Over 80,000 South Sudan refugees have arrived in Sudan in 2016; Rainy season floods have already washed away many homes; displaced in Thur and Um Tajok Darfur in need

Unless otherwise noted, everything in this post is from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ Humanitarian Bulletin Sudan, Issue 28, July 4 – 11, 2016, which may be found here: http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/OCHA_Sudan_Weekly_Humanitarian_Bulletin_Issue_28_%284_-_10_July_2016%29.pdf South Sudanese refugees keep coming to Sudan, mostly to Darfur (61,821 out of 80,758).  Aid groups are currently assessing and meeting...

UNHCR: 65.3 Million human beings driven from their homes by violence as of December 2015

Twenty-four people are forced from their homes every minute by war and persecution, or one person of every 113 on earth.  As near as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) can estimate, about half of these are children. 65.3 million is the highest worldwide number of forcibly displaced persons in the agency’s experience.  2015 also saw unequaled numbers...

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