HIGHLIGHTS
53,210 Refugees received non-food items across South Sudan
7,000 Refugee children reaches with measles vaccination in Ajung Thok camp
2,150 Refugee families were allocated agricultural land in Greater Equatoria
290 Refugees and partners received protection training from UNHCR
Unity: UNHCR completed the verification of Yida refugees, confirming the presence of 6,288 individuals, down from 70,876 as of 31 May 2016.
Unity: Nearly 8,500 refugees in Ajuong Thok camp have received ID cards bearing the seal of both South Sudan’s Commission for Refugee Affairs and UNHCR. Distribution of ID cards will continue during the coming months to reach those eligible amongst a population of 42,374.
Greater Equatoria: Local authorities and host communities in Lasu and Makpandu settlements began allocating agricultural land to some 2,150 refugee families as part of UNHCR’s intervention to help refugees become more self -reliant.
Jonglei: For the first time since 2009, UNHCR carried out a distribution of non -food items for some 625 Ethiopian refugee families in Pochalla, near the border with Ethiopia.