The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund or CERF approved six million UD Dollars for humanitarian aid to conflict victims in Pibor County, Jonglei State.
This is in addition to over five million US Dollars allocated for aid in June this year.
UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan Toby Lanzer in a statement said the new funding will allow UN to boost response and reach 60 thousand people severely affected by recent months’ violence.
He called on all parties to ensure that civilians can move around freely and in safety to access basic services and humanitarian aid.
The CERF contribution comes at a time when the South Sudan Consolidated Appeal is 60 percent funded, with approximately 420 million US Dollars required for life-saving programmes until the end of 2013.