Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Ethiopia, South Sudan
Contextual Background
Background
Since the on-set of political instability (December 2013) in South Sudan, Ethiopia opened its doors to fleeing refugees. Pagak is a major entry point and has received almost half (96,712) of all the new arrival refugees into Ethiopia. Most of these refugees were relocated to Kule, Tierkidi and leitchour camps and of recent, more than 1,400 were relocated to Pugnido camp. In April, Pagak experienced a spike increase in new arrival refugees estimated at 7,000 in just 4 days. Both UNHCR/ARRA are already in Pagak to resume basic assistance as they relocate these refugees to camps immediately.