UGANDA. FLEEING CONFLICT: SOUTH SUDANESE SEEK REFUGE IN UGANDA. On arrival at the Suluba Transit Center, these refugees will first receive medical treatment. Once registered they will be able to access the same public services as Ugandan nationals. © U N H C R /A L E S S A N D R O P E N S O SOUTH SUDAN CONFLICT 3.3 MILLION SOUTH SUDANESE FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES 1 out of every 4 South Sudanese has been displaced 1.4 million – fled as refugees to neighbouring countries, nearly 1 out of every 5 South Sudanese 99 per cent of this refugee population was hosted in neighbouring countries 30 ARMED CONFLICT COMBINED WITH ECONOMIC STAGNATION, DISEASE, AND FOOD INSECURITY HAS PLUNGED THE WORLD’S NEWEST COUNTRY INTO A DESPERATE SITUATION. DURING 2016, MORE SOUTH SUDANESE THAN EVER WERE FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES TO SURVIVE. CONFLICT DISPLACED ABOUT 3.3 MILLION, OF WHOM AN ESTIMATED 1.9 MILLION REMAINED IN SOUTH SUDAN AND 1.4 MILLION FLED AS REFUGEES TO NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES, ALTOGETHER ABOUT 1 OUT OF EVERY 4 SOUTH SUDANESE HAS BEEN DISPLACED. MORE THAN 99 PER CENT OF THIS REFUGEE POPULATION WAS HOSTED IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES, WITH VERY FEW SEEKING PROTECTION FARTHER AFIELD. South Sudan became independent in July 2011, following wars that claimed over 2.5 million lives. Unfortunately, fighting erupted in late 2013 in the streets of the capital, Juba. Before long, the conflict spread to the three states of Greater Upper Nile. Since then, despite numerous talks and ceasefires, hostilities have engulfed the whole country. Large scale violence broke out in Juba in July 2016, which spread across the country, including to the formerly more peaceful areas of Equatoria, and accelerated new displacements. UNHCR > GLOBAL TRENDS 2016