(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The US announced more than USD 133 million in additional humanitarian assistance to South Sudan on Tuesday in response to the "deteriorating humanitarian conditions" over the last two months.
The announcement was made in Geneva by a US delegation led by Special Envoy for Sudan Donald Booth.
"The United States joined other countries in voicing support for South Sudan's citizens who are internally displaced or have fled to neighboring countries, refugees from other countries inside South Sudan, and others caught up in the conflict," a State Department release indicated.
"This new funding will allow US-funded organizations to provide food and livelihood support and prevent the spread of diseases by providing emergency health services, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene education," said the statement.
The State Department called on all parties to the conflict to bring an end to the "senseless" violence and for the government and opposition to allow humanitarian access throughout the country.
The US has now contributed more than USD 1.2 billion in humanitarian assistance since the outbreak of the conflict in December 2013.
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