In early April, the Gambella region in western Ethiopia experienced a relatively high number of new South Sudanese arrivals into the region, crossing to Okugo refugee camp through the Raad corridor. Since 5 April 2016, more than 300 new arrivals have been registered by the Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) with support from UNHCR. Dozens of Unaccompanied and Separated children were among the new arrivals. Most of them said they trekked in the jungle for about two weeks before arriving in Okugo. UNHCR and partners have provided the refugees with basic assistance including corn soya blend (CSB) to children, plastic sheets, mosquito nets, blankets, sleeping mats and water jerry cans at the camp. The new arrivals fled intra-ethnic clashes in Ponchalla area which broke out on 21 March in Pochalla town between Pochalla North and Pochalla South Anuak communities and soon spread to nearby towns.

The first pilot biometric food distribution system was successfully completed within 8.5 days in Jewi Refugee Camp. From the total targeted population of 48,639 persons, 37,403 persons were able to collect food ration using the Biometrics system showing a 23% no show rate. Additional tests will be undertaken in the coming two months to draw a clear trend within which the construction of the two biometrics food centres in Jewi camp would have been completed.

Two years after: The Chibok Girls Must Be Found – and Freed (International Crisis Group)

Boko Haram bombers: 151 suicide attacks in 2015. One in five were by children and 75% of children used were girls (Unicef)

Children in northeast Nigeria continue to pay a heavy price for violence committed by the militant group (UNHCR Kora)

Obama sees momentum in fight against Islamic State.

In the first week of March, WFP staff started distributions of ready-to-eat (RTE) parcels to Syrians waiting at the North-eastern border

March was the first month since April 2014 where WFP provided the planned amounts of monthly restricted cash-based transfer (rCBT) to all eligible beneficiaries

In April, WFP received 306 tonnes of dates from Saudi Arabia

WFP rolled out the iris-scan payment system in Azraq camp.