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.

In May, UNHCR distributed non-food items to some 6,700 vulnerable IDPs across South Sudan

In May, UNHCR and partners reached 4,758 refugee children reached with Blanket Supplementary Feeding in four refugees camps in Maban.

UNHCR attended a ceremony honouring the creative expatriate students for the school year 2015/2016, which was organized by the Central Administration Central Services and supported by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNICEF and UNHCR. The students exhibited works of art, paintings and scientific inventions that impressed all the attendance, and offered a musical show with poetry and chants in different languages.

During the celebration of the World Cultural Diversity Day on 22 May at the Small Theatre at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Syrian artist Bassem Al Attar and Al Reyada NGO theatre groups presented two short plays portraying the stories of Syrians’ journey to Egypt and their integration in the society, marked with very special clown sketches that brought laughter and joy to the audience. The theatre and music event, which was attended by 350 persons, was organized by UNHCR, UNICEF and the Depository Library at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative Fund made available 10 scholarships for refugees in South Sudan to enable them to study at universities.

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