Content_paragraphs:  Fighting between the parties in Maiwut County, Upper Nile, and in Yei County
  
  and Lainya County, Central Equatoria, led to the displacement of more than 19,000
  
  civilians – of these, over 8,000 sought refuge in Ethiopia. Internally displaced persons
  
  continued to face harsh living conditions owing to a lack of food and other essential
  
  non-food items. Most internally displaced people lost their personal household items
  
  during an attack on their villages in Maiwut and some reported being subjected to
  
  human rights violations, including conflict-related sexual violence. Following the
  
  fighting in Yei County, civilians reported being intimidated, punished and prevented
  
  from accessing their farmlands by South Sudan People’s Defence Forces. Clashes
  
  between armed youth groups in Mvolo County, Western Equatoria, in late January
  
  displaced an estimated 5,000 people. Communal fighting, violent cattle raids, forceful
  
  recruitment and forced relocation were reported in Jonglei, Unity and Western
  
  Equatoria.