1 GOAL South Sudan – Greater Ulang Counties Post Conflict Assessment Mission 12th to 16th May 2016
GreaterUlangCountiesPostConflictAssessmentMissionReport
DateofAssessment:12thto16thMay2016Objective:To assess current situation, to establish possibility of return to Ulang, present the currentpositionofallhumanitarianactorsingreaterUlangcountyandpossibilityofreturningthelooteditemsfromthehumanitariancompounds
Placesvisited:Ulang,Yomding,Kuich,RupletandNyangora,inUNS
AssessmentteamfromJuba:Goal:PrincePromiseIroegbu-TealLeader(Reporting)JoyceObbayi-AHMNon-ViolencePeaceforce:RuthMutua,TobiasWellner,SergilMatviienko
AssessmentteamjoiningfromUlang:GOAL:BartholomewPadhiik–LogisticsAssistant,SimonLam-CHD,JamesRiek-CONon-ViolencePeaceforce:RubenYianandBernPuoch
Background:
Following the fight that brokebetween Louand JikanyNuer inMidApril 2016,GOAL team inUlangwasevacuatedduetointensifiedfightingbetweenthetwocommunities.Theaftermathofthe fight was massive destruction and looting of the humanitarian compounds and facilities.ApproximatelyALLofhumanitarianassetsandstocks,valuedatover100000USdollars,werelost due to damage to property and/or looting. This included looting of: lifesaving medicine,medical accessories, clinic equipment, compound generators, fuel and lubricants, solar and ITequipment, beddings, kitchen equipment, reporting tools among others from at least fouragencies.
SeriesofmeetingswereheldbetweenOCHAandhumanitarianactorsoperatinginUlangandthedecisionofsendinganinteragencyassessmentteamwasmade.Thepurposeoftheassessmentwastoassessthecurrentsituation,toestablishpossibilityofreturntoUlang,presentthecurrentpositionofallhumanitarianactorsingreaterUlangcountyandpossibilityofreturningthelooteditemsfromthehumanitariancompounds.On12/05/2016assessmentteammadeupofTwoGoalStaffand3NPstaffdepartedfromJubatoUlangfortheassessment.
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AssessmentteamwiththeUlangCommissioner
Summaryoffindings:Upon arrival GOAL and NP teammembers had ameetingwith newly appointed countycommissioner Mr. Keach Ngouth Tiem (Thuraya number: +8821655538338). During themeetingMr.KeachNgouthTieminformedtheassessmentteamthatthecriseswascausedby clashes between Jikany and Lou sub clans communities in western outskirts of Ulangtown. Also it was mentioned, that looting inside Ulang town was committed by localcriminals,whobelongedtoUlangcommunity.
FurthermoreMr.KeachNgouthTiemblamedapreviousUlang commissionerMr.KhorPalwho’sactionsandinactionswasinefficientandonlyinflamedcrisisinarea.
On behalf of the local authorities Mr. Keach Ngouth Tiem expressed deep regret for thecrisessituation,whichcausedinterruptionofNGOactivitiesandlossofNGO’sproperties.Hecondemned the looting in the area and emphasized that he has been making steps forreturningoflootedNGOpropertiesandidentifyingtheculpritsinvolvedinlooting.AlsoMr.KeachNgouthTiemmentioned thatas investigationcontinues, localauthoritieshavebeenable to detect location of stolen NP and GOAL generators, which will be returnedimmediatelytoownerswhenroadconditionallows.
According to the statement of the Ulang commissioner, all representative of Lou tribereturned back to Jonglei State and are heading towardsWaat and Lankien areas. It wasmentionedthatauthoritiesofUlangcountyhavemadestepsandarecontinuouslyengagingthecommunitiestopreventrevengeattacks.
He said that SPLA/IO authorities had already contactedauthorities of Jonglei State with apurpose to identify criminals from Lou tribe, who were involved in the clashes in Ulangcounty.Itwasmentioned,thataftertheincident,SPLA/iodeployedsomesoldiersinUlangtomaintainpeaceandorder(exactnumberswasnotspecified).
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Mr.KeachNgouthTieminformedtheteamthatUlangcommunityissuffering,duetothefactthattheirpropertywas lootedordamaged(eitherbyLouor localcriminals).HerequestedtheassessmentteamtopassamessagetoallNGOstoreturnbacktotheareaandresumenormal humanitarian activities and assured the team on full cooperation and support oflocalauthorities toNGOs,andguaranteedsafety forNGOstaffand freedomofmovementwithoutharassment.
