UN CALLS ON JUBA TO STOP DEPORTING AID WORKERS.



     

NEWS IN JUBA SOUTH SUDAN,
Humanitarian agencies expressed  grave concern regarding the deteriorating operating environment,  and the recent expulsion of the Country Director of the Norwegian  Refugees  council( NRC and  the order for a second senior,NRC  staff member to leave south Sudan

The agencies says on Wednesday  condemns the deportation of the head of one of the largest operational organizations in south Sudan, and stands solidarity with NRC,s call for the Government  of the Republic of south Sudan to reverse these decisions and to cooperate fully with all international organizations working to bring aid to the south Sudanese people,
Unacceptable actions such as this significantly undermine the ability of humanitarian organizations to operate at a time when the crisis is deepening and aid is needed most,


The orders for two senior NRC staff to leave the country are the
latest in a series of deeply concerning incidents which characterize the increasingly challenging operating environment in South Sudan. In addition to the NRC cases ,two staff of international non- governmental  organizations NGOS were deported in November and  the juba  addition to the NRC cases ,two staff of international  non- office of one of the largest  south Sudanese National authorities,

  There  were 100 humanitarian  access .addition to the NRC cases, two staff of international non- office of incidents reported in November, 66 of which involved violence against humanitarian personnel or assets.

Three years of conflict and economic decline have taken a devastating toll on the population of the world’s  youngest nation, Horrendous violations against civilians continued to be reported on are regular  basis food  insecurity  and acute malnutrition’s are at  unprecedented  levels and diseases have spread to new locations ,more than  three million people have now been displaced, including nearly 1.9 million  who are internally  displaced than 1,3 million refugees in neighboring countries,


Now, more than ever – as humanitarian needs continue to grow
exponentially - it is imperative that humanitarians are able to reach all people in need across the country to deliver life saving  assistance  and protection .All people in need across the country to deliver life-saving.

 The HCT remains firmly committed to assisting  the most vulnerable  in south Sudan ,however ,there are minimum conditions  that must be met to be able to fund and implement humanitarian operations .if these conditions continue to be `met it will ultimately undermine the ability of humanitarian  organizations to save lives .

Background: The HCT is the strategic decision-making body for
humanitarian action in South Sudan and is comprised of UN agencies,
NGOs and donors.

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