Over 28,000 S. Sudan refugees arrived in Sudan in March: U.N
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Over 28,000 S. Sudan refugees arrived in Sudan in March: U.N
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April 17, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Over 28,000 South Sudanese refugees
arrived in Sudan in March, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR)
said, with an additional 20,500 refugees newly accessed, having
arrived since January along Sudan’s border in East Darfur.
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South Sudanese refugees arrive to Sudan’s white Nile state in January
2014 (Photo SUNA)
The new figures emerged following a border monitoring mission, UNHCR said.
This, UNHCR said, brings to over 85,000 the total new arrivals in
2017. Nearly 380,000 refugees have fled to Sudan since December 2013.
According to the agency, given the higher than anticipated arrival
figures, together with its inter-agency partners, they are now
anticipating up to 180,000 new arrivals into Sudan by end of 2017.
“In White Nile, land availability remains a primary concern to
accommodate the increase of new arrivals in 2017 to refugee sites in
White Nile, while ensuring refugee response standards are sustained,”
partly reads the U.N agency’s statement.
It added, “Site expansion activities are underway, and UNHCR is
working to increase the presence of medical staff at the entry points
to ensure that health and nutrition screenings and medical assistance
is provided to each new arrival”.
In Sudan’s South Kordofan and West Kordofan states, the U.N refugee
agency is reportedly collaborating with the local authorities and
interagency partners to address the challenge of ongoing influxes of
refugees into very remote areas across both states.
Access to the affected localities, UNCHR said, has improved, which has
allowed for the partners to visit refugees and assess their needs.
“A joint UNHCR and Commission of Refugees (COR) monitoring mission to
El Leri and Abu Jubaiha in South Kordafon was completed on 16 March to
follow-up on ES/NFI distribution, food assistance and nutrition
service scale-up recommended from an inter-agency needs assessment in
February,” said the U.N refugee agency.
On Sunday, 26 March, UNHCR-COR reportedly began household-level
registration for approximately 19,500 South Sudanese refugees in Al
Lait, North Darfur who were identified by the February mission.
Meanwhile, over 2,000 refugees have been registered so far, with the
exercise to conclude in mid-April. The registration, it said, will
facilitate refugees’ access to immediate food and ES/NFI assistance.
A border monitoring mission, conducted from 16-18 March, led by COR
and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) in East Darfur reportedly
identified an estimated 20,500 refugees residing near the Sudanese
border in Kalama, Uamazelti and Abu Simsim areas.
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17 April 16:57, by Naath
This constant influk of South Sudan refugee into Sudan makes Dinka
gangs leader Kiir feels great. Kiir excited because South Sudanese run
away from him from day. The Dinka tribal gang leader Kiir agreed to
massacre Nuer in December 2013 so Nuar salaries would be given to
Dinka to increase the economic of his Dinka. However, the opposit
become relevant. Kiir is real tribal gang leader, war criminal
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April 17, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Over 28,000 South Sudanese refugees
arrived in Sudan in March, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR)
said, with an additional 20,500 refugees newly accessed, having
arrived since January along Sudan’s border in East Darfur.
JPEG - 41.5 kb
South Sudanese refugees arrive to Sudan’s white Nile state in January
2014 (Photo SUNA)
The new figures emerged following a border monitoring mission, UNHCR said.
This, UNHCR said, brings to over 85,000 the total new arrivals in
2017. Nearly 380,000 refugees have fled to Sudan since December 2013.
According to the agency, given the higher than anticipated arrival
figures, together with its inter-agency partners, they are now
anticipating up to 180,000 new arrivals into Sudan by end of 2017.
“In White Nile, land availability remains a primary concern to
accommodate the increase of new arrivals in 2017 to refugee sites in
White Nile, while ensuring refugee response standards are sustained,”
partly reads the U.N agency’s statement.
It added, “Site expansion activities are underway, and UNHCR is
working to increase the presence of medical staff at the entry points
to ensure that health and nutrition screenings and medical assistance
is provided to each new arrival”.
In Sudan’s South Kordofan and West Kordofan states, the U.N refugee
agency is reportedly collaborating with the local authorities and
interagency partners to address the challenge of ongoing influxes of
refugees into very remote areas across both states.
Access to the affected localities, UNCHR said, has improved, which has
allowed for the partners to visit refugees and assess their needs.
“A joint UNHCR and Commission of Refugees (COR) monitoring mission to
El Leri and Abu Jubaiha in South Kordafon was completed on 16 March to
follow-up on ES/NFI distribution, food assistance and nutrition
service scale-up recommended from an inter-agency needs assessment in
February,” said the U.N refugee agency.
On Sunday, 26 March, UNHCR-COR reportedly began household-level
registration for approximately 19,500 South Sudanese refugees in Al
Lait, North Darfur who were identified by the February mission.
Meanwhile, over 2,000 refugees have been registered so far, with the
exercise to conclude in mid-April. The registration, it said, will
facilitate refugees’ access to immediate food and ES/NFI assistance.
A border monitoring mission, conducted from 16-18 March, led by COR
and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) in East Darfur reportedly
identified an estimated 20,500 refugees residing near the Sudanese
border in Kalama, Uamazelti and Abu Simsim areas.
(ST)
Comments on the Sudan Tribune website must abide by the following
rules. Contravention of these rules will lead to the user losing their
Sudan Tribune account with immediate effect.
- No inciting violence
- No inappropriate or offensive language
- No racism, tribalism or sectarianism
- No inappropriate or derogatory remarks
- No deviation from the topic of the article
- No advertising, spamming or links
- No incomprehensible comments
Due to the unprecedented amount of racist and offensive language on
the site, Sudan Tribune tries to vet all comments on the site.
There is now also a limit of 400 words per comment. If you want to
express yourself in more detail than this allows, please e-mail your
comment as an article to com...@sudantribune.com
Kind regards,
The Sudan Tribune editorial team.
17 April 16:57, by Naath
This constant influk of South Sudan refugee into Sudan makes Dinka
gangs leader Kiir feels great. Kiir excited because South Sudanese run
away from him from day. The Dinka tribal gang leader Kiir agreed to
massacre Nuer in December 2013 so Nuar salaries would be given to
Dinka to increase the economic of his Dinka. However, the opposit
become relevant. Kiir is real tribal gang leader, war criminal
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