South Sudan: EU releases €40 million as humanitarian situation worsens

On the 28 July 2016, the European Commission announced €40 million in emergency humanitarian assistance for people affected by the crisis in South Sudan, bringing the total support from the Commission to €103 million for 2016. Together the European Commission and Member States are providing more than 43% of the overall humanitarian response in the country.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: South Sudan: the cost of conflict http://www.europeansources.info/record/south-sudan-the-cost-of-conflict/

ESO: Background information: South Sudan: conflict and humanitarian situation http://www.europeansources.info/record/south-sudan-conflict-and-humanitarian-situation/

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