On 13/05/2016, the assessment team visited Thorwang, Pajei, Joka and Liap payams. In ameetingwith the local communities, the team obtained information, that almost 80-85%population from the aforementionedpayamshave returnedback to the area. Informationreceived fromall the sourceswas similar: Population fled their villageson12April fearingimminentattackofLouNuertribeandarecurrentlyreturning.Accordingtoallstatements,thesecuritysituationisrelativelycalm,withnofurtherorforeseenexternalsecuritythreats.
Whileinteractingwithcrosssectionofthecommunitymembers,theyallsaidthatthenewlyappointed county commissioner is making efforts to provide security for the localpopulation.
It is estimated by the Ulang County Commissioner in writing that 50,000 people (notdisaggregated)areoccupying structureswithin themarket,UlangPHCCandKopiot school.Ourobservationhoweverdoesn’tcorrelatewiththeestimatedfigureprovided
During our visit to the different locations, the team observed acute food shortage andhungerinarea.
On 14/05/2016 the assessment team used the Goal Speedboat which frtunatly was notdestroyedduringthecrisestogotoothergreaterUlangcounties,forapurposetoexploringevacuationoptionsandprogramassessmentintheareas.
The team conducted a meeting with Yomding commissioner Mr. Bang Biel (Thuraya:+8821621287612). Mr. Bang Biel informed the team that security situation in the area isstable, despite influx of IDP’s fromUlang areas. Hewelcomed the assessment team andpromisedtoallocateaplotoflandforanNPcompound,inacase,ifNPwilldecidetosetupa camp in Yombing.Mr. Bang Biel informed team about the ongoing construction of theairstripinYombingforhelicoptersandfixedwingsplanes(Yombingairstripcanbeadditionaloptionforevacuation/relocationofNGOstaffinacaseofemergency).OfficialsofKuichalsoassured the team that the area is absolutely safe forNGO staff and guaranteed safety forNGOstaffandfreedomofmovement.
On15/05/2016theassessmentteamvisitedthewesternbankofSobatriver(WunkuelandNyangore payams) wheremassive destruction and looting took place. The team observedthatsometukkulshavebeenburntdownandtheareastillremaindeserted.TheGOALclinicandthePayamadministrativeofficebuildingwereinNyangorewerecompletelydestroyed,burneddownandlooted.
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Insummary,thesecuritysituationongroundiscalm;thepopulationisindareneedforfood,NFIs,nutritionandmedical facilities.WFPandUNOCHAandother reliefactorsshouldasamatterofurgency,plantodelivertheaboveneededmaterialstotheUlangpopulation.95%oflocalNGOstaffoperatingtheGreaterUlangcountiesareaccountedforandavailableandare currently carrying out emergency Health andWASH services with available resources.ThelocalauthoritieshaveassuredtheircommitmentintheprotectionoflivesandpropertiesandnevertoharassUNandHumanitariansstaff;thecommunitiesarereturningthelooteditemsespecially the ‘big’ items.Thestructures inNGOcompoundsare standinghence,werecommend that humanitarian actors operating in the greater Ulang counties shouldgraduallyresumeactivitiesintheareaafterconductinglogisticneedsassessment.
DetailedReport:
1. MEETINGSHELD:
• MeetingwithUlangcountycommissionerandpresentationoftheHumanitarianCommonStatementtoUlangAuthorities
• AgencyspecificmeetingwiththeUlangCountyCommissioner• MeetingwithYomdingcountycommissioner/ROSSrepresentative• MeetingwithKowercountycommissioner• MeetingwithCHD-Ulangcounty• Conductedvisitstohealth/nutritionandWASHfacilities• Meetingwithrespectivehealthinstitutionstaff• ConductedmarketsurveyinUlangtown&Nyangora• DebriefingtoGOALSS,Jubaonpreliminaryfindings
OutcomeoftheMeetings:
TheUlangCountycommissioner(CC),HonourableKechNguothTiemapologisedonbehalfofthelocal authorities for the incidenceandassured thehumanitarianorganisationoperating in theareathatsuchincidencewillneverhappenagaininUlangandthatafterhavingmeetingwiththecommunity, they have committed to respect, protect and provide free humanitarian accesswithinthegreaterUlangCountywithoutanyharassment.Inaddition,theUlangCCinformedtheteamthat someof the looted itemshavebeen identified in thecommunityandhe isworkingwithourlocalstaffandthecommunitytoensuretheyareallreturned.
The Ulang CC committed in writing to the humanitarian community. See annex for Ulang CCletters.
TheYomdingCountyCommissioner,HonorableBangBiel andtheExecutiveDirectorofKowerCountyMr Yohaness Chol during our respectivemeetingswith them at their county Hqs also
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committed to protect the humanitarians actors and properties and called on all agencies toresumetheiroperationsintheircounties.
