Highlights
· Food pipelines are stretched and WFP requires immediate contributions to meet the needs of new arrivals and existing refugees in Kenya, Sudan and Uganda. WFP started 30 percent rations cuts in the second round of June distributions. Without new contributions for Kenya, rations may be reduced further in the coming months, in order to stretch available resources. In addition, the refugee operation in Uganda and Sudan face pipeline breaks if additional funding is not available.
· The arrival rate of new refugees from South Sudan has increased in the recent weeks, particularly in Sudan and Uganda as a result of continued fighting in Upper Nile and Unity States.
· Congestion in camps is of concern in Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan. In Kenya and Ethiopia, authorities have identified land for development of new camps while in Sudan, negotiations with authorities on land access are ongoing.