Recent fighting has led to more than 37,000 South Sudanese refugees fleeing to Uganda, more than arrived in the first 6 months of 2016.

A newly opened settlement in Imvepi, Arua district, began receiving new arrivals from South Sudan on 21 February.

To accomodate the current influx of South Sudanese refugees at Meri site (150/day), construction of 3 hangars or 150 individual shelters per week is necessary.

So far over 85,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled to Sudan in 2017, for a total of nearly 380,000 refugees now living in Sudan since December 2013.

The Government of Uganda and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees officially launched the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) for Uganda

The Government of Uganda and UNHCR organised a Solidarity Summit in Kampala to rally international support for the refugee situation in Uganda.

A new settlement, named Omugo, opens in northern Uganda, with the capacity to hold 40,000 refugees fleeing from South Sudan

To accommodate the current influx of South Sudanese refugees at Meri site (150/day), construction of 3 hangars or 150 individual shelters per week is necessary.

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.