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Strengthening support for the war-weary women of South Sudan

15 December 2014
A refugee woman and her child take shelter in a camp in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. Throughout the country, conditions remain treacherous for women's and girls' health. © Hannah McNeish/IRIN
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The situation remains unpredictable but there was no fighting during the reporting period.
 
Intertribal tensions continue to exist in Malakal, however UNFPA continues to provide front line staff. Midwives will be returning in the next reporting period and a new GBV specialist has arrived in Juba and will begin work in Malakal shortly.
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Conditions in the PoCs grow increasingly challenging for staff and partners. Tensions continue to simmer in the camps in Juba with reports of civil disorder amongst the IDPs.
The situation has calmed down in Bentiu, however, IUNV midwives are still waiting for security clearance to return again.
There were reports of armed skirmishes in the town of Nasser, north of Malakal and the relationship between members of the Nuer and Shilluk ethnic communities have been tense since last month’s clash at the camp when three people were killed and more than 11 wounded.
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