S U D A N

C E N T R A LA F R I C A N

R E P U B L I C

D E M O C R A T I CR E P U B L I C O F

T H E C O N G O

E T H I O P I A

K E N Y AU G A N D A

Raja

Pibor

Wau

Lafon

Ayod

Wulu

Yei

Ibba

Kapoeta East

Baliet

Ezo

Renk

Maban

Duk

Tambura

Akobo

Bor South

Torit

Melut

Budi

Maridi

Nagero

Nyirol

Yambio

Terekeka

Pariang

JurRiver

Tonj North

Nzara

Manyo

Pochalla

Mvolo

Twic

Aweil Centre Koch

Guit

Ulang

Magwi

TonjSouth

Longochuk

Cueibet

Panyijiar

Awerial

Twic East

Aweil East

Yirol East

Ikotos

MayomAweil North

Lainya

Maiwut

Panyikang

Yirol West

Tonj East

Mundri West

Aweil WestCanal/Pigi

Mundri East

Fashoda

Rubkona

KapoetaNorth

Leer

GogrialEast Luakpiny/

Nasir

Kajo-keji

RumbekNorth

RumbekEast

RumbekCentre

Abiemnhom

Uror

Fangak

Malakal

KapoetaSouth

Morobo

GogrialWest

Aweil South

Mayendit

ABYEI REGION

No data 5-10

Number of incidents by county

>101-2 3-4

Ambush/robbery

Looting

Operational interference

Restriction of movement

Bureaucratic impediment

COVID-19 restrictions Aid workers killed

Juba

ACCESS INCIDENTS AND KEY CONSTRAINTS

The second quarter of 2020 saw an increase in reported humanitarian access incidents, mainly due to a surge in violence and COVID-19 restrictions that impacted humanitarian operations. A total of 163 incidents were recorded between April and June, a 22 per cent increase from the 135 incidents reported over the same period in 2019. A quarter of all reported incidents were in Central Equatoria.

On 5 April, South Sudan confirmed its first COVID-19 patient who was a United Nations staff member. This triggered anti-foreigner sentiments, threats and verbal abuse against humanitarian staff. Staff movement from UN compounds and hubs were restricted to curb the spread of the virus, affecting the continuity of humanitarian operations.

Despite an overall reduction in bureaucratic access impediments, intercommunal violence continued to hamper humanitarian assistance. Fighting between different groups in Jonglei resulted in the relocation of 66 humanitarian staff. The Greater Pibor area witnessed renewed fighting between armed youth groups and the looting of humanitarian assets and supplies. A total of 20 looting incidents were recorded in the second quarter of 2020, compared to three over the same period in 2019.

An increase in insecurity related to intercommunal violence had serious consequences on civilians and aid workers. On 16 May, three humanitarian workers were killed after fighting erupted in and around Pieri town, Jonglei. On 28 June, a clearly marked ambulance transporting an injured person to a hospital following fighting was shot at in Cueibet County, Lakes. The driver, a national staff member of an international NGO that is providing health services in South Sudan, was killed, bringing the number of aid workers killed in South Sudan since the conflict began in 2013 to 120.

Insecurity along the major supply routes negatively affected the delivery of humanitarian aid. Eastern Equatoria experienced frequent robberies along major roads around Torit and Kapoeta, with violence against humanitarian personnel reported.

Humanitarian agencies in Ulang, Upper Nile, received demands for all NGOs to pay land rent fees effective from 1 April 2020 and backdated to August 2018. Organizations that failed to pay the fees experienced threats of expulsion.

OVERVIEW

OPERATIONAL INTERFERENCES

18AID WORKERS RELOCATED

66INCIDENTS INVOLVING VIOLENCE

51%INCIDENTS REPORTED

163BUREAUCRATIC IMPEDIMENTS

154AID WORKERS KILLED

SOUTH SUDANQuarterly Humanitarian Access Snapshot April to June 2020

Creation date: 17 July 2020 | Sources: OCHA, humanitarian partners | Feedback: accessreporting@un.org, ochasouthsudan@un.org | unocha.org/south-sudan | reliefweb.int/country/ssd | southsudan.humanitarianresponse.info | @OCHASouthSudan | #NotATarget Humanitarian access concerns humanitarian actors’ ability to reach populations affected by crisis, as well as an affected population’s ability to access humanitarian assistance and services.

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on the maps in this snapshot do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.Final boundary between the Republic of South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan has not yet been determined. Final status of Abyei area is not yet determined.

21%RISE IN INCIDENTS FROM SECOND QUARTER LAST YEAR

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2020

201970

5149

While the overall humanitarian access situation improved in the second quarter because of the impending formation of the transitional government, the 21 per cent increase in the number of incidents reported compared to the same period last year (from 135 to 163) was attributed to a rise in intercommunal violence in areas that had not witnessed active armed conflict before. These areas further witnessed the looting of humanitarian supplies and staff relocation.

2019-2020 INCIDENT TREND

COVID-19

Once COVID-19 was confirmed in South Sudan, border closures and international flight suspensions were imposed, and quarantine policies and visa restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the virus.

14% of all incidents were COVID-19 related

Flight clearance taxations

Mandatory COVID-19 free certificates

14-day mandatory quarantine

These restrictions delayed emergency response at a time when intercommunal violence was increasing, and the lack of clarity over the processes and procedures was a growing concern for humanitarian workers.

55

62

46

No data 101-150

People targeted by 2020 HRP (’000)

150+1-50 51-100

40

6

23

32

15

9 5

10

21

2

Number of incidents by state

AID TARGETING AND ACCESS INCIDENTS

JONGLEI

LAKES

UPPER NILE

UNITY

WARRAP

WESTERNEQUATORIA

EASTERNEQUATORIA

WESTERN BAHREL GHAZAL

CENTRALEQUATORIA

NORTHERNBAHR ELGHAZAL

Creation date: 17 July 2020 | Sources: OCHA, humanitarian partners | Feedback: accessreporting@un.org, ochasouthsudan@un.org | unocha.org/south-sudan | reliefweb.int/country/ssd | southsudan.humanitarianresponse.info | @OCHASouthSudan | #NotATarget

42

50

4343

35

29

52

48

33

59

52 49

ATTRIBUTED TO

Civilians

State security forces

Criminals/unknown

State civilian authorities

Non-State civilian authorities

Non-State armed forces

Significant: Serious incidents causing severe impact on staff, assets or response.Moderate: Incidents with serious effect on staff, assets or response. Minor: Incidents of minor severity, without notable impact to staff, assets or response.

INCIDENT SEVERITY

Significant

Moderate

Minor

50%24%

26%

INCIDENT TYPE

Violence against assets

Violence against personnel

COVID-19 restrictions

Operational interference

Bureaucratic impediments

Active hostilities

Restriction of movement

26%

25%

14%

11%

9%

8%

7%

29%

29%

26%

6%

6%

4%

SOUTH SUDAN: Quarterly Humanitarian Access Snapshot April to June 2020