the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) revealed that about 30,000 people have been displaced following the recent violent clashes by armed elements in the Greater Pibor Administrative Region.
The Violence in the conflict areas of Gumuruk and Lekungol has led to the stealing of cattle, the destruction of property and the displacement of 5,000 people, including women and children.
Sarah Bisulu Nyanti, a Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, explained that civilians and especially those most vulnerable – women, children, the elderly and the disabled – are bearing the brunt of this protracted crisis.