Highlights
Over half a million people have fled their homes, including 494,000 people displaced inside South Sudan and 86,100 in neighbouring countries. Some 67,400 people are sheltered in UN bases. In Juba, up to 80 per cent of displaced people in the UN bases are women and children. Only 43% of IDPs have been reached with some assistance.
Numerous reports of grave violations being committed against children have been received including a confirmed reports of children as young as 12 years old participating in fighting in Malakal. Children have been observed carrying guns and acting as porters carrying ammunitions.
With UNICEF support, 47,709 displaced children 6 months to 15 years have been vaccinated against measles and polio in IDP camps in Juba, Bentiu and Awerial (including Vitamin A supplementation and deworming).
UNICEF has reached 102,000 displaced people with 15 liters of safe water per person per day.
The first of two UNICEF charter flights bringing more than 70 tons of essential humanitarian supplies arrived in Juba on 21 January. The second flight will arrive on 23 January.
Humanitarian access continued to be highly restricted especially in Bor and Malakal where heavy fighting continued throughout most of the reporting period.