South Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report

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1 UNICEF/2015/South Sudan/Rich South Sudan SITUATION REPORT 14 JANUARY 2015 South Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report 1-14 JANUARY 2015: SOUTH SUDAN SITREP #77 SITUATION IN NUMBERS Highlights With 51 per cent of primary and lower secondary age children not accessing an education. South Sudan is home to the highest proportion of out of school children in the world. Even before the 2013 conflict, only one in ten children in South Sudan completed primary school, with 1.4 million children out of school across the country. The ensuing two years of violence has exacerbated the situation forcing 413,000 more children out of school, and leading to the destruction of more than 800 schools. UNICEF is targeting 325,000 children with Education in Emergencies support in In 2015, 138,213 children were admitted for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition across the country, or 91 per cent of the target for Based on UNICEF and partners demonstrated capacity to respond, and the continued deterioration in the food security and nutrition situation, UNICEF has increased its target from 60 to 70 per cent of the estimated caseload and is aiming to treat 166,222 children in On 26 December 2015, when the SPLA/M-in Opposition leadership signed the Action Plan between the Sudan People s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) and the United Nations Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting in South Sudan committing the SPLA-IO to end and prevent recruitment and use of children and killing and maiming of children. UNICEF s Response with Partners Indicators Nutrition: # of children 6 to 59 months with severe acute malnutrition admitted for treatment Health: # of children aged 6 months to 15 years in conflict-affected areas vaccinated against measles WASH: # of people provided with access to safe water as per agreed standards ( litres per person per day) Child Protection: # of children and adolescents reached with critical child protection services Education # of children and adolescents aged 3 to 18 years provided with access to education in emergencies Cluster Target Cluster for 2016 UNICEF for 2016 Cumulative results (#) Target achieved (%) 1,696,962 People internally displaced since 15 December 2013 (OCHA, Humanitarian Snapshot dated 31 December, 2015) 907,447* Estimated internally displaced children under 18 years Outside South Sudan 645,052 Estimated new South Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries since 15 December 2013 (UNHCR, Regional Refugee Information Portal, dated 14 January, 2016) Priority Humanitarian Funding needs January - December 2016 US$ million * Disaggregated data is yet to be made available, as registration has not been completed across the country. Children under 18 years have been calculated based on census UNICEF Target* Cumulative results (#) Target achieved (%) 161, % 166, % 1,171,904 2,824 0% 2,300, ,773 9% 560, ,773 37% 721,218 14,531 2% 600,000 14,531 2% 446, % 325, % 1

2 Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs Since the conflict began two years ago, 2.3 million people have been displaced from their homes in South Sudan, with nearly 1.7 million remaining as IDPs inside the country. According to UNMISS, as of 17 December, the estimated number of civilians seeking safety in six Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites is 185,498 including 106,534 in Bentiu, 27,950 in Juba UN House, 47,791 in Malakal, 2,289 in Bor, 700 in Melut and 234 in Wau. The security situation remained tense and unpredictable with a sense of uneasy calm in most parts of the country. Ceasefire violations by the traditional opponents in the crisis seemed to have diminished as focus was on the political processes in line with the implementation of the Peace Agreement. The latest positive political developments were the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission facilitated selection of ministerial portfolios for the Transitional Government on 7 January and official joining of the ruling government by David Yau Yau and his subsequent dissolution of his Cobra Faction on 11 January. Humanitarian leadership and coordination UNICEF actively participates in the Humanitarian Country Team and the Inter Cluster Working Group, which lead strategic and cross-sectoral coordination of humanitarian programmes. UNICEF leads the WASH, Nutrition and Education clusters as well as the Child Protection sub-cluster. Within the Health cluster, UNICEF provides leadership on vaccination, communication and social mobilization. UNICEF also supports the core supply pipelines for the Education, WASH and Nutrition clusters, providing essential humanitarian supplies to all partners. While continuing to focus on the delivery of life-saving interventions, UNICEF is also investing in providing access to education and a protective environment for affected children. Humanitarian Strategy: Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) As part of the interagency rapid response teams, UNICEF continues to expand activities in remote locations together with WFP and partners. To date, UNICEF has reached 920,300 people (including 200,600 children under 5) through 73 RRM missions. So far in 2016, UNICEF has deployed two RRM missions to Unity State; on 7 January, teams went into Koch and Buaw, both located in Koch County, Unity State. These missions were follow-ups to the missions that went into the same sites in September 2015 and where additional capacity building was provided in November In Buaw, UNICEF screened 2,205 children under 5, with a proxy global acute malnutrition (GAM) of 6.2 per cent and proxy severe acute malnutrition (SAM) rate of 1.0 per cent. Of 639 pregnant and lactating women screened, 10.6 per cent were found to be at risk of malnutrition. 