KEY FIGURES
A total of 242,675
South Sudanese arrivals in Sudan since 15 December 2013.
* This figure does not include a number of South Sudanese living with host communities.
77,322
Number of South Sudanese arrivals residing in the eight sites of White Nile State, based on UNHCR individual registration.
50,621\*
Number of South Sudanese arrivals to East Darfur since January 2016.
* As of 14th of August
145,200
Number of South Sudanese residing in Khartoum open areas as per IPP and Civil Registry (as of 11 May 2016
PRIORITIES
Ongoing response to South Sudanese arrivals in West and South Kordofan, White Nile State, and East and South Darfur states.
Relocations to the new Al Waral site, White Nile State, to address congestion in existing sites.
Relocation of the newly arrived South Sudanese refugees from Raja in East Darfur to decongest Khor Omer IDP camp, to Kariu site
HIGHLIGHTS
Reports of arrivals from South Sudan have continued since the beginning of August, though accurate figures have been hard to verify. In total, based on both verified and unverified figures, over 92,000 refugees had arrived in Sudan since January 2016.
Planning and land demarcation is ongoing by UNHCR for the construction of two new camps in Kariu and Al Nimir, East Darfur State, which will accommodate an estimated 30,000 and 10,000 South Sudanese refugees respectively. In Kariu 1,260 HH plots already designated, as well as areas for communal facilities (clinic, WASH facilities, education, administration blocks, etc), while the site of Al Nimir is currently at the planning stage.
On 2nd of August, a decree by the Governor of East Darfur set up a committee for the registration of the South Sudanese refugees to which UNHCR is part of, together with representatives from SRCS, COR, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health and NISS.
Over the reporting period, 839 new arrivals were registered in White Nile state border reception centres.
As of 14th of August, close to 2,000 HHs have arrived in Al Waral and have been provided with shelter materials and NFIs.
In anticipation of continued rains, that presented some challenges to access and site development (especially in East Darfur and White Nile State), UNHCR has pre-positioned supplies where possible and established emergency/communal shelters for new arrivals until household shelter material can be provided (e.g. refugees in Khor Omer, East Darfur, are now accommodated in communal shelters until relocation to the new site takes place).