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AfDB and UN to Work Together to Support Refugees in South Sudan

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Most of the arrivals were South Sudanese who had been in Sudan for decades. Many are heading back to villages that barely have any services and where there is no humanitarian assistance available.

The African Development Bank and the UN Refugee Agency have said they are partnering to support displaced people and their host communities in South Sudan. Over half a million people have arrived in the country, where resources are already overstretched.

Most of the arrivals were South Sudanese who had been in Sudan for decades. Many are heading back to villages that barely have any services and where there is no humanitarian assistance available.

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Senior officials from the African Development Bank and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency paid a joint visit to Gendrassa Refugee Camp in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State recently. The visit comes in the context of strengthened collaboration between humanitarian and development actors globally.