South Sudan: Humanitarian Coordinator A.I. Condemns Killing of an Aid Worker in Pibor, Calls Upon Government to Step Up Efforts to Protect Humanitarians

18 February 2020
press release

Juba, South Sudan — The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in South Sudan, Matthew Hollingworth, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of an aid worker in Pibor County, Jonglei.

On 12 February, a clearly marked humanitarian vehicle belonging to an international non-governmental organization was stopped along the Pibor-Gumuruk road at a road block manned by unknown armed youth. The armed youth captured two of the four aid workers in the vehicle. One was shot and the other released. The three surviving aid workers are receiving ongoing support services. The deceased is a South Sudanese national.

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