On World Humanitarian Day, we honor assist employees who’ve sacrificed their lives to assist these affected by humanitarian crises across the globe. Right here, in Juba, we acknowledge specifically the 20 humanitarian employees who’ve misplaced their lives in South Sudan over this previous yr. We categorical our assist for the devoted humanitarian employees, each South Sudanese and overseas, who regardless of vital challenges proceed their noble work of offering life-saving help on this nation.
We reaffirm our name on the transitional authorities to scale back the prices and dangers of delivering help in South Sudan and to make sure protected humanitarian entry to these in want.
Roughly, 9 million individuals in South Sudan at the moment require humanitarian help. To alleviate the determined wants, america has offered greater than $508 million thus far this yr and stays the most important supplier of reduction help within the nation, standing in assist of the South Sudanese individuals.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy in South Sudan.