Movement of 437 households from Andalus Open Area in Khartoum to Bantiu relocation site in Khartoum State was completed. Bantiu is now home to 1,600 households

Development of new refugee camp in White Nile is underway. Aljame’ya refugee camp will house 5,000 households and is planned for completion by mid-January.

Preliminary findings from UNHCR SENS completed for West Kordofan indicate critical GAM and anaemia rates among refugee children aged 0-59 months.

Urgent need for WASH and Health partners in South Darfur to support service coverage for growing refugee population.

Critical anti-malarial drug shortages and increased incidence of malaria in refugee clinics across White Nile state.

East Darfur authorities designate 4 new border entry points for refugee arrivals to establish reception centres and provide medical and nutritional screenings with basic health services, as well as hot meal provision, household registration and transportation . Entry points are anticipated to be operational by April.

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

Approvals have been granted for the expansion of refugee camps in White Nile state to ease congestion. Camp expansions are scheduled to begin in July.

UNHCR Senior Regional WASH Officer visited White Nile refugee camps Al Waral, Jouri, Al Kashafa and Al Redis I and II and flagged 3 key priorities for state WASH response: Urgent need to rehabilitate and de-sludge communal latrines; and installation of household latrines to address widespread open defecation driven by people’s unwillingness to use most latrines. While improved coverage of household latrines is a key priority of the WASH response, a lack of space in most camps without site extensions requires continued reliance on communal latrines.

HEAVY RAINS DAMAGE SHELTERS AND REFUGEE SCHOOL IN SOUTH KORDOFAN STATE – Heavy rains in May damaged shelters and homes of refugee and host communities in Kadugli, affecting over 120 households. UNHCR, COR and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) are planning for shelter replenishment. In Sirajiya, heavy rains damaged classrooms at a refugee school, and the refugee community has requested UNHCR’s support to build permanent classrooms that withstand the weather conditions.