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Sudan: Inter-Agency Operational Update: South Sudanese Refugee Response (31 July 2017)

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Increased influx of new arrivals to South Darfur observed in July.

Acute watery diarrhea outbreaks in East Darfur refugee camps have been contained.

Inter-agency mission visited Al Lait, North Darfur to monitor response, verify new arrivals and identify remaining gaps and needs.

  • 16,172 Total new arrivals in July 2017

  • 176,524 Total new arrivals in 2017 so far

  • 416,829 South Sudanese refugees who have fled to Sudan since December 2013

Key Developments

  • OVER 11,000 SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES ARRIVED IN SUDAN IN JULY
    There was a steady rate of new arrivals in July of approximately 522 refugees per day, with the majority entering through South Darfur. Additionally, an estimated 5,073 refugees were identified in a recent joint mission to Al Lait locality, North Darfur (see below) who have not been previously counted and are reported to have transited to North Darfur since May. This brings total new arrivals in 2017 so far to 176,254 refugees, for a total of 416,829 South Sudanese refugees who have fled to Sudan since December 2013.

  • GROWING INFLUX OF NEW ARRIVALS TO SOUTH DARFUR IN JUL
    7,579 South Sudanese refugees fled to South Darfur in July, with 244 refugees arriving per day. The majority of new arrivals have crossed from Northern Bahr Ghazal and Western Bahr Ghazal states in South Sudan, fleeing fighting in Raja and Boro areas. The latest influx follows reports of displaced people gathering near the border in South Sudan for over a month, with limited access to humanitarian assistance and unable to cross due to a lack of safe crossing options. The majority of new arrivals are women and children, and Commission for Refugees (COR) and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) have been transporting the refugees to El Radom reception centre.

  • UNHCR and COR LEAD INTER-AGENCY MISSION TO AL LAIT, NORTH DARFUR
    UNHCR and COR led an inter-agency mission from 9-13 July to Al Lait locality, including the Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC), OCHA, WFP, UNICEF, WHO, IOM, UNFPA, FAO, COOPI, Save the Children Sweden (SCS) and Plan International Sudan. The mission aimed to enhance coordination and included monitoring of ongoing response interventions and identification of additional needs and remaining response gaps. Key gaps are in protection, WASH and health interventions, and the need for expansion of local education facilities to accommodate refugee children. The mission also identified the need for targeted livelihood interventions to address refugees’ reliance on temporary seasonal agricultural labour opportunities.

  • ACUTE WATERY DIARRHEA (AWD) OUTBREAKS IN EAST DARFUR REFUGEE CAMPS CONTAINED
    AWD outbreaks in Kario and Al Nimir refugee camps have been contained through coordinated and timely interventions by the state Ministry of Health (SMoH), UNHCR, WHO, MSF-Switzerland and the American Refugee Committee (ARC). According to the SMoH, just 3 new cases in Kario and 2 new cases in Al Nimir have been reported since 22 July. Rehabilitations and improvements in WASH services at the reception centre in Kario are ongoing, following recommendations made by UNHCR’s WASH specialist and the state’s AWD taskforce. WASH partners are also engaged in ongoing hygiene promotion campaigns, conducting household visits on AWD prevention measures, as well as garbage clean-up and vector control campaigns to reduce AWD risk in the camps.

  • FLOODING IN WHITE NILE DESTROYS SHELTERS AND REDUCES ROAD ACCESS TO CAMPS
    Flooding in July in White Nile state destroyed the shelters of at least 1,100 host community households in Al Salaam locality. UNHCR and COR have provided non-food item (NFI) kits, including plastic sheeting, cooking sets and blankets to 60% of affected households so far. The ongoing rainy season has rendered most roads to refugee camps impassable, reducing partner accessibility at many camps.