2. Security&Safety
Currentsecurityandpopulationsituation:• GenerallysecuritysituationinUlangiscalmandnovisibleciviliansmovingwithguns
weresighted.TheCountyCommissionerreportedthatthecommunityleadersfrombothLouandJikanynuerhelddiscussionsandresolvedtheissuesamicablyandsuchincidentsarenotforeseentore-occurinthefuture
• TheUlangCountyCommissionerreportedthatUNMISShadvisitedUlangthepreviousday(11/05/16)toascertainthesecuritysituationinUlang.
• GOALandNParethefirsthumanitarianactorstoarriveinUlangaftertheApril12incident
• Generalneedsofthepopulationsremainsfood,water,health,livelihoodandotherservices.
• Fromtheobservation,theUlangairstripismanagedbyGOAL• ThisairstripaidsthehumanitarianworkersaccesstoUlangCounty.
Accessibility- ThereisscantyinfrastructureinUlangintermsofroads.Theyremainimpassableduringrainy
seasonaffectingmovementtootherfacilitiesthatareofftheriverbank.DuringtheperiodoftheassessmenttheCHDvehiclegotstuckwhilereturningbacktoUlangfromYomdingabout45minutesdrivefromUlang.
- TheCC forUlang reported that road fromMalakal toUlang-Nasir is impassabledue to theonsetofrainyseasonaswellaspresenceofgovernmentalliedforcesinNasir.
- ThereisalsowatertransportviaboatsandcanoesonriverSobatUlangiscurrentlyaccessiblebyair(heli)
- Therewere no visible road blocks/ river check points inUlang and the neighbouring ‘newcounties’.
- TheCCforUlangdidn’tallowtheteamtotraveltoBarmach-Ying-Doma(NorthofUlang)duetowhatwasreportedas‘nopeople/communitymembersatthoselocations’
Yomding/Kuich/Ruplet• These3locationscanbeaccessedbybothriverandroadtransports.• Currentlythelocationcanonlybeaccessedbyriverbecauseitisanonsetofrainyseason.• Thepopulationwasalsoseenoccupyingtheheathandmarketfacilities.
Population/needs:Populationarescatteredandareoccupyingstructures inmarkets,health facilitiesandschools.Theyaremainlywomen,elderlyandchildren.
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UlangMarketnowoccupiedbyIDPs
Ulang:ItisestimatedbytheUlangCountyCommissionerinwritingthat50,000people(notdisaggregated)areoccupyingstructureswithinthemarket,UlangPHCCandKopiotschool.Ourobservationhoweverdoesn’tcorrelatewiththeestimatedfigureprovided.UlangImmediateNeed:Food,NFI,healthandFSLkits(seeds,fishinggear)
IDPs in Ulang and the Children IDPs in Ulang
Yomding:
• PopulationestimatesthatwasaffectedbythecrisiswasreportedbyYomdingcountycommissioneras19,602(16,762-hostpopulationand2,840IDPs).Notdisaggregatedbygender.
• YomdingImmediateNeed:Food,NFI,healthandFSLkits(seeds,fishinggear)Kuich
• PopulationestimatesthatwasaffectedbythecrisiswasreportedbyKowercountyexecutivedirectoras15000(10,000-hostpopulationand5000-IDP).Notdisaggregatedbygender.
• KuichImmediateNeed:Medicines,Foodandnon-fooditemsRuplet:
• APopulationestimatethatwasaffectedbythecrisiswasreportedtobeabout15000(10,000-hostpopulationand5000-IDP).Notdisaggregatedbygender.
• RupletImmediateNeed:Foodandnon-fooditemsandmedicines.Nyaongora:
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• NopopulationinthiscommunityastheyhasbeeninstructedbytheUlangCountyCommissionertoremaininUlanguntilHumanitarianassistancecometheirway.
• SomeNyaongoracummuntymemberscomedailyfromUlangusingthecanoeforfarmingactivitiesandreturnintheevening
DesertedNyongoracommunityoneoftheclassroomsinNyongora
3 Infrastructure–Office/Coordination Compounds:GOALResidential/officecompound:- TheGoalcompoundfencewasgenerallyingoodshape.Officeblockwasintactwithno
padlocks.- Therewerenoequipmentandfurnitureintheofficeblock.Theywerereportedtohavebeen
lootedduringthecrisis- Tentshadbeendestroyedbyslicingthroughthemandpartorwholetarpaulinstakenfrom
them.- 3residentialtukulswerestanding,2hadnodoors,windowsweretamperedwith.- Outofthe4latrines,only1hadadoorThegeneratorhousewasstandingwiththegenerator
missing- Theinternetdishwasvandalised- TheDSTVdishwasalsovandalised- Thekitchenroof(tarpaulin)includingequipment’swasremoved.
