UNHCR and partners are expanding and scaling-up reception services to meet increased demand from the high influx of new arrivals to Sudan.

Over 108,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled to Sudan in 2017 so far, for a total of over 375,000 refugees hosted in Sudan since December 2013.

On 7 – 21 May 2017, the County Civil Registrar, upon invitation by UNHCR Sub-Office Kakuma, issued 1,279 birth certificates and 231 death certificates to refugees in the Kakuma Operation. Out of the 1,279 birth certificates issued, 13 were renewals while 5 were late registration.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and livelihood partners will, from 16 – 18 June, hold the World Refuge Day Market Day at Kakuma 3 (opposite the reception centre). The market day themed ‘Bei Nafuu, Bidhaa Bora’ is aimed at unlocking marketing opportunity for refugee and host community entrepreneurs.

The UN Refugee Agency has organized a Mr. and Miss 2017 World Refugee Day beauty pageant that will see contestants from the refugee and host community compete for this year’s title. Auditions have been conducted and a total of 30 contestants selected from Kakuma and Kalobeyei to compete in this year’s beauty pageant. The event is set to take place on the 19th June 2017 at Liz Ahua Hall in Kakuma 3.

Over 43,000 South Sudanese refugees arrived in Sudan in May. This brings total new arrivals in 2017 to nearly 152,000.

USD $221.7 million across 19 key partners is now required to address the increased needs of an estimated 477,000 refugees in Sudan by the end of 2017.

Over 3,500 new arrivals to benefit from the opening of 3 temporary schools, put up to decongest the existing school, in Kalobeyei settlement by UNHCR in collaboration with WFP, UNICEF, and partners.

Total refugees who have fled to Sudan since the start of the conflict surpassed the 400,000 mark by 15 June. Over 155,000 refugees have arrived in 2017 so far.

$34.8 million is urgently needed to address critical WASH gaps in White Nile, South Kordofan and East Darfur compounding health and nutrition issues.