OVER 3,000 REFUGEES ARRIVED IN SUDAN IN FEBRUARY – New refugee arrivals from South Sudan continue to cross into Sudan. Over 6,200 refugees have arrived in Sudan in 2019 so far, arriving from Aweil area in Northern Bahr Ghazal State and Upper Nile State, citing violence, food insecurity and a lack of livelihoods as their reasons for leaving South Sudan.

URGENT FUNDING NEEDED TO COVER VECTOR CONTROL CAMPAIGNS IN WHITE NILE CAMPS – The State Ministry of Health conducted vector control campaigns in all camps, through support from WHO. Vector control campaigns are an essential component of disease prevention programmes in refugee camps. Funds are urgently needed to cover vector control and water quality activities through to the end of 2019.

Refugees in East Darfur are facing relocations and movement restrictions in response to recent acute watery diarrhea (AWD) outbreaks.

Growing influx of refugees to South Darfur observed, with over 7,500 arriving in July fleeing conflict in Northern and Western Bahr Ghazal states.

Acute watery diarrhea (AWD) outbreaks in East Darfur refugee camps have been contained.

UNHCR Deputy Representative and Sudan's RC/HC make first visit Bantiu refugee site in Khartoum to assess living conditions of an estimated 17,000 refugees.

Steady rate of new arrivals continues, especially to South Darfur and West Kordofan states.

UNHCR is working with state governments in White Nile and East Darfur to improve access to birth registration for refugee children born in Sudan.

100,000 South Sudanese have been registered and recieved ID cards from the Immigration and Passport Police in Khartoum, supported by UNHCR

New camp Um Sangor opens in White Nile State for 4,000 individuals who have fled violence in Upper Nile State since 9 March 2015.