S. Sudan refugees in E. Africa could exceed 1 million: UN

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July 17, 2016 (JUBA) – The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said it
expects the number of South Sudanese refugees in East Africa to exceed a
million this year, and urged on armed groups to allow safe passage for
people fleeing due to the latest fighting.
[image: JPEG - 160 kb]*IDPs shelter near the UNMISS base in Wau
(IOM/Gonzalez 2016)*

The agency says it requires up to $700 million in aid to help it cope with
the influx of South Sudanese fleeing the violence to neighboring countries.

At least 42,000 civilians have been displaced in the recent fighting that
occurred in the South Sudan capital, Juba, a senior UN official said last
week.

The head of the UN peacekeeping operation, Hervé Ladsous told the Security
Council that 7,000 of those displaced were accounted for at the two UN
compounds and the remaining about 35,000 were sheltering between the World
Food Programme (WFP) compound, other non-governmental organisations and
churches in the city.

He expressed concerns over potentials for the resumption of violence and
spill over into others parts of the young nation.

On Wednesday, according to Ladsous, the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
was been able to conduct limited patrolling again to assess the security
situation, the safety and security of personnel and assets at UN compounds.

The senior UN official, however, noted that securing freedom of movement
remains an uphill battle as security forces limit the mission’s movement
every step of the way.

He further urged the South Sudanese government to allow UNMISS and other
humanitarian actors in the country freedom of movement and access to
provide vital assistance to the civilian population.

Meanwhile, Ethiopia said it was ready to send more soldiers to strengthen
the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

"We’re more than willing to take on our part of responsibility in restoring
calm in South Sudan," Getachew Reda, the spokesperson for the Ethiopian
government told *Reuters*.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir told reporters in Juba last week that his
country would not accept the deployment of additional peacekeepers in the
young nation.

(ST)

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