499 children received vitamin A supplementation and 367 were dewormed these numbers were lower than usual as the majority were already reached during the September mission. Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) messaging reached 1,166 mothers, and 8 separated and unaccompanied children were registered for family tracing and reunification. In addition, 3,837 children received vaccination against polio, 3,795 children received vaccination against measles and 197 pregnant women were vaccinated against tetanus. 270 clean delivery kits were distributed to pregnant women and to health partner World Relief while 1,000 households received jerry cans, soap and mosquito nets. Four boreholes were repaired. The total caseload was 11,735 individuals; much higher than the 6,370 individuals anticipated. In Koch, the overall population had reduced drastically; WFP registered only 6,706 individuals (in November, 13,500 were present in the location, but apparently many have now left for Bentiu PoC). During the mission, 1, 391 children under 5 were screened, with 6 SAM cases (0.4 per cent) and 50 MAM cases (3.6 per cent). Additionally, 368 children were given vitamin A supplementation and 314 were dewormed; as with Buaw, these figures were low due to the fact that most had already been treated in September IYCF messaging reached 700 mothers and 330 pregnant women were vaccinated against tetanus. Additionally, 2,949 children were vaccinated against polio and 2,720 against measles. Twenty-nine separated, seven unaccompanied and one missing child were recorded by UNICEF s Child Protection Officer and 101 boys and 61 girls were registered for school. UNICEF established a temporary learning space and distributed exercise books and stationary to each child. Once borehole and four latrines were rehabilitated at the school area. 1,773 households received soap, mosquito nets and jerry cans. Summary Analysis of Programme Response HEALTH: In 2016, UNICEF is continuing to support the provision of Primary Health Care services in Bentiu, Bor, Juba, Malakal PoCs and Mingkaman IDP site as well as in Torit and Wau, and along with secondary health care in Yambio hospital. In the first two weeks of the year, 33,516 curative consultations have been provided, with 35 per cent (11,588) 2

3 of these consultations provided to children under 5. UNICEF is continuing to support implementing partners to ensure correct diagnosis and timely treatment of common childhood illnesses through operational costs, technical assistance, as well as the provision of antibiotics, respiratory timers and malaria drugs for prompt and effective case management. Although transmission is now decreasing, malaria continues to be the top reason for consultation, accounting for 43 per cent of consultations for both under and above 5 years with 4,441 cases reported (over 31 per cent in children under 5). The decline in malaria cases could be attributed to drying up of stagnant waters in the dry season. However, UNICEF has continued to strengthen the fight against malaria by distributing malaria test kits and drugs for the management of malaria cases. 1,629 long-lasting insecticide treated nets were distributed during this reporting period. UNICEF s support to the provision of key maternal, newborn and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services as well as secondary health care in Bentiu, Bor, and Malakal PoCs and Mingkaman IDP site, and surrounding host communities continue in During the first two weeks of 2016, 2,447 pregnant women attended antenatal care (ANC) services. During the ANC visits, 799 pregnant women were provided with two or more doses of intermittent presumptive treatment for the prevention of malaria; 2,281 received iron/folic acid supplements; and 893 received deworming medications for prevention of maternal anaemia. The number of mothers delivering in the hands of skilled personnel have continued to steadily improve and in this reporting period, there has been an 8 per cent increase from 513 to 556. However, still fewer mothers visit the health facility for postnatal care after giving birth and in this reporting period, only 279 mother did so, a reduction by almost half as compared to the previous reporting period. In terms of PMTCT, 932 pregnant women were counselled on HIV, 57 per cent of them were tested and 9 (1.7 per cent) tested positive. Seven of the pregnant women who tested positive were enrolled on anti-retroviral treatment. Routine vaccination services continue for children under one year and pregnant women, and supplementary vaccination for children under 15 years in the PoCs with the support of UNICEF through vaccine provision, cold chain equipment installation and maintenance, supportive supervision and social mobilization. During the reporting period, 845 children were provided with BCG vaccine and 710 with Pentavalent 3, and 613 pregnant women were reached second dose of Tetanus Toxoid vaccine. Additionally, 3,543 and 2,824 children under 15 were reached with polio and measles vaccination respectively. Roll-out