Registration of South Sudanese has begun under an MoU between the Sudanese Directorate of of Passports and Immigration, the Commissioner for Refugees and UNHCR.

A new refugee settlement called Maaji was re-opened and the first 216 South Sudanese relocated there from Nyumanzi Reception Centre on 4 Feb.

The new Maaji settlement site in Adjumani can currently host up to 8,500 as DRC-DDG open up more road access and partners provide key services

WFP ration cut of 50% began on 27 Jan 2015 targeting refugees who arrived in Uganda before July 2013 as the Agency struggles to raise an additional US$30 mill.

141,107 South Sudanese refugees have been assisted in Uganda since the influx began in mid-December 2013, including 89,2451 in Adjumani, 12,678 in Arua, 31,714 in Kiryandongo and 7,470 in Kampala

On 2 Feb. Program Dir. of Nduna Foundation visited Kakuma for the first time on a familiarization tour to support fundraising/advocacy for refugees children.

UNHCR's Representative for South Sudan visited Unity State along with South Sudan's Commissioner for Refugee Affairs to look into Ajuong Thok's expansion.

UNHCR organized a donor briefing in Juba to provide an update on the refugee operations in South Sudan and share UNHCR's vision and priorities for 2015.

UNHCR supported the visit of US Bureau of Population, Refugee and Migration (BPRM) in Yei and Yambio aiming at monitoring and reviewing BPRM-funded programmes.

4,000 new arrivals fled to South Sudan from Sudan's South Kordofan and Blue Nile since 23 December 2014. This represents an increase of 100% compared to 2013.