Khartoum — As of 15 October, the number of registered South Sudanese who sought refuge in Sudan since December 2013, now exceeds a quarter of a million. Inter-agency return monitoring missions led by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), visited a number of locations in North Darfur. The water supply for the Jebel Marra displaced in Sortony has been increased.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported in its latest bulletin that the number of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan stands at 254,757 people (including 90,000 who arrived this year). According to UNHCR about 40 per cent of South Sudanese arrivals are hosted in White Nile State, and 22 per cent in East Darfur.
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