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CONFLICT Due to the on-going conflict that broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, |
| 1.4 MILLION people are internally displaced from their homes, of whom: |
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| 748,647 are children under the age of 18. |
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| CROPS Families have lost their livelihoods and many farmers have been unable to plant crops. |
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| 840,000 children aged under-five will suffer from malnutrition. |
UNICEF’s RESPONSE
UNICEF has been on the ground in South Sudan since the conflict began providing an integrated emergency response.
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NUTRITION |
| 83,982 children received vitamin A supplementation |
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| 55,382 children under 5 years old with SAM were admitted to therapeutic care |
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| 183 reported outpatient therapeutic centres now operational distributes Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) as of July, 2014. |
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HEALTH |
| 291,987 malaria cases have been treated; including 187,675 children under 5 |
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| 694,314 children have been vaccinated against measles |
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| 9,935 pregnant women received at least one antenatal consultation |
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| 55,603 children received de-worming medication |
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Wash, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) |
| 456,150 people have access to safe water through water trucking, boreholes drilled and water treatment |
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| 250,300 people and host communities have been provided with access to safe sanitation facilities |
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| 285,000 internal displaced persons and host communities have been reached with improved hygiene messages and door-to-door hygiene promotion |
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| 690,000 people have been reached with WASH core pipeline supplies UNICEF also reached communities in green states with access to safe water sanitation and hygiene promotion |
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EDUCATION |
| 53,511 children (aged 7-18) have access to education during the conflict |
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| 10,827 pre-school children (aged 3-6) have access to play and early learning supplies |
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| 1,205 teachers have been trained to provide education in emergencies |
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| 213 classrooms have been established/rehabilitated |
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CHILD PROTECTION |
| 74,097 children have received psychosocial care and support services |
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| 26,696 children have been reached with sexual violence prevention response and services |
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| 32,152 children and caregivers reached with mine risk education |
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| 411 6,693 separated/unaccompanied children reunited with their families |
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IMMEDIATE FUNDING NEEDS
Funding needed: HK$1.18 billion (US$152 million) Funding received : HK$687 million (US$88 million) Funding gap: HK$499 million (US$64 million) |