of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) in the conflict affected states is ongoing throughout the seven less-affected states. Fifty-five health workers have now been trained in Fashoda (31) and Renk (24) in Upper Nile State and training for Maban has been scheduled for end of January. As the training is completed, IPV is introduced. UNICEF continues to strengthen the cold chain across the country by providing technical expertise for cold chain equipment installation and repair. Currently, installation of eight solar fridges is ongoing in Eastern Equatoria. The country continues to face challenges of vandalization of solar cold chain equipment in insecure locations such as in Western Equatoria State. An assessment of the extent of damage to the cold chain is ongoing. NUTRITION: In 2015, 138,213 children were admitted for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) across the country, or 91 per cent of the target for Based on UNICEF and partners demonstrated capacity to respond, and the continued deterioration in the food security and nutrition situation, UNICEF has increased its target from 60 to 70 per cent of the estimated caseload and is aiming to treat 166,222 children in So far in 2016, based on limited reporting from PoC sites, 598 children have been admitted by UNICEF and partners. Routine screening in Benitu PoC and the surrounding Trend of Bentiu PoC and Area Proxy GAM 60.0 areas of Rubkona County and Bentiu Town showed Proxy SAM Proxy GAM 48.5 proxy SAM and proxy GAM rates of 14.3 and 48.5 per cent in the first week of Over the past three 40.0 months, there has been an increase in the overall proxy GAM rate. This has been attributed to the increased access to screen children outside the PoC around week 50, with intensified active case finding in Rubkona payam and Bentiu town as populations 0.0 return to these areas, as well as within the PoC. For Week 43 W44/45 W46/47 W50 W51 W52 W1 the first time, six cases of oedema have been reported in the past month from children inside the PoC. The presence 3

4 Nyirol Akobo West Twic AAA Abiemnhom Aweil Centre Wulu Yirol East Kapoeta North Mayom Twic East Maban Pariang Aweil South Panyijar Uror Longetchuk Ayod Gogrial West Akobo East Ulang Tonj North Gogrial East Nasir Jur River Lopa fon Juba PoC Renk Community Fangak Yei Benitu PoC Renk IDP Awerial/ Ikotos Kapoeta East Juba Urban Malakal PoC Wau Raga Canal Pigi Aweil West Aweil North Mvolo Aweil East Duk Pochalla Kapoeta South Budi Agok Malaria Pochalla Uror Aweil Centre Bor South PoC Southern Akobo East Panyijar* Wau Shiluk South Sudan SITUATION REPORT 14 JANUARY 2015 of oedema is associated with a high case fatality rate. The nutrition situation in the PoC remains very critical. UNICEF and partners are working to improve active case finding through community outreach programmes and will continue to monitor the situation for possible deterioration. During the reporting period, in Benitu PoC, Bentiu Town, Rubkona and surrounding areas, 38 children with SAM were admitted to Stabilization Centres (SCs) and 140 to outpatient therapeutic programmes (OTPs). The admission trends showed slight peak in week 49 of 2015, with 452 admissions, however a decline has been observed in the subsequent weeks. The fluid movement of populations in and out of the PoC has also resulted in high defaulter rates, which now stand at 21 per cent, above the Sphere Standard of 15 per cent. Nutrition services are now being established in surrounding areas, which should help improve default rates Benitu PoC Admission Trends in 2015/ Through the Joint Nutrition Scale-Up social mobilization campaign in Warrap State, 47,149 of the targeted 241,160 children have been screened across the seven counties of the state, with 2,643 children identified with SAM and referred for treatment if not already enrolled in a programme. The highest prevalence of proxy GAM was from Twic (36.9 per cent), followed by Tonj North (33.6 per cent) and Gogrial East (25.8 per cent). To treat children identified with SAM, 13 additional OTP sites have been opened in the state, increasing the total to 89. A total of 4,904 children under 5 were screened for malnutrition in Jonglei State during the reporting period. The highest prevalence of malnutrition was seen from Bor County with about 36 per cent prevalence followed by 34 per cent in Pibor and 31 per cent in Ayod. In the state, 291 children with SAM were admitted to OTPs, while 5 cases with medical complications were admitted for inpatient care at stabilization centres (SC). In Upper Nile State, 16,860 children were screened for malnutrition, including more than 10,000 in Malakal PoC. Due to the harvest and other contributing factors, the proxy GAM levels have generally reduced below 10 per cent, with the exception of Maiwut, where the proxy GAM rate was 10.2 per cent. During the reporting period, 16 children were admitted to the SC in Malakal PoC and 108 children were admitted to OTPs. Generally, it is expected that the number of admissions at the beginning of the year should be comparatively low and increase as the lean period wears on. Among the 59 SMART surveys completed in 2015, two-thirds had GAM prevalence above the 15 per cent WHO emergency threshold. Most of the high GAM rates were from the high burden states of Northern Bahr el Ghazal or Warrap or Greater Upper Nile. The highest GAM prevalence was recorded from Bentiu PoC and 34.1 per cent followed SMART Survey Results for 2015 GAM SAM Cut-off point 0 4

