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UNHCR calls for open borders for South Sudan refugees

Thursday, 14 July 2016 2:32 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 14 July 2016 2:32 AM ]

A Sudanese refugee from Darfur walks past tents during an open-ended sit-in outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Jordanian capital Amman on December 12, 2015. AFP

Daniel Arapmoi
Press TV, Kampala

UNHCR has called for immediate opening of the Uganda-South Sudan border to allow safe passage for people feeling the unrest in South Sudan. The call comes after a ceasefire agreement was signed between the warring parties to end hostilities. Our Correspondent Daniel Arapmoi has more from the Ugandan capital Kampala.

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