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South Sudan: Govt Accused of Blocking Aid, Despite Famine
VOA, 23 February 2017
The head of the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says the government there should make sure that aid agencies can reach people who are starving. Read more »
South Sudan Govt Accused of Blocking Aid
Head of UN mission in the country David Shearer says the government is blocking aid by delaying paperwork that allows agencies to distribute relief items.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) line up early in the morning for a general food distribution at the UN Protection of Civilians Site, Malakal, South Sudan. (file photo).
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South Sudan: Opinion - Stop the Violence, Fix the Famine
DW, 22 February 2017
South Sudan has more fertile farmland than it would need to feed its people. Analyst James Shimanyula says that this is not possible without an end to the continuing ethnic… Read more »
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East Africa: Uganda Went to South Sudan and All It Brought Back Were Refugees
Monitor, 23 February 2017
The United Nations this week declared an outbreak of famine in South Sudan. The statistics from that country, whose internecine conflict is now in its fourth year, are grim:… Read more »
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UN agencies warns that war and a collapsing economy have left some 100,000 people facing starvation in parts of the country. Read more »
