Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan Sara Beysolow Nyanti said the plan seeks to provide life-saving assistance and livelihood support to 6.8 million of the most vulnerable people affected by conflict, climatic shocks, and protracted displacement across the country.
"Today's launch reflects months of consultations and planning by humanitarians to ensure that we can respond to people's needs in the face of competing global emergencies and dwindling funding. The people of South Sudan deserve more and not just efforts that allow them to survive," Nyanti said in a statement in the South Sudanese capital of Juba.
She said endemic violence, ongoing conflict, and floods are expected to increase people's vulnerabilities in which over two-thirds of South Sudan's population will need some form of humanitarian and protection assistance in 2023.
Nyanti noted that eight million people might be severely food-insecure at the peak of the lean season between April and July, warning that women and girls are likely to continue to be at risk of being attacked while carrying out their daily routines as they take care of their families; children may not have access to education; life-saving health services risk not being accessible to millions of people; the lack of proper water, sanitation, and hygiene services may lead to more infectious diseases and malnutrition.
"Our immediate priorities in 2023 include sustaining our response to people with urgent humanitarian and protection needs, especially women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Humanitarian partners need unimpeded and safe access to deliver timely and essential life-saving assistance. We also need urgent funding to prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation," she stressed.
The UN official noted that they will continue to work with the partners and the government in delivering humanitarian services and called for an end to the violence so the country can rebuild.
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