MSF Denounces Denial of Humanitarian Access in South Sudan

MSF denounces denial of humanitarian access in South Sudan

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Friday denounced restrictions on humanitarian access in South Sudan as fighting has intensified between rival factions over the past month. Fighting erupted in Jonglei state, north of the capital Juba, in late December, in the latest clashes between factions loyal to President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, Riek Machar, displacing at least 180 000 people according to the United Nations. MSF is the only healt…

South Sudan: ‘All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present’

Military tensions in South Sudan are “rapidly expanding” between Government forces and opposition militia as fighting continues in restive Jonglei state.

MSF faults Juba government for blocking humanitarian access to opposition areas - Radio Tamazuj

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has denounced the restrictions on humanitarian access that the government of South Sudan has imposed exclusively in parts of the opposition-held areas of Jonglei State. According to a Friday press release extended to Radio Tamazuj, these restrictions limit MSF’s ability to deliver essential medical assistance for communities, which can have particularly dangerous consequences for children, p…