Relocation of new South Sudanese refugee arrivals from Matar transit centre to Pugnido 2 camp commenced on 25 August 2015 following development of the new camp.

Relocation of new South Sudanese refugee arrivals from Burbeiy and Matar transit centres to new Pugnido 2 camp was completed on 3 Sept 2015 with 8,897 relocated

Relocation of new South Sudanese refugee arrivals from Pagak transit centre commenced on 4 September 2015 with 4,654 relocated by 8 September.

To intensify the current malaria prevention and control measures in refugee camps, 4,140 transitional shelters were sprayed with Propoxur chemical in Kule camp from 29 September to 7 October. The other five camps are following.

On 7 October, a three-week Back to School campaign climaxed in Kule camp marking the reopening of schools for the 2015/2016 academic year. Simultaneous grand marches took place in other refugee camps. UNHCR, ARRA and partners made remarks encouraging refugees to focus on their studies and stay in school.

A Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) mission was in Gambella from 16 - 18 October. During the visit, the team witnessed ongoing assistance to refugees at Jewi camp and held meetings with refugees, ARRA, UNHCR and partners.

Global Handwashing Day celebrations were held in all refugee camps in Gambella on 15 October with support from all Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) partners. These celebrations will be peaked with the upcoming World Toilet Day to be celebrated on 19 November.

DanChurchAid (DCA) in collaboration with UNHCR and the Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) hosted a delegation of the Ambassador of Denmark to Ethiopia, the DCA General Secretary, Head of Humanitarian Director, and the DCA Regional Representative Delegation. The mission visited the Fresh Food Voucher project in Tierkidi camp on 19 October.

Ms. Sandra Bedoya-Hanson, Assistant Refugee Coordinator, Bureau of Population, Refugee, and Migration (PRM) in Addis Ababa was in Gambella from 19 to 21 October during which she witnessed humanitarian assistance being provided to South Sudanese refugees in camps and held meetings with refugees, Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA), UNHCR and partners.

The Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Addis Ababa, Mr. Peter H. Vrooman, visited UNHCR Sub-Office Gambella on 9 December. Mr. Vrooman’s last visit to Gambella was in March 2015 when he inaugurated Jewi camp along with the President of Gambella Regional State, His Excellency Ato Gatluak Tuk Khot; Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA); Deputy Director Ato Ayalew Aweke; then outgoing UNHCR Representative (Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa), Mr. Valentin Tapsoba; and the Deputy Assistant Secretary Catherine Wiesner of the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM) in Washington.