Red Cross Distributes Non-Food Items To IDPs South Sudan Red Cross (SSRC) branch in Eastern Equatoria State (EES) has distributed non-food items to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. 09 February 2014 Red Cross personnel distribute essential items to civilians. [File]
By Peter Lokale Nakimangole *TORIT, 09 February 2014 [Gurtong] -*The families of Equatorian soldiers serving in the national army in the battle zones in Unity state are the beneficiaries of this aid. SSRC Torit Branch Director Philip Marcelo Subek Loku led the distribution exercise. The items distributed included sleeping mattresses, mosquito nets washing soaps and plastic buckets among others. Subek prior to the distribution said they NGOs understand challenges facing IDPs. More than 800 families of Equatorian soldiers serving in the national army have been evacuated from the conflict zones in Unity State to EES. The evacuation was executed by the three governments of Central, Western and Eastern Equatoria states. The Governor of Eastern Equatoria State Louis Lobong Lojore on Wednesday told members of the state parliament that the IDPs already in his state comprise of women and children whose husbands have remained in the battle fields to defend the nation against the Dr. Riek Machar led rebellion. Many of the IDPs according to state authorities have been voluntarily reintegrated into their communities. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> , Humanitarian<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/8/Humanitarian.aspx> , Foreign Aid/Assistance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/30/Foreign-AidAssistance.aspx> -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14ooJzqLgCJobAGm84u3aw%2BnkD9RjFm20X3-V3j6i6gY6dw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
