1.5 Million South Sudanese Still In The North: Minister
WRITTEN BY WAAKHE SIMON WUDU
The Minister of Disaster and Humanitarian Affairs of the Government of South Sudan James KokInsecurity threats and inadequate transport have hindered the repatriation of South Sudanese from Khartoum, the Minister of Disaster and Humanitarian Affairs of the Government of South Sudan James Kok has said.
The minister told Gurtong that nearly 1.5 million South Sudanese displaced during the civil war are still in the North.
He said that insecurity along the borders of the two countries has greatly affected the repatriation exercise. “Lack of adequate funds, insecurity and lack of transport means are the main challenges we are facing in repatriating the IDPs”, Kok said.
He said that the presence of militia groups have posed a major security threat to South Sudanese wishing to get back to their homes. Last month, the United Nations said nearly 300,000 IDPs from South Sudan have so far been repatriated to back home, but a bigger population remains in North Sudan.
Over 4million South Sudanese were displaced to the North during the long civil war between the now neighbouring countries.
Prior to the conduct of the South Sudan Referendum early this year, the Government of South Sudan in collaboration with international development partners launched a drive to repatriate all South Sudanese displaced to the North.
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