The United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) is a network of depots around the world (Ghana, Italy, UAE, Malaysia, Panama, Spain) that stores and manages relief items on behalf of the humanitarian community. Strategic stocks of emergency relief goods are available at any given time and, at the onset of an emergency, UNHRD is ready to dispatch immediately.

LRA Violence Against Civilians
Attacks, killings, and abductions committed against civilians by the LRA, with additional options to view violence against civilians by unidentified armed groups and other non-state armed groups in LRA-affected areas.

Major LRA Attacks
Attacks in which an LRA group killed at least five people and/or abducted at least 10 civilians.

649.0 M required for 2016
212.7 M contributions received, representing 33% of requirements
436.3 M funding gap for the South Sudan Situation

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OTTO AWATA

UN Habitat has handed over a Flood Protection, Water and Sanitation and Livelihood project to Alel Chok payam, Marial Bai County, Wau state. The project was funded by the Japanese government at a total cost of 2.4 million dollars. This cost included projects in Juba and Awiel.

James Mabong Madut, commissioner of Marial Bai County appreciated the Japanese government for its concern for the people of South Sudan.

Ali Surur

The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in UNMISS Wau are demanding for safety for them to go back to their homes. The IDPs in UNMISS Protection Site of Civilians (POCs) said that, though Wau is relatively calm; they will still be affected by violence in other parts of the country.

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An ADF attack in Nord-Kivu on 25 December resulted in the deaths of 21 civilians and four ADF militiamen, while clashes between Mayi-Mayi Mazembe and FARDC resulted in the deaths of 17 civilians in Rushuru. Several attacks carried out by ADF during the last week of December, in Samboko and Bialee in Ituri, near the border with Nord-Kivu, resulted in 14 deaths.

SOUTH SUDAN

HIGHLIGHTS

• 2,103 refugees were received in Uganda from South Sudan between the 28th of December and the 3rd of January. The arrival rate has decreased significantly, with a daily average of 300 new arrivals.

1. IN 2016, HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLANS (HRPs) in the MENA region requested US$7 billion and have received $4 billion. In total, MENA HRPs are 56 per cent funded. Three new FLASH APPEALS address specific situations: in Iraq where the humanitarian impact of the Mosul operation requires $284 million; in Afghanistan where $152 million is needed to assist returnees from Pakistan; and in Libya where $10 million is needed for Sirt.

More than 70 Sudanese refugees who fled the fighting in Blue Nile state for Doro, the largest and oldest refugee camp in South Sudan’s Maban county in Upper Nile state, were reportedly murdered on 24, 25, 26 December 2016.

A missionary described scenes of horror to Radio Dabanga as bodies are unburied and thousands have quit the camp to live in the open.

2017 Requirements: US$110,247,169

Par Obi Anyadike
Rédacteur pour l'Afrique

NAIROBI, 27 décembre 2016

Dans une bonne partie du monde, la saison des fêtes est l’occasion de se faire plaisir. Mais il en va bien autrement pour ceux qui sont occupés à fuir la violence et les bouleversements ou qui se trouvent coincés dans un camp de réfugiés avec pour tout repas de Noël les maigres rations alimentaires qui leur sont distribuées.

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2 janvier 2017

Si 2016 nous a appris à nous attendre à l’inattendu, les collaborateurs d’IRIN sur le terrain nous ont donné une bonne idée de ce que la nouvelle année nous réserve. Nous ne pouvons pas garantir que tous les médias couvriront ces sujets, mais en voici dix auxquels nous serons attentifs :

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The map is to show areas that require force protection/MOSS compliance and areas that are denied access.

Highlights

• An important interagency assessment has taken place from 27 to 31 December 2016 in Bau and Kurmuk localities of Blue Nile State to assess the humanitarian situation, including the needs related to child protection, education, health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene.

• In December 2016, the Sudan Armed Forces renewed the command order to end recruitment and use of children in its forces, in line with the Action Plan signed in March 2016.

• As of 30 December 2016, the inter-agency coordinated appeals and refugee response plans within the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) require US$22.1 billion -- an increase of 10 per cent since it was first launched twelve months ago -- to meet the needs of 96.2 million humanitarian crisis-affected people in 40 countries. By the end of 2016, $12.6 billion were raised towards the coordinated appeals -- more than ever before. Despite immense donor generosity, it is only 57 percent of the requirements committed, leaving a short fall of $9.5 billion.

Situation Update

Cholera outbreaks were confirmed in 9 (32%) of 28 states countrywide. The affected states include Imatong, Eastern Lakes, Jubek, Terekeka, Jonglei, Western Bieh, Northern Liech, Southern Liech; and Eastern Nile. Suspect cholera cases were reported in Mayendit, Panyijiar, and Ayod.

Highlights

• Completeness for weekly reporting was 29% for the nonconflict states and 78% for the IDP sites.

• Malaria is the top cause of morbidity in nonconflict areas and IDPs. In the 26 (33%) counties affected by malaria; the cases have continued to decline.

• Active cholera transmission continues in Bentiu PoC, which also currently has the highest cumulative attack rate; thus highlighting the need to enhance cholera response in Northern and Southern Liech states.

Key Issues

• Some 2,000,000 pastoralists and agro pastoralists need emergency food assistance; serious water shortage continues to affect the regions

• Guideline developed for the assistance and return of Qoloji IDPs

• Ethiopia continues to receive influx of South Sudanese refugees