THE UK REITERATES COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH SUDAN AND HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR PEACE

03:26 AM February, 14 2017

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The UK Department for International Development Minister for Africa, James Wharton, visited South Sudan between 10 and 12 February – the first visit to the country by a UK Minister this year.

During Minister Wharton’s two day visit, he saw projects supported by UK aid in South Sudan in both Juba and Malakal.

The Minister spent a day visiting the Protection of Civilian (PoC) site in Malakal where he witnessed the desperate humanitarian situation with more than 60% of the population – 7.5 million people – urgently in need, and facing the worst food crisis since independence.

He saw how UK aid is making a difference and heard about the challenging delivery conditions from aid workers, including the need for better security and improved infrastructure which UK peacekeepers will help deliver later this year in the UK’s biggest deployment of troops globally.

Minister Wharton met with teachers and children at the Africa Inland Church Primary School in Juba, and saw how the Girls’ Education South Sudan initiative was transforming the lives of a generation of girls – supporting 1.3 million children and over 3,500 schools to ensure children get an education despite the conflict.

International Development Minister James Wharton said:

“South Sudan faces a worsening humanitarian crisis with over half the population in urgent, desperate need and ongoing violence forcing over a million people to flee their homes.

“I have seen first-hand the lifesaving support that UK aid is providing for millions of the poorest people in South Sudan, including food, clean water, medicine, shelter and education to increase opportunities for the future.

“UK troops will support the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) and strengthen their capacity to protect civilians and ensure humanitarian access, by building and repairing infrastructure and helping increase security for the most vulnerable.”

“The international community must now step up alongside Global Britain and help encourage the longer-term stability of South Sudan and the region, which is firmly in our interests.”

During high-level meetings with South Sudanese Finance Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau, the Minister emphasised that it is first and foremost the responsibility of the country’s leaders to alleviate the pressure on its people, and to work with the UN, as well as NGOs, who are delivering vital lifesaving aid to the South Sudanese people and ultimately create lasting peace and stability.

The UK has provided more than £500 million of support to South Sudan over the past three years, and last year, UK aid in South Sudan:

- Fed 440,000 people

- Provided clean water and sanitation for 490,000 people

- Provided 660,000 people with health support, including mothers and children

- Provided 130,000 people with shelter and emergency non-food items
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