UNHCR Concerned on the Humanitarian Situation in South Sudan
UN humanitarian agencies have warned the crisis in South Sudan could endanger millions of lives in the coming months, if urgent action is not taken.
For the past few weeks, international aid agencies have been mainly air dropping food to people trapped in conflict zones. At the end of a two-day visit to South Sudan, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ant¨®nio Guterres and WFP’s Executive Director Ertharin Cousin called on the parties to the conflict to spare no effort to bring about peace. They also urged the international community to make additional resources available to assist those affected.