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EU provides $12.9 mn for South Sudan aid
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IANS | 27 May, 2017
The European Commission (EC)
said it has provided $12.9 million to help save the lives of
conflict-affected people in South Sudan.
The money, which was
channeled through the UN World Food Programme (WFP), is in addition to
the $32 million contribution that was already confirmed for 2017, Xinhua
news agency reported.
"The country needs continued
international support which, combined with unimpeded access to the
affected population, will help prevent the unfolding catastrophe from
expanding further," WFP Representative and Country Director in South
Sudan Joyce Luma said in a statement.
South Sudan is experiencing
the worst levels of food insecurity since independence with up to 5.5
million people facing severe hunger.
In February, famine was declared in parts of former Unity State, in Leer and Mayendit counties, affecting about 100,000 people.
"This
support is vital to our ongoing efforts to respond to the unprecedented
levels of hunger in South Sudan this year," Luma said.
The
contribution from the EC's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) for WFP
South Sudan will provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to
about 890,000 people facing hunger as a result of conflict and seasonal
food insecurity, including an estimated 165,000 children under the age
of five and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
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