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UN agency, Ugandan government call for urgent support amid influx of South Sudanese refugees

UN agency, Ugandan government call for urgent support amid influx of South Sudanese refugees

Mar 24, 2017, at 07:57 am

New York, Mar 24 (Just Earth News): United Nations refugee assistance efforts in Uganda are seriously overstretched as thousands of refugees from South Sudan, desperate for safety and assistance, pour into the country that is already hosting more than 800,000 people, the organization’s top official dealing with refugee issues warned on Thursday.

UN and Ugandan government cut food rations amid influx of South Sudanese refugees

UN and Ugandan government cut food rations amid influx of South Sudanese refugees

Aug 18, 2016, at 01:21 pm

New York, Aug 18 (Just Earth News): Appealing to donors to urgently help bolster the humanitarian response in Uganda following an influx of thousands of people fleeing violence in neighbouring South Sudan, the United and the Ugandan Government on Wednesday announced that they will be forced to halve food rations or cash assistance in Uganda and put priority focus on those refugees most in need.