Overall, the number of refugees in this region increased by 15 per cent in 2007 despite improvements in Southern Sudan that allowed a significant number of refugees and IDPs to return.
总的来说，在2007年，虽然苏丹南部有所改善，使许多难民和境内流离失所者得以返回家园，但是这个地区的难民人数却增加了15％。