{"id":23691,"date":"2017-07-11T13:16:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T13:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=23691"},"modified":"2017-07-13T06:32:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T06:32:45","slug":"south-sudan-emergency-aid-victims-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2017\/07\/11\/south-sudan-emergency-aid-victims-war\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUTH SUDAN &#8211; Emergency aid for victims of war"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>7.3 million people are suffering from hunger, including 1 million children<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">According to a report released by the United Nations, South Sudan is experiencing ethnic cleansing, largely being carried out by government forces. The report described the country as a nation on the brink of genocide. The situation has worsened and the country is in chaos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Since the beginning of the conflict almost 330,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled the country according to UNHCR.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">The war has created a great humanitarian crisis:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">half the population of some 7.3 million people suffer from hunger<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">thousands are at risk from a cholera epidemic<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">half million people were forced to flee their villages<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">systematic massacres and atrocities took place in several places.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">The fighting that has engulfed the country is having an effect on the citizens of the Upper Nile region. Last January, a wave of violence prompted 20,000 people to seek refuge in Aburoch, in St. Stephen\u2019s parish in the village of Malakal. These people have no work, nor land to cultivate food. Having lost almost everything, they are the first people to suffer from hunger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">South Sudan\u2019s bishops have issued a pastoral letter condemning the violence against civilians being carried out by government forces and the opposition. The Bishops also made an appeal to the international community to act immediately and alleviate this humanitarian crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Currently, there are more than one million children suffering from hunger &#8211; 250,000 of them are in need of immediate assistance. In July, at the height of the hottest season of the year, 5.5 million people are threatened by hunger if we do nothing. Hunger is spreading and could affect 40 percent of the population of South Sudan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Aid to-the Church in Need cannot remain silent in this situation and is taking urgent steps. We will work with our partners in South Sudan and with you, our benefactors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">We must help those forced to flee their homes in South Sudan who are suffering hunger and are in danger of dying. These brethren in South Sudan, among other things, need our prayers and food aid. We need \u20ac 125,000 to distribute sacks of sorghum, a type of grain which is a staple food in the region. The price of each bag of sorghum is \u20ac 65.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Aid to-the Church in Need (Malta) is launching a campaign<em><strong> &#8220;7.3 million people are suffering from hunger, including 1million children&#8221;,<\/strong><\/em> so together we can help these brothers and sisters in greatest need. We are appealing to all those who can, to <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/donate\/\">give a donation<\/a><\/span> for emergency aid in South Sudan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7.3 million people are suffering from hunger, including 1 million children &nbsp; According to a report released by the United Nations, South Sudan is experiencing ethnic cleansing, largely being carried out by government forces. The report described the country as a nation on the brink of genocide. 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