ECHO - The South and South-East of Ethiopia are affected by serious drought due to the fourth consecutive failed rainy season.

New arrivals (since 15 December 2013) from South Sudan into Ethiopia's Gambella Regional State surpassed 100,000 on April 28 (totaling 100,426 individuals).

UNHCR estimates that more than 11,000 new arrivals from South Sudan arrived in Burubiey, Gambella Regional State over the past 72 hours.

UNHCR estimates 15,000 new arrivals at Burubiey entry point in Gambella, Ethiopia, since 04 May 2014; registration and assistance is underway.

US Assistant Secretary of State, BPRM, Anne Richard, and Ambassador, Patricia Haslach, visited Pagak Entry Point, and the Kule 1 and Kule 2 refugee camps.

UN Messenger for Peace, Her Royal Highness Princess Haya bint al Hussein, visited Kule 2 Refugee Camp and met with South Sudanese refugee women.

UNOCHA Director of Coordination and Response Division, Mr John Ging visited Pagak entry point, Kule Refugee Camp with Heads of Agencies.

Japan Ambassador visited Pagak and Kule 2 Refugee Camp

Ambassador of Finland visited Pagak entry point and Kule 2 Refugee Camp

Gambella Regional Council announces Pamdong Refugee Camp as a new site and changes the names of Kule 1 to "Kule Camp" and Kule 2 to "Tierkidi Camp".