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Article: Refugees of South Sudan
 * Add to context/situation summary
 * Add section titled "Background" to provide historical context of violence/civil unrest in South Sudan that led to refugee crisis
 * Add information on women and children to "Internally displaced South Sudanese" section.

Context summary South Sudan was cited as the largest refugee crisis in 2016, being the world's third largest, following Syria and Afghanistan'''. '''

Background
South Sudan, previously part of Sudan, has experienced a longstanding history of violence, that has ultimately resulted in the displacement of its people. Violence in Sudan dates back to before 2005, when the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed following what is known as Africa's lengthiest civil war. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 served as an agreement between the Al-Bashir government, the Khartoum government, the Sudan People's Liberation Army and the Sudanese Armed Forces. It sought to rectify issues between the north and south of Sudan, such as oil profits, perimeters of Blue Nile, South Kordofan and Abyei areas, the political organization of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) and a referendum structure that would bring the southern region of Sudan independence. Despite this agreement, Sudan continued to face tensions within its borders, eventually leading South Sudan to claim independence from Sudan in 2011.

December 15, 2013
On December 15th, 2013, a civil war started in Juba, South Sudan. The war came after months of escalating tensions between political powers within the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). Conflict quickly reached other areas of South Sudan and created divisions within the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. The number of South Sudanese affected by the war was cited as approximately 2 million displaced and 50,000 killed.

After two years of war, a peace agreement was signed on August 26, 2015, by South Sudanese leaders. However, the peace agreement has been disregarded in some instances, with conflicts arising.

Since this pivotal 2013 event, Souh Sudan has been faced with a tumultuous series of events, largely impacting their population with continuous warfare and violence, and ultimately, resulting in the ongoing displacement of its people.

Internally displaced South Sudanese
Among the estimated 2 million internally displaced South Sudanese, half have been reported to be children.

Host countries
Of the refugees from South Sudan moving into these neighboring countries, 85% are women and chidren.

Uganda
[To add after first sentence of this section] Of the approximate one million refugees that have entered Uganda, 82% are women and children.

[To add after the in-place paragraph] In response to the heavy influx of refugees and asylum seekers from South Sudan, the Ugandan government has responded by creating the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF). This framework has been put in place as of March 2017 to facilitate and improve the current refugee-response functions that the country is implementing.

In the prevailing refugee situation in Uganda, the government has allowed refugees from South Sudan to work and have access to official state documents as well as the ability to use Ugandan social services. Furthermore, the Ugandan government permits South Sudanese refugees to own land that can be used towards homes and agricultural purposes. This is known as the non-camp settlement policy, that is part of Uganda's 2006 Refugees Act, in which the state enforces with the intentions of aiding refugees to eventually become autonomous.