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Fresh violence tempers hopes after South Sudan peace deal

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March 7, 2020
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South Sudan’s Kiir, Machar agree again to form unity government

(Photo by Majak Kuany / AFP)

Humanitarian workers say they hope the formation of a national unity government in South Sudan under a peace deal last month will ease suffering in the country, but those expectations have been tempered by reports of continuing violence.

Alain Noudehou has been U.N. humanitarian coordinator in South Sudan since September 2017.

He said there have been some significant changes for the better in the country since then.

He told VOA that when he arrived, most places were inaccessible to humanitarian workers who sought to take aid to people in desperate need.

Over the past year and a half, he said, the environment has been changing for the better as fighting has been reduced and aid workers can now reach most places that were previously out of bounds.

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He said having a government in place should create more stability and, over time, improve conditions for the people.

“They have all the actors who were outside now inside the government … and the debate happening there will be between South Sudanese and South Sudanese about how do they govern the places and where they want to go with it. And this is what brings us some hope, because at least we are not in a situation where people are sitting apart and going and fighting on the ground and pointing fingers,” he said.

Noudehou said the coming weeks will tell if the government is formed with all the members and ministries in place. If this comes to fruition, he said, it will give the government a good basis upon which to rehabilitate its shattered society.

Huge job

But the task will be gargantuan. The United Nations reports more than 1.7 million people are internally displaced and more than 2.2 million are refugees in neighboring countries.

And there are still pockets of instability. The aid group Doctors Without Borders this week reported the intensifying conflict in Jonglei state of South Sudan has sent thousands of people fleeing.

The British charity group Tearfund told VOA that a driver was wounded and a contractor and bystander were killed in violence.

Tearfund says the driver is in stable condition and is being treated for his injuries. They have suspended travel in the area.

“Our thoughts are with all those who have been affected by this incident, and with the families who have lost loved ones,” Tearfund said in a statement emailed to VOA.

Along with the violence, food shortages continue to plague the country.

The United Nations is appealing for $1.5 billion to provide lifesaving assistance for 5.6 million people.

U.N. officials say they need money to help more than 1 million acutely malnourished children, and to provide health care, water and sanitation, and protection of women.

Noudehou said having a stable government in place will allow aid agencies to work on development projects with the aim of building a more resilient society.

VOA

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