GENEVA: The UN’s migration agency said on Wednesday that a lack of funds for relief is putting the lives of more than 1.9 million displaced people in South Sudan at risk. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) claimed that in one of the nations with the most displaced people, the requirements for help were far greater than the available resources.
The agency said in a statement, “Critical funding shortfalls are putting the lives of more than 1.9 million displaced people in South Sudan at risk.” Since it became a country in 2011, South Sudan has been plagued by civil war, poverty, and huge amounts of corruption.
The IOM added that South Sudan is dealing with fresh arrivals from the turmoil in Sudan, as well as its own displacement caused by years of conflict, flooding, and instability. The organization reported that since the war in Sudan started in April 2023, over 1.3 million individuals have crossed into South Sudan. Two-thirds of them are South Sudanese who are returning home.
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