5 by Mayom with 30 per cent. Other counties with considerably high GAM prevalence were Abiemnhom (26.5 per cent), Gogrial West (29.1 per cent) and Twic (25.6 per cent). WASH: UNICEF and partners continue to provide safe water to 208,773 IDPs in Bentiu, Mingkaman, Bor and Juba in PoC and IDP sites. UNICEF s urban WASH programme continues to advance. In Bentiu and Rubkona Town, 28 hand pumps have been rehabilitated benefiting over 14,000 people. Supplies for rehabilitation of Bentiu urban water treatment plant are now in place. UNICEF is negotiating with the local authorities to allow the RUWASA rehabilitation team to set camp in Bentiu; rehabilitations will start within a week once this arrangement is in place. In Bentiu PoC, 106,000 IDPs continue to be served with WASH services according to Sphere Standards. The regular inflow of IDPs into the PoC continues to exert a strain on WASH facilities, as evidenced by the frequent breakdown of submersible pumps, requiring repair. Improvement of safe water supply for temporary learning spaces (TLSs) in Malakal PoC is on-going, with the installation of two 5,000L bladder tanks in TLSs during the reporting period. These will provide 1,000 children with drinking water during school and while at play in the child friendly spaces. With Sobat Community for Peace and Development, UNICEF handed over two handwashing facilities to hygiene clubs in two TLSs in the PoC. In Wau Shilluk, UNICEF partner World Vision International completed construction of 20 latrines giving access to over 6,000 persons to basic sanitation. To support the 40,000 IDPs who arrived in Mingkaman in December, UNICEF and implementing partner RUWASA drilled three boreholes to supplement safe water supply, with two water bladders installed to bring daily production to 55,000L. This is in addition to the existing 10,000L tank tower. The surface water treatment (SWAT) reactivation is also now completed. The boreholes will be powered by solar system to serve approximately 72,000 IDPs. In Bor, UNICEF supported the rehabilitation of three boreholes by the state Ministry of Physical Infrastructure. In Juba Teaching Hospital, where there have been constant water shortages, UNICEF completed the installation of a submersible pump to an existing borehole within the hospital to pump water to an elevated tank for use at times when there is a water shortage. These are ongoing efforts by UNICEF to ensure the hospital has a constant supply of safe water to avert any public health incidents. EDUCATION: Education activities remained on winter break during the reporting period in all schools, including TLSs. The state Ministries of Education, Science and Technology (MoESTs) have been engaged in finalizing the school calendar for the 2016 academic year and most will open schools on 2 February The registration of students is ongoing in all the states. State-level Back to Learning (BTL) Committees have been reactivated to plan, implement and monitor the Back to Learning 2 (BTL2) Initiative in In this phase, UNICEF and partners will target 325,000 children with Education in Emergencies support under the Back to Learning Initiative. Officials in Western Equatoria have already held their first meeting to prepare for BTL2 launch to take place the first week of February. States like Western Equatoria and Unity where active conflict continues to displace children will have to make additional provisions to ensure children move into the protective environment of the classroom. In areas of relative peace such as Jonglei, education services will need to be scaled up in areas of the returns. UNICEF and partners are working closely with smoests to improve the infrastructure and capacity of schools in those areas. In implementing the BTL2, UNICEF will work to strengthen partnerships with development and implementation partners to build upon comparative advantages to advance education outcomes for children and adolescents and to ensure learning outcomes are at the core of all education services delivered. This include more teacher training, strengthening capacities of Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) and School Management Committee members for active participation in planning, monitoring resource management, improving learning facilities for more conducive learning environment, quality assurance of teaching-learning processes and timely distribution of education supplies Average Litres per Person per Day in Bentiu PoC

6 Over 3,000 learners (28 per cent girls) sat for the Primary 8 examinations from 4-8 January 2016 in 20 examination centres in Lakes States. So far, with support from MoESTs, UNICEF and Education Cluster partners, in Jonglei (including Pibor), Central Equatoria, Western Equatoria and Lakes, 7,264 children (27 per cent girls) have sat the P8 examination. Unity and Upper Nile State exams are scheduled for the last week of January. In Lakes State, UNICEF trained 52 PTA members (23 per cent female) from five Global Partnership for Education (GPE)- supported schools (Lekakudu, Rumbek Girls, Pachong, Achol Malek and Yirol Girls) for three days on school management and community mobilization, which will assist them to manage school logistics, planning and resource utilization. These schools are among the 60 schools selected in five states piloting interventions to improve education quality. Trainings were also held in Northern Bahr el Ghazal with 40 teachers (13 per cent female) on curriculum implementation and 125 