Pagirinya Refugee Settlement

Pagirinya Refugee Settlement
Pagirinya Refugee Settlement
	Pagirinya Refugee Settlement
	Coordinates: 3°21′11″N 31°59′31″E / 3.353°N 31.992°ECoordinates: 3°21′11″N 31°59′31″E / 3.353°N 31.992°E
Country	Uganda
District	Adjumani

Pagirinya Refugee Settlement is a refugee camp in eastern Adjumani District in Northern Uganda. It is (as of October 2016) the newest of Uganda's refugee settlements, launched in June 2016 after the Maaji Refugee Settlements reached capacity.

A cholera outbreak hit Pagirinya soon after it opened. ^[1]

References

↑ "UNHCR working with Government of Uganda and emergency response partners to contain cholera outbreak amongst the newly arrived South Sudanese refugees in Adjumani district, Uganda". UNHCR. UNHCR. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

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[unhcr_cholera-1] "UNHCR working with Government of Uganda and emergency response partners to contain cholera outbreak amongst the newly arrived South Sudanese refugees in Adjumani district, Uganda". UNHCR. UNHCR. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.