It is anticipated that once border with South Sudan becomes fully passable, a mass influx of 10,000+ refugees could take place within a few days.

A total of 350 South Sudanese refugees crossed in to Uganda on Thursday 14th July.

UNHCR deployed an emergency team in Wau to look into the protection needs of vulnerable IDPs following the June 24 violence, which displaced tens of thousands.

In Pochalla, UNHCR carried out a distribution of non-food items for some 625 Ethiopian refugee families for the first time since 2009.

In Doro camp, UNHCR partner Danish Refugee Council distributed plastic sheets and mosquito nets to more than 8,600 refugee families.

On 13 June, UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi with a delegation from Geneva and the Kenya Rep. Raouf Mazou, visited Kakuma on a familiarization mission.

In Lasu settlement, UNHCR officially opened 3 early child development centers to provide children with learning and play opportunities.

In Ajuong Thok camp, UNHCR partners IRC and DRC began distributing seeds and agricultural tools to some 5,000 refugee families.

In Ajuong Thok camp, UNHCR began distributing ID cards to refugees, with nearly 8,500 distributed so far.

Thousands of people got together in 12 refugee and IDP sites across South Sudan to commemorate World Refugee Day and support the #WithRefugees campaign.