Over 60,000 S. Sudanese entered Sudan in 3 months: U.N
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April 1, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - More than 60,000 South Sudanese have
entered Sudan in the first three months of 2017, the UN refugee agency
(UNHCR) said on Wednesday, fleeing famine and war in the world’s
youngest nation.
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South Sudanese refugees perform a traditional dance as President Omer
Hassan al-Bashir addresses a crowd a rally held in Ed Daein, East
Darfur, April 5, 2016. April 5, 2016. (Photo Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin
Abdallah)
South Sudan, formed after splitting from the north in 2011, has
declared a famine in its parts, where 100,000 people are said to be
facing starvation.
The U.N refugee agency was initially expecting 60,000 South Sudanese
refugees to arrive in Sudan in the whole of 2017, but that figure has
already been exceeded in the first three months.
"The number of new arrivals has surpassed expectations, signalling a
likely worsening situation in South Sudan," it said in a statement.
UNHCR anticipates a continuous influx of South Sudanese refugees
throughout this year, but is concerned about a drop in funding to meet
their needs.
Aid groups have denounced a "man-made" famine caused by bloodshed in
South Sudan where civil war has forced people to flee, disrupted
agriculture, sent prices soaring and cut off aid agencies from some of
the worst-hit areas.
South Sudan has been engulfed by war since 2013 after President Salva
Kiir accused his rival and ex-deputy Riek Machar of plotting a coup.
More than 365,000 South Sudanese refugees, most of them women and
children, have arrived in Sudan since December 2013.
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