Over 50 thousands IDPs from Gogrial arrives in Abyei, says Minister CRN Thursday, August 31, 2017 - 15:25 More than 50 thousand Internally Displaced Persons fleeing the recent violence of Apuk and Aguok communities in Gogrial State have arrived in Abyei, confirms Minister of Finance.
Malony Tong Ngor points out that the number is already affecting services in their Administrative Area. For the last two months the influx of IDPs from Gogrial has distressed the “little services” of Abyei Administrative Area mostly health, says the minister. Tong explains that only Medicines Sans Frontiers is providing health services in Agok and Abyei, but the two centres are also lacking drugs and personnel. The Minster appeals to humanitarian aid organizations and the national Ministry of Health to quickly assist the needy IDPs and the local population in Abyei. Tong notes that the arrival of 50 thousand IDPs in the area means the humanitarian situation in Abyei will worsen. The minister cites bad roads due to the heavy rains as difficulty hindering for traders from bring goods to Abyei Area. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oobZpdJLsfOUCDqtvQVgZUZ62A7KUdQdQRS-hKSrcExuQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
