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U.N. Appeals For More Than $500M In Emergency Aid For South Sudan; WFP Says $360M Shortfall To Address Food Insecurity In Sahel
The U.N. is calling for $505 million in emergency aid for the people of South Sudan, with the bulk of the funding going "toward providing food to tens of thousands of South Sudanese, many of whom are returning home from Sudan," VOA News reports (Doki, 5/15). "It is uncertain whether the appeal will be fully funded, given the status of last year's humanitarian appeal," Devex writes, noting that "[o]nly one-third of the nearly $800 million appeal in 2011 has been funded as of May 16" (Ravelo, 5/16). Lisa Grande, the U.N. humanitarian aid program coordinator in South Sudan, "said the amount of food needed for the region has doubled compared to last year," according to VOA (5/15).
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