South Sudan - International Organization for Migration Emergency Appeal 2012

August 27 2012 - With CIDA support the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is addressing the basic needs of an increased caseload of Sudanese refugees in South Sudan during the second half of 2012. Due to ongoing conflict the number of Sudanese refugees seeking protection in South Sudan significantly increased in 2012 from 85 000 at the beginning of the year to over 200 000 at mid-year. In Upper Nile state South Sudan IOM is providing life-saving interventions to over 77 000 refugees and 25 000 stranded South Sudanese returnees. Activities focus on the provision in cooperation with other humanitarian agencies of increased access to water sanitation and hygiene mobile medical support common transportation services and assisted repatriation of returnees.

Expected outputs include: three mobile health clinics established to provide emergency health care; access to water and sanitation is increased through the provision of five water treatment stations and 700 emergency latrines; and hygiene is improved through 12 hygiene trainings. In addition IOM will provide transportation of 600 metric tonnes of humanitarian goods for rapid distribution of emergency humanitarian assistance. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.