Multisectoral (SNFI, Protection  CCCM) Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Items Response to the population affected by Tonga conflict within Malakal POC, Kodok, and Lul Payams. Following intense clashes in Tonga and neighboring areas, DRC conducted a Rapid Protection Assessment (RPA) from August 24 to September 4, in Obai and Adidiang bomas, Pakwa payam, Panyikang county in Upper Nile. Current waves of violence were reported between the White Army and the Agwelek forces. The violence caused the displacement of an estimated 17,000-21,000 individuals.
DRC further conducted a shelter needs analysis within the Malakal POC in early August 2022 at the onset of the Tonga conflict, analyzing the shelter needs in Malakal PoC. The analysis highlighted the need for intervention with the emergency shelters to accommodate the influx of conflict displacement within the POC. Through the Malakal POC Camp Coordination and Camp Management flow monitoring, there has been a steady increase in the new arrivals within the Malakal POC to 18,779, thus increasing the overall camp population from 34,533 to the current 53,312. Through this project, DRC seeks to address the increasing need for shelter by constructing communal emergency shelters within the Malakal POC to mitigate the protection concerns of 18,779 conflict-displaced individuals. The project attains this by providing an emergency shelter with adequate living space per the sphere standards that provide privacy and protection from weather and disease-causing vectors.
In October 2022, further conflict caused the displacement of 10,613 people across Fashoda county, particularly to Kodok and Lul, as per the Rapid Multi-Sector Needs Assessment conducted on the 13th of October 2022. The Tonga displacement was triggered by the conflict that has affected the civilian population within the Panyikang, Malakal, Pigi, and Fashoda Counties. DRC will fulfill the SNFI gaps in Kodok and Lul using their semi-static modality the Mobile Response Team to reach a total number of 9000 conflict-displaced individuals.    
DRC is the only static Shelter and Non-Food Items (S-NFI) partner, supporting the Malakal PoC, as well as Panyikang, Malakal town, Fashoda, Manyo, and Baliet counties. DRC’s multifaceted support in these areas includes the provision of in-kind Non-Food Items (NFI), the rehabilitation of emergency shelter, cash for shelter, and emergency shelter support. Moreover, DRC currently holds the role of the state-level focal point for S-NFIs. Considering its longstanding shelter presence in the affected areas, and focus on coordination and intersectoral integration, DRC is well-suited to respond to the increased shelter needs of the newly displaced persons in Malakal PoC (18,779 individuals), Kodok and Lul (9000). The overall aim of the project is to improve the living conditions for displaced individuals. 
The proposed activities are in line with aim 1 of the allocation strategy: “Upgrading the living conditions within the Malakal POC and ensuring the relocation of services, in line with the transfer plan of PoC humanitarian facilities to Sector-5” 
To ensure that services holistically address the needs of the newly displaced people in the targeted locations, DRC will adopt a conflict-sensitive approach and promote integration with other sectors, especially protection and CCCM. Protection is particularly relevant in shelter programming, as the lack of safe and adequate shelter can deeply hinder protection outcomes for the new IDPs -as per the Rapid assessment conducted by DRC in August-September 2022. DRC has a strong static general protection response in the Malakal PoC and Kodok. There, the shelter and protection teams will work in tandem to identify, consult and prioritize vulnerable persons, including persons with disabilities, and address their needs through shelter-sensitive programming. Referrals within the sectors will also be strengthened.