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DTM South Sudan: Koch Biometric Registration (4-10 December 2017)

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and other partners, conducted a biometric registration (BMR) exercise in Koch town between 4 and 10 December 2017. WFP was last able to conduct a registration in early 2016 at which time 12,496 individuals in the area were identified to receive food assistance.

DTM biometrically registered and changed checkpoints for a total of 4,344 individuals representing a 65 per cent decrease of targeted WFP beneficiaries. Precise biometric numbers enable more efficient allocation of humanitarian resources by ensuring accurate population figures are available in areas that experience frequent population movements. Population mobility is high in the area due to ongoing conflict and the dire food security situation.

Of the total registered individuals in Koch town, 52% or 2,264 individuals changed their cards from Bentiu PoC, Bentiu town, Kuach/Guit County and Nhialdu/Rubkona County to Koch town.