Egypt sends humanitarian assistance to South Sudan

February 18, 2024 (JUBA) – The Government of Egypt has donated a consignment of humanitarian aid for people affected by devastating floods in South Sudan.

The aid, channeled through the Egyptian Development Agency, will partly support Sudanese refugees who fled to South Sudan due to the conflict in Sudan.

The Egyptian Ambassador to South Sudan, Moataz Abdel Gadir said the humanitarian aid was provided by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in response to an appeal that was earlier call from the Government of South Sudan.

“The aid is estimated at 10,000 kilograms of medical and food supplies,” he noted.

Meanwhile, the South Sudanese Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Albino Akol Atak acknowledged receiving the relief items provided by the Egyptian government.

He said the items were in response to an appeal from the people of South Sudan.

Akol thanked the Egyptian government for the aid, but called for more support.

More than 8 million people have been displaced by fighting within Sudan and neighbouring countries. Over 6.2 million of them have been displaced and are sheltering mainly with host communities in 6,709 locations across Sudan’s 18 states, according to the International Organization for Migration Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM DTM).

Out of the 1.8 million that fled the country, over 1.6 million people have sought refuge in the neighbouring countries of Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan as of 6 February, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).

(ST)