UNHCR, the UN agency for refugees, started relocating the first group out of 15,000 refugees from Jammam to Doro camps during the week to reduce the demand on limited water sources.
The first to be moved were identified vulnerable individuals and families on May 7, UNOCHA South Sudan said in its weekly report.Partners are completing additional latrines and pitching tents in Doro for the additional inhabitants.
Aid agencies in Jammam are stepping up efforts to increase water supply and mitigate the risk of water-borne diseases and made arrangements for medical supplies and treatment units to respond to any disease outbreak.
Refugees from Sudan’s Blue Nile State continued to arrive in Upper Nile State.
UNHCR completed individual registration and verification of the state’s refugee population during the week.
Some 70,000 refugees were registered at the Doro and Jammam settlements in Maban County, lower than the previous estimate of 89,000, which was based on family head counts.