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GoalCompoundFenceandgatestillintact InsideGoalCompound
GoalResidentialTukulsBathroomsandwatertanksDamagedwindows
Depresurisedfireestinguishers oneofthetenttstillstanding
VerifiedStatusofItemsthatwereearlierreportedLooted/damagedCounty Type Quantity ReportedStatus CurrentStatus
UlangAllvaccines(variousantigens)andaccessoriestomatch(syringes,droppers)
Various Looted Stillthesame:looted
Ulang CookingoilforTSFP(inlitres) 1100 Looted Stillthesame:lootedUlang Formulamilk-F100(insachets) 180 Looted Stillthesame:lootedUlang Formulamilk-F75(insachets) 250 Looted Stillthesame:lootedUlang Resomal(insachets) 350 Looted Stillthesame:looted
Ulang Stationery-Nutrition,Health,Compound) Various
Looted Stillthesame:looted
Ulang InjectabledrugsincludingKalaazardrugs,ALL Various
Looted Stillthesame:looted
Ulang About70%ofalloraldrugs Various Looted Stillthesame:looted
Ulang Generator,Honda/Stephil6.5Kva,petrol 1
Looted IdentifiedatBimbim–tobereturnedwhentheroaddry
Ulang Mattressesforcompounduse,6ftx4ftx4" 12
Looted Stillthesame:looted
Ulang DSTVsatellitedish 1 Looted Dishstanding,antennaemissingUlang AllbedsandbeddingsatUlangPHCC Various Looted Stillmissing
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Ulang Allcookingutensilsforcompound VariousLooted Only3servingdishesand5
platesreturnedUlang Allfireextinguishers 10 De-pressurised Stillthesame-De-pressurised
UlangSolarPowerBank-BBOXX,Portable(withtwinUSBoutputoptionsandabatterycapacityof38Ah) 1
Partlydamaged Stillthesame-Partlydamaged
UlangRefrigerator,TCW2000(Dometic,Blue).12-20VDC(withsolarpanelaccessories)-forvaccines
1 Eightofitssolarpanelsstolen
4unmarkedpanels-returned
Ulang Solarrefrigerator,DULAS-forvaccines
1 Vandalised.Solarpanelsconfirmedstolen
Stillthesame-Vandalised.Solarpanelsconfirmedstolen
Ulang Internetdish DamagedDishstanding–antennaeDamaged
UlangTents,Meru 3
Badlydamamgedonthesides
Destroyedbyslicingthroughthemandpartorwholetarpaulinstakenfromthem.
Ulang Gumboots,WASH(inpairs) 20 looted
Ulang Tanks,collapsible20,000litrecapacity 2 Seenstanding
Ulang Tanks,collapsible10,000litrecapacity 1 Standingandfunctional
Ulang SWATKits(Waterpurificationunits,5cmb/hr
2 Damaged;extentofdamagetobeconfirmed
Damaged;extentofdamagetobeconfirmed
Non-ViolencePeaceforceCompound:- TheNPcompoundfencewasgenerallyingoodshape.- Therewerenoequipmentandfurnitureinthecompound.Theywerereportedtohavebeen
lootedduringthecrisis.- Tentswerefoundtobeintact.
ADRACompound:- TheADRAcompoundiscurrentlybeingoccupiedbytheNewCountycommissionerasa
temporaryoffice.- Therewerenoequipmentandfurnitureinthecompound.Theywerereportedtohavebeen
lootedduringthecrisis.- SomeofthechairsusedbytheCountyCommissionerarereportedtobelongtoGoal.
RecommendationsonbasesetupandCoordination:• Security, safety and logistics assessment should be conducted to assess safety and logistic
capacitywithinUlang• The logistic team/ scanty programme staff can be sent to Ulang to re-establish base/
operations• Logisticstocheckpossibilityofrepairingthefence,doorlatches/hiringguardstoguardthe
supplieswhenreceivedontheground• Purchase and provision of basic kitchen equipment/ tools/ tents/ mattresses for the
compoundtocaterforatleast5staffforthebeginningThe local authority and community leaders are in support of GOAL/ humanitarian workers inUlangtoreturnanddeliverhealth,nutritionandotherservices
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4 Health,Nutrition,WASHandFSL
a) HealthandNutrition• Health services were going on at 5 health facilities- Yomding, Kuich, Ruplet, Bimbim and
Rupbuot.• Other facilities that were not functioning at the time of the visit include Ulang PHCC,
Nyangora,Barmach,DomaandYingPHCCs
Findingsperfacilityvisited:1) UlangPHCC• ThefacilitystructurewasstandingwithIDPsoccupyingtherooms.• Thestore’s lockhadbeensawed/chiselledthroughandonlyfewcartonsofcondomswere
seen• No medical equipment including stethoscopes, thermometers, BP machines, infusion set
stands,patientbeds/mattresses,blanketsandbedsheetswereavailable• EPIroom-Dometic2000RCWfridgewasavailable,0.05mlssyringesfilledthefridge;8solar
panels that powered the fridgeweremissing andmounting rails had been damaged; thedoorlatchestotheEPIroomwerebrokenandthepadlockwasmissing.Droppingsofanimalswereseenintheroom.