PTA members (26 per cent female) on school management. CHILD PROTECTION: With 365,807 children reached with specialized child protection services in 2015, UNICEF aims to double our reach in 2016, ensuring at least 600,000 girls and boys have access to safer environments, healing community-based psychosocial support, and life-saving family tracing and GBV protective services. Access and capacity constraints in southern Unity State have restricted critical child protection services for thousands of children, but UNICEF child protection staff and partners have created intensive remote and on-site family tracing and reunification and psychosocial support capacity development plans for key partners during the first quarter to ensure immediate, quality service provision as soon as the situation stabilizes. A promising development in promoting a protective environment for children occurred on 26 December 2015, when the SPLA/M-in Opposition leadership signed the Action Plan between the Sudan People s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) and the United Nations Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting in South Sudan committing the SPLA-IO to end and prevent recruitment and use of children and killing and maiming of children. For the 1,755 children already released in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, the socioeconomic reintegration programme continues. Priority activities for this first quarter in 2016 include scaling up vocational training and psychosocial activities, and launching business start-up support for targeted beneficiaries. In the past two weeks, 114 children received goats and sheep, bringing the total number of recipients to 1,271 released children (80 per cent of the target) and 953 other children in the community and in extremely vulnerable situations (70 per cent of the total community caseload). Fifty follow-up visits were attempted in this period, with 43 children actually seen. Now 70 per cent (1,230 children) of the total caseload of released children have benefited from follow-up and monitoring visits. Improved accessibility during the dry season to distant households should allow for near 100 per cent of children to be followed up during the first half of Over 45 per cent of registered released children are attending school regularly, and UNICEF education and child protection teams are striving to ensure these children stay and succeed in school. Additional children have been engaged with learning opportunities but not all are attending regularly, and some children stay in remote locations where there are no schools or where access to school is limited. Children out of school, in particular, are targeted for livelihood support. The national unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) and missing children caseload rose to 11,599 (48 per cent girls) as of 8 January, with 9,279 of these children identified by UNICEF and its partners since the conflict began in December Of all 11,599 registered cases, 74 per cent (8,590 cases) remain open, requiring regular monitoring visits, family tracing action, and/or postreunification and reintegration support. To date, 3,480 children have been successfully reunited with their parents, including 103 children in the Total Caseload as of 31 Dec 2015 Total Reunifications as of 31 Dec 2015 New Registrations in FTR Results: Breakdown by Separation Status 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 Total Reunifications as of Total 31 Caseload as of 31 Dec New Registrations in 2015 Dec Separated Children 2,641 2,834 6,771 Unaccompanied Children ,668 Missing Children ,106 first two weeks of January. Notably in 2015, 58 per cent (1,962 reunifications) of all recorded reunifications since the beginning of the crisis took place between July and December In order to further support the uptake and implementation of effective, efficient FTR documentation and case management, UNICEF in collaboration with 6

7 ,649 1, ,079 7,968 8,692 10,341 11,545 South Sudan SITUATION REPORT 14 JANUARY 2015 partners is finalizing an evaluation of Rapid FTR the rapid registration tool rolled out in The final report will be completed and shared in early February Family Tracing and Reunification trends: 2015 Quarterly comparison Q Q Q Q ,224 new UASC and Missing Children identified in 2015 (37% of the total caseload) 2,734 Family Reunifications in 2015 (81% of all recorded reunifications between 2014 & 2015) New Registrations Per Quarter # of Reunifications Per Quarter Total Caseload The child protection team is now actively supporting partners in a strategic shift in programming, increasing focus on child participation and standardized quality indicators for more meaningful impact. In 2015 and early 2016, integration of psychosocial support in schools is increasing, with 29 per cent of the community-based psychosocial support approach taking place in primary schools. Additionally, 41 per cent of the total child population reached through tailored psychosocial support programming involved adolescents, many of whom have left primary school. In an effort to promote more supportive household environments for children in distress, a total of 91,544 caregivers participated in outreach and mobile psychosocial support activities throughout 2015, and these along with additional caregivers will continue receiving tailored support in Prevention efforts have also been strengthened, with improved and more standardized approaches to prevention messaging