Escalating border tensions between South Sudan and Sudan displaced some 8,000 people in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, mostly children, women and elderly.
The figure comes from the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission.The majority of the displaced are located in Maker Anei and Jar Akol in Aweil East County, and Wachum and Jaac in Aweil North County.
Aid organizations are concerned about the humanitarian consequences of the displacement and with reports of troop build-up along both sides of the border.
Emergency shelter, water, health and nutrition support were identified as the key needs of the displaced people in Northern Bahr El Ghazal.