• The female/ male wards were empty with no medical equipment; the rooms were beingoccupiedbytheIDPs(beddingswereseenintheserooms)
• Consultationroomwasdeserted,nomedicalequipmentwereseen.• Pharmacy room had a shelf and a dulsa fridgewhich at the time of the incidentwas not
functioning. The canullaeof different sizeswere scatterd all over the floor andmostweredamagedandthuscan’tbeused
• Stabilizationcentreroomhad1IVdripstandwithamattressreportedtobeforIDPslivingintheroom.Nonutritionsupplieswerefound
• Nonutritionserviceswereavailable• Patientrecordingbooks/registersincludingEPI/TTregistershadbeendestroyed• Generally the environment around the Ulang PHCC compound was littered with animals
droppingsandthesurroundingcompoundwithsomehumanwaste.• The latrines were available and not filled up but the IDPS who had settled in the facility
seemednottobeexclusivelyusingthem• Someantimalarialdrugs,RDTs, Iodinehadbeen salvagedandkept in themilitarybarracks
withinUlangwiththehelpofthenewUlangCCHon.KechNguothTiemandUlangPHCCstaff
UlangPHCCfrontview IDPscurrentlyoccupyingtheUlangPHCC
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DroppingsofanimalswereseenintheEPIroom.FacilityroofwheretheSolarPanelswerevandalised
KalazarCentrenowtakenoverbydomesticanimalsIrondoortotheUlangCentralstoredestroyedandlooted
Above:medicalandlabequipmentatUlangPHCCthatwerenotlooted
2) YomdingPHCU• Health services were ongoing during the time of the visit; staff from Ying, Barmach were
workinginYomding• NonutritionserviceswereavailableinYomdingfollowingthemassivelootingofthenutrition
suppliesinUlang(themaincoordinationbaseforotherfacilities).• AfewoftheessentialdrugsfromUlanghadbeensalvagedandwerebeingstoredinYomding
PHCU;alldrugswerestillincartons• Adult (>14yrs), toddler (1-5yrs)and infant (2-11M)antimalarialdrugswereavailablebut in
smallquantities;agegroup5-13yrswascompletelyoutofstock• Cotrimoxazole480mgtabletsandKalaazardrugswerecompletelyoutofstockasaresultof
theincident.Injectabledrugswerealsolootedinlargequantities
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• EPI cold chain in Yomdingwas intact, functioningwell.OnlyBCGandPentavalent vaccineswereavailableatthetimeofthevisit.Otherantigens-OPV,TTandMeasleswereoutofstockbythetimethecrisisoccurred
• Anaverageof60-80patientswerebeingseenondailybasisinYomding• TherewasonewaterpointseeninYomdingabout100metresfromtheYomdingPHCU
CHDvehicleusedbyGOALstillfunctionalsecuredatYomdingPHCU
3) NyangoraPHCU• Therewas1structureunderconstructionwhichwasstillunderconstructionatthetimeofincident• ThefacilityinNyangorahadbeendestroyedbyburningof1tukul/secondtoolshaditspolesscattered
alloverandthethird tukulhad its roofcaving in. It seemed likeanattempttobring itdownbytheperpetrators.
• Medicalequipmenthadbeenlootedandothersliketablebrokeninpieces• Therewerenoanymedicaldrugsandmedicalmaterialsbecausetheyhadbeenlooted• Canullaeofassortedsizesscatteredoutsidetheburnttukul• UsedEPI needles and syringeswere scattered in thepartly damaged tukuls and the compoundand
openedsafetyboxeswerescatteredinthefacilitycompound• Therewere8latrineslabsinthecompoundand4ironsheetsreportedtobeforWASHprogramme• The school compound in Nyangora was also very dirty and maize cobs were littered all over the
classrooms/underthetree• Themarketwasdesertedaswellwithmaizecobslitteredunderonelargetree• Only1bed,1coldboxand1locallymadewoodentablewereavailableatthefacilityduringthetimeof
thevisit• Nohandpumpwasseenduringthevisit
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AboveruinsoftheNyangoraPHCUthatwastotallydestroyedduringthecrises.
