Ghost Refugees: Refugees and u.n .'S

ghost refugees: Over-counting refugees to bring in more funding carries the risk of officials quietly pocketing the difference, according to Toronto Star. A South Sudanese refugee girl prepares to lick the last of her corn and soya porridge breakfast from her bowl, at the Imvepi reception center, where newly arrived refugees are processed before being allocated plots of land in nearby Bidi Bidi refugee settlement, in northern Uganda. The new report by the U.N.'s internal watchdog says about 11 million alone is now being spent on a recount of the South Sudanese who poured into Uganda, to weed out potentially hundreds of thousands of ghost refugees. The new report by the U.N.'s internal watchdog says about 11 million alone is now being spent on a recount of the South Sudanese who poured into Uganda, to weed out potentially hundreds of thousands of ghost refugees. Uganda has been praised internationally for welcoming refugees but has faced scrutiny over corruption in the process. Ben Curtis / Associated Press More than a million South Sudanese fled to neighbouring Uganda after fresh fighting broke out in July 2016, causing a scramble by the U.N. and other humanitarian actors to help them find food and shelter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.