1 million South Sudanese refugees in Uganda

Indiscriminate violence and severe food insecurity in South Sudan have left entire communities with no other option but to flee. By the end of the year, there will be more than 2.1 million victims of this crisis seeking refuge in neighboring countries; primarily Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda.

Uganda has become host to the highest numbers of refugees and has seen a dramatic spike in arrivals: 750,000 South Sudanese have sought refuge in Uganda in the past 12 months alone.

With hundreds more people arriving every day, the scale of the humanitarian response needed is staggering and drastically underfunded. HI will launch activities to assist new refugees in September 2017.

Dany Egreteau, HI’s Emergency Response Manager, explains why this intervention, focusing on the most vulnerable refugees, is essential: “Vulnerable refugees, including older people, single women headed-families, people with disabilities, unaccompanied children (…) have specific needs in order to stay safe and healthy. They are at much higher risk of abuse, discrimination or being denied access to essential services.”

HI's activities may include food security support, psychological support to traumatized refugees, training NGO staff to better include people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, and referral of people in need of humanitarian aid to direct to the appropriate services.