South Sudan: Aid Agencies Demand U.S.$1.27 Billion to Save Lives, Alleviate Suffering

4 February 2014

Juba — Aid agencies in South Sudan urgently require $1.27 billion to assist 3.2 million people suffering the humanitarian consequences of weeks of violence in the country.

Toby Lanzer, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan said the crisis response plan has been revised to reflect the deterioration of the humanitarian situation as well as prioritise frontline relief and pre-positioning.

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