Refugees are continuing to arrive in western Uganda from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Local authorities in Kanungo District have reported the arrival of 177 people in Ishasha, on the shores of Lake Edward, which forms the natural border with DRC. This is the largest reported influx at Ishasha for more than a month. The newcomers, many of them in poor health, said they had fled fighting in their villages in the eastern DRC province of North Kivu. UNHCR will be transferring this new group to a permanent settlement for Congolese refugees.