UNHCR together with the government refugee agency-ARRA- and other partners marking World Refugee Day in Addis Ababa on 19 June 2015.

UNHCR was part of a HCT-led assessment of Leer, Akobo and Pagak to explore the possibility of the assisted relocation of IDPs from the POC sites of Bor and Wau.

UNHCR welcomes Ethiopia’s historic new refugee law which will now allow refugees to obtain work permits, access primary education, obtain drivers’ licenses, legally register life events such as births and marriages and open up access to national financial services, such as banking.

UNHCR welcomes Uganda Communications Commission directive to improve refugees’ access to SIM cards.

UNHCR's Representative for South Sudan visited Unity State along with South Sudan's Commissioner for Refugee Affairs to look into Ajuong Thok's expansion.

UNHCR's assessment in Thonyor found that thousands of people have returned to the area and are in great need of shelter, food and non-food items.

UNHCR, the Office of the Prime Minster (OPM) and partner agencies today officially launched a communication system for refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda. The two-way communication system is being rolled out to all refugee settlements in Uganda and is anticipated to cover the entire refugee operation by February 2019.

UNHCR, MSF, UNICEF and UMISS provided basic water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and services to some 4,000 IDPs who had fled to the ADRA compound in Yambio

UNHCR, WFP and FAO concluded a joint assessment of refugee livelihoods in Makpandu, Ezo and Lasu settlements.Opportunities exist for livelihoods development.

UNHCR, WHO and the GoSS confirmed a surge of Hepatitis E in Upper Nile Refugee Camps: 3,319 cases and 69 deaths since July 2012.