JRS South Sudan emergency update

Noelle Fitzpatrick, Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service South Sudan, gives the latest update on the emergency response to the refugee crisis from the city of Renk in the Upper Nile State. She and her team are providing psychosocial support and essential services for the influx of refugees into South Sudan as a result of the armed conflict in Khartoum and Darfur between rival factions of the military government of Sudan. These people include Sudanese refugees, South Sudanese returnees who have been living in Sudan for some years, and other migrants and asylum seekers. Click here for the original article ».

Noelle says:

“We arrived well and Fr Akile and the Catholic Church are accommodating us. The needs on the ground are huge as we are dealing with an emergency but UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) and Partners are helping.

UNHCR & Partners were happy to see us around and are helping us set up a place to do our work. We are currently receiving referrals for people that need psychosocial support (PSS) and physiotherapy services. Plus we are just being there with people especially those who sought shelter at the Catholic Church and the school nearby.”

Noelle continues:

“We are also referring to our partners people in need of medical help and Non-Food Items (NFIs), and we are providing information for those who feel lost.

We keep updating Nyamweya, our JRS South Sudan colleague, on a daily basis and he will be sharing with you what we are doing and what we have done. Otherwise the team is well and shall keep engaging with Juba and Maban on further support and intervention as much as the budget allows.”