Regional Cross-Border Situation Report #5 05 February 2014    Highlights

* Needs for new South Sudanese refugees only. only. refugees Sudanese forSouth new * Needs email: [email protected]: Jesse Regional Wood, Donor Relations Officer Contacts $79 million >1,000 >130,000 In numbers

UN staff on an assessment mission to Akobo, Ethiopia. Photo: WFP/Melese WFP/Melese Ethiopia. Photo: Akobo, mission to assessment an on UN staff EthiopiaRefugee Uganda Refugee Kenya Refugee caseload. regionalmonths the overall to refugee critical assistanceprovide for the next six and million respectively to million US$40 SudanWFP UNHCR crisis. US$79 and require the cross to related briefing donor held a the present needs joint to On February04 WFP Nairobi, UNHCR and in 260,000 by the end year. of the UNHCR to that the rise number could projects countries sinceneigbouring mid OverSouth 130,000 Sudanese have arrived in the signing of the agreement. ceasefire the number since hasof new arrivals stabilized situation even remains unpredictable, though Uganda,into Kenya,and Ethiopia Sudan. The South continueSudanese cross the to border SudanEMOP* PRRO PRRO PRRO

new arrivals new arrivals daily

displaced across across displaced borders

Resourcing needed for 6 monthsneeded for 6

Shortfall US$ 6 - border of the impact South - $3.5m $13m $30m $32m month

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December December and Shortfall %

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month 55% 45% 63% N/A

Cross South Sudan Crisis Uganda. UNHCR projects Uganda.that UNHCR projects newfrom South arrivals WFPrefugees in approximately 260,000 supports resettlement capacity. challenge and enhanceefforts made to are being at receptionCongestion centres transit is a and monthly to rations food whothose have settled. arrival,at meals receptioncooked centres and Sudan.high WFP provides the signing of in the agreement Southceasefire number lower considerably of following new arrivals is have Uganda entered from South TheSudan. daily Uganda. Situation Update may rise to 50,000 by may 50,000 the to end rise of the year. UNHCR that newarrivals from projects South Sudan areas. - assistance. UNHCR WFPwith of transport non supports is increaseexpected exercise to the number of in need WFP new 10,500 is assisting arrivals a andverification from South Sudan Sudan into since mid Sudan. Sudan 60,000 to rise bymay the end year. of the UNHCREthiopia. that projects newfrom South arrivals WFPrefugees in approximately 450,000 supports anddelivery distribution. has thereafter. Food for been prepositioned efficient - pace thanslower WFP highexpected. initially provides torelocation Lietchor continues, at a though even Sudan mid since Ethiopia. Sudan 50,000 to rise bymay the end year. of the Kenya. that new UNHCR projects arrivals from South WFPrefugees in approximately 490,000 supports at meals reception centres andin drycamps. rations energy at border biscuits cookedcrossing points, programmes.specific nutrition WFP high provides centres reception until they in regular can enrolled be supplementary provides to products food children in concern.serious To the address WFPsituation, statusnutritional among newly arrived children is of percent, around the emergency threshold, the With acute global December. malnutrition at rates 14 have Kenya into the border crossed since mid Kenya. Sudan 100,000 to by rise may the end year.of the food items food andwarehousing provides in affected energy on biscuits arrival and dry rations food

More More than refugees from 14,000 South Sudan Over 23,000 Over people 23,000 have the border crossed

Since mid - The numberThe arriving of from refugees South Border Impact - December December has The29,000. reached - December, over 63,000 refugeesover 63,000 December,

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