Helicopters have delivered life-saving supplies to thousands of people uprooted by fighting in South Sudan to help them survive the lean season, aid agencies said on Tuesday ahead of a pledging conference for the conflict-hit country.
Recent violence in the greater Upper Nile region has forced some 150 000 people to flee to hard-to-reach areas, with many abandoning their land before they could plant crops, according to UN agencies and aid groups.
Survival kits have been delivered to some 30 000 people in Unity State
in the north. They include mosquito nets, fishing supplies, water
purification tablets and nutritional biscuits for children.
The number of South Sudanese going hungry - some 4.6 million people including nearly a million children under five - has almost doubled since the start of the year.
"Hundreds of thousands of children are malnourished, at risk of disease and death, yet they are the future doctors, lawyers, civil servants and community leaders of South Sudan," said Ronald-Paul Veilleux, International Rescue Committee country director.
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The number of South Sudanese going hungry - some 4.6 million people including nearly a million children under five - has almost doubled since the start of the year.
"Hundreds of thousands of children are malnourished, at risk of disease and death, yet they are the future doctors, lawyers, civil servants and community leaders of South Sudan," said Ronald-Paul Veilleux, International Rescue Committee country director.
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