Swiss Agency for Dev. & Coop.(SDC) Director General, Manuel Sager, visited Kakuma and Kalobeyei settlement to familiarize with UNHCR Operation in the area.

Les refugies provenant du Sud Soudan vers la RDC mentionnent la destruction des champs, l'incendie des maisons et la peur d'etre tues comme raisons de la fuite.

La Commission Nationale pour les Refugies (CNR) a organise le premier convoi des la localite frontaliere de Kurukwata vers le site de Meri avec 59 refugies SSD.

Dix nouveaux hangars ont ete construits au site de Meri pour accueillir les nouveaux arrives avec une capacite de 500 personnes.

La moyenne hebdomadaire des arrives pour le mois de Fevrier etait d'environ 1.500, augmentation significative par rapport au mois de Janvier (250 par semaine).

Assistant Sec Gen. and UN-Habitat Deputy Executive Director Dr. Aisa Kacyira visited Kalobeyei to witness the integration projects by refugees and hosts

A newly opened settlement in Imvepi, Arua district, began receiving new arrivals from South Sudan on 21 February.

UNHCR continues to receive refugees from South Sudan through the Kenya – South Sudan border at Nadapal Transit centre

In January 2017, a total of 1,116 new arrival from South Sudan were received at Nadapal before being transferred to Kakuma reception centre.

Over 305,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled to Sudan since the start of the conflict, with nearly 11,000 refugees arriving in January.