South Sudan: Amid ‘unimaginable suffering’, more than 260,000 people need humanitarian assistance
The interconnected shocks have had devastating effects on the most vulnerable, speak UN humanitarian office, OCHA.
Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, said: “This grant will assist in reducing the protection and vulnerability risks of people through activities led by the humanitarian agencies of South Sudan. United Nations in South Sudan implemented.
And it will ensure that help reaches those in need “as quickly as possible,” she added.
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International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Program (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are among the implementing agencies that will target people with severe need. most important.
Some people have experienced multiple shocks, resulting in second and third displacement – posing multiple protection risks and loss of livelihoods.
People in the United States, Upper Nile, North Bhar el Ghazel, Jonglei and Warrap as well as in the Abyei Administrative Region will benefit from the newly allocated humanitarian funding.
Prioritize those most in need
This funding will be used to help scale existing cash programs that deliver lifesaving services to those most in need, including protection, health, education, water and sanitation. born.
The senior UN official stressed the importance of prioritizing those in most urgent need among internally displaced and host communities.
“Women, girls, the elderly, people with specific needs, and those who remain in hard-to-reach areas due to limited mobility, often suffer from traction crises,” she explains. long and in dire need of support.”
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Significant humanitarian needs were identified after consultation with a number of national NGOs and coordination forums.
Promote localization and Operating the company system committed, at least 15% of funds will be allocated to national NGOs including women-led organizations that are partners of the receiving UN system members.
Funded projects will integrate protection, gender sensitivity and inclusion, and collective accountability efforts for affected populations in the response.
“People are going through unimaginable suffering. We cannot leave the most vulnerable,” Nyanti said.
Quick relief
Since its establishment 16 years ago, CERF provided rapid emergency funding to those in need.
This year alone, it has allocated $54 million for humanitarian projects in South Sudan, including the latest $14 million allocation for underfunded emergencies.
Women divide sacks of grain during a food distribution in South Sudan.
Earlier in the year, it provided $15 million to mitigate the impact of projected flooding in the Unity State; $10 million to respond to people affected by violence in the Abyei Administrative Region and Twic County; and $15 million to address growing food insecurity in Jonglei and Unity states.
Humanity under fire
However, the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan has been underfunded in all its interventions putting millions of people at risk.
An estimated 9.4 million most vulnerable South Sudanese will need emergency protection and life-saving assistance next year – compared with 8.9 million this year.
As of December 13, the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan was funded at 67.3%.
“We need long-term solutions to close the growing funding gap and pave the way for growth,” the Humanitarian Coordinator attests.
At the same time, the country continues to be the most violent for aid workers, according to OCHA, which said that since the start of this year, nine humanitarian workers have been killed while on duty in South Sudan. .
