The Yida refugee camp in the recently formed nation of South Sudan - home to 20,000 people - was hit by a bomb on Thursday, witnesses said.Many feel the government of Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, is to blame.South Sudan split from Sudan in July following decades of war ...
In Sudan, the UNHCR said it will continue to supply services to about 230,000 refugees at 10 refugee camps in South Sudan – while it is also taking on increased responsibilities for the 57,000 civilians in UN compounds throughout the country. Women and Children have been given priority, ac...
Some 5000 cases of acute jaundice syndrome reported since July 2012 in 4 South Sudan refugee camps have been attributed to hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. Many of the refugees had fled armed violence in Sudan only to arrive at the camps in late 2011 as heavy rains and flooding set...
The reasons cited by the refugees for leaving their countries of asylum were insecurity; lack of employment, livelihood and economic activities; and reduction in food ration in refugee camps. The report said that 41,600 South Sudanese returned home in May, a slight increase from the previous mo...
"Uganda now hosts over one million South Sudanese refugees; of those more than 85 percent are women and children," said the UN. It said the number of South Sudanese living in six refugee camps in northern Uganda rose to 1.03 million in October, but dropped to 986,000 by the end of ...
Sudanese refugees do laundry at the Gorom refugee settlement on the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 27, 2025. The Gorom refugee settlement currently hosts approximately 16,000 refugees, primarily from Sudan, with some from Ethiopia and Burundi. The number of Sudanese refugees in Gorom cont...
It further explained that the refugee influx into Sudan's South Darfur continues with approximately 241 South Sudanese refugees arriving in the state every day. The UN earlier indicated that 7.5 million out of over 12.5 people in South Sudan were in need of humanitarian assistance, with more tha...
This study was conducted among South Sudanese refugee women in Pinyudo refugee camps. The camp, divided as Pinyudo 1 and Pinyudo 2, is the oldest South Sudanese refugee camp in Ethiopia. Currently, the total population of the camp is estimated at around 52,346, and women account for 58...
James Nyang Chiengjiek, a 25-year-old refugee from South Sudan, will run the men's 400-meter. He credits exposure to a harsh environment alongside mentorship to his athletic skills. The engineering student at a mid-level college in northern Kenya started running while in middle school. ...
Lokinyomo's run was arguably one of the most notable performances since the refugee team project, spearheaded by the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation and the Tegla Loroupe Training Camp for Athlete Refugees in Ngong, Kenya, which made its international debut in 2016. ...