Provision of Onward Transport and Cash Assistance to Returnees Affected by Sudan Crisis ltpgtThe outbreak of fighting in Sudan on 15 April
2023 has severely affected the humanitarian situation in South Sudan,
particularly in northern states of the country. Since the onset of the crisis,
the influx of people fleeing Sudan has increased sharply at multiple border
points between Sudan and South Sudan, in particular in Upper Nile, Northern and
Western Bahr el Ghazal States. As of 14 September 2023, more than 264,000
individuals have crossed the borderlta style="" title="" name="_ftnref1" href="#_ftn1"gt[1]lt/agt,
the majority entering through the Wunthow border point in Upper Nile, seeking
safety.ltbrgtlt/pgt

ltp style="margin: 9.95pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"gtIOM South Sudan appeals for a total of USD 37.4
million to respond to the movement assistance needs in South Sudan. Currently,
IOM has received a total of USD 12.3 million from various humanitarian donors
to address onward transportation assistance (OTA) operations. However, as of 2
September 2023, all funds received have been used, leaving an immediate funding
gap of USD 20.6 million. This shortfall is critical to continue providing OTA
to the affected population. lt/pgt

ltpgtWith
South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) Reserve Allocation 6, and complementing
other existing humanitarian funding, IOM will provide lifesaving interventions
to the most vulnerable new arrivals in South Sudan who face protection, health
and physical risks. ltspan style="line-height: 107% font-family:"gtIOM
will provide Onward Transportation Assistance to 12,440 returnees who are
travelling from Renk to Malakal and then to their final destinations which include ltbgtBentui, Juba, Kaujok, Fangak, Wau, Nasir and Fangaklt/bgt. Tltbgtltigthe
returnees include 3,191 women, 2,946 girls, 3,277 men and 3,026 boys. The
target population also includes an estimated 1,852 persons with disability.lt/igtlt/bgt



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 To do so, IOM will continue to conduct rapid vulnerability
screenings in order to identify and register the most vulnerable people at points
of entry (PoE) and ascertain their voluntariness to return to their areas of
origin or intended destination (if different from area of origin) and
thereafter facilitate OTA. Prior to provision of movement assistance,
protection safeguards through provision of specialized protection interventions
will be undertaken for individuals with heightened protection needs, risks and
vulnerabilities including unaccompanied children and victims of violence,
exploitation and abuse. By providing humanitarian OTA, IOM will alleviate
vulnerability associated with being stranded at PoE and contribute to dignified
and safe human mobility, while ensuring the physical well-being of returnees
and focusing on the prevention and mitigation of protection, health and other
physical risks. Depending on the vulnerability of returnees, and situation in
each location as well as the returnee’s preferred location, IOM will provide
plane chartering as well as one-time unconditional direct cash assistance for
OTA from the transit centres to their state capitals or their final preferred
destinations. Support will also be provided to the authorities, who are also
providing transport to returnees, through providing fuel to government-hired
vehicleslt/pgt

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South Sudan, ltspan lang="FR"gtlta href="https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiZTMwNTljNWYtYmVhYi00ZGI2LTgwYzAtN2UyNDZmZTRlNjBkIiwidCI6IjE1ODgyNjJkLTIzZmItNDNiNC1iZDZlLWJjZTQ5YzhlNjE4NiIsImMiOjh9pageName=ReportSection95859b8850a76994e6fb"gtltspan style="" lang="EN-US"gtMicrosoft Power BIlt/spangtlt/agtlt/spangtlt/pgt

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