In Ajuong Thok camp, UNHCR distributed 5,360 tree seedlings to refugees and host communities to help reduce the effects of environmental degradation.

In Lasu and Makpandu settlements, some 2,150 refugee families received agricultural land from local authorities and host communities.

Two Sudanese refugee children, aged 6 and 7, accidentally died in Upper Nile’s Doro camp after falling in a water-filled trench surrounding UNMISS base.

In Yida, UNHCR completed the verification of Yida refugees, confirming the presence of 61,590 individuals, down from 70,876 as of 31 May 2016.

In Juba, UNHCR and partner Humanitarian Development Consortium established a legal aid network tasked to provide pro-bono legal services to refugees.

Over 30,000 arrived from South Sudan to Uganda since the beginning of the year.

In Ajuong Thok camp, UNHCR and education partners began a nine-month teacher certification course for 73 primary school and Adult Learning Programme teachers.

In Ajuong Thok camp, UNHCR and partners carried out a measles vaccination campaign, reaching some 7,000 children under 5 years.

UNHCR and FAO completed distribution of seeds and agricultural tools to 200,000 refugees and their host communities across South Sudan.

In May, 2,908 Sudanese refugees from South Kordofan State arrived in Yida, bringing the number of new arrivals since January 2016 to 7,542.