Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Sudan, South Sudan
- The Government of Sudan this week announced the requirement for all foreign nationals in the country to legalize their residency in accordance with immigration rules by 1st April 2014.
- New arrivals into Sudan continued during the reporting period. Total arrivals are now estimated at 58,885. Significant arrivals continue to be recorded in the While Nile State, South Kordofan and Khartoum states.
- An inter‐agency needs assessment mission to South Kordofan state commenced on 25 March. The joint mission has participation from UNHCR, OCHA, UNICEF, WHO, UNDSS, Care International, IOM, ASSIST, Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS), Mubadiroon, the Water and Environment Sanitation (WES) department, the Ministry of Health, and the Humanitarian Aid Commission, and will assess the humanitarian needs of approximately 8,000 new arrivals in South Kordofan State.