More than half of the 2,700 people taking shelter in the UN base in Bor, Jonglei state have moved to a new protected site in hopes of better living conditions.
Around 1,100 internally displaced people have moved to the new site which is on higher ground so is less flood prone, the UN’s Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its weekly bulletin, linked below for download.
OCHA it is trying to speed up the relocations due to heavy rains on 15 October that flooded half the old site. But the organization said relocations have been delayed because families have many personal items which are difficult to transport.
Up to 17,000 people sheltered in the Bor UN compound in the height of the conflict in December and January to seek shelter from the fighting. Most fled to Juba, other areas, or went home since.
The people remaining in the UN compound fear they will be targets of racial or ethnic violence if they return to their homes.
Separately, OCHA said in its bulletin that in Bor town outside the base there has been a rise in abusive behavior including corporal punishment toward children.
OCHA said the violence is due to “protracted emotional distress; insufficient parental skills and coping mechanisms; and inadequate care arrangements for unaccompanied or orphaned children.”
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Photo: Shelters of displaced people at the UN ‘protection of civilians site’ in Bor.