S. Sudan: Conflict affecting food security in “stable” states
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S. Sudan: Conflict affecting food security in “stable” states
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March 30, 2017 (AWEIL) - The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is
affecting food security in some of the country’s more “stable states,”
the head of the U.N peacekeeping in South Sudan (UNMISS), said.
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Map detail showing South Sudan’s border state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal
"Dwindling provisions arriving in the town and skyrocketing food
prices have meant that places like Aweil, which are generally
peaceful, have suffered the effects of the conflict taking part in
other parts of the country,” said David Shearer.
“It is imperative that fighting stops, so the citizens of the world’s
newest nation can live in peace and enjoy the benefits of
independence,” he added.
Shearer was speaking during a visit to Aweil, north of South Sudan,
where he heard from U.N humanitarian agencies working in the region on
how many families had migrated to neighbouring Sudan.
Last month, three U.N agencies and the government declared an outbreak
of famine in parts of war-torn South Sudan, with additional one
million people reportedly at the verge of facing starvation.
The Governor of Aweil State, Ronald Ruay Deng, said his administration
was doing all it could to move people from dependency on emergency
food aid to a more resilient rural agricultural” model of production,
including the piloting of a new community farming approach to feed the
most vulnerable people.
During the visit, Shearer was also briefed about the efforts under way
to build peaceful understanding between communities, particularly
pastoral communities who arrive on a seasonal basis from Sudan to
share water and grazing land with the residents of greater Aweil.
As such, the U.N mission in the country is reportedly facilitating
improved inter-communal understanding through dialogue, an initiative
supported by Aweil East Governor, Deng Deng Akeui.
“I fear for the immediate future of the people here particularly their
ability to cope during the imminent rainy season while their crops are
growing,” Shearer said in relation to the food insecurity in the area.
He added, “However, I am optimistic that building a good relationship
between the local authorities, United Nations agencies and
non-governmental organizations, will enable us to tackle the food
security challenge.”
Tens of thousands of people have been killed and nearly two million
displaced in South Sudan’s worst violence outbreak since July 2011.
(ST)
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March 30, 2017 (AWEIL) - The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is
affecting food security in some of the country’s more “stable states,”
the head of the U.N peacekeeping in South Sudan (UNMISS), said.
PNG - 37.3 kb
Map detail showing South Sudan’s border state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal
"Dwindling provisions arriving in the town and skyrocketing food
prices have meant that places like Aweil, which are generally
peaceful, have suffered the effects of the conflict taking part in
other parts of the country,” said David Shearer.
“It is imperative that fighting stops, so the citizens of the world’s
newest nation can live in peace and enjoy the benefits of
independence,” he added.
Shearer was speaking during a visit to Aweil, north of South Sudan,
where he heard from U.N humanitarian agencies working in the region on
how many families had migrated to neighbouring Sudan.
Last month, three U.N agencies and the government declared an outbreak
of famine in parts of war-torn South Sudan, with additional one
million people reportedly at the verge of facing starvation.
The Governor of Aweil State, Ronald Ruay Deng, said his administration
was doing all it could to move people from dependency on emergency
food aid to a more resilient rural agricultural” model of production,
including the piloting of a new community farming approach to feed the
most vulnerable people.
During the visit, Shearer was also briefed about the efforts under way
to build peaceful understanding between communities, particularly
pastoral communities who arrive on a seasonal basis from Sudan to
share water and grazing land with the residents of greater Aweil.
As such, the U.N mission in the country is reportedly facilitating
improved inter-communal understanding through dialogue, an initiative
supported by Aweil East Governor, Deng Deng Akeui.
“I fear for the immediate future of the people here particularly their
ability to cope during the imminent rainy season while their crops are
growing,” Shearer said in relation to the food insecurity in the area.
He added, “However, I am optimistic that building a good relationship
between the local authorities, United Nations agencies and
non-governmental organizations, will enable us to tackle the food
security challenge.”
Tens of thousands of people have been killed and nearly two million
displaced in South Sudan’s worst violence outbreak since July 2011.
(ST)
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