Influx into South Darfur is ongoing, with over 2,900 refugees arriving between 1-15 August from Western Bahr Ghazal state in South Sudan.

Individual registration by UNHCR and Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) has begun in White Nile State, starting in Jouri camp.

In the Protection of Civilian site in Bentiu, UNHCR provided 13 solar street lights to UNMISS to enhance security and safety of IDPs.

In solidarity with the victims of the fuel tanker explosion in Maridi in mid-September, UNHCR donated NFIs & medicines to 65 patients at Juba Teaching Hospital.

In order to limit the impact of the security situation on Refugee assistance, UNHCR and WFP distributed 45 days food ration

In late April, in Kule camp, refugees celebrated the return of Dr. Riek Machar to South Sudanese capital Juba and his reinstatement as first Vice president of the Republic of South Sudan. Refugees including men, women and children celebrated by singing, cheering and expressing the hope that lasting peace will be restored in their country.

In early April, the Gambella region in western Ethiopia experienced a relatively high number of new South Sudanese arrivals into the region, crossing to Okugo refugee camp through the Raad corridor. Since 5 April 2016, more than 300 new arrivals have been registered by the Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) with support from UNHCR. Dozens of Unaccompanied and Separated children were among the new arrivals. Most of them said they trekked in the jungle for about two weeks before arriving in Okugo. UNHCR and partners have provided the refugees with basic assistance including corn soya blend (CSB) to children, plastic sheets, mosquito nets, blankets, sleeping mats and water jerry cans at the camp. The new arrivals fled intra-ethnic clashes in Ponchalla area which broke out on 21 March in Pochalla town between Pochalla North and Pochalla South Anuak communities and soon spread to nearby towns.

In a historic decision, the member states of the UN General Assembly today agreed on a new international framework – known as the Global Compact on Refugees – that will transform the way the world responds to mass displacement and refugee crises, benefiting both refugees and the communities that host them.