UNHCR organized a one-day visit to Ajoung Thok for representatives of several donor countries, including Canada, Germany, United States and ECHO.

UNHCR organized a donor briefing in Juba to provide an update on the refugee operations in South Sudan and share UNHCR's vision and priorities for 2015.

UNHCR kicked off verification and registration of some 6,000 asylum seekers from Sudan's South Kordofan and Blue Nile states who live in Juba.

UNHCR joined an inter-agency assessment in Mundri to look into the protection needs and concerns of more than 63,000 IDPs.

UNHCR issued asylum certificates to 507 individuals residing at the Protection of Civilian sites in Juba, originating mainly from Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia.

UNHCR is working with state governments in White Nile and East Darfur to improve access to birth registration for refugee children born in Sudan.

UNHCR is working closely with the Government of Sudan to improve South Sudanese refugee access to documentation and identification (ID) in Khartoum through a phased registration process. The Government's Immigration and Passport Police (IPP) unit initiated the first phase in mid-February to verify the total number of South Sudanese refugees living in Khartoum and issue them with foreigner ID numbers. Over 22,000 refugees have been registered by the IPP so far. The 2nd phase will be led by UNHCR and COR with biometric registration in order to support their access to protection, documentation and other assistance. Biometric registration will likely start in May and will be rolled out concurrently with the IPP process.

UNHCR in partnership with AAHI donated medicines and medical supplies to Yei Civil Hospital as part of its support to the host community.

UNHCR in collaboration with UNFPA & UN Women officially launched in KK the HeForShe campaign on 9 Nov. to raise awareness on inequality faced by women and girls

UNHCR in SUDAN ENGAGES IN COVID-19 PREVENTION AND RESPONSE: To protect refugees and IDPs as well as their hosts in Sudan from COVID-19, UNHCR and partners have rolled out a massive prevention, preparedness and response programme. The Agency joined WHO and UNICEF in spreading risk awareness by translating posters in refugee languages, by briefing volunteers and IDP leaders, tens of thousands of text messages sent to urban refugees in Khartoum. In addition, in recent weeks, UNHCR delivered 1 million bars of soap to IDPs, refugees and their most vulnerable Sudanese neighbours. The Agency also established a surveillance system in refugee camps for immediate isolation of potential cases, reporting to the health authorities and subsequent testing. According to the results, so far the virus which is spreading fast in the country has not infected any refugee.