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UN briefing warns South Sudan risks famine as displacement and attacks cut aid
Summary
Tom Fletcher told the United Nations Security Council that renewed fighting, mass displacement and funding shortfalls risk pushing South Sudan toward famine; he urged the Council to remove access barriers, boost flexible funding and press parties to respect international humanitarian law.
Tom Fletcher, a presenter to the United Nations Security Council, warned that South Sudan is sliding toward famine as conflict, displacement and collapsing services leave millions without help.
"Two out of every three people need humanitarian support this year," Fletcher said, and he noted that the $1.46 billion humanitarian plan for the country was only 22% funded. He told the Council that renewed fighting in Jonglei State and elsewhere has driven mass displacement and cut communities off from assistance.
Fletcher gave detailed examples from Jonglei and Akobo, saying a recent inter-agency team found more than 140,000 people in dire need around Akobo County and that renewed violence had forced aid workers to leave. He described Wicak Akobo Hospital as having served more…
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