275,668,213 USD
Funding requested for comprehensive needs in 2016
121,556,542 USD
Funding requested for prioritized needs in 2016
HIGHLIGHTS
UNHCR saddened by the tragic death of two refugee children – Two Sudanese refugee children, aged 6 and 7, accidentally died in Upper Nile’s Doro camp after falling in a water-‐filled trench surrounding UNMISS base. UNHCR met with their parents to offer condolences.
Verification shows decrease in population of Yida refugee settlement -‐ UNHCR completed the verification of Yida refugees, confirming the presence of 61,590 individuals, down from 70,876 as of 31 May 2016. More than 8,800 individuals did not show up for verification and were put on hold in UNHCR registration database.
UNHCR makes progress towards legal aid services for refugees -‐ In Juba, UNHCR and partner Humanitarian Development Consortium (HDC) began working on the establishment of a legal aid network tasked to provide pro-‐bono legal services to refugees in Juba, including representation in court. As a first step, eight lawyers who will be part of this network received a training on UNHCR’s role and mandate, international refugee law, national legislative frameworks for the protection of refugees and guidelines on detention monitoring.