Key Points
• The influx of Sudanese refugees into South Sudan continues, with more than 202,000 refugees from Blue Nile and South Kordofan now in camps in South Sudan and Ethiopia, according to UNHCR.
• In South Kordofan, WFP continues to distribute food in Talodi, Gadir and El Leri localities, with food distributions expected to commence in Abu Jubaiha, Rashad and Abassiya localities in the coming week.
• In Abyei, the total number of returnees to areas north of the Bahr el Arab/Kiir River is now almost 9,000 people - up from 7,000 people reported last week, according to UNISFA.
• More than 400,000 people of South Sudanese origin have returned from Sudan to South Sudan since October 2010.
• According to humanitarian organisations, road transport of humanitarian assistance in parts of Darfur has been hampered by insecurity, leaving air transport as the safest option for delivering humanitarian assistance.
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