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- The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator visited South Sudan last weekend to meet people affected by ongoing violence and natural disasters, to assess the damages caused to them and to take stock of the relief works being carried or proposed to be carried out.
The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator visited South Sudan last weekend to meet people affected by ongoing violence and natural disasters, to assess the damages caused to them and to take stock of the relief works being carried or proposed to be carried out. The delegation, composed of senior functionaries of the organization, visited the camp of Malakel in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State.
The delegation representatives pointed out that women and children are more vulnerable to harm and risk of physical harm perpetrated by the drunk soldiers and other anti-social elements. They felt the need for working more with local NGOs and extending more cash -based initiatives to help take the relief works to the realistic and desired levels. Women do not have jobs. Some of the women met by the UN representative said that they often went out to collect firewood from forest and isolated places. They sometimes meet drunk soldiers, who often physically abuse them. UN representatives were also told that women did not have enough jobs that could support them and their families.
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The UN estimates that 6.8 million people will need urgent assistance in the immediate future. .A US$1.7 billion humanitarian response plan for the country is being implemented. Analysts say that would not be suffice to meet the requirements. On the top of it, so far, only eight percent of the fund allocated is disbursed.
