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July 03, 2015 (WAU) - The leadership of South Sudan’s opposition People Liberal Party (PLP) has expressed concerns over the worsening humanitarian situation in the country. People gather at a makeshift camp for displaced people at a UN compound in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, on 22 December 2013 amid fears for further violence (Photo: AFP/Tony Karumba) The party’s secretary general, in a report, described the country’s current humanitarian crisis as the “worst” in South Sudan’s history. James Nen Thoat, the party vice-president called on the two warring factions to facilitate easy operation of humanitarian organisations assisting citizens affected by conflict in various areas.“We deeply concerned about continued violation of humanitarian work. We call upon the government and security organs in the country to facilitate humanitarian works to deliver humanitarian needs to victims of the conflict,” said Thoat.“There is a need for assistance even to areas which are not more affected by the conflict and in dire need of humanitarian assistance. The entire country is affected,” stressed the PLP vice-president. Meanwhile, PLP leader, Peter Mayen called for full support and cooperation from government to facilitate the work of aid agencies.“Government needs to understand that it is their responsibility to provide for their citizen not non-governmental organisations, the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies. Their help should be appreciated and facilitated with a conducive environment to enable them deliver services to the needy people,” said Mayen. He cited insecurity and the alleged lack of political will to facilitate humanitarian efforts as main causes of these humanitarian crises.The opposition party boss condemned in the strongest term what he described as unfair treatment meted on aid workers in the country. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and nearly two million displaced since violence erupted in the South Sudan capital, Juba nearly 20 months ago. The chaos came in the wake of internal struggles in the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). (ST). -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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/CAJb14oroT3sPMQFKcUbeQ%3Dnr9f24h3YCSgENUZvR9LKutip_ug%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
