Khartoum, May 24, 2026 (SUNA) – The Commission for Refugees announced the start of a comprehensive phased plan incorporating a package of organizational measures for relocating South Sudanese nationals from Khartoum State to White Nile State, aimed at preventing family separation, ensuring families move together as a single unit, and guaranteeing legal and social protection alongside accurate official records. Acting Assistant Commissioner for Refugees in Khartoum, Reem Babiker Digna, said the procedures are based on a phased system serving as an official mechanism to protect families and preserve the legal identity of all those relocated throughout the journey until arrival at the final destination. Regarding registration procedures for children and adolescents, she explained that the first phase includes registration of newborns and infants up to one year old, with authorities requiring at least one identification document to complete registration and protect children’s rights, including birth certificates issued by the Civil Registry, certificates issued by the Commission, or vaccination and immunization cards. The second phase focuses on the “Family Reunification” programme targeting children and adolescents aged between one and 17 years to ensure families move together throughout the relocation process. To address exceptional circumstances faced by some families who lost documents during displacement, the Commission established a support and protection unit within registration centres to review undocumented cases and provide alternative legal and administrative solutions before reinserting them into official relocation lists. Head of the Commission’s Registration Department Abdul-Wakeel Mohamed Babiker said organizational procedures are being implemented carefully to safeguard children’s rights, stressing the importance of presenting any available documents to legally establish those rights. He concluded by affirming that the ultimate goal of the procedures — combining firmness with flexibility — is to prevent any family member from being left behind and close any gaps that could lead to family separation during large-scale relocation operations, thereby ensuring the protection and integrity of each family unit.BH/BH