KEY FIGURES
3,701 Number of new arrivals on Sunday 24th July (as per field reports)
2,105 Number of new arrivals on Saturday 23rd July (as per field reports)
3,156 Number of new arrivals on Friday 22nd July (as per field reports)
35,448 Number of new arrivals since 7th July 2016 (as per field reports)
33,838* Number of new arrivals registered since 1st January in Uganda (RIMS) (as of end of June)
229,176* Total number of South Sudanese refugees registered in Uganda (RIMS) (as of end of June)
*Figures (not updated daily) according to Uganda Government Refugee Information Management System (RIMS)
PRIORITIES
Management and expansion of reception facilities.
HIGHLIGHTS
The number of South Sudanese refugees fleeing to Uganda over the last few days has been less than last week’s peak but continues to number in the thousands. 3,156 arrived on Friday, 2,105 on Saturday and 3,701 arrived on Sunday.
On Friday, 2,099 refugees crossed in to Uganda using the Elegu border point (Adjumani axis), 168 in Moyo, 13 in Lamwo and 465 in Oraba (Arua axis). 411 refugees presented at Kiryandongo Reception Centre. On Saturday, an estimated 1,500 refugees crossed in to Uganda using the Elegu border point (Adjumani axis) and 329 in Oraba (Arua axis). 276 refugees presented at Kiryandongo Reception Centre. No new arrivals were reported in Moyo and Lamwo. On Sunday, an estimated 3,000 refugees crossed in to Uganda using the Elegu border point (Adjumani axis), 237 in Moyo, 45 in Lamwo and 226 in Oraba (Arua axis). 193 refugees presented at Kiryandongo Reception Centre.
More South Sudanese refugees have arrived in Uganda since 7th July (35,448) than arrived in the first six months of 2016.
Refugees fleeing to Uganda continue to report insecurity across different parts of South Sudan, with some reporting that armed groups are attacking civilians and robbing and burning down houses. Others are expressing fear of the consequences of a deterioration in the relationship between President Kiir and First Vice-President Machar. New arrivals in Arua reported a bombing in Lanya, Central Equatoria and claimed that the drivers of two trucks transporting people to the border were killed Morobo.
28,585 people were being hosted across eight reception facilities. At the same time, Pagirinya settlement is almost full. Management and expansion of reception facilities, as well as opening a new settlement area is a key priority. In Pagirinya, a new reception centre is set to be opened using communal shelters that is expected to be able to host 15,000 refugees.
During the course of the weekend, Elegu collection point was significantly decongested, though it continues to host an estimated 2,500 refugees on Sunday, above its 1,000-person capacity. The majority of these have been moved to Nyumanzi Transit Centre, where they are receiving hot meals, water, shelter and other key relief, while others have been taken to expanded reception centres in Pagirinya settlement. The inter-agency assessment team has completed its mission to identify potential new settlement areas and provided its recommendations. More than 17 partners participated in the mission led by the Office of the Prime Minister and UNHCR and an interagency debrief has been provided to the team in Adjumani. Potential new settlement areas are understood to have capacity and facilities for potentially up to 100,000 refugees.
