UN to make humanitarian assessment in Jonglei

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February 11, 2014 (BOR) - The United Nations Office for Coordination for
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday that they are ready to begin
delivering humanitarian assistance to displaced people hiding on higher
grounds in swampy areas along the Nile River in Jonglei state.
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South Sudan Crisis | Situation report as of 10 February 2014*

Speaking to journalists in Bor, Edmore Tondhlana, the acting head of
sub-offfice for OCHA said they had agreed with the state government on
provision of relief to the people in Jonglei.

"We have heard of different locations where food is needed in Jonglei. We
have agreed with the government to provide humanitarian help to the people
affected by this conflict in the state", said Edmore.

It is not clear how many people are still living in Toc although local
sources put the number to thousands with Malual and Laguli being some of
the most populated areas as a result of the recent crisis.

An OCHA report on February 10 said that 129,600 people are displaced within
Jonglei, which has been one of the states worst affected by violence that
has last nearly two months.

The state government also asked the UN for trucks to help them in cleaning
the town, large parts of which have been destroyed.

"We have request them to help us in cleaning the town, and in burring the
dead people in Bor. We have no trucks to carry the bodies to the grave
yards as well, so they agreed to us", said Aquila Mam, the acting state
governor.

Collection of dead bodies and burials had been slowed down by a
misunderstanding between the workers and the officers responding for the
exercise over the delay of workers' weekly wages.

The workers claim that together they are owed over 89,000 South Sudanese
pounds for the work they did in the week after Bor was retaken from the
rebels by government troops and soldiers from the Ugandan military.

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