and a successful scale-up of mine risk education (MRE) services to enable children to better understand how to avoid injuries associated with landmines and other unexploded ordnances. At the start of 2016, UNICEF MRE partners are preparing for an orientation training session in collaboration with United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) to improve the quality and usefulness of reporting in the Information Management System for Mine Action. During the reporting period, UNICEF and partners continued GBV prevention and response activities, including GBV case management, psychosocial support, referrals, coordination, risk mitigation and capacity building in 20 counties throughout six states. GBV prevention activities consisting of community dialogues, household informational visits, and income generation activities reached 2,570 community members (over 60 per cent female). Topics of discussion covered social acceptance of survivors, community-based risk mitigation measures, and help that is available and offered by psychosocial and medical service providers following an incident of sexual assault. In the Malakal POC and Wau Shilluk, group psychosocial sessions were organized in women s friendly centres, and over 390 women and girls benefited from literacy courses, knitting, beading, and recreational activities. COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT (C4D): UNICEF continues to work closely with the Ministry of Health, WHO and partners to prepare for the upcoming Meningitis A introduction campaign which will be held from February 2016 targeting all persons ages 1-29 years old in the seven less-affected states. This will be the first phase of the campaign. The second phase will be implemented in the conflict affected states at a later date as determined by the prevailing accessibility to all counties. Social mobilization and communication activities will include a radio campaign with experts, select footballers and musicians; community engagement; dialogue with community and religious leaders; and display of information, education and communication materials at strategic locations. UNICEF supports social mobilization and communication activities for prevention of diarrhea and cholera in Central Equatoria State. In 2016, UNICEF will work on an integrated programme (health, WASH and social mobilization) to support preparedness efforts in cholera epidemic areas especially in Eastern Equatoria and Central Equatoria where supply related and social norms issues will be addressed. SUPPLY & LOGISTICS: UNICEF dispatched 600MT of multi-sectoral supplies including Early Child Development kits, Child Friend Space kits and ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) to Bentiu in the first two weeks of The 19 truck 7

8 convoy which arrived in Bentiu on 12 January required escort due to the high level insecurity on the Ajak Kuach - Bentiu stretch of the road. Health supplies including blankets, midwifery kits and hospital beds were sent to Bor for onward airlifting by Logistics Cluster to Malakal to support health interventions in Upper Nile state. Additionally, 1,500 cartons of RUTF were delivered to BRAC Rumbek and additional Health and Nutrition supplies including Vitamin A tablets, therapeutic milk and malaria tablets sent to Wau as part of dry season prepositioning. To support the return of services in southern Unity, multi-sectoral supplies were air-lifted to Koch and Buaw for the RRM missions in the two locations using Logistics Cluster air assets. 150 cartons of RUTF were air-lifted to Medair Leer to address high malnutrition rates in the area while 80 cartons of RUTF were provided to World Relief in Koch County. FUNDING: UNICEF South Sudan s humanitarian funding requirement as reflected in the Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) stands at US$ 154,464,955. The HAC requirement exceeds the amount requested in the HRP by US$ 30.8 million due to the additional funding that is required to further scale up the child protection and education interventions. Against the HAC requirement of US$ million, UNICEF has received US$ 14.9 million (10 per cent funded). UNICEF would like to express its strong appreciation to the Government of Denmark for the flexible contribution of DKK 20 million to support time critical education interventions. The amount received also includes contributions amounting to GBP 8 million received in December 2015 from the Government of the United Kingdom for the areas of nutrition, health and cholera preparedness and response which are being utilized in Appeal Sector Requirements in US$ ** Funds Received in US$* Funding Gap US$ % Nutrition 30,095,196 6,777,108 23,318,088 77% Health 22,869,759 2,803,154 20,066,605 88% WASH 38,500,000 2,467,931 36,032,069 94% Child Protection 36,000, ,000, % Education 27,000,000 2,945,074 24,054,926 89% Total* 154,464,955 14,993, ,471,688 90% *The requirement for cluster coordination costs has been included in sub-costs for the nutrition, WASH, child protection and education sectors. Next Sitrep: 28 January 2016 UNICEF South Sudan Crisis: UNICEF South Sudan Facebook: UNICEF South Sudan Appeal: Who to contact for further information: Jonathan Veitch Shaya Ibrahim Asindua Faika Farzana Representative Deputy Representative Resource Mobilization Specialist UNICEF South Sudan UNICEF South Sudan UNICEF South Sudan jveitch@unicef.org sasindua@unicef.org ffarzana@unicef.org 8

