Two Sudanese refugee children, aged 6 and 7, accidentally died in Upper Nile’s Doro camp after falling in a water-filled trench surrounding UNMISS base.

In Yida, UNHCR completed the verification of Yida refugees, confirming the presence of 61,590 individuals, down from 70,876 as of 31 May 2016.

In Juba, UNHCR and partner Humanitarian Development Consortium established a legal aid network tasked to provide pro-bono legal services to refugees.

In Ajuong Thok camp, UNHCR and partners carried out a measles vaccination campaign, reaching some 7,000 children under 5 years.

In Ajuong Thok camp, UNHCR and education partners began a nine-month teacher certification course for 73 primary school and Adult Learning Programme teachers.

In May, 2,908 Sudanese refugees from South Kordofan State arrived in Yida, bringing the number of new arrivals since January 2016 to 7,542.

Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative Fund made available 10 scholarships for refugees in South Sudan to enable them to study at universities.

In Juba, UNHCR conducted a two-day training for 66 officials from the Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Immigration on South Sudanese nationality laws.

In Ajuong Thok camp, UNHCR and education partners inaugurated a new primary school, Bankee, bringing the number of primary schools in the camp to four.

UNHCR and FAO completed distribution of seeds and agricultural tools to 200,000 refugees and their host communities across South Sudan.