IOM launches 76.8 million dollars’ appeal for needy South Sudanese

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International Organization for Migration, IOM is appealing for 76.8 million US Dollars to provide lifesaving assistance to conflict-affected populations of South Sudan this year.
 
Needs in South Sudan have reached extraordinary levels as the crisis enters the fourth year, says IOM.
 
The agency says some 7.5 million people are in desperate need of aid.
 
South Sudan faces multiple displacements and struggles with a failing economy.
 
Some 4.9 million people are facing severe food insecurity, IOM says.
 
IOM Chief of Mission in South Sudan, William Barriga says civilians continue to bear the burden of recurrent conflicts in the country.
 
A political solution to the ongoing crisis is needed urgently, he appeals.