4) KuichPHCU• Healthserviceswereongoingduringthetimeofthevisit;somestafffromYing• Nonutrition serviceswereavailable inKuich following themassive lootingof thenutrition
suppliesinUlang(themaincoordinationbaseforotherfacilities).• Essentialdrugswereavailableduringthevisitperiodwiththeexceptionofantimalarialsfor
agegroupof5-13yrswhichwascompletelyoutofstock• Anaverageof40-60patientswerebeingseenondailybasisinKuich• TherearetwowaterpointsinKuich;about50metresfromthefacility• Somecommunitymemberswereseenfetchingwaterfromtheriver
Above:ApatientbeingtreatedatYomdingbyourteamduringourvisit
5) RupletPHCU• Health services were ongoing during the time of the visit; some staff from Ying were
supportingtheteaminRuplet• Nonutritionserviceswereavailable inRupletfollowingthemassive lootingofthenutrition
supplies in Ulang (the main coordination base for other facilities) but nutrition staff areavailable.
• Essentialdrugswereavailableduringthevisitperiodwiththeexceptionofantimalarialsforagegroupof5-13yrswhichwascompletelyoutofstock
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• Anaverageof40-48patientswerebeingseenondailybasisinRupletPHCU• Therewasaverylargesnakekilledduringthevisit.Itwassuspectedtobelivinginthefacility
andmanymetallicpipesseenlyingaroundinthecompound
IDPscurrentlyoccupyingtheschoolandclinicfacilityinRuplet
Rupletfacility Above2metresnakekilledduringourvisitatRupletfacility
6&7)BimbimPHCUandRupbuotPHCC• Serviceswerereportedtobeongoingatthefacilities• Drugsreportedtobeavailable• Theteamcouldn’taccessBimbimandRupbuottoassessthelevelofservicesthatwerebeing
deliveredduetorainsandflooding.These2facilitiescanbeaccessedbyroadbecauseitisoffthebanksofriverSobat
• Thereisneedforverificationofthisinformationwhentheroadtransportallows• StatusforWASHisunknown
8) BarmachPHCU• Serviceswerereportednottobegoingon• ItwasreportedbytheUlangcountyCHDthatonlyonetablewaslootedfromthefacilitybut
alltheothermedicalequipmentwereavailable.• ThestaffforBarmachwereatthetimeofthevisitworkinginYomdingPHCU• TheCCforUlangdidn’tallowtheteamtotraveltoBarmach-Ying-Doma(NorthofUlang)due
towhatwasreportedasnopeople/communitymembersatthoselocations• StatusofWASHisunknown;butcommunitiesarereportedtobefetchingwaterfromR.Sobat
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9&10)DomaandYingPHCUs
• NoclearinformationwasavailableonDomaandYingPHCUs• TheCountyCommissionerforDomacountythroughtheCHDhoweverreportedthatallGOAL
assetswereavailable• ItwasalsoreportedthestaffforDomaandYingPHCUsmovedtogetherwiththecommunity
memberstoKiechkuon.• Itwasnotclearwhethertheymanagedtomovewithsomedrugsfromthefacilities• Thisshouldbeverifiedoncemovementtotheselocationsisallowed• StatusofWASHisunknown
b) FSL• Therewerefishingactivitiesinallthecommunitiesvisited• Some small gardening/ farming activitieswhere the communitymembers travel across the
riverinthemorningsandreturnintheevening.Communitymembersreportedlackofseedsas the main challenge following massive looting and destruction especially for the Ulangcommunity
• Animalswereseenfrom3.30pmthroughoutthenightinUlangmarket.Theywereoccupyingfacilitiesduringthenight.
• Thecommunitycopingmechanismdependedon the fish fromriverSobat,milk suppliedbyanimalsi.e.goats,sheep,cows
FishfromSobatriver-oneofthecopingmechanismsofUlangCommunity
C)WASH• InUlangtherewereexisting1non-functionalwatersupplysystemslikemotorizedwateryard
whose4solarpanelshadbeenlooted,1handpumpnexttothecommissioner’sofficewasnotfunctioning.Only4handpumpswerefunctionalatthetimeofthevisit;thecommunitywas fetchingwater fromthesaidhandpumps.Howeverthereremainedasectionofsomecommunitymemberswhowere fetchingwater from R. Sobat and GOALWASH teamwasdistributingPursachetstotheseHHsforpurificationofthewaterbeforeuse.
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• InYomdingtherewasonefunctionalhandpump,Kuich1functionalandRuplet1.Thesearenotenoughtomeetthewaterneedofthecommunity
• TherewerelatrinesclosetothesettlementsofIDPsbutwerenotinuse.ODwaswidespreadand it is feared that water borne disease outbreak could occur if the situation persists.However WASH/health teams were working together to deliver hygiene messages. Sometemporary latrines constructed by CMD had collapsed following rains and requireddecommissioning
• Nootherserviceslikeeducationwerenoticedinthearea.
