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The UN ASG Kang is urging the international community to continue providing support to enable humanitarians to scale up and expand critical aid operations.
“The yearlong conflict has been brutal. Civilians have been killed, raped and beaten; homes torched; lives ruined. Fighting has destroyed communities and separated families. More than 1.9 million people have fled their homes” Kang decried.
“Over 100,000 people have sought refuge in UN bases, millions more fled into the bush and remain too fearful to return home or settle elsewhere,” she said.
“The level of violence experienced by civilians in South Sudan has been devastating,” said ASG Kang.
“I was here a year ago and I am heartbroken to see that the promising young country that I saw is suffering so greatly. The scale of the needs is great,” she said.
“However, much we scale up our operations; we will never be able to do enough if the conflict continues todestroy lives and livelihoods,” she added.
Kang said, “All parties to the conflict must show leadership and bring peace to this country.”
Despite the extremely difficult situation for aid workers, who face hostilities, access and logistical challenges as well as threats to their own lives, the United Nation Humanitarian Agencies and partners have reached more than 3.5 million people with assistance this year, helped avert famine and brought under control deadly cholera outbreak.
“However, the situation remains bleak and the number of people who are severely food insecure is projected to increase to 2.5 million people in early 2015,” said ASG.
“Aid Agencies are planning for next year, and are urgently calling for US $600 million by February to kick-start next year’s operations,” she adds.
“In the dry season, we need to pre-position life saving and livelihood supplies to reach all people in need and carry out key repairs to roads and airstrips so that we can scale up and expand the aid operation,” said the UN ASG Kang.
The UN ASG Kang visited communities affected by the crisis in Juba and Jonglei State and met with Government representatives and humanitarian partners to discuss ways of improving access and strengthening protection of civilians.
She urged parties to respect international humanitarian and human rights laws that clearly call for the protection of civilians and unhindered humanitarian access to people in need.
ASG Kang was addressing journalist today [Friday] in Juba about her visit and activities while in South Sudan.
She was attending the news conference in the present of Humanitarian Chief Toby Lanzer who applauds the visit of Kang to the Country.
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