UN drops food aid to Sudanese refugees in South Sudan

by admin
Aug 13, 2012

The UN has started to deliver airdrops of food aid to refugee camps in the South Sudan border region, where refugees from Sudan have sought safety.

Over 170,000 people are believed to have fled Sudan according to the UN World Food Program (WFP).

The Country Head of WFP in South Sudan, Chris Nikoi told Reuters,

"As we speak, we've started an airdrop operation into Maban (camp). The planes have started flying today from Gambella, Ethiopia, with food dropping into Maban,"

"They have arrived in very poor nutritional condition. The children need nutritional support to quickly boost up their resistance to opportunistic diseases."

Whilst Khartoum has agreed to UN aid delivery in rebel held areas, the aid has been stalled as Khartoum insists on supervising all deliveries.

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