Aid workers suspend delivery of much-needed humanitarian assistance in Unity

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Humanitarian aid workers suspended delivery of assistance due to renewed fighting in parts of Unity State that forced people to flee their homes.
 
Affected areas in recent weeks include Kaljak, Ding-Ding, Jazeera, Koch and Buaw, says UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs or OCHA.
 
Over the last two weeks of September, 62 aid workers were relocated from Jazeera and Nhialdu and Buaw and Koch, it reports.
 
OCHA says the relocation of aid workers disrupted delivery of services for over 60 thousand people in need.
 
It adds that the relocations indicates dangerous and difficult operating environment in Unity, where aid workers have faced increasing insecurity.
 
In July 2016, humanitarian assets were looted and aid workers were relocated from Leer following the fighting.
 
It adds that fighting has forced civilians into swampy areas, with many traveling long distances on foot in search of safety.