Some $11 million in emergency aid has been allocated to provide urgent relief to more than a quarter of a million displaced persons fleeing the violence in South Sudan, the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) said in a statement on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 04th April, 2019) Some $11 million in emergency aid has been allocated to provide urgent relief to more than a quarter of a million displaced persons fleeing the violence in South Sudan, the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) said in a statement on Thursday."The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund announced an allocation of $11 million to help 268,000 women, men and children who had been displaced by conflict within South Sudan to return to their homes," the CERF said in a statement.
The CEFR explained the aid will include buckets and mosquito nets and the money will also go improving healthcare, education, clean water and sanitation facilities.
At the same time, the money will also provide for protection of the refugees, the statement added.
"People who fled their homes with nothing are returning to nothing. They need urgent support. The CERF funding will ensure they have food, farming tools and seeds, shelter items and other basic necessities ahead of the rainy season starting in May," UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock said.
CERF noted that some 1.9 million people are now displaced persons in South Sudan while another 2.3 million have fled to neighboring countries.
The 2019 South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan needs $1.5 billion help 5.7 million people, but has received only 5 percent of the funds it needs, according to the CERF.
