Over 140,000 S. Sudan refugees in Sudan’s White Nile state

[Elisabeth Janaina]

Over 140,000 S. Sudan refugees in Sudan’s White Nile state

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September 24, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - The number of South Sudanese refugees
currently living in Sudan’s White Nile state has reached 143,800, the
Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) announced on Sunday.

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South Sudanese refugees seen at Khor Omar camp for the displaced in El
Daein, East Darfur on March 20, 2016 (UNAMID Photo)

"The number of South Sudanese refugees in the camps of White Nile
State reached 143,800," said Abdul-Qawi Hamid, the Humanitarian Aid
Commissioner in the state.

"The national organizations and the United Nations World Food
Programme (WFP) are distributing food shares in a regular manner at
all waiting stations," he added.

Over 2 million South Sudanese refugees have been displaced as a result
of the conflict that hit the world’s youngest nation in mid-December
2013.

According to the official, more South Sudanese refugees are expected
in the coming months due to continued security issues in South Sudan.

The White Nile state has reportedly been witnessing continuous
influxes of refugees fleeing war and famine in war-torn South Sudan.

With the continued security issues in South Sudan and the famine which
has hit many part of the young nation, new influxes of South Sudanese
refugees are expected to arrive in Sudan, the UN humanitarian agency
(OCHA) said.

South Sudanese refugees in Sudan have reportedly been distributed in
four states including the White Nile, South Kordofan, East Darfur and
Khartoum states, amid concerns the current numbers will sour.

In August last year, Sudan officially declared that South Sudanese
fleeing war in their country will be treated as refugees, which opens
the door for the UN to provide them with aid and fund aid programs.

(ST)