Highlights
SOUTH SUDAN: Escalating tensions between refugees and host communities in Maban County are attributed to dwindling resources affecting all populations during the hunger gap.
SUDAN: Sudan continues to receive South Sudanese at the rate of approximately 300 per day, with a notable influx into El Liri, Talodi Locality in South Kordofan over the past week. The condition of those arriving is noted as particularly dire, with the population in desperate need of assistance as they are reported to be arriving with almost no belongings.
ETHIOPIA: UNHCR invited representatives from ten donor Embassies in Addis Ababa to visit Gambella on 18 March as part of the launch of the Inter-Agency Appeal. The visitors observed operations in both Pagak and Kule Camp. The visit was also attended by the Country Directors of UNICEF, WFP and IOM as well as several NGOs.
KENYA: The much-awaited rains started on 13 March. While this was a relief for the drought stricken Turkana West, it has also created operational hurdles. The reception centre was flooded during the weekend affecting some 200 tents. Many of the new arrivals at the centre had to be relocated to the nearby Somali Bantu School while others were given plots and temporary shelters in Kakuma 4.
UGANDA: The average daily arrival in February was 170 persons, rising to 491 so far in March.