Weekly Bulletins

03 Mar 2013
South Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin, 18-24 February 2013

Highlights:

· Aid agencies are responding to the needs of over 23,000 people affected by inter-communal clashes in Jonglei State.

· Cattle-raiding on 23 February causes deaths, displacement and destruction of property in Warrap State.

· A fact-finding mission confirms food insecurity in Eastern Equatoria State.

Situation overview

Aid organizations continued to respond to the needs of 23,000 people affected by recent cattle raiding and...

20 Feb 2013
South Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan: Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin 11 – 17 February 2013

Highlights:

  • At least 14,000 people were affected by inter-communal clashes in Akobo County, Jonglei State on 8 February.
  • Aid organizations are concerned about the high number of refugee arrivals into Yida in Unity State, with 1,400 people arriving in the past week alone.
  • An allocation of US$56.5 million towards emergency preparedness and response by the South Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund will benefit up to 1.5 million...
07 Feb 2013
South Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan: Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin 28 January – 3 February 2013

Highlights:

· Last minute funding rescued the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service from suspending all flights on 1 February.

· Humanitarian access in South Sudan deteriorated over the course of 2012, with a 48 per cent increase in access incidents compared to 2011.

· Aid agencies continued to respond to a Hepatitis E outbreak in refugee camps in Maban County, Upper Nile State.

31 Jan 2013
South Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan: Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin 21-27 January 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Hepatitis E surge was confirmed in Upper Nile State refugee campsites and has infected 3,319 people and led to 69 deaths since July 2012.

  • A clash between two factions of the same armed group affected about 2,500 people in Pibor town, Jonglei State.

  • Food prices to remain high in the border areas.

24 Jan 2013
South Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan: Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin 14 - 20 Jan 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Inter-communal violence in Lakes State causes temporary displacement

  • Some 1,500 displaced individuals to return to Abyei from Western Bahr el Ghazal State.

  • Aid organizations continue to provide for food insecure communities in the disputed Abyei area.