World Vision on Tuesday announced its emergency relief operations in Upper Nile region to reach more than 100 thousand conflict displaced persons without aid by the end of January 2015.
In a statement, CRN obtained, World Vision South Sudan Director Perry Mansfield said one in 17 people, who had fled violence live in protection of civilian sites and that majority of the displaced are now living in other towns or villages.
The statement added that World Vision had created mobile teams deployed to remote places to distribute aid since January 2014; covering half a million people in Upper Nile, Jonglei and Unity States.
Operations Director Fred McCray said a volatile security situation makes South Sudan a tough place to deliver aid amidst logistical challenges of poor roads and expensive air travel.
He added that they manage to reach most remote places with the help of 700 national staff with knowledge of the smallest villages.
The statement indicated that World Vision provided over 1400 households with kits containing mosquito nets, plastic sheets, clothing fabric, sleeping mats and blankets in Koch, Unity State.
It also said 958 households received fishing kits containing hooks and nylon twine and 290 households with agricultural kits containing vegetable seed and agricultural tools.
World Vision estimated that at least two thousand households in Ulang County of Upper Nile State are in need of more aid, revealing plans to reach them within the next two weeks.