REPORTING PERIOD HIGHLIGHTS
In the DRC, 1,161 refugees (592 screened at the Bitima Health Zone and 569 at the DunguHealthZone)are reported to be in need of urgent health assistance. UNHCR is negotiating with the local Referral Hospital and the Health Center in Bitima to provide assistance to the most severe andurgent cases.
In Ethiopia, refugees in Jewi camp expressed deep regret over the reprisal killings that occurred on 21 April over the accidental road accident that killed two children. Movement to Pugnido town continues to be restricted.
A delegation of Swedish business people from 15 companies visited Kakuma on 19 April 2016.The group was led by the Ambassador to Kenya, Johan Borgstam and Trade Commissioner Robin Pettersson. Focused group discussions were held on solutions and they visited Kalobeyei settlement.
The influx of South Sudanese into Sudan that began in late January 2016 amid ongoing conflict and deteriorating food insecurity continues with some 54,000 arrivals into East and South Darfur and West Kordofan states. Of these new arrivals, 41,774 are residing in East Darfur.In White Nile State, there was a large increase in the rate of arrivals recorded.Whereas the average number of arrivals per week has been around 500 for the past two months, in the past week over 2,100 new South Sudanese have arrived in the White NileState sites.
In Adjumani, Uganda, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Lutheran World Federation and Danish Refugee Council relocated 4,577 refugees from Nyumanzi Transit Centre and Ocea Reception Centre. UNHCR and OPM are developing new settlements as Maaji III has exceeded its capacity. Latodo, a forest parcel with capacity for 20,000 refugees has been identified as the new settlement site.
In South Sudan,944 Sudanese from South Kordofan arrived in Yida, a 45 percent increase from the first two weeks of April. The new arrivals reported hunger, aerial bombardments and ground fighting as the main reasons for fleeing.
KEY FIGURES
34,118 The total arrivals between 1-30 April, 2016
853,490 The total number of South Sudanese Refugees has reduced in number from the last reporting period because of verification exercises that are ongoing.
123,774 Old case load before 15Dec.2013 (covered by the regular budget)
263,000 Refugees in South Sudan
1.7 M Internally Displaced People (IDPs)
REQUIREMENTS: USD 581.1 M
CONTRIBUTIONS: USD 74.1 M
13% funded, Gap is 507.0 M
OPERATIONAL CONTEXT
On 26 April, South Sudan’s First Vice President Designate Dr. Riek Machar arrived in Juba after a week-long delay and was sworn in as the first vice-president in a newly Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU), which will run the country for 30 months. The return of Dr. Machar is a vital part of the deal aimed at ending more than two years of conflict that has killed tens of thousands and left two million people homeless since the war broke out in mid-December 2013. The full list of Government ministerial portfolios was announced on Thursday, 28 April, with cabinet ministers being sworn in Friday 29 May. Security in Juba remains calm but fragile, while pockets of localized conflict continue in some areas of the country, including Northern Bahr El Ghazal.