Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: South Sudan, Uganda
Highlights
- 5,869 South Sudanese people fled to Uganda between the 16th and 18th September, the vast majority of whom are using border crossing points in to Arua district. Refugees are increasingly using a number of informal border crossing points, particularly in Busia, Angili and Chakulia. Refugees are reportedly using these new border crossing points to avoid confrontation with armed groups. Other refugees are arriving directly at Ocea Reception Centre. No refugees have crossed in to Uganda using the Lamwo border crossing for more than a week.
- A shipment of more than 100 tonnes of core relief items was received at Entebbe airport on Sunday. The delivery included kitchen sets, mattresses, plastic sheeting and solar lights, amongst others. The delivery was made with the assistance of Dubai Royal Wings, thanks to the generosity of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Dubai, who agreed to partner on the shipment after hearing of the untold suffering being faced by the South Sudanese people since the outbreak of violence in Juba on July 8. Read more at: http://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2016/9/57dfa3424/unhcr-airlifts-aid-uganda-thousands-arrive-south-sudan.html
- Six members of the Presidential Affairs Committee from the Parliament of Uganda visited refugee sites in Adjumani, Arua, Koboko and Yumbe to develop a deeper understanding of the ongoing response to South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda.
- 7,564 refugees were relocated from Adjumani, Arua and Moyo to Bidibidi settlement in Yumbe, bringing the total refugee population in Yumbe to 93,109 refugees.
- In a bid to decongest Ocea Reception Centre, 1,026 individuals were relocated to the newly-opened Ofua village within Rhino Refugee Settlement.
- The motorized water system at Ocea has been repaired, boosting the supply of clean water from seven liters per person per day to ten litres per person per day. A new water tank has also been installed in Ofua village.
- Ensuring that particularly vulnerable new arrivals, such as the elderly, disabled, orphans and survivors of sexual assault, amongst others, receive the assistance they need as soon as possible is an operational priority. 748 people were identified and provided with assistance in West Nile, including 133 children arriving without any family member accompanying them, 329 children arriving with family members other than their parents, 37 elderly people, 19 disabled people and eight people in need of immediate medical treatment. 406 people were identified and provided with assistance in Bidibidi.