United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan in a statement on Tuesday calls for aid workers’ freedom of movement to save lives in the country.
Toby Lanzer says aid workers left Pagak in Upper Nile State because of harassment and impediments to their freedom of movement.
He recalls that over the past days, aid workers in Bentiu of Unity State were prevented from leaving the United Nations base to carry out their work in the town and surrounding neighborhoods and villages.
Mr Lanzer said their restriction interrupts life-saving assistance including medical support in the hospital to people struck by the conflict.
He says aid agencies count on the good offices of all parties and officials to respect the freedom of movement required for humanitarian action, so that assistance can reach civilians in need of help on time.
The Coordinator says they are working for a resolution so that the aid workers can return and work in line with the principles of humanity, impartiality and neutrality.