Highlights

• Civilians in Pibor, Jonglei State, again fled the town amid escalating tension and widespread looting of civilian property and humanitarian supplies.

• Around 11, 000 people have fled to Juba following hostilities in Jonglei State.

• Over 18,000 refugees are being relocated to a new camp in Upper Nile State to avoid flooding.

Refugee Update

Persistent insecurity in Jonglei State, responding to refugees’ needs and returnees’ movements and access to the people in need across South Sudan were the key humanitarian concerns in April.

Highlights

• The killing of the Ngok Dinka Paramount Chief in Abyei sparks new tensions between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities.

• Aid agencies mobilise resources to meet the needs of some 40,000 newly displaced people in parts of South Kordofan.

• According to humanitarian agencies, the total number of people displaced from Labado and Muhajeria is estimated at 60,000.

• About 10,000 people flee their homes near Nyala following inter-tribal clashes in the Bulbul Abugazo area

As of 5 May, 73 cases had been reported, with three related deaths. Health partners are mobilizing to carry out a vaccination campaign targeting over 150,000 people.

Flood Update Localized flooding continued to cause damages across the country over the past two weeks. In SNNPR, overflow of the Blate River affected three additional villages in Loka Abaya woreda (Sidama zone) and displaced some 1,200 people from the area. Regional authorities requested the Federal Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector (DRMFSS) for additional Non Food Item (NFI) support to assist the affected population. Previous flooding, in April, affected more than 2,500 people in Loka Abaya woreda and Humbo woreda (Wolayita zone). At that time,

Highlights

• First direct talks since 2011 take place between the Government and SPLM-N.
• SRF attacks lead to displacement of 20,000 people in South and North Kordofan.
• People displaced from Muhajeriya and Labado receive humanitarian aid.
• Fighting between the SAF and armed movements in South Darfur forces civilians to flee to safer areas.

Refugee Update

Tigray Region continues to receive new refugees from Eritrea, with an estimated 200 refugees registered in the past week. Although the rate of arrival has slightly decreased following the surge seen in March - when 1,480 refugees were registered - reports indicate that more are expected to arrive. Given this arrival trend and existing camps quickly reaching full capacity, UNHCR and the Government Refugee Agency, ARRA, are expediting the development of the fourth camp in the area. The new camp has a capacity to accommodate 20,000 people.

After bombs fell in the fields outside their village in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, Mary and her family decided to leave. Mercifully no one was killed in the strike, but more than two years of constant fighting meant that she, like so many others, no longer felt safe.

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