Joint inter-agency partners complete needs assessment (4-6 December) for 47,000 refugees living in Khartoum's 'open areas'.

Over 30 UASC in West Kordofan reunited with their families in Khartoum, and an additional 80 UASC receive assistance in South Kordofan.

Une école primaire et un poste de santé ont été inaugurés au site de Biringi et remis aux autorités locales au bénéfice des communautés réfugiés et hôte.

Auprès du nouveau site des réfugiés de Kaka, une école et un poste de santé ont été réhabilités, ainsi que les sources d’eau potable.

According to WHO, the lack of laboratory services remains an ongoing gap for the refugee health response across Sudan.

Progress made on individual (biometric) registration completed in North Darfur, and key settlements in East Darfur and South Kordofan.

By the end of 2017, UNHCR and partners received only 34 per cent of funds required to meet the needs of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda.

FUEL SHORTAGE DRIVING SHUT DOWN OF WATER TREATMENT PLANTS – Sudan’s fuel crisis remains a major challenge to service delivery across the response. The fuel shortage has interrupted water treatment plant operations for refugee camps along the White Nile River, with refugees now drawing water directly from the river at several camp locations. UNHCR is working with local partners and authorities to secure emergency fuel supplies; however, in the meantime, WASH partners are initiating the distribution of water purification tablets and public information initiatives on the importance of boiling water to mitigate waterborne illness risk. Household water filters are also being procured in anticipation of ongoing interruptions to clean water supply for refugees living in camps.

Regional Refugee Coordinator and Special Advisor for the South Sudan Situation, Mr. Arnauld Akodjenou, carried out a resource mobilization mission in May and June aimed at fostering visibility to the dire situation of the South Sudanese crisis and bolster political and economic support to the crisis.

In Lasu and Makpandu settlements, some 2,150 refugee families received agricultural land from local authorities and host communities.