Gambella Region: South Sudanese estimated displacement routes (as of 8 July 2014)

Key Issues

• Ethiopia hosts the largest South Sudanese refugee population in the region, with 166,889 new arrivals registered in Gambella as of 8 July (this excludes the 46,362 pre-15 December 2013 refugee caseload in the region).

• IOM relocated 148,759 refugees to camps, with 5,777 refugees awaiting relocation, mainly in Burubiey at the Matar transit center (4,314 people)

• All existing camps are at or nearing full capacity. UNHCR and the Governemnt are identifying additional camp sities to accommodate the continuing influx (average daily arrival rate of 883 people).

• To reduce the risk of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in the camps, ARRA, UNHCR and partners initiated an AWD prevention strategy.

• Preliminary results of the recently completed nutrition surveys in Kule 1&2 and Leitchor camps revealed GAM rates above the emergency threshold of 15 per cent.

• Major gaps remain in Education in Emergency services and in transitional shelter structures - tukuls.