UNHCR Chief Mr. Filippo Grandi visited Sudan on 15-16 August to highlight the plight of refugees and persons of concern in Sudan.

Influx into South Darfur is ongoing, with over 2,900 refugees arriving between 1-15 August from Western Bahr Ghazal state in South Sudan.

Acute watery diarrhea (AWD) within refugee communities has been contained in East Darfur, South Kordofan and White Nile.

DRC: Thousands flee insecurity in the Central African Republic

The second round of UNHCR’s training series for the staff of the provincial directorates of ISKUR was held in Ankara during.

[Inter-Agency Financial Tracking: Refugee Component] For the second quarter of 2017, US $ 385 million (52% of the total requested funds) have been received.

In Nord-Ubangi province, almost 10,000 CAR refugees (new arrivals and out-of-camp) received relief items.

The Congolese authorities ended the prima facies recognition for CAR refugees since July 2015. Following UNHCR’s advocacy, an accelerated RSD process has been set up for CAR refugees.

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

Over 176,000 refugees have fled to Sudan in 2017 so far. The planning figure for new arrivals to Sudan for 2017 is 180,000.