Source: Geographic data: UNHCR, UNCS, UNDP. Returnee statistics:
UNHCR and partners Feedback: [email protected]
*Methodology:In coordination with the o�ce of the Relief and
Rehabilitation Commission (RRC), UNHCR and its partners triangulate
received reports at community level in areas of return through
focus group discussion, key informant intervew as well as through
meetings with traditional community leaders, religious leaders,
representatives of local administration and law enforcement
authorities coupled with the observations by the monitoring
teams.
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DecSepJunMarDecSepJunMarDec
SOUTH SUDANOverview of spontaneous refugee returns
(as of September 2020)
2,267,817South Sudanese refugees in the regionas of 30 September
2020
DRC 89,296
Uganda
Sudan
Ethiopia
Kenya
882,699
814,750
358,816
122,256
334,828Cumulative number of reported refugee returnees since Nov
2107, of which 214,142 returend follwoing signing the revitalized
peace agreement in October 2018.
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
Spontaneous refugee return trend**
**Historical data might change retroactively due to delayed
verification and triangulation of information in return areas
123,950 99,816 99,026**
2017 2018 2019 2020
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this
map do not imply o�cial endorsement or acceptance by the United
Nations. Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined
Mar Jun Sep
8,347 verified returns (6,138 arrived in Sep 2020)***
*** 8,347 is the overall verfied return in Sep. including those
who had arrived early within the year but were verified in Sep. and
out of which 6,138 returned in Sep. mainly from Uganda, Sudan and
Ehtiopia to Eastern Equatorai (Magwi county), Unity (mainly Rubkona
county) and Upper Nile (manily Maiwut county)
SUDAN
ETHIOPIA
KENYA
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
UGANDA
ABYEI
Spontaneous refugee returns by county (cumulative)
Movement
Legend
Border entry points
WARRAP439
NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL
1,151
WESTERN EQUATORIA
11,062
WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL
10,305
LAKES15,458
UPPER NILE35,672
JONGLEI51,077
CENTRAL EQUATORIA
60,919
UNITY56,436
EASTERN EQUATORIA
92,309
2,414 3,023 1,221 116 609
84,376
166,730
61,320
9,897 6,684 5,742 79 964Uganda Sudan Ethiopia
KenyaDemocratic
Republic of The Congo
Central African
Republic
Other
Overall July and AugustSpontaneous refugee returnees by Country
of Asylum
Kajo-Keji
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SOUTH SUDANOverview of spontaneous refugee returns
(as of September 2020)
3,563 Uganda
774 DRC
656 Ethiopia487 Sudan
Central Equatorai 2,165
Eastern Equatorai 1,398
Wetern Equatorai 774
Upper Nile 1,143
Top 5 CoA/intended destination states
UNHCR and South Sudan's Relief and Rehabilita-tion Commission
(RRC) are pleased to share the monthly updates on South Sudanese
refugee spontaneous returns. The dashboard highlights cross border
refugee movements between neigh-boring countries and South Sudan,
verified returns and conditions in return areas across South Sudan
in September 2020.
the main reason for pendular movements from Uganda. 2) Outflows
- Floods in return areas - Food shortage, mainly in return areas in
South Sudan’s Torit (Eastern Equatoria), Jonglei and Upper Nile
states. - Insecurity in some return areas – sparking mainly
movements from Kajo-Keji to Uganda.
Eth
Ug
a
1,496
901
892
744
325
Nimule
Kajo Keji
Kaya
Ngomoromo
Akobo
Top 5 Used BCPs
Contributing Partners Governments’ Relief and Rehabilitation
Commis sion (RRC)UNHCR South SudanDanish Refugee Council
(DRC)American Refugee Council (ARC)CARE InternationalWomen
Development Group (WDG)South Sudan Older Persons Organization
(SSOPO)ADRAMission to Alleviate Su�ering in South Sudan (MASS)Hope
Restoration South Sudan (HRSS)Humanitarian Development Consortium
(HDC)
Key highlights on refugees' returns and cross border
movements
6,138 spontaneous refugee returnees arrived during the month of
September - which represents an increase from the 3,806 returnees
reported in August 2020. The return of an addi-tional 2,209
refugees, from earlier in the year, was also verified during the
reported period. This brings the total of self-assisted refugee
returns verified in September up to 8,347. These refugees left
Uganda (3,023 individuals), Sudan (2,414), Ethiopia (1,221), DRC
(964), CAR (609) and Kenya (116) to return, most of them, to Unity,
Jonglei and Eastern Equatoria states.
i.
ii.
Rising COVID-19 positive cases among spon-taneous refugee
returnees at Nimule border point (UGA) and suspected cases in
Maiwut (ETH), has led to increased anxiety amongst local
communities and humanitarian actors amidst limited response
capacity at the border points.
iii.
To inform protection and humanitarian response on the needs of
South Sudanese Refugees’ spontaneous returnees, the South Sudan's
Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) in coordination with
UNHCR, and partners monitor cross border movements of the refugees
at 37 strategic border points with neighboring coun-tries, and
conditions in return areas. By use of KOBO data collection tool,
enumerators collect returnees data and submit to KOBO after
trian-gulating the figures at the border points and in the
communities in areas of return through focus group discussions, key
informant inter-views and meetings with traditional
leaders/reli-gious leaders, law enforcement and immigra-tion
o�cials. Daily protection information is collected at border points
through key infor-mant interviews and continous household
assessments in areas of high returns.
Methodology
i) Returns to South Sudan - Livelihoods opportunities -
Insecuriy in refugee camps - Food reduction in camps and
complementary agricultural activities in South Sudan- mainly liked
to pendular movements between Uganda and South Sudan.ii) Outflows -
Floods in return areas - Food shortage mainly to Ethiopia -
Insecurity in some return areas- Kajo-Keji- to Uganda.
Reasons for return and cross border move-ments by the refugees
are: 1) Inflows - Lack of livelihoods opportunities in countly of
asylum. - Insecurity in Ugandan refugee camps. - Reduced food
ration in camps and need for complementary crop production, which
is
