UNHCR dispatched 60 trucks carrying 2,400 tons of relief items from Juba to Unity and Upper Nile with the aim of pre-positioning NFIs ahead of the rainy season.

In January UNHCR, in partnership with DRC and ACTED, completed the construction of 3,359 shelters for refugees and host communities in Maban County.

UNHCR’s partner Lutheran World Federation opened a new Child Friendly Space (CFS) in Ajuong Thok refugee camp, bringing the total number of CFS to six.

In Ajuong Thok, UNHCR installed 20 additional computers at the Soba Secondary Schools’ ICT lab, bringing the total number of workstations to 27.

In Lasu, UNHCR’s partner IBIS completed the upgrade of Yei Girls Secondary School, hosting 320 students.

UNHCR and partners completed a Short Interval Additional Dose polio vaccination campaign in all refugee camps in Unity and Upper Nile, reaching 100,000 children

In Kakuma the weekly disease surveillance report showed a steady decline in incidence of malaria, one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality

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.