Food Deliveries Continue in South Sudan Despite Dangers: SouthSudan
Since the beginning of the year, there have been close to 20 attacks on humanitarian aid workers, according to the World Food Program country director in South Sudan, Mary Ellan. She said the attacks could result in a large-scale loss of life if not stopped.
The attack in Jonglei state that killed the two drivers led the WFP to temporarily halt food deliveries throughout the area. Peter Pal leads the Rapid Response Mechanism, the WFP team that delivers food assistance to remote areas of the country. He often takes the long journey on the highways from Juba to the most remote parts of the country, gathering data, registering individuals who have been rescued and delivering food to remote regions, often with no road access.
"We have to use the canoes, put the generators [in them], cross [to] the other side of the swamp and register them. This is not that easy, because we have to cross the swamp for 50 minutes on that small canoe with all your equipment." Later it began to rain, he said, and"we have to cover ourselves with a plastic sheet."
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