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UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, appeals for funding
Summary
United Nations officials warned that violence, food insecurity, disease and displacement have created a large and growing humanitarian emergency in South Sudan and appealed to member states for urgent funding to reach millions at risk.
The United Nations said Friday that South Sudan is at risk of slipping into widespread conflict while facing an escalating humanitarian crisis driven by violence, food insecurity, disease outbreaks and climate shocks.
The UN spokesperson said Secretary-General António Guterres “sounded the alarm” over the scale of need in South Sudan and warned that three out of four South Sudanese require assistance. “That is a humanitarian nightmare,” the spokesperson said, relaying the secretary-general’s remarks.
The appeal laid out figures intended to illustrate the crisis: tens of casualties…
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