In Lasu, UNHCR’s partner IBIS completed the upgrade of Yei Girls Secondary School, hosting 320 students.

UNHCR hosted a Canadian Selection Mission in Kakuma from 19 - 23 January 2015 to conduct resettlement interview in the camp and to be updated on the situation.

WFP ration cut of 50% began on 27 Jan 2015 targeting refugees who arrived in Uganda before July 2013 as the Agency struggles to raise an additional US$30 mill.

In Ajuong Thok, UNHCR installed 20 additional computers at the Soba Secondary Schools’ ICT lab, bringing the total number of workstations to 27.

UNHCR’s partner Lutheran World Federation opened a new Child Friendly Space (CFS) in Ajuong Thok refugee camp, bringing the total number of CFS to six.

UNHCR dispatched 60 trucks carrying 2,400 tons of relief items from Juba to Unity and Upper Nile with the aim of pre-positioning NFIs ahead of the rainy season.

4,000 new arrivals fled to South Sudan from Sudan's South Kordofan and Blue Nile since 23 December 2014. This represents an increase of 100% compared to 2013.

In January UNHCR, in partnership with DRC and ACTED, completed the construction of 3,359 shelters for refugees and host communities in Maban County.

UNHCR and partners completed a Short Interval Additional Dose polio vaccination campaign in all refugee camps in Unity and Upper Nile, reaching 100,000 children

In KK General Distribution for NFI's started on 26th January,targeting all camp population and new arrival, while last partial distribution was done 4 years ago