OCHA Situation Report Week 46
Southern Sudan: Humanitarian Action, Recovery, and Development
20 November 2007


Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Summary/Highlights

- Ministerial Briefing of the Cholera Preparedness and Prevention Group 
held 16 November (OCHA EP&R)

- Reports of 890 households displaced from Rumaker in Northern Bahr El 
Ghazal (RCO).

- ACF-F is opening an office in Malualkon (Northern Bahr El Ghazal) to 
implement nutrition and food security projects in Aweil East County 
(RCO).

- UNHCR assisted the return of 440 Sudanese refugees to Southern Sudan 
in week 46

Focus on stability and security

- 42 soldiers from UNMIS protection force and UNMO Aweil staff spent 
four nights in Rumaker (Northern Bahr El Ghazal) to observe the security 
situation and create confidence in the North-South border area where 
tension between SAF and SPLA continues. Locals demonstrated against UN 
presence in Rumaker because communities and the SPLA think the UN played 
a part in the Cease-Fire Political Commission (CPC) document that agreed 
to the redeployment of SAF to Rumaker. The document was signed in 
Khartoum between SPLM and NCP. Locals believed the UN was in the area to 
prepare ground for the redeployment of SAF forces. No incidences were 
reported.

Current issues

- The Ministerial Briefing of the Cholera Preparedness and Prevention 
Group (CPPG) took place 16 November in Juba. About 70 people attended 
the briefing chaired by the MHL&PU. Speakers included H.E.Mr Martin 
Ohuru Akerruk, Minister of MHL&PU, Mr Simon Strachan, Humanitarian 
Coordinator, Dr Samuel Makoy MoH GoSS and Mr Douglas-Graeme Higgins, 
UNICEF Programmes Coordinator. Mr Silvas Clark moderated the event and 
Dr Majak, Undersecretary MoH GoSS also participated. The objective of 
the briefing was to 1) inform the audience about CPPG and its work 2) 
galvanize the highest level of coordination and support during the next 
Cholera season 3) brief the audience on key areas of intervention (both 
immediate and medium term) 4) call for renewed commitment from 
ministries, agencies, NGOs and community leaders to fully implement the 
Cholera Prevention and Preparedness strategy. Prioritized points for 
action were: Hygiene promotion and advocacy, improved sanitation 
facilities, advocacy and legal support, pre-positioning of supplies and 
coordination and information management (OCHA).

Population movements and returns

- WVI and SSRRC reported that 890 households have been displaced from 
Rumaker to Lieth in Aweil East (Northern Bahr El Ghazal) due to mounting 
tension and insecurity in Rumaker. The displacement took place around 
26-31 October. WVI and SRRC indicated that the displaced families should 
be urgently assessed and a response provided. Most urgent needs are 
water, food and NFI. Agencies agreed to carry out an assessment in Lieth 
on 21 November (RCO).

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