By Katy Migiro
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters
Foundation) – Aid workers in South Sudan have been hit by a surge in
violent armed robberies, the United Nations said on Monday, condemning
the latest attack in which staff of a local charity, Nile Hope, were
held at gunpoint as equipment was stolen.
Humanitarian agencies reported 32 attempted or successful
robberies and looting incidents in October, the U.N. said in a
statement, including 15 in the capital, Juba.
“Violence and crime against humanitarian organisations in
South Sudan are jeopardising the ability of aid workers to provide
assistance at a time when humanitarian needs are greater than ever,” the
U.N.‘s humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu, said in
the statement.
“This is unacceptable and must stop.”
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Source: Euronews
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