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Refugees from South Sudan

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Total refugees from South Sudan JSON 
880,673
Last updated 31 May 2020
Source - Office of the Prime Minister 
Biometrically registered in Refugee Information Management System (Government -OPM) and unregistered at Reception Centers/Transit Centers/Collection Points.
Breakdown by District JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Adjumani Office of the Prime Minister 31 May 2020
  24.3% 		214,250
Arua Office of the Prime Minister 31 May 2020
  20.7% 		182,346
Isingiro Office of the Prime Minister 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		221
Kampala Office of the Prime Minister 31 May 2020
  0.5% 		4,289
Kamwenge Office of the Prime Minister 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		123
Kikuube Office of the Prime Minister 31 May 2020
  0.4% 		3,371
Kiryandongo Office of the Prime Minister 31 May 2020
  7.6% 		67,055
Koboko Office of the Prime Minister 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		2
Kyegegwa Office of the Prime Minister 31 May 2020
  0.0% 		34
Lamwo Office of the Prime Minister 31 May 2020
  6.1% 		53,545
Obongi Office of the Prime Minister 31 May 2020
  13.9% 		122,776
Yumbe Office of the Prime Minister 31 May 2020
  26.4% 		232,627

Population Planning Figure JSON 
1,380,000
Last updated 31 Jan 2018
Source - UNHCR 
Total refugees from South Sudan - Timegraph JSON 
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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation Jan-Feb 2020

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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation Jan-Feb 2020
    Published: 20 March 2020 (3 months ago)
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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation December 2019

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    Regional Update
    Published: 1 February 2020 (4 months ago)
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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation November 2019

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    Regional Update
    Published: 10 January 2020 (5 months ago)
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    Executive summary of the outcomes of the regional Government-to-Government Conference, 31 October - 1 November 2019, Addis Ababa

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    Executive summary of the outcomes of the regional Government-to-Government Conference, 31 October - 1 November 2019, Addis Ababa
    Published: 16 December 2019 (6 months ago)
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    Outcome report on the outcomes of the regional Government-to-Government Conference, 31 October - 1 November 2019, Addis Ababa

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    Outcome report on the outcomes of the regional Government-to-Government Conference, 31 October - 1 November 2019, Addis Ababa
    Published: 16 December 2019 (6 months ago)
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    Executive summary of the outcomes of the regional Government-to-Government Conference, 31 October - 1 November 2019, Addis Ababa

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    Executive summary of the outcomes of the regional Government-to-Government Conference, 31 October - 1 November 2019, Addis Ababa
    Published: 16 December 2019 (6 months ago)
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    Outcome report on the outcomes of the regional Government-to-Government Conference, 31 October - 1 November 2019, Addis Ababa

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    Outcome report on the outcomes of the regional Government-to-Government Conference, 31 October - 1 November 2019, Addis Ababa
    Published: 16 December 2019 (6 months ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 30 April 2019

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 16 May 2019 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 31 March 2019

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 16 April 2019 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 28 February 2019

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 14 March 2019 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 31 December 2018

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 17 January 2019 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 30 November 2018

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 18 December 2018 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 18 December 2018 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 30 April 2019

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 16 May 2019 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 31 March 2019

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 16 April 2019 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 28 February 2019

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 14 March 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 14 March 2019 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 31 December 2018

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 17 January 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 17 January 2019 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan Situation Population Dashboard - 30 November 2018

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    Regional Overview of Population of Concern
    Published: 18 December 2018 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 18 December 2018 (1 year ago)
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    2018 South Sudan RRP Inter-Agency Funding Snapshot Dec 2018

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    Final 2018 South Sudan RRP Inter-Agency Funding Snapshot.
    Published: 16 January 2019 (1 year ago)
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    RRRP 2017 South Sudan Situation Mid Year Update Regional level at a glance

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    RRRP 2017 South Sudan Situation Mid Year Update Regional level at a glance
    Published: 16 October 2017 (2 years ago)
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    RRRP 2017 South Sudan Situation Mid Year Update Uganda at a glance

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    RRRP 2017 South Sudan Situation Mid Year Update Uganda at a glance
    Published: 16 October 2017 (2 years ago)
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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan Funding snapshot as of 1 June 2017

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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan Funding snapshot as of 1 June 2017
    Published: 1 June 2017 (3 years ago)
    Uploaded: 13 June 2017 (3 years ago)
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    2015 RRP Funding Update - 4 February 2016

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    Published: 4 February 2016 (4 years ago)
    Uploaded: 4 February 2016 (4 years ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – Uganda 2018 Mid-Year Infographics

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    One page infographic on the South Sudan refugee response in Uganda in 2018
    Published: 1 October 2018 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 1 October 2018 (1 year ago)
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    Uganda Country Refugee Response Plan 2019-2020

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    2019-2020 Uganda Inter-agency Refugee Response Plan
    Published: 18 December 2018 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 18 December 2018 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – Uganda 2018 Mid-Year Report

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    Interagency report on the South Sudan refugee response in Uganda in 2018
    Published: 1 October 2018 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 1 October 2018 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2018

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    Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2018
    Published: 20 February 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 7 February 2018 (2 years ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – Uganda 2018 End Year Infographics

