Guterres called for South Sudan’s leaders to do more to help the 7.5 million in need of aid
Secretary General Guterres says government in Juba refuses to acknowledge plight of 100,000 people suffering famine.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has accused South Sudan’s government of ignoring the plight of 100,000 people suffering from famine, 7.5 million in need of humanitarian aid and thousands more fleeing fighting.
Guterres’ rebuke was delivered to the country’s president, Salva Kiir, on Thursday, mentioning “a refusal by the leadership to even acknowledge the crisis or to fulfil its responsibilities to end it”.
“There is a strong consensus that South Sudanese leaders need to do more to demonstrate their commitment to the well-being of the country’s people, who are among the poorest in the world,” he said.
The UN chief was also skeptical of Kiir’s intention to hold a national dialogue, in light of the country’s “systematic curtailment of basic political freedoms, and restrictions on humanitarian access”.
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