Aid groups seek $1.6 billion for life-saving operation in S. Sudan

[Elisabeth Janaina]

Aid groups seek $1.6 billion for life-saving operation in S. Sudan

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Six thousand internally displaced people at Kuda 54 kilometers west of
Juba town are appealing for urgent humanitarian assistance. Sept 23,
2016 (UNMISS Photo)
February 13, 2017 (JUBA) - Humanitarian organizations in South Sudan
are appealing for US$1.6 billion to provide life-saving assistance and
protection to 5.8 million people across South Sudan in 2017.

“The humanitarian situation in South Sudan has deteriorated
dramatically due to the devastating combination of conflict, economic
decline and climatic shocks,” said Eugene Owusu, the Humanitarian
Coordinator for South Sudan.

“In 2017, we are facing unprecedented needs, in an unprecedented
number of locations, and these needs will increase during the upcoming
lean season,” he adds

Aid groups estimate that some 7.5 million people across the
war-ravaged country are now in need of humanitarian assistance and
protection.

Since the conflict in South Sudan began in December 2013, about 3.4
million people have been forced to flee their homes, including nearly
1.9 million people who have been internally displaced and about 1.5
million who have fled as refugees to neighbouring countries.

Horrendous atrocities have been reported, including widespread sexual
violence. Food insecurity and malnutrition have skyrocketed, and the
risk of famine is significant for thousands of people in
conflict-affected communities and food deficit areas if early actions
are not taken.

“With needs rising rapidly, we have rigorously prioritized the 2017
Humanitarian Response Plan to target those who most urgently require
assistance and protection,” said Owusu.

“It is imperative that this appeal is funded early, and funded fully,
so that the aid workers deployed across South Sudan can respond
robustly and rapidly,” he stressed.

In South Sudan, humanitarian organizations use the window of
opportunity provided by the dry season to deliver supplies by road.
When the rains set in – usually in May – most roads become impassable
and supplies must be delivered by air, multiplying the cost of the
humanitarian operation, which is one of the largest and most complex
in the world. Swift action during the dry season is therefore
imperative.

“In 2016, we reached more than 5 million people, but the crisis
deepened and spread as conflict continued. In 2017, we are determined
to reach more people but we urgently need the funding to do so,” said
Owusu.

“I appeal to the international community, which has given so
generously to this young country, to support us now. If we fail to act
swiftly, lives may be lost,” he further said.

137 aid organizations, including 62 national Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) -a 55 per cent increase from 2016-, 63
international NGOs and 12 United Nations entities aim to implement
projects under the 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan.

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14 February 05:22, by Kuch

Hmmm, yes! Our NGOs rulers have gone to beg the whole world on
behave of their hungry South Sudanese and will come spend the donated
money by sympathetic donors on their luxury lifestyles in countries
like Kenya, Uganda or ethiopia. This is what some lowly informed like
our some of our Nuers and Equatoria want anyway?>>>

repondre message
14 February 05:32, by Kuch

But idiots do not that current in our country is a
Geo-political war to fought by NGOs, the UN, the US, the UK and some
of their criminals in between to make our country like Congo and then
our country can be easily looted. But we are not going let such thing
happened under the sun here in South Sudan, we don’t like the
so-called cloned arabs of North Sudan let alone evil English people>>>

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14 February 05:39, by Kuch

white Americans and their evil juus. We don’t even marry
Bantus let alone English, white Americans, their evil juus and some of
their criminals in between. Our leaders were so drunk with our
independence to let themselves being *intrigued* by the evil corporate
America, the UK, their evil juus to renew then UNIMIS to current
UNIMISS>>>

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14 February 05:45, by Eastern

The anger in you has let to vent out this incoherent
text. Your desperation aside, the taxpayers in the global west cannot
sit on their laurels when an inept kleptocrat is imposing its
legitemacy on the innocent masses. Those unable to contain the
subjugation vote using their feet ending up in refugee camps in the
neighbouring countries. Yes, NGOs are here to stay and assert some
influence>>>>>>>

repondre message
14 February 05:49, by Eastern

>>>>>>from yonder. Even Omar Bashir continues to
suffer from the same paranoia of NGOs; he sent out dozens of NGOs of
the Sudan but the external influence hasn’t waned. Why is Kiir
treading the path other failed leaders trod?

