Total new arrivals in 2017 so far is approximately 183,516 refugees. Over 461,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled to Sudan since December 2013.

Starting from 14/12/12 Unity and Upper Nile weekly meetings will be merged into one Weekly Refugee Coordination Meeting, to be held at UNHCR Juba.

Verification exercise in Yida ended today.The active camp population is 54.992, including new arrivals. A detailed profile report of the population will follow.

UNHCR, WHO and the GoSS confirmed a surge of Hepatitis E in Upper Nile Refugee Camps: 3,319 cases and 69 deaths since July 2012.

UNHCR facilitated a meeting between Yida Refugee Leaders and the Chiefs of villages near Ajuong Thok, the site of the new refugee camp UNHCR will open in March.

Documents for release of WASH pipelines supplies are available. Dowload in the Webportal Home Page, Documents>Updates Section.

Refugee registration/verification exercise on going in Juba

Juba Refugee Verification/Registration cumulative data (as of day VIII): - 1,341 individuals registered - 2,130 individuals verified

Juba Refugee Registration/Verification cumulative data (as of day IX): 1,549 new registrations and 2,412 verifications

Juba Refugee Registration/Verification cumulative data (as of day X): 1,777 new registrations and 2,762 verifications