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35,200 Individuals
Registered Refugees
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Population


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Registered Refugees

261,280


Households*

66,963


Last Updated 31 Aug 2016


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  Estimated Population by Date

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  Breakdown by Location

Region Current Total    
Upper Nile
31 Aug 2016
136,320
31,671 		Individuals
Households 		52.2 %
Unity
31 Aug 2016
98,785
26,276 		Individuals
Households 		37.8 %
Central Equatoria
31 Aug 2016
14,935
5,281 		Individuals
Households 		5.7 %
Western Equatoria
31 Aug 2016
8,823
3,067 		Individuals
Households 		3.4 %
Jonglei
31 Aug 2016
2,417
668 		Individuals
Households 		0.9 %

  Breakdown by Country of Origin

Country of Origin Current Total    
Sudan
31 Aug 2016
240,087
60,270 		Individuals
Households 		91.9 %
Congo (Democratic Republic)
31 Aug 2016
14,760
4,587 		Individuals
Households 		5.6 %
Ethiopia
31 Aug 2016
4,526
1,465 		Individuals
Households 		1.7 %
Central African Republic
31 Aug 2016
1,878
616 		Individuals
Households 		0.7 %
Eritrea
31 Aug 2016
17
15 		Individuals
Households 		0 %
Syria
31 Aug 2016
3
3 		Individuals
Households 		0 %
Somalia
31 Aug 2016
3
3 		Individuals
Households 		0 %
Burundi
31 Aug 2016
2
2 		Individuals
Households 		0 %
Uganda
31 Aug 2016
2
n/a 		Individuals
Households 		0 %
Rwanda
31 Aug 2016
1
1 		Individuals
Households 		0 %
Egypt
31 Aug 2016
1
1 		Individuals
Households 		0 %

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  Highlights

 UNHCR deployed an emergency team in Wau to look into the protection needs of vulnerable IDPs following the June 24 violence, which displaced tens of thousands.
30 Jun 2016
In Pochalla, UNHCR carried out a distribution of non-food items for some 625 Ethiopian refugee families for the first time since 2009.
29 Jun 2016
In Doro camp, UNHCR partner Danish Refugee Council distributed plastic sheets and mosquito nets to more than 8,600 refugee families.
29 Jun 2016
In Lasu settlement, UNHCR officially opened 3 early child development centers to provide children with learning and play opportunities.
24 Jun 2016
In Ajuong Thok camp, UNHCR partners IRC and DRC began distributing seeds and agricultural tools to some 5,000 refugee families.
21 Jun 2016
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  News

Government committed to standing With Refugees
Radio Miraya, 22 Jun 2016
The government says it is committed to meeting its international obligation to host refugees. South Sudan is home to more than 272,000 refugees. 90% of the refugee population are Sudanese fleeing fighting and unrest in South Kordofan and Blue Nile States. The bulk of these are settled in camp...
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UNHCR decries death of refugees in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State
Sudan Tribune, 04 Jun 2016
The United Nations Refuge Agency (UNHCR) said it deeply saddened by the tragic death of a refugee and two local South Sudanese who sustained fatal injuries during an incident in Upper Nile’s Doro refugee camp on Monday. Although the agency said its staff were gathering details on the circumstan...
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Looking beyond ‘quick-fix’ solutions, UN agencies help South Sudan refugees become self-sufficient
UN News Centre, 02 Jun 2016
Two United Nations agencies have joined forces to distribute seeds and agricultural tools to 200,000 refugees and their host communities across South Sudan, helping them become more self-sufficient in a country facing a serious food crisis. This year, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Re...
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Five years into southern Sudan conflict, refugees still flee
UNHCR, 02 Jun 2016
After five years of war in southern Sudan, thousands of refugees are continuing to flee, placing further pressure on already strained resources in neighbouring South Sudan, the UN Refugee Agency said today. June 5 marks the 5th anniversary of the conflict in Sudan’s South Kordofan state. So fa...
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UNHCR and FAO help vulnerable refugees and South Sudanese families strengthen their food security
UNHCR, 02 Jun 2016
The UN Refugee Agency and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have distributed seeds and agricultural tools to 200,000 refugees and their host communities across South Sudan to help them become more self-sufficient in a country facing a serious food crisis. Assessments have...
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