The European Commission increased its life-saving assistance by a further 20 million Euros to help South Sudan most vulnerable people in respond to the continuing crisis.
In a statement CRN obtained on Thursday, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva said “a human catastrophe of alarming proportions is happening in South Sudan”.
She added that ‘the country faces the worst food security crisis in the world with more than half its population ‚Äì seven million people ‚Äì stalked by hunger. 50,000 children are in danger of dying if emergency aid does not reach them now’.
Ms Georgieva said the funding would address the basic humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable people.
She warned that the humanitarian situation is drastically worsening due to unpredictable floods and outbreaks of cholera, malaria, kalaazar and hepatitis.
The EU Commissioner explained that the immediate aid focuses on distributing essential food and materials to avoid a further deterioration in the food security situation of the country.
She added that the new funds address the basic needs of more than a million internally displaced people, including shelter, water, hygiene and protection, especially for children and women.
The new funding brings the Commission’s humanitarian aid in South Sudan to more than 120 million Euros for this year.