations. IOM also manages the Shelter and NFI Core Pipeline, a mechanism to ensure that key NFIs and emergency shelter materials are prepositioned in strategic locations and ready to be deployed rapidly. As of 13 November, Crisis Response Plan partners have served 174, 557 Households with NFI and 59,090 households with emergency shelter materials. This represents 87% of the CRP target for NFI and 66% of the CRP target for shelter response. 4,576 metric tonnes of Shelter and NFI stock has been moved through the pipeline (approximately 93% transported by IOM). 162 requests have been served across 56 locations. IOM FRONTLINE RESPONSE NFI - Three team members in Gorwai for a distribution for 3,000 households. Team member in Ulang for a verification exercise. 1 team member returned after completing relocation in the Bor PoC site. The new HESCO wall at the Malakal hub BENTIU The hub currently hosts 112 humanitarian staff and the hub is being expanded to be able to accommodate 250. Improvements to the hub are ongoing. Since the start of the crisis, 40 distributions have resulted in over 52,000 households having been supported with NFIs. The IOM team has also participated in 26 assessments/rapid monitoring exercises. Page 3
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE WASH Cluster State Focal Point IOM is the WASH Cluster State Focal Point in Upper Nile State. As WASH State Focal Point, IOM continues to lead the coordination of WASH response in the state. IOM is leading the development of prepositioning and contingency plans for WASH response in Upper Nile for the dry season. The state focal point is also working with WASH and CCCM partners on the design and set up of WASH services in the new Malakal extension area. Teaching children to wash their hands appropriately in the Malakal PoC. Malakal PoC 13.5 Liters of safe water available per person per day 34 persons per latrine Bentiu PoC 9.2 Liters of safe water available per person per day 73 persons per latrine Melut PoC 32 Liters of safe water available per person per 14 persons per latrine 499 individuals 415 individuals 130 individuals I O M WA S H E M E RGENCY OPERAT I O N S Water and sanitation activities are completed both in and outside of the PoC site. The IOM WASH team in Malakal supplies safe drinking water to the Malakal teaching hospital as well as assisting with the construction of communal latrines in Malakal town. IOM s WASH activities in Bentiu focus on the IDP population in PoC 4. Global Handwashing Day was celebrated in Bentiu on November 15th. IOM hosted awareness activities for children and adults WASH activities continue in the Melut PoC. The IOM WASH team is busy replacing the plastic sheeting, on 36 communal latrines, with iron sheeting, in line with WASH cluster standards. 279 Household hygiene promotion visits were completed. Page 4
R E N K B E N T I U M A L A K A L HEALTH IOM is the Primary Health Care actor in Malakal and Bentiu PoCs providing clinical assistance to IDPs, returnees and host communities. IOM operates mobile health services to the South Sudan-Sudan border area of Wonthou (Joda). IOM clinics provide curative consultations, health education sessions, routine immunization for children under five and maternal health care. 704 health consultations Top Morbidities: Respiratory Track Infections Skin Diseases 1,583 individuals reached through health promotion campaigns The IOM Bentiu health team continue with their regular activities which include vaccinating children against childhood diseases and antenatal care consultations. The team continues with health education sessions and this week 51 mothers attended ANC consultations. Additionally, 4 babies were delivered in the maternity unit. The IOM Health team in Malakal continued with their regular activities, including health promotion, reproductive health services, nutrition screening, vaccinations and testing. Tension in the Malakal PoC has limited clinical services. However emergency reproductive health care has remained available. 401 health consultations Top Morbidities: Malaria Respiratory Track Infections Accidental Trauma 856 health consultations Top Morbidities: Respiratory Track Infections Malaria IOM operates three clinics in Renk at Abayok, Payuer and Wonthou. The clinics in Abayok and Payuer were established in 2012 to provide service to the host community and have expand IOM health promotion activities in the Bentiu and Malakal PoCs. In Malakal, women learned about the warning signs of piperium. Sessions are held in the respective clinics every week. Page 5
COMMON TRANSPORT SERVICE The IOM operated Common Transport Service (CTS), a free service for transporting humanitarian supplies in South Sudan, is helping partners to deliver aid across the country. CTS trucks remain strategically positioned across the country to provide transport assistance to humanitarian partners. 23.1 93.1 17.7 Juba Rumbek Bentiu This week, 133. 9 metric tons of humanitarian cargo were transported in Juba, Rumbek and Bentiu. REFUGEE RESPONSE As the lead provider of WASH in Doro refugee camp, IOM continues to meet the needs of the refugee population. All key water, hygiene and sanitation indicators are above the minimum standards. The need remains to maintain these standards to prevent the outbreak and spread of waterborne diseases amongst the refugee population and surrounding host communities during the course of the rainy season. Wash in Schools 4,599 school children in 7 different primary schools were reached with good hygiene and sanitation messaging. 25 liters of safe water available per person daily 21 people per shower block 15 persons per latrine 346 individuals Over 9, 568 individuals reached with good hygiene and sanitation messaging Community hygeine s raise awareness at the household level. Page 6
RAPID RESPONSE TEAM (RRT) IOM s rapid response team is part of the humanitarian communities efforts to establish a response mechanism to improve the delivery of humanitarian assistance in hard to reach areas. IOM s RRTs is multisectoral, composed of experts in the sectors of Health, Shelter NFI and WASH. The RRT can be deployed to respond in several locations simultaneously based on the needs identified on the ground. The RRT is able to respond within seven days of receiving a request from the ICWG Operational Working Group. Since the establishment of the team over 62,500 individuals have been provided with multi-sectoral assistance. 5 months 15 missions 62,500 beneficiaries PROTECTION IOM seeks to enhance the mental health and psychosocial well being of the conflict affected populations living in PoC sites throughout the country. Through the provision of direct services in the Bor PoC, mainstreaming mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) through the CCCM cluster and capacity building, this project aims to improve access to Psychosocial Support (PSS) and improve the integration of psychosocial programming into existing interventions. IOM is leading psychosocial awareness training in the Bor PoC. Teachers, NGO workers and key members of the community are participating in the sessions. Participants of the PSS awareness training held at the Bor PoC Funding for IOM South Sudan s emergency operation is provided by Page 7