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The European Commission has released an aid package of €15 million amid an increasingly deteriorating humanitarian situation in South Sudan. The funding brings the total EU humanitarian aid for the country to nearly €300 million so far in 2015.
"The EU stands with the people of South Sudan, who continue to suffer from a dire humanitarian situation. Despite serious restrictions on humanitarian access, the EU has been relentlessly assisting those in need. It is essential that humanitarian workers have full access to reach all areas to deliver lifesaving aid to South Sudanese people," said EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides.
Despite the recently signed peace agreement, to which the EU is an observer, the humanitarian crisis remains extremely worrying. South Sudan is facing one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters. Emergency thresholds have been reached, with more than 4 million people suffering hunger and very high levels of malnutrition.
The new funding package for South Sudan and the neighbouring countries comes as food insecurity is at emergency levels, the health system is in critical condition and the protection of civilians remains a key concern.
Read more on the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) website.
