Bidibidi settlement was established in September 2016 to host the rapid influx of South Sudanese refugees, primarily arriving from the Greater Equatoria region. The settlement population increased rap...

Originally closed in 2006 after many South Sudanese refugees returned home, Olua I/II were reopened in 2012 to host another influx of South Sudanese refugees fleeing inter-communal violence

Kyaka II settlement was established in 2005 to receive the remaining population of Kyaka I following the mass repatriation of Rwandan refugees the same year. After this movement, Kyaka I was closed. M...

Baratuku, initially established in 1991, has hosted successive waves of South Sudanese refugees since the Second Sudanese War. The settlement’s current population is comprised of South Sudanese refuge...

Kyangwali settlement hosts more than 83,000 refugees. Due to its geographical location, Congolese refugees form the majority of the population. Refugees also come from Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, So...

Palabek settlement was established in April 2017. Located in Lamwo district in the northern part of the country, the settlement hosts almost 38,000 South Sudanese refugees. Infrastructure is still bei...

Adjumani district, in the West Nile region, hosts the highest number of refugee settlements (18) in the country, accommodating around 203,671 refugees. Some settlements were established in the 1980s d...

Arua district, in the West Nile region, hosts around 160,040 refugees in two refugee settlements, Imvepi and Rhino Camp. While Imvepi was established in 2017 to accommodate the influx from South Sudan...

Kiryandongo refugee settlement, originally established in 1990, was re-opened in 2014 during the South Sudanese emergency and now hosts almost 60,000 refugees. The majority of refugees are from South ...

Rwamwanja settlement was established in 1964 to host refugees from Rwanda and closed in 1995 when many repatriated. It reopened in 2012 to host refugees fleeing insecurity in DRC due to violence in No...