FunctionalhandpumpatattachedtoUlangPHCC FunctionalhandpumpatYomdingcommunity
Recommendations:a) HealthandNutrition:
- Supplies ofMinimumquantity of themissing essentialmedicals&drugs supplies toUlangASAP
- Re-establishamobileunit inUlangPHCCwithoperation/storagebaseinUlangcompound;initially consultation/ drug dispensing and later RH/ nutrition service when the nutritionsupplieshavebeendeliveredtoUlang
- Usetheexistinghealthandnutritionstafftoruntheservice- Continueimplementationofservicedeliveryinotherfunctioninghealthfacilities- Deploytemporaryworkers/casualstocleanupthedestroyedNyangoraPHCUanddispose-
off the exposed needles that pause security/ safety challenges especially to the Nyangoracommunity/children
- Nutrition supplies to be requested from Unicef/ WFP for continuity of the nutritionprogramme
- Defaultertracing/communitysensitization/mobilizationtobeconductedafterreceiptofthesupplies
- PlantoconductacceleratedEPI,VitAandDewormingcampaignsASAP- Health in collaborationwith other actors to draft cholera responsepreparedness plan and
ensureprocurementandprepositioningofsupplies
c) WASH• WaterSupply:Thenon-functioninghandpumpstobere-habilitated• Sanitation: WASH to conduct more comprehensive assessment and establish number of
latrinesthatneeddecommissioningandreplacementofdecommissionedlatrines
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• Hygiene:WASHHPs/heathteamsto intensifyhygienemessages.OtherHPs fromdifferenthealthfacilitiestoboostthecoverageinUlang
• WASH NFIs: this can also be received readily from UNICEF as there is existing PCA.AlternativelyWASHclustercanalsoextenditsupportthroughavailingcorepipelineMaterial.
FunctionalHandpumpatUlangcommunitysanitationsituationinUlang
WASHequipment’ssecuredatUlangPHCC
d) FSL• Provisionofseedsforthecommunitiesthatarecurrentlycultivatingandareshortofseeds
especiallyYomding,Kuich,Ruplet,Ulang(returning)andNyangora• Provisionoffishinggearsforthefishermen/affectedHHsinterestedinfishing
5 HumanResource • AllhealthandNutritionfacilitystaffareaccountedforwithexceptionoftwostaffat
UlangPHCC.• MostofthestafffromYingPHCU,BarmachandNyangoraareattachedtoYomding,
Ulang,Kuichfacilitiesrespectively.• NyangorastaffareattachedtoUlangPHCCwhichresumedoperationonMonday16th
May2016.• DomastaffandsomefromYingPHCUmovedwiththecommunitytoKiechkuonfollowing
thedisplacement• AllWASHstaffincludinghygienepromotersareaccountedforduringourvisit.• WASHmanagerplustheentireteamofthenationalstaffwillhavetobedeployed
immediately• HygienepromotersinotherlocationsoutsideUlangneedtoreturntoprovideintensive
hygienemessages,distributionofPursachetsandconductdoortodoorvisitstoensuresafewastedisposal
• Logisticstaffarefullyaccountedforasbelow:§ 1boatdriveravailable§ 1logsassistant§ 2compoundguards
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§ 1cook/cleaner§ Otherstaff:2temporaryworkers(acookandacleaner)§ Nutritionstaff(AHMworkingonthisforbothsites)§ WASHstaffing:CommunityWASHofficerwasworking–
6 BasicEquipment: • Basic medical equipment available include thermometers and BP machines. Urgent procurement of
stethoscopeswillberequired• CHD car currently in a village next Yomdingwhere it got stuckwhile on itsway to Ulang; should be
transferredtoUlangwhenroadsdryupifitdoesn’trainforatleast48hours.SimonLamtheCHDwilltakeleadtoensuresafearrivalofthecartoUlang
• TheboatisinUlangwhichaidsmovementbetweenfacilitiesbutchallengewouldbewithfuel• Communication is an issue as there is no phone network so satellite phones to be secured for the
facilities. Satellite phones to be maintained with important contact numbers saved in the satellitephones
• Internet to be re-established once security is assured and compound set up and runningwith biggerpopulationisback
• Office furniture to be bought for the team and follow upmade on the ongoing return of the looteditemstohumanitarianactors
• Anindepthassessmentshouldalsobedoneatthefacilitiesespeciallythosenotvisitedtoestablishneedandquantityoffurniturerequired
7. Otherlogistics
• SupplieswillbemainlyfromJubasincethereisnofunctionalmarketinUlang.• Theroadisnotpassablenow;therainshavealreadysetin• There is a deep cut in the Goal Boat causing leakage. This affected our movement from
Yomdingastheboatgotinalotofwaterandstartedtosink.• TheonlyfuelavailableinUlang(160litres)wasboughtbyGOALandthereisnomorehopeof
securingmore fuel due to difficulty in accessing the commodity from eitherMalakal as aresultofscarcityandfromEthiopianborderduetopresenceofgovernmentforcesinNasir-pathwaytoUlangbyriver.Nofuelwasvisibleonsaleinanyofthelocationsvisited
• ExplorepossibilityofSolarlightingforthemediumtermforthefacilitiesandthecompoundsincethegeneratorwas looted.ThegeneratorwashowevertraceddowntoBimbimandisunabletobereturnedatthemomentduetothestateoftheroad.Bimbimisofftheriverasstatedabove
• Safaritentswithinthecompoundcan’taccommodatestaffduetothedamage.Staffwillhavetobeaccommodatedinthecurrent3sharedtukuls
• TherewillbeneedtostrengthenfencingoftheentirecompoundsincludingYomding,Ulang• Purchaseofpadlocks/doorlatchesaswellasfixingthemwillberequiredTheotherlogistics
areasindicatedabove.
