HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING
UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK
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– The World Food Programme (WFP) says it will need some $870 million in 2010 for its humanitarian work in Sudan.
– The agency says that 1.3 million southern Sudanese will continue to require its assistance due to food insecurity and violence in the region.
– It also expects to distribute 22,000 tonnes of food in the most affected areas of southern Sudan, including the Jonglei region where tribal fighting and other violence are recurrent.
– Much of WFP’s current and projected budget for Sudan also goes assisting some 3.6 million people in Dafur, 2 million of who live in camps for the internally displaced.
– Meanwhile, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is increasing preparedness for likely flood rains in southern Sudan. OCHA is working with Sudanese weather authorities to assess flood potential and prepare for its possible impact and response.
حركة العدل و المساواة السودانية
موقع متخصص بنقل آخر الأخبار و البيانات و القرارات لحركة العدل و المساواة السودانية