Highlights
The cholera outbreak declared on 15 May by the Ministry of Health has evolved very fast with increasing caseload. Overall, a cumulative of 800 cholera cases including 27 deaths have been reported in Juba since the onset of the outbreak.
Additional suspected cases have been reported in other parts of the country, mainly in Twic East County, Jongeli and Kaka, Upper Nile. Also, new suspected cases have been reported in the Tonging and Juba 3 POCs, and in Mingkaman IDP camp.
Security environment in Upper Nile and Jonglei states resulted in new displacements. The security situation is unpredictable in Lakes State following reports of cattle-raids and heavy military presence in Rumbek East.
In light of the deteriorating humanitarian situation, US$1.8 billion is needed to implement South Sudan's Crisis Response Plan in 2014. The Oslo donor pledging conference for South Sudan, raised pledges of over $600 million, of which more than $500 million is for the response to the crisis within the country and the rest for refugees in the region.