UNHCR/Will Swanson
South Sudan refugees in Uganda pass one million mark: UNHCR
The number of people from South Sudan seeking refuge in Uganda has reached one million, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned.
An average of 1,800 South Sudanese civilians have been crossing into Uganda every day during the past year.
Another one million or more South Sudanese are being hosted by Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.