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following figures, which indicate that <strong>return</strong>ees constitute 26 per cent of the total population of the<br />

villages that have been monitored (IOM Village Assessment, 2008, p.10, table 1):<br />

More recent figures are available for Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Unity, Warrap <strong>and</strong> Southern<br />

Kordofan (see the four September 2009 reports by IOM <strong>and</strong> SSRRC):<br />

Northern Bahr el Ghazal:<br />

(Village <strong>as</strong>sessments conducted between December 2008 <strong>and</strong> June 2009.)<br />

"A total of 1,738 villages were <strong>as</strong>sessed, representing 96% of all existing villages in Northern<br />

Bahr el Ghazal State. The population in the are<strong>as</strong> is 790,898 residents (45%), 400,098 (51%)<br />

<strong>return</strong>ees <strong>and</strong> 32,439 <strong>IDPs</strong> (4%)." (IOM <strong>and</strong> SSRRC, September 2009, p.4)<br />

"224 villages reported that some <strong>return</strong>ees were either displaced again or are separated from<br />

their families after their <strong>return</strong> to Northern Bahr el Ghazal State those secondary displaced<br />

<strong>return</strong>ees reported to be mainly from villages in Aweil E<strong>as</strong>t county (48%) <strong>and</strong> Aweil North (24%)."<br />

(IOM <strong>and</strong> SSRRC, September 2009, p.13)<br />

IOM <strong>and</strong> SSRRC, Northern Bahr el Ghazal report, September 2009, Table 2, p.14:<br />

Unity State:<br />

(Village <strong>as</strong>sessments conducted between May <strong>and</strong> June 2009.)<br />

"A total of 1,785 villages were <strong>as</strong>sessed, representing 100% of all existing villages in Unity State.<br />

The population in the are<strong>as</strong> is 473,993 residents (76%), 122,421 (19%) <strong>return</strong>ees <strong>and</strong> 31,387<br />

<strong>IDPs</strong> (5%)." (IOM <strong>and</strong> SSRRC, September 2009, p.4)<br />

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