Highlights
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As at 15 January, a total of 45,239 South Sudanese refugees had arrived in Uganda since 16 December according to manual registration by the Ugandan Government.
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At Dzaipi transit centre (TC) the humanitarian situation is a dire with a lack of shelter, water, sanitation and health services and food distribution complications given the more than 33,000 refugees that have arrived or been transferred there from Elegu border point. Ocea reception centre in Arua is also facing serious challenges as more than 5,000 people are staying at the site that was designed to accommodate 400.
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A UNHCR team of technical experts in protection, water and sanitation, health, shelter, supply, arrived in Adjumani to support the regular and emergency response team already on the ground.