South Sudan: UN Emergency Fund Allocates $10 Million to Address Vulnerability and Protection Risks in South Sudan

South Sudan: UN Emergency Fund Allocates $10 Million to Address Vulnerability and Protection Risks in South Sudan

Over 270,000 people affected by multiple shocks to receive life-saving, multi-sectoral assistance

South Sudan receives $10 Million in humanitarian aid from the UN – The North Africa Post

The United Nations announced Thursday, May 22 that it has allotted $10 million to South Sudan, to provide over 270,000 people with life-saving humanitarian aid. The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) aid will be used to support communities in six high-risk counties, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). […]

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UN allocates $10 million for vulnerability, protection risks in South Sudan - Radio Tamazuj

The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has urgently allocated US$10 million to support life-saving humanitarian assistance for more than 270,000 people in South Sudan amid escalating humanitarian needs driven by conflict, flooding, acute food insecurity and cholera outbreaks. According to a Thursday press release from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the funding will target communi…

UN allocates $10 million for crisis-stricken counties in Upper Nile

The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has urgently allocated US$10 million to support life-saving humanitarian assistance for more than 270,000 people in South Sudan’s Upper Nile region. This comes amid escalating humanitarian needs driven by conflict, flooding, acute food insecurity and cholera outbreaks, The funding, according to the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs, will target communities in six high-risk cou…