Japanese government contributed 4.4 million US Dollars to United Nations Children agency or UNICEF to support children with humanitarian interventions focusing on conflict-affected states of South Sudan.
In a statement on Thursday, Japanese Ambassador to South Sudan Takeshi Akamatsu said the funds would make a crucial difference for conflict affected children and women.
UNICEF’s new Representative in South Sudan Jonathan Veitch appreciated the people of Japan for their continuous support to South Sudan’s children and women.
He said ‘with this generous contribution, we will be able to support our partners in delivering essential supplies and services to South Sudan’s most vulnerable children’.
The Representative said with Japan’s new funding, UNICEF in 2014 would provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene, prevent diseases outbreaks and help pregnant mothers and new-borns access lifesaving maternal and neonatal interventions.
He added that UNICEF would also manage severe acute malnutrition, support identification of separated children, rehabilitate learning environments, distribute and preposition learning and teaching materials and give emergency training.