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 ...
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...
SPLA spokesman Santo Domic Chol said in Juba following reports of some armed South Sudanese kidnapping refugees and looting cattle in refugee camps in Uganda's Moyo district. "These are South Sudanese rebels. They look like SPLA and they are still wearing SPLA uniform with coat of arms of So...
"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 D...
In other countries, refugees are put in camps and are not allowed to move freely. They are totally taken care of by the government and relief agencies. While Uganda's policy is seen as exemplary to the world, even to the European countries that are facing a refugee crisis, the influx of...
"Whilst deeply appreciating the hospitality and generosity of South Sudan and its people towards refugees, we strongly appeal to the authorities to provide safety and security to those in need and to ensure the civilian and humanitarian character of refugee camps. UNHCR will continue to work with ...
Situated in the Upper Nile region, the affected area is home to more than 150,000 refugees from Sudan, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement. The UN agency said floodwaters have submerged major roads, making access to the refugee camps difficult and leading to ...
The UN Refugee Agency and its 123 partners called for renewed support for South Sudanese refugees living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda with the new funding appeal. Mamadou Dian Balde, UNHCR's regional director for the East and Horn of Afric...
He added that over 120,000 returnees from refugee camps in neighboring countries are now resettling in their respective communities, including IDPs from the Protection of Civilian sites run by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Akobo and Panjak areas. ...
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