9 Annex A - SUMMARY OF PROGRAMME RESULTS 1 # of children aged 6 to 59 months with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) admitted for treatment NUTRITION Cluster for 2016 UNICEF and partners for 2016 Target (Jan-Dec) Results (Jan) Target 2 (Jan-Dec) Results (Jan) 161, , Change since last report % of children aged 6 to 59 months with SAM admitted for treatment recovered >75% - % >75% - % # of children 6 to 59 months having received vitamin A supplementation 2,066, ,066,708 0 # of children 12 to 59 months de-wormed 1,087, ,087,741 0 # of pregnant and lactating women reached with infant and young child feeding (IYCF) messages HEALTH # of children aged 6 months to 15 years in conflict affected areas vaccinated against measles # of children under 15 years in conflict affected areas vaccinated against polio # of children under 5 years, pregnant women and other vulnerable people receiving a long-lasting insecticide treated net (LLITN) # of preventive and curative consultations provided to children under 5 years at facilities or through community-based care # of pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) counselled and tested for HIV WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE # of people provided with access to safe water as per agreed standards (7-15 litres per person per day) 567, , ,117,904 2,824 1,221,772 3, ,000 1, ,011 11,588 35, ,300, , , ,773 # of people provided access to appropriate sanitation facilities 1,100, , , ,030 # of people reached with participatory hygiene promotion messages 800,000 1,534 CHILD PROTECTION # of children and adolescents reached with critical child protection services 6 721,218 14, ,000 14,531 # of unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) and missing children having received family tracing and reunification (FTR) services and familybased or alternative care since the beginning of the conflict # of children formerly associated with armed forces or groups and children at risk of recruitment enrolled in reintegration programmes # of people receiving gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response services # of children, adolescents and other vulnerable people provided with knowledge and skills to minimize risk of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) EDUCATION # of children and adolescents aged 3 to 18 years provided with access to education in emergencies 15,000 11,599 12,000 9, ,000 2,682 10,000 2,682-80,000 2, , , , # of temporary learning space (TLS) classrooms established # of teachers/educators/teaching assistants/parent-teacher association (PTA) members and school management committee (SMC) members trained No change since last report is denoted by - 10, , Partner reporting rates remain below 100 per cent; UNICEF continues to work with its implementing partners to improve monitoring and reporting of results. 2 UNICEF annual targets for child protection and education are higher than those fixed in the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) as UNICEF requirements are higher than the inter-agency appeal. 3 The Nutrition Cluster target does not include refugee children who are covered under the Multi-Sector Refugee Appeal. 4 UNICEF s nutrition response covers all children, including refugee children residing in the country. 5 Based on partial reporting from the conflict-affected states; full partner reporting will be complete in February Critical child protection services include psychosocial support delivered through Child Friendly Space (CFS) or community based mechanisms, case management and prevention messaging targeting children and adolescents at risk of recruitment, family separation or other child protection risks. 7 Education services are currently on winter holiday break. 9

10 INTERNAL EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS: The External Communications section published two videos on Education and Nutrition on youtube and other social media channels and is currently supporting the visit of a journalist on an RRM mission to Buaw. The Guardian published an article on Ishmael Beah s visit to South Sudan. A press release on the number of out-of-school children was issued and interviews organized for the Representative with Eye Radio, Radio Miraya and Radio France International. The Chief of Education was also interviewed by Associated Press. SECURITY: Upper Nile State: The situation in Malakal and surrounding communities remains relatively calm; a grenade exploded accidentally killing 6 people and injuring 12 others in a vehicle while it was conveying both local civilians and SPLA soldiers. A fire incident occurred in the PoC which killed a child and rendered some 1,100 IDPs homeless. Unity: The security situation around Unity State remained relatively calm. No clashes were reported from across the state. A group of tribal leaders from various Nuer clans in Unity State have warned they will take up arms against the government if the 28 states decree is not rescinded. Western Equatoria State: The situation in the state continued to be unstable over the reporting period. On 5 January, in Yambio, there were reported clashes between SPLA troops and either a faction of SSPPF or the Arrow Boys, causing civilians to flee in droves towards the DRC border just to be denied entry into DRC. Jonglei State: The SSDM/A-Cobra Faction dug defensive trenches in several locations around Pibor and deployed heavy weapons creating panic among residents; this was worsened when SPLA troops within the SPLA barracks fired their weapons indiscriminately