What is the ICRC doing to help people affected by the violence in southern Sudan?
So far, the ICRC has helped nearly 17,000 people in Akobo and Nasir and we are sending an assessment team to Pibor. These appear to be the three areas with the greatest needs. In the first week of September, the ICRC distributed seed, tools and fishing kits donated by the Food and Agricultural Organization to around 15,000 displaced persons in Akobo, so they can regain their self-sufficiency and feed their families again. A few days later, an ICRC barge brought in 22 tonnes of urgently needed supplies such as plastic sheeting for temporary shelters, clothes, soap, and other emergency household items. Meanwhile, an ICRC team repaired several water taps and fixed a pump that distributes drinking water to ten water points around the town. In Nasir, an ICRC barge delivered seed, fishing equipment and essential household goods to 1,500 people whose homes had been burned down during an attack in June. Clashes in Pibor have also displaced communities and an ICRC team is currently in Pibor ass