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14 February 06:23, by Kuch

Mr. Eastern,
Probably, you may be one of those so-called
Equatorians who claomed to be more Equated than Dinkas/Jiengs, when
they are really not. My own battalion was the one that helped blasted
your so-called cloned arabs of North Sudan criminals out of Yei in
1997 and some other little towns in Equatoria. I was injured very
badly in battle of Kapoeta in 2002, before the CPA>>>

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14 February 06:34, by Kuch

you fools want to re-copy with with your
so-called SPLA-IO. Fellows, go and talk to your Barack Obama, Susan
Rice and your sleazy NGOs, MI6 and their CIA with their US state
department criminals to find you another job else where. We are going
to blit the criminals with their love affair of our country.

repondre message
14 February 06:04, by Kuch

Mr. Eastern,

You rubbish love affairs with evils like so-called
cloned arabs of North Sudan is what made them to take dig the evil
hole deep in your Equatoria. You are not even Equatorian guess, but an
Eastern Sudan. The criminals we blasted out of Equatoria. Your piece
of shit always write shits you don’t even most of the times. Have a
look on this link fool:www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00mmnqy

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14 February 08:17, by Eastern

Kuch,

Continue to wallow in your naivety; I have no
time for your crap. The late Dr. Garang even knew the futility of
poking the UN and NGOs from the global west that approached saw
Operation Lifeline Sudan saving millions from starving to death in
Upper Nile and Bahr el Ghazal. The inept Kiir and his zealot followers
cannot understand the intricacies involved in dealing with the global
bodies...

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14 February 05:47, by Kuch

when we didn’t need this so-called UN protection
bullshit. Some us who were against the redeployment of these so-called
UNIMISS were sternly rebuked that we were young boys with attitudes
towards white people. But now our same leaders have seen how their
white gods would want to try to even colonized our country through
some of lowly Nuers and Equatorians>>>

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14 February 05:59, by jubaone

Kuch,
Instead of raising this $1.6b to avert massive
starvation in SS, it is cheaper to have Kiir and his jienge associates
flushed off and real peace restored. That is cheaper and effective and
we shall NOT need any UN or billion $ donations. Kiir, the evil man
has turned SS into purgatory, a step into hell where satan hides.

repondre message
14 February 06:12, by Kuch

Mr. Jubaone,

But since Mr. Kiir over stayed his leadership
as a president of South Sudan. Why you idiot just wait for elections,
bring on the best boy/girl from any where in South Sudan and we lect
him/her than fight your CIA, MI6, their sleazy NGOs and some of their
creepy criminals won’t even won. By the way, Mr. Juboane, your Riek
Machar is long dead in Juba last year bring on another leader>>

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14 February 07:51, by jubaone

Kuch,
I see lots of your writing lately,
something seriously bothering you. You need some time off to chillax
(chill and relax). So do you perhaps know where the remains of Riak
are? I suggest you mobilize your jienges, the MAs to go and liberate
Abyei from the "cloned arabs" b4 you get busty.

repondre message
14 February 07:54, by Theallseeingeye

Kuch
Even our gov sometimes calls on those NGOs
and UN for helps. who is feeding and treating children and women in
Northern Bahr El Gazal, Tonj, Westren Bahr El Gazal, Central
equatoria, E Equatoria..etc, just to mention few. please leave those
NGOs along, let them do their job (protect lives) and you do yours
(destroy life). no one has quarrel when South Sudan appeals for help
from donors.

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14 February 08:10, by Theallseeingeye

cont..
check the link
"https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/south-sudan-appeals-help-donors-bridge-budget-deficit"
so, nothing is wrong about that.
check this as well
"https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/relief-reaches-flood-victims-south-sudan%E2%80%99s-warrap"

check this "https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/gomjuer-commissioner-says-citizens-hard-hit-flood"
and this https://radiotamazuj.org/en/