Assessments

Background Following the outbreak of fighting in Juba, Central Equatoria, on 7 July, conflict reached Torit and Ikwotos in Eastern Equatoria on 9 July and Lafon in August. Armed groups began to arrive in the Lafon area…

Report drafted by: Ahmed Matan and Shair Ibrahim INTRODUCTION Somalia currently is experiencing very worsening drought conditions following the fail of the expected Gu and Deyr rains. The subsequent fail of the normally unreliable raining seasons has prompted…

DTM - Somalia Objectives Somalia’s drought and flood prone geography coupled with protracted internal conflict, an increasing violent extremism have created multiple and simultaneous displacement situations throughout the country. The challenges surrounding data collection in insecure settings…

Key Findings The Market Assessment’s intervention modality selection process identified the following key findings: A total of 35 markets in 29 Tinkhundla across the country’s 4 regions were assessed. In total, 12 wholesalers, 64 medium vendors, and 43…

Executive summary Southern Africa experienced an unprecedented El Niño phenomenon affecting the region with two consecutive years of drought and erratic rains. The year 2015 was the hottest and driest year on record (in over a century)…

Since early July, fighting across Greater Equatoria has displaced hundreds of thousands, disrupted market activity, and denied humanitarian services to people in need. Due to the fluid nature of the conflict, humanitarian access has become a…

In a context marked by fighting, displacement and a severe economic crisis, only very few children in South Sudan have access to quality education. ACAPS deployed an assessment expert and an analyst to the Education Cluster…

FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS (FGD) FINDINGS Location: POC 1 & POC 3 sites in UN House, Juba Dates: 22-30 December 2016 Team Members: Kashif Saleem and Kate Kakela, supported by UNHCR Volunteers on site SUMMARY During December 2016, UNHCR team working in…

Background Since December 2016, reports started being received of an influx of civilians from Juba arriving in Bentiu, landing in Rubkona and Guit counties. IDPs identified as residing previously in Mangaten area and the Protection of Civilians…

Introduction This factsheet presents preliminary findings about the humanitarian needs in Budi County, Eastern Equatoria State. Between 11 - 14 November 2016, REACH interviewed 37 key informants (KIs) with recent knowledge from 30 settlements in this area.…