S. Sudan: UNICEF needs $32m to avert humanitarian crisis - Article <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49736#tabs-1> - Comments (1) <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49736#tabs-2>
[image: email]Email<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=enviar_email_articulo&id_article=49736> [image: print]Print<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=imprimable&id_article=49736> [image: pdf]Save<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=spipdf&spipdf=spipdf_article&id_article=49736&nom_fichier=article_49736> [image: separation] [image: increase] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49736#> [image: decrease] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49736#> [image: separation] [image: separation] ------------------------------ January 26, 2014 (BOR) – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says it still needs $32 million to meet immediate needs of those affected by the recent South Sudan crisis. At least half a million people, UN estimates shows, have been displaced by the recent conflict, which saw thousands killed, while nearly 70,000 reportedly fled to neighbouring countries. At least 30 children reportedly died as a result of Measles outbreak at a UN camp in Bor, the Jonglei state capital, where an overnight intervention saw 4,000 children vaccinated against the disease and polio. “Children have survived violent conflict only to face the risk of dying in appalling conditions — and if we can’t reach them with humanitarian aid, that risk will increase dramatically,” said Dermot Carty, UNICEF’s deputy director of emergency programmes. Numerous children, according to UNICEF, were also supplied Vitamin A to boost their immune system, as very few humanitarian agencies are able to access to the displaced population. Several aid agencies’ properties were reportedly looted during the conflict, which saw at least three South Sudanese aid workers killed by unidentified armed groups. Other immunization campaigns are also underway in camps for the displaced in Juba, with UNICEF and partners aiming to vaccinate 180,000 children below 15 years against measles and polio. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oq4v_7b%3DdO7inLrzrQPSp%3DM0CKd%2BNPa1NBotHvfvXuUHQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
