U.S Embassy Calls on SSD Government To End Sub-national Violence Imposed on Humanitarian Workers.

NCMP – The U.S. embassy in South Sudan has called upon the country’s leadership to act with urgency to end subnational violence and hold accountable those responsible for attacks.

This comes after a press statement on Wednesday where the embassy condemned the attack, including those that have led to the deaths of three South Sudanese humanitarian workers and injury to others. 

“We renew our call for South Sudan’s leaders to act with urgency to end subnational violence and to hold accountable those responsible for attacks targeting civilians and humanitarian organizations, as well as for abductions and other human rights violations,” the statement read

The Embassy further stated that they stand with all those who work for peace and stability in South Sudan.

Asides from the U.S. embassy, Peter Van der Auweraert, the UN’s acting Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan also condemned last Wednesday’s attack on humanitarian workers and assets in Pibor, Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA).

According to the UN reports, South Sudan is one the most dangerous places for aid workers, with nine humanitarian workers killed in the line of duty and 450 incidents reported in 2022, and already three humanitarian workers killed in 2023.

They assert that 9.4 million of the most vulnerable people in South Sudan will need urgent life-saving assistance and protection in 2023, compared to 8.9 million in 2022.