Over three hundred thousand civilians in need of food aid and medical services south of Bentiu in Unity State do not currently access such assistance as humanitarian response stopped due to the ongoing hostilities.
United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer in a statement on Monday cautions that renewed violence comes when civilians could be planting their crops to reap a harvest this year.
He says the violence forced all non-governmental organizations and UN agencies to evacuate staff from Leer and other locations.
The Coordinator expresses aid agencies’ commitment to return to all areas of south Unity and continue emergency operations as soon as it is safe for them.
He assures warring parties that aid agencies work on behalf of populations in need based on principles of humanity, impartiality and neutrality, can continue without delay.