The inter-communal fighting that flared up in Jonglei State and Greater Pibor Administrative Area of South Sudan in February 2020 forced over 8,000 people - the majority of whom were women and children -  to seek safety in makeshift shelters in the area adjacent to the United Nations Mission in S

IOM's biometric registration has been active since 2014, with 944,709 beneficiaries active in its database to date, out of which 56 per cent (529,421 individuals) are female and 59 per cent (559,185 individuals) are

On 10 April 2020, the Government of South Sudan reported a new COVID-19 case, raising its total number of cases to four.

As of November 2019, the internal displacement profile of South Sudan has shifted from being predominantly marked by national conflict.

On 5 April 2020 the Government of South Sudan officially declared the first positive COVID-19 case.

Between 17 and 26 March 2020, a group of 2,000IDPs orginally from Thol, Pulturuk (Nyrol County) and Pieri (Uror County), arrived in Khorfulus Village (Canal/Pigi County) where they found refuge among the host community.

The site adjacent to Pibor UNMISS is estimated to host approximately 1,553 IDPs as of 29 March 2020. This figure is an estimate based on a calculation multiplying the average household size with the number of shelter in the previous reporting period from which the net outflow was subtracted.

IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) conducted a field assessment in Kuajiena Payam on 25 February and 18 March 2020 to obtain more information about ongoing clashes between pastoralists and farmers.

Parts of Morobo County received an influx of both ID

On 16 February 2020, clashes among communities in Rumbek North as a result of cattle raiding caused displacement within the county.

IOM DTM interviewed 1,281 households living at Wau PoC AA and five collective centres, namely Cathedral, Lokoloko, Masna, Nazareth and St Joseph. Interviews were conducted between 7 and 23 January 2020.  

The site adjacent to Pibor UNMISS is estimated to host approximately 2,137 IDPs as of 22 March 2020.

IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix is monitoring movements into and out of Pibor UNMISS adjacent area. Rapid site flow monitoring captures only the most basic information on numbers, departure and destination points.

In February 2020, the monthly population count was conducted at Cathedral, Nazareth, St. Joseph, Lokoloko and Masna collective centres where a total of 7,326 individuals were identified.

DTM’s Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR) surveys people on the move at key transit points within South Sudan (SSD) and at its borders.

As part of IOM’s Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preparedness activities, DTM operates Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) on the borders with Uganda (UGA), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic (CAR).

IOM's biometric registration has been active since 2014, with 928,691 beneficiaries active in its database to date, out of which 56 per cent (520,041individuals) are female and 59 per cent (552,387 individuals) are under 18 years old.

On 5 March 2020, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) conducted a head count in the area adjacent to the UNMISS base in Pibor Town to get most accurate estimate number of IDPs who were displaced to the site due to communal clashes linked to cattle raiding between communities of Akobo and Pibo

The International Organization for Migration's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has identified 697 IDPs (170 households) in Hai Kondako, Pibor County who fled communal clashes in Gumruk payam. More than a half of IDPs were male (54%) and under 18 years (51%). 

The International Organization for Migration's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) conducted Emergency Event Tracking in Yirol East and Yirol West confirming displacement of 8,619 individuals (2,309 households) across the South-eastern part of Lakes State in early January 2020.

The International Organization for Migration's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has confirmed displacement of 2,965 individuals (593 households) in Lalama, Maridi County who fled armed conflict in Rasolo, bordering Maridi and Yei County.

The aim of PMM in South Sudan is to inform the 2020 EVD National Preparedness Plan by providing partners with relevant information on population mobility and cross-border movements.