United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs or UNOCHA, United States Agency for International Development or USAID and European Union or EU heads on Saturday called for more support for South Sudanese severely affected by conflict, displacement and food insecurity.
In a joint statement UNOCHA Chief Valerie Amos, USAID’s Administrator, Rajiv Shah and EU Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva sounded the alarm for South Sudan’s support.
Chief Amos lamented, ‘The effects of the conflict are significant ‚Äì millions of people have been affected, cities have been destroyed, the economy has collapsed and food production has been devastated’.
He expressed fear that a serious food and nutrition crisis in the next few months would hit the country if the situation does not improve.
The leaders urged for immediate action on three critical fronts including an end to the fighting, need for humanitarian funding and respect for citizens and International Humanitarian Law.