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    One page infographic on the South Sudanese refugee response in Uganda in 2018
    Published: 7 May 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 7 May 2019 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan RRP – Uganda 2018 End Year Report

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    Interagency report on the South Sudanese refugee response in Uganda in 2018
    Published: 7 May 2019 (1 year ago)
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    2019-2020 South Sudan Regional RRP - At a Glance Overview (Revised May 2019)

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    Revised overview of the regional refugee response for 2019-2020
    Published: 18 December 2018 (1 year ago)
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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2019-2020 (Revised May 2019)

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    Revised Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2019-2020
    Published: 18 December 2018 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 18 December 2018 (1 year ago)
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    Informing the Refugee Policy Response in Uganda

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    Results from the Uganda Refugee and Host Communities 2018 Household Survey
    Published: 3 October 2019 (8 months ago)
    Uploaded: 3 October 2019 (8 months ago)

  • Refugees Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Xchange, 5 March 2019

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    Economic Inclusion of Refugees
    Published: 14 March 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 14 March 2019 (1 year ago)
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    Revised South Sudan Situation Regional Refugee Response Plan 2016 - August 2016

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    Published: 23 September 2016 (3 years ago)
    Uploaded: 23 September 2016 (3 years ago)
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    Inter Agency Psychological First Aid Training Report

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    Published: 23 May 2016 (4 years ago)
    Uploaded: 23 May 2016 (4 years ago)
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    Regional Child Protection Framework

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    Published: 23 May 2016 (4 years ago)
    Uploaded: 23 May 2016 (4 years ago)
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    South Sudan Situation - UNHCR Regional Update 79

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    Published: 13 November 2015 (4 years ago)
    Uploaded: 13 November 2015 (4 years ago)
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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation Jan-Feb 2020

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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation Jan-Feb 2020
    Published: 20 March 2020 (3 months ago)
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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation Jan-Feb 2020

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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation Jan-Feb 2020
    Published: 20 March 2020 (3 months ago)
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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation November 2019

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    Regional Update
    Published: 10 January 2020 (5 months ago)
    Uploaded: 15 January 2020 (5 months ago)
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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation October 2019

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    Regional Update
    Published: 5 December 2019 (6 months ago)
    Uploaded: 6 December 2019 (6 months ago)
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    South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2018

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    Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2018
    Published: 20 February 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 7 February 2018 (2 years ago)
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    UNHCR South Sudan Situation Regional Update - 31 December 2017

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    Published: 22 January 2018 (2 years ago)
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    UNHCR Regional Update - South Sudan Situation December 2019

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    Regional Update
    Published: 1 February 2020 (4 months ago)
    Uploaded: 7 February 2020 (4 months ago)
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    RRP Financial Information - Uganda (2019)
    $534,818,821
    Total appeal
    Date of Funding Data 31 December 2019 (5 months ago)
      Highlights
    26 semi-permanent classrooms completed in Imvepi and Rhino camp settlements as part of "Education Cannot Wait" initiative
    04 Feb 2018
    Protection desks have become operational in all refugee settlements hosting South Sudanese refugee
    01 Feb 2018
    UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi paid a visit to Imvepi settlement and met with South Sudanese refugees
    30 Jan 2018
    Mercy Corps distributed phones to 115 business-owners in Bidibidi to help them access information on market prices of goods and remain in contact with their customers
    22 Jan 2018
    By the end of 2017, UNHCR and partners received only 34 per cent of funds required to meet the needs of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda.
    02 Jan 2018
    Uganda received 354,456 new refugees arrivals from South Sudan in 2017
    01 Jan 2018
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    Grandi praises Uganda’s ‘model’ treatment of refugees, urges regional leaders to make peace

    UNHCR, 31 Jan 2018

    MVEPI REFUGEE SETTLEMENT, Uganda – Renewing a strong appeal to regional leaders to make peace, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has praised the “open border” policy of Uganda which is currently receiving up to 500 refugees a day. Grandi who is currently on an official visit to... Read more

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    South Sudan refugees call for forgiveness among leaders

    New Vision, 17 Jan 2018

    KAMPALA - A cross-section of South Sudan refugees in Uganda have called on their leaders and all nationals to forgive one another if the country is to attain lasting peace. They noted that the country can never attain peace through violence and hatred like it is today. John Oketch, a former MP... Read more

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    UNHCR boss praises Uganda on refugees' response

    New Vision, 02 Dec 2017

    The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday leveled praise on Uganda’s response to the refugees whose rising numbers have put on strain on service delivery in many districts. The visiting director of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework at UNHCR in Geneva, Daniel End... Read more

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    UAE, UNHCR sign US$4 million agreement for implementation of projects in Uganda

    UAE - UNHCR, 11 Nov 2017

    The United Arab Emirates and the UN Refugees Agency have signed a US$4 million agreement to provide emergency relief to South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, MoFAIC, indicated that the signing of the agreement marks the culmination o... Read more

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    Phone technology gives refugees in Uganda a cash lifeline

    UNHCR, 16 Oct 2017

    BIDIBIDI, Uganda – Brian Dinga, his sister-in-law and her six children fled their South Sudanese home in September 2016 after his brother was shot dead in fighting. They trekked across the border into Uganda and were accommodated in the world’s largest refugee settlement, Bidibidi, where they str... Read more

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