Aid Mobilized For Displaced In Pibor County
Emergency aid including household kits, water, sanitation and hygiene assistance have been delivered to Pibor town to respond to about 10,000 people displaced by recent fighting between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the rebel forces. 22 November 2012 By Misuk Moses Mule JUBA, 22 November 2012 [Gurtong]- The United Nations Office for Coordination and Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has reported in its weekly humanitarian bulletins that the distribution of the relief items will commence soon. “Food security partners are looking to create an airdrop zone to deliver food to the people displaced, as the Pibor road is impassable during the rains,” the bulletin states. Humanitarian actors remain alert for possible humanitarian consequences of further insecurity. On Tuesday, the rebels launched attacks on SPLA which ignited a several hours of clashes between the two forces. Fifteen rebel soldiers belonging to the Renegade David Yau Yau are reported to have been killed in Likuangole area. David Yau Yau, a former SPLA soldier broke away in 2010 after he failed to concede defeat in national elections, accusing the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, (SPLM) of rigging the elections. However, the renegade who returned back to the SPLA late last year after President Salva Kiir announced an amnesty warrant for all militia groups surprisingly took off to Khartoum in previous months this year according to SPLA and returned back for his rebellious acts in South Sudan. Khartoum had repeatedly denied South Sudan’s accusations that it backs the militia groups in South Sudan. Posted in: Home, Governance, Humanitarian, Foreign Aid/Assistance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
