South Sudan: Response to the Sudan Crisis Situation Report No. 26 (As of 2 February 2024)

This update is produced by OCHA South Sudan in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 20 January to 2 February 2024.

KEY MESSAGES

• Onward transportation assistance (OTA) remains the most critical area of this response. Transit centres (TCs) in Renk and Malakal are overcrowded with the increasing number of arrivals. OTA is required to facilitate flights from Malakal to destinations of choice in the rest of the country.

• The security situation in the Abyei Administrative Area has deteriorated significantly following a wave of attacks across the region, including an attack on the UNISFA base in Agok that resulted in casualties and suspended all humanitarian movement until further notice. This has subsequently hindered plans to resume the relocation of new arrivals from Abyei to Aweil and the delivery of core relief items and food/cash assistance to the Abyei TC, where about 100 Sudanese refugee arrivals are sheltering and awaiting relocation.

• Insecurity along the Abyei-Warrap route and the conflict in Sudan have reduced the number of humanitarian and market supplies arriving in Abyei. Commercial drivers on the Abyei-Warrap route have been regularly targeted by different armed actors. On 27 January, two drivers en route to Wau from Abyei were ambushed and killed. A coordinated approach to safely deliver humanitarian supplies is recommended.

• An estimated 1,000 individuals have entered South Sudan via Barkur and Norkur in the Ruweng Administrative Area/ Unity State without registering with humanitarian actors, complicating the provision of assistance.