Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: South Sudan (Republic of)
Highlights
• An estimated 194,000 people have been displaced by the current crisis in South Sudan since 15 December, with some 57,500 people sheltering in UN bases across the country.
• A multi-sector response has been launched with around 107,000 people reached with some kind of assistance so far, inside and outside UN bases.
• An inter-agency assessment to Awerial in Lakes State estimates that 76,000 people have been displaced to the area, mostly from Jonglei State.
• Aid agencies launched the South Sudan Crisis Response Plan for January to March 2014. It requires US$209 million to respond to immediate needs. Of this, $43 million has been secured, leaving a shortfall of $166 million.