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UNHCR warns South Sudanese refugees need urgent aid

Friday, 22 July 2016 10:10 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 22 July 2016 10:10 PM ]

A womans uses her phone inside a tent as she sits inside a make-shift camp at Nimule border, in Amuru Distric in Uganda on July 16, 2016. (AFP)

Daniel Arapmoi
Press TV, Kampala

An estimated 26000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Uganda following political tensions and armed conflict in their country. The United Nations refugee officials say more people are arriving in Uganda on a daily basis while the country has difficulty providing them with ample food and shelter. Press TV’s Daniel Arapmoi has more from the Ugandan capital Kampala.

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