Over 108,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled to Sudan in 2017 so far, for a total of over 375,000 refugees hosted in Sudan since December 2013.

The construction of a 14km pipeline from Tarach seasonal river to Kalobeyei settlement was completed thus allowing water to be pumped from boreholes near Tarach Seasonal River in Kakuma to Kalobeyei. Currently, piping within cluster one of Kalobeyei settlement is ongoing.

A total of 5,020 (58 % from Eastern Equatoria) SSD new arrivals have been registered since 1st January 2017 while a total of 1,418 individuals were registered in March 2017.

So far over 85,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled to Sudan in 2017, for a total of nearly 380,000 refugees now living in Sudan since December 2013.

UNHCR and partners are expanding and scaling-up reception services to meet increased demand from the high influx of new arrivals to Sudan.

The voluntary relocation of refugees to a new site at Al Nimir in East Darfur began 3 April 2017, with biometric registration upon arrival.

To accomodate the current influx of South Sudanese refugees at Meri site (150/day), construction of 3 hangars or 150 individual shelters per week is necessary.

Pour accomoder l'afflux actuel des refugies Sud Soudanais au site de Meri, la construction de 3 hangars ou de 150 abris individuels par semaine est necessaire.

To accommodate the current influx of South Sudanese refugees at Meri site (150/day), construction of 3 hangars or 150 individual shelters per week is necessary.

The Government of Uganda and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees officially launched the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) for Uganda