to protest against the change of their commanders causing the civilian population to flee towards Gumuruk. UN flights to Pibor were temporarily suspended. Central Equatoria State: Crime continued to be the major concern, as well as harassment of staff from international organization by local police and government officials, especially in traffic and at the Juba International Airport. Most of these incidents ended up as extortion attempts by the security forces. Mundari herdsmen clashed intermittently in Kemeru with local police and the military from 7 12 January resulting in the death of a 14 year old boy and two policemen. The area is close to Hai Gure where a number of UNICEF national staff live, and therefore were traumatised by the heavy gunfire that included mortars. HUMAN RESOURCES: The current staffing in SSCO is 326 staff members (223 National and 103 International Professionals, including TAs) as of 13 January A total of six consultants are providing support to both humanitarian and development response programmes. The HR Strategy in line with L3 response focuses on: (i) identifying staffing needs and adapting to the fluid situation (ii) accounting for and supporting staff and surge, (iii) ensuring access to psychosocial support and (iv) coordinating IRT/surge support with RO and HQ. HR in emergency policies are being implemented to ensure that the Office is optimally staffed and delivering results for children and women in the country. Ninety-seven per cent of established positions are filled, resulting in equitable workload distribution and enhancement of work-life balance. Due to staff mobility, the Office continues to monitor staff coverage in key field offices such as Bentiu, Malakal and Bor to ensure adequate staffing capacity is available by facilitating internal re-deployments when necessary. The following two key positions are still under recruitment: Chief of Operations and Chief of Bentiu Field Office. Seventy-five per cent of staff members have completed the online Ethics and Integrity training, while 81 per cent have completed the Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Authority training. This is critical to all personnel as they become aware of the expected standards of conduct and how to regulate their conduct and comply with the related policies. The Staff Counsellor continues to provide psychosocial support to staff through pro-active preventive strategies and psychological and health related education materials and flexible working arrangement is encouraged for staff who are working in the affected areas. Due to the volatile security situation in the country affecting staff members, the Counsellor continues to provide support to affected staff members, who are also encouraged to take great responsibility for their safety and security, as well as for their dependents. 10

11 Juba Yambio Torit Kwajok Aweil Rumbek Bor Bentiu Malakal Wau Pagak Koch Maban Old Fangak Walgak Buaw Agok Pibor M-kaman Totals UNICEF STAFF MEMBERS # Current IP staff members in country # Current national staff members in country* UNICEF CLUSTERS # Current IP staff members in country SURGE SUPPORT # International surge support and IRT deployed / redeployed # National surge support in the country # National Staff on Leave * # National staff members relocated and working from Juba included in Juba statistics above SUPPLY & LOGISTICS: UNICEF Humanitarian Supply Plan Sector A) Total Value of Supply Plan B) Total Value of Supplies Ordered, to date, supply plan including freight component UNICEF Warehouse C) Total Value of Supplies dispatched by Sector, for the Emergency to date (Including WH to WH) D) Total Value of regular Programme supplies in UNICEF warehouses E) Total Value of Emergency Contingency Stock in UNICEF Warehouses Nutrition 4,000,000 *12,158,725 26,994, , ,665 Health 7,981,263 *31,651,085 13,267, , ,193 WASH 19,500,000 12,627,566 16,294, , ,136 Child Protection 3,464,438 1,956,792 1,847, ,905 90,884 Education 2,738,986 5,674,141 5,772, , ,112 Cross-Sectoral 68,378 76,442 76,442 23,938 - Strategic Comms Development Effectiveness - 1,395, ,609 24, ,

12 2011 Supplies- YCSD Policy Advocacy and Social Protection P-Govt & Reg. Institutions Field Operations ,571 56,524-21, , Safe ,259 - TOTAL 37,753,065 *65,665,326 64,792,640 2,643,001 4,689,980 * SD Reporting has grouped part of the supplies ordered for Nutrition Programming under Health Sector **Excluding US$ 12.6 million Procurement Services To date, USD 65 million worth of supplies have been dispatched since the start of the SS emergency During the reporting period, goods and services were procured with a value of USD 507,601 (local procurement of goods and services) and USD 24,000 (offshore procurement) for an overall value of USD 531, Offshore orders with a value of USD 24,000 were issued for antimalarial drugs. Local Purchase Orders issued for the procurement of 650 heavy duty bicycles worth of USD 55,445 for MOH health workers and procurement of various generator parts worth of USD 46,971 for the national cold chain store. Purchase orders issued in support of the WASH Programme included ingredients for beneficial mirco-organisms worth USD 45,926 for waste management and for USD 134,400 for the procurement of latrine construction materials in Bentiu PoC. Submersible pumps worth USD 22,800 were also procured. FUNDING: The CO has submitted a revised proposal of US$ 3.4 million for consideration by the Government of Denmark for Child Protection interventions