90,000 South Sudanese refugees enter Sudan this year

The United Nations on Wednesday said 90,000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into the Sudanese territories since the beginning of 2016.

Marta Ruedas, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, announced the number at a press conference here on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day.

Humanitarian assistant has been delivered to them, and also those who were internally displaced and 700,000 refugees, asylum seekers and other people of concern who are being hosted by Sudan, she said.

The UN and aid organizations have contributed almost 11 billion U.S. dollars since 2003, including more than 600 million dollars last year and 250 million dollars to date this year to meet humanitarian need in Sudan, Ruedas noted.

Previous UN figures showed that around 198,600 South Sudanese have fled to Sudan after the eruption of violence in their country in December 2013.

Most Southern Sudanese refugees live in seven camps in White Nile, East Darfur, West Kordofan and Khartoum States.

Sudan government decided to treat the South Sudanese nationals within its territories as foreigners since last March, saying it would adopt legal procedures against those who do not have passports or entry visas.

Source : XINUA