HIGHLIGHTS
200,000
Refugees and host communities received seeds and tools from UNHCR and FAO
6,700
Vulnerable IDPs received non-‐food items across South Sudan
4,758
Children reached with Blanket Supplementary Feeding in Upper Nile
365
Refugees and partners received protection training from UNHCR
Unity: In April, 2,908 Sudanese refugees from South Kordofan State arrived in Yida, bringing the number of new arrivals since 1st January 2016 to 7,542. This represents an 80 percent increase compared to the previous month. They reported hunger, aerial bombardments and ground attacks as the main reasons for fleeing to South Sudan. UNHCR provided them with medical screening and vaccinations, registration, food and non-‐food items and transportation to Ajuong Thok. Meanwhile, the ongoing verification of Yida refugees put the number of Yida population at 66,472, down from 70,876 as of 30 April 2016.
Country-‐wide: Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative Fund, also known as DAFI programme, made available 10 scholarships for refugees in South Sudan to enable them to study at universities, colleges and polytechnics abroad.