Today, the United States announced more than $95 million to support the response to the South Sudan humanitarian emergency. On behalf of the American people, this funding will provide critical protection, economic opportunity, shelter, essential healthcare, emergency food assistance, safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene services to some of the nearly four million South Sudanese refugees and internally displaced people in South Sudan. It also supports refugees and host communities in Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This announcement includes nearly $53 million through the U.S. Agency for International Development and nearly $43 million from the U.S. Department of State. It brings the total U.S. humanitarian assistance to more than $482 million in Fiscal Year 2021.
Flooding, political violence, and lack of effective governance in recent years have ruined livelihoods, displaced additional South Sudanese, and heightened food insecurity, raising the likelihood of famine conditions in parts of the country. COVID-19 and ongoing subnational conflict have further compounded this dire situation.
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