United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
Media & Spokesperson Unit
Communications & Public Information Section
PoC Update
04 September 2017
UNMISS “Protection of Civilians” (PoC) Sites [i]
As of 31 August 2017, a total of number of civilians seeking safety in six Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites located on UNMISS bases is 212,969 including 114,683 in Bentiu, 24,402 in Malakal, 38,448 in Juba UN House, 1,940 in Bor, 651 in Melut and 169 in UNMISS base and 32,676 in the area adjacent to UNMISS in Wau “.
REGION
LOCATION
Number of civilians seeking protection
Central
Equatoria
UN House PoC I & III
38,448
Unity
Bentiu
114,683
Upper Nile
Malakal
24,402
Melut
651
Jonglei
Bor
1,940
Western Bahr
El Ghazal
Wau
169
AA
32,676
TOTAL
212,969
i Update on UNMISS figures in PoC sites are produced once a week
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