UNHCR resumed its assistance to refugees in Lasu settlement 32 km from Yei town on the border with Congo, after it became accessible last week.
‘UNHCR Representative in South Sudan Johann Siffointe said a team went to Lasu last week and assessed the situation of the refugee settlement.
Refugees told UNHCR team that majority of them continue to remain in hide-outs because they are still afraid, he adds.
The team says it distributed humanitarian assistance to 100 refugee households and informed that it would be provided on a regular basis.
‘UNHCR will continue to monitor the situation and work with partners to plan a equal response to the needs of refugees and internally displaced population in Lasu and around it,’ UNHCR Representative notes.
Before June 2016, around 9,600 refugees were in Lasu camp, but many of them hid in the bush or crossed to DRC after the start of military operations in the area.