Field Coverage

Imvepi Refugee Settlement in Arua District, Northern Uganda

19 June 2017

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and partners opened a new settlement area in Arua district, northern Uganda, in February 2017, to host thousands of refugees arriving from South Sudan. The new Imvepi settlement was opened after Palorinya settlement in Moyo district, which was opened in December 2016, rapidly reached its 135,000 refugee-hosting capacity.
A young child being cared for at the Imvepi settlement.

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