8. IT&Communication Currentsituation:• There is no network for mobile phones in Ulang and teams on the ground rely on two
satellitephones.Thereisonefunctionalsolarcharger.Thesecondchargerisfaulty• Thereisnointernetprovision.
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VandalisedInternetandDSTVequipment’s
Recommendations:• Explorepossibilityofacquiringasecondsolarchargerforthebase• ConductITneedsassessmentandsetup/restartITfacilities.• Therestasexplainedabove
9. Finance • NobankingservicesavailableinUlangandotherlocationsaround• SuppliersarepaidinSSPandUSD
10. Clustersanddonors Throughthecluster:Donorscanbeapproachedtosupportinvariousways-UNICEF:
• UNICEFcanbeapproachedtosupportwithprovisionofNFI,massEPIcampaigns,supplyofnutritionsuppliesandWASHclustershouldhaveacontingencyplanforcholeraasthehygienesituationintheUlangcentrecoupledwiththerainsisnotgood
WHO:• WHOcanbeapproachedtosupportwithemergencydrugsuppliesand
OCHA:• OCHAcansupportinensuringcoordinationforeffectiveservicedeliverytothevulnerable
beneficiariesFAO:
• Can support in provision of seeds, fishing gear to boost the livelihood of the affectedpopulation
WFP:• WFPshouldasamatterofurgencysendreliefmaterialsincludingfoodandNFIstoUlang
astheneighbouringcommunitieshasbeeninstructedbytheUlangCountycommissionertotarryinUlanguntilfoodandnon-fooditemsaresuppliedbyHumanitarianactorsinthearea.
• Thereisurgentneedforreliefmaterialsincludingfood,NFIandWASHitemsfortheIDPsandtheentireUlangpopulation.WFPcansupportinensuringcoordinationforeffectiveservicedeliverytothevulnerableingreaterUlangcounties.
11. Actionplan: ImmediatelyinMay2016:• ProvidefeedbacktoOCHAandWFPandlobbyforotherhumanitarianactorstoswinginand
supporttheIDPsingreaterUlangcounty
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• WFPandUNOCHAandotherreliefactorsshouldasamatterofurgency,plantodeliverthemuchneededreliefmaterialstotheUlangpopulation.
• ConductLogisticsneedsassessment• Re- establishment of health service delivery inUlang PHCC immediately on amobile basis
untilthefacilityisrepaired• Nutrition supplies to be requested from Unicef/ WFP for continuity of the nutrition
programme• StafffromBarmach,NyangoraandDomatoprovidebackuptotheexistingUlangPHCCstaff
andprovideservicestothevulnerable• WASH HPs/ heath teams to intensify hygiene messages. Other HPs from different health
facilitiestoboostthecoverageinUlang• PositiontheWASHlatrinematerialsinUlang• Decommission the full latrines and put up new emergency latrines for the displaced
immediately• Repair the Boat in Ulang which is currently the only means of transportation or plan to
possiblygetasecondboatfromanotherrelocationtosupport.
AboveGOALspedboatthatneedsrepair(fixingofseatsandrepairingthedeepholecausingleakage)
- MidtolongtermfromJune2016onwards:Tobedefinedsoonbasedonabove.Seeprogrammespecificrecommendationsabove.Annexes:
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- LettersfromtheCountycommissioner
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