Sudan: S. Sudan Army Denies Restricting Humanitarian Aid Planes

9 December 2014

Juba — The South Sudanese army (SPLA) has dismissed as "false" and "misinterpreted" reports that it imposed new restrictions on all aid organisations operating in the young nation.

The army's response came after Brig. Gen Majier Deng Kur, the current head of the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism, ordered all aid organizations working in the country to declare their cargo when seeking clearance for flights.

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