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Uganda: Emergency Update on the South Sudan Refugee Situation - Inter-Agency Weekly | 14th - 20th December 2016

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KEY FIGURES

Daily arrival figures from July 2016 are based on manual emergency registration or head-counts/wrist-banding. Confirmed figures will be available as the new arrivals undergo biometric registration.
Figures prior to July are from the Government’s Refugee Information Management System (RIMS).

27,721 Number of new arrivals between the 14th and 20th December 2016

3,036 Daily average of new arrivals sincest December 2016

468,979 Number of new arrivals in 2016

588,205 Total number of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda

PRIORITIES

  • Establish and expand services across all sectors in newly opened Palorinya Settlement.

  • Explore new sources of water to ensure a predictable and sustainable supply to the refugee population.

  • Expedite opening and rehabilitation of access roads to ensure provision of basic services to refugees

  • Strengthen engagement of newlyarrived organizations, local authorities and members of the host community regarding interventions in Bidibidi.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 27,721 refugees were received in Uganda from South Sudan between the 14th and 20th of December. The arrival rate remains very high, with a daily average of 3,036 new arrivals since 1st December.

  • A total of 8,575 refugees were received in Bidibidi settlement.

  • With the opening of Palorinya Settlement in Moyo District on 9th December, an increasing number of refugees have been relocated from border entry points to this site. So far, 22,949 refugees have been relocated to Palorinya Settlement from different collection and entry points. Refugees are also being relocated to Rhino Settlement and Ocea Reception Centre.

  • The majority of South Sudanese refugees arrive in Uganda through informal border points. A new informal border entry point where refugees originating from Kajo Keji continue to arrive has been identified in Gobolo, Yumbe District. Reception facilities have been set up in Gobolo to ensure refugees’ access to basic facilities including shelter, portable water, latrines, washing facilities, medical attention and transportation to settlements.

  • Rehabilitation of existing boreholes to provide access to water benefiting the Ugandan host community in Gobolo is also underway.

  • 1,090 South Sudanese refugees arrived through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) bringing the total number of refugees reaching Uganda through DRC to 5,181 individuals. Refugees reported roadblocks and insecurity between Morobo and Kaya as reasons for travelling though DRC.

  • There has been a notable influx of refugees from Kajo Keji district in the Equatoria region of South Sudan. Refugees indicate that they have been urged to leave the area by Christmas (25th December) as rival forces prepare to fight. Those caught outside of towns, men in particular, are allegedly accused of assisting armed groups, arrested and subsequently “disappear”. Ethnic discrimination is also reported in the area.

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