UNICEF and partners assist more than 145,000 people in famine-hit areas of South Sudan MyZA

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UNICEF and partners assist more than 145,000 people in famine-hit areas of South Sudan:

One month since famine was declared in parts of South Sudan, UNICEF – together with the World Food Programme and other partners – has delivered life-saving assistance to 145,000 people, including 33,000 children under the age of five.

Thirteen mobile emergency teams, known as the Integrated Rapid Response Mechanism (IRRM), have been deployed to areas of Unity State where more than 100,000 people are living in two famine-affected counties.

“With more than a quarter of a million children estimated to be severely malnourished in South Sudan, the scale of this crisis requires us to respond as quickly and as robustly as possible if we are to prevent children from dying,” said Jeremy Hopkins, acting UNICEF Representative in South Sudan. “Through these missions, we are able to provide critical assistance to large numbers of children who we would not otherwise be able to reach.”

Through the rapid response missions UNICEF teams have screened more than 5,700 children under 5 years of age for malnutrition; vaccinated more than 25,000 children against polio and measles; provided 11,500 households with access to safe water, and a further 15,800 with hygiene supplies. More than 40 separated or unaccompanied children have also been registered so as to begin the family reunification process.

With nearly 1.9 million people – half of them children – having been displaced by violence in South Sudan to often inaccessible areas, UNICEF and WFP designed the Integrated Rapid Response Mechanism in early 2014 to bring urgent assistance by air and river to desperate families. Since then, rapid response teams have provided aid to more than one million people.

This missions go deep into South Sudan, another reminder of the need for full, unimpeded and safe access for all humanitarian workers in the country.

Distributed by APO on behalf of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

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Revision of the Implementation Plans for the International Peace Cooperation Assignment for United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan:

Japan has dispatched staff officers and Ground Self Defense Force (GSDF) engineering unit to UNMISS (United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan) since November 2011 and January 2012 respectively.

In South Sudan, the increase of the force level of UNMISS through the establishment of Regional Protection Force (RPF) with approximately 4,000 personnel has advanced such efforts for further stability in Juba. In addition, the Government of South Sudan announced to initiate the process of national dialogue, promoting reconciliation among different ethnic groups. These illustrate the progress towards stability in the country, and the nation-building process of South Sudan is entering a new stage.

More than five years have passed since the SDF has dispatched their engineering units and the contribution it has made has been the largest. In light of these activities, Japan considers that it can move on to a new phase regarding engineering activities in Juba, and the SDF engineering unit will withdraw from Juba around the end of May. On the other hand, Japan will continue to contribute to the activities of UNMISS through dispatching staff officers to Headquarters.

According to the International Peace Cooperation Law Article 7(1), the Prime Minister will report to the Diet the contents pertaining to the revision and the status of implementation.

Major Points of Revision

(i) On the day of the Cabinet Council decision (24 March)

Extension of the deployment period：

Staff officers and Liaison and Coordination officers – Current plan: until 31 Mar 2017; After Revision: until 28 Feb 2018 (11 months extension).
11th engineering unit – Current plan: until 31 Mar 2018, After Revision: until 31 May 2017 (2 months extension).

Additional deployment of KC-767 aircrafts for the withdraw of the engineering unit: Current:1, After Revision: 3.

(ii) On the day of 1st Jun

Deletion of the sentences related to the activities of the engineering unit after their withdrawal.
Appointment of a commander of the international peace cooperation unit to supervise the staff officers and the liaison and coordination officers after the withdrawal of the engineering unit.

Distributed by APO on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

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