The war in Blue Nile state has had a horrible impact, with about a third of the state’s population in need of humanitarian assistance, including some 150,000 refugees and approximately 200,000 IDPs.

Week 24 (10-Jun-13 to 16-Jun-13)

Weekly registration 10-Jun-13 to 16-Jun-13

TOTAL NEW REGISTRATION: 0

Newly Registration Active: 0 Newly Registration Hold: 0 Newly Registered HH 0

IOM and humanitarian partners have successfully completed the relocation of over 16,000 refugees from Jamam camp to Kaya camp in South Sudan. IOM used nine trucks to move the people and their luggage during the six-week operation.

Jamam, one of five refugee camps in South Sudan’s Maban County, hosted refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan’s Blue Nile State. Residents voluntarily moved to the new camp, Kaya, which offers better access to basic services and is less susceptible to flooding during the upcoming wet season.

❶ During the current week (10 - 16 June), 141 individuals have been registered; 92 are active. With the introduction of the new GoSS resolution, 49 individuals have been registered and not provided with ration cards in Yida.

❷ 63 out of 141 are newborns.

❸ 62.82% of new arrivals are minors and 37.18% are above 18 years.

❹ 51.77% are female,48.23% are male;

❺ Rejections: No individuals have been rejected this week.

❻ Transfers:

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

Details of Response

Emergency: Assistance to new arrivals at the Kakuma refugee camp.

Date of Emergency: June 2013

ACT Requesting Member: The Lutheran World Federation, Kenya

I. NARRATIVE SUMMARY

DETAILS OF THE EMERGENCY

The new funds will provide food assistance, clean water and access to basic health services to women and children suffering from hunger and food insecurity.

Bonifacio Taban June 15, 2013

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN — As the world marks the International Day of the African Child on Sunday, with a focus on doing away with practices that harm children, officials in South Sudan are driving home the message that the country must end child marriage and allow girls to stay in school.

"We need to work together so that we can eliminate child marriage," Ministry of General Education official Joy Gordon Soro told a gathering in Juba.

By Satellite Sentinel Project and The Enough Project

A new Satellite Sentinel Project report confirms that Sudan and South Sudan have violated bilateral agreements to create a safe demilitarized zone border. DigitalGlobe satellite imagery acquired in May and June 2013 reveals violations at least 14 locations within the zone.