South Sudan — Site profile: Bentiu PoC (1–15 March 2017)

There are currently over 117,600 people (20,861 households) seeking protection at Bentiu Protection of Civilian (PoC) site. Current priority needs are registration of new arrivals, verification of IDPs in the PoC and an increase in water provision. 51% of site-inhabitants came because they had experienced a lack of food. For 46% came for security reasons (3% other). The main reason persons are leaving the site is to rejoin or visit family (97%). The remaining 3% cite overcrowding as reason to leave. 39% of site inhabitants lived in Rubkhoa prior to displacement.