The UN Agency for Migration (IOM) is appealing for nearly two million US dollars to meet the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, host communities, and migrants in South Sudan.
The organization said the multi-million dollar recognizes the significant needs that persist across South Sudan as highlighted in the 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview.
The Consolidated Appeal 2023 (CAP 2023) highlights IOM’s preparedness actions that include adopting a risk-informed approach, with a focus on climate resilience and conflict to strengthen communities’ resilience to shocks.
The IOM in its recent statement says it will continue to champion integrated, multispectral initiatives that combine humanitarian assistance with development-oriented, conflict-sensitive programming whilst leveraging its multi-sectorial capacity and collaboration with partners.
IOM reaffirmed its commitment to continue providing essential core services such as health, water, sanitation, and hygiene response and the provision of mental health and psychosocial support while protection and safeguarding beneficiaries remain the cornerstones of all IOM’s activities.
According to the IOM report, People in South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, continue to face deteriorating humanitarian conditions worsened by endemic violence, conflict, and climatic shocks resulting in extraordinary flooding and drought in some parts of the country. More than 4 million people remain displaced, 2.5 million internally, and 2.2 million in neighboring countries.
In addition to the already dire situation, the outbreak of fighting in Sudan on 15 April 2023 has resulted in an influx of people fleeing the country to neighboring countries including South Sudan. More than 148,000 individuals, 93 percent of whom are South Sudanese nationals, have arrived in South Sudan as of 30 June 2023.