Highlights
▪ The security situation in the areas hosting Sudanese refugees remains unstable. In Bria, located in the Haute Kotto prefecture, ongoing tensions and the potential for worsening security have led to the implementation of preventive measures. Joint patrols are being conducted by the National Security Forces (FACA) and the MINUSCA forces to address these concerns.
Population Movements and Registration
During the reporting week, eight households totalling 18 individuals arrived in Korsi (Birao), a decrease from the previous week, which saw 24 families with a total of 50 individuals. The overall population in Korsi now stands at 17 270 people across 6,158 households. UNHCR issued documentation cards to 152 Sudanese refugees living in Sam-Ouandja during the reporting week, contributing to a total of 900 cards distributed to the Sudanese community in that area.
In Sam-Ouandja, Bria, and Ippy, UNHCR and the Commission Nationale pour les Réfugiés (CNR) have biometrically registered 2,974 Sudanese refugees from 976 households. This registration includes 2,407 individuals (751 households) in Ouandja-Kotto, 270 individuals (94 households) in Bria, and 297 individuals (133 households) in Ippy.
Additionally, the CNR and UNHCR biometrically registered 413 refugees from 153 families in Korsi during the reporting week. Among them, 101 individuals with specific needs were identified, including unaccompanied and separated children, women at risk, the elderly, people with disabilities, and single parents.