Aid agencies are withdrawing staff from South Sudan’s Upper Nile region.
That follows the killing of three aid workers last week. At least 82 humanitarian staff have been killed in South Sudan since civil war broke out in December 2013.
CGTN’s Robert Nagila has the story.
The agencies were pulling workers out from Waat, Walgak and Akobo in Jonglie State, citing safety concerns as tensions rise between rebels and government forces, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) in Juba.
Ocha said in weekly brief that over 60 aid workers were moved last week from several locations in Upper Nile, due to intensified conflict.
South Sudan’s Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs Gatwech Peter Kulang, confirmed the relocation of the aid workers from the rebel stronghold.
He said the agencies were not taking chances since the employees often fall victims in the event of fighting between the South Sudan warring factions.
