The Head of Offic and the Peace Advisor in the Resident Coordinator’s Office Kampala, visited Nakivale refugee settlement.

Border restrictions on South Sudan side have been eased slightly. Vehicles continue to be prevented from crossing but those on foot are now being granted access

A new settlement area is to be opened in Yumbe district, and could potentially host up to 100,000 South Sudanese refugees.

As at 31 March 2014, a total of 93,824 South Sudanese refugees have arrived in Adjumani, Arua(10,138) & Kiryandongo (17,160) since the influx began on 16/12/13

A total of 18.005 refugees have arrived in Kiryandongo since the influx started on 16 December 2013

131,392 South Sudanese refugees have been assisted since mid-December 2013; 82,981 in Adjumani, 12,054 in Arua, 29,802 in Kiryandongo and 6,555 in Kampala

In Adjumani, the period (September 1-14) saw a total of 1420 South Sudanese refugees seeking safety and protection in Uganda.

A total of 1,282 refugees arrived from South Sudan from Elegu and Kuluba collection points, between 27 Nov -08 Dec 2015.

In Adjumani and Arua, between December 11 and 20, a total of 1,265 new arrivals were received mainly through Elegu (885) and Kuluba (287) Collection Points.

Over 30,000 arrived from South Sudan to Uganda since the beginning of the year.