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Nichola Mandil Will Ross
BBC News, Juba Africa editor, BBC World Service
More than 60,000 people are in dire need of food in South Sudan as delivery of aid has African heads of state and government officials have said rich countries need to commit record contributions to help developing nations combat climate change.
been suspended due to fuel shortages, the UN's humanitarian agency has said. At a meeting in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, for the World Bank's International Development Association summit, President William Ruto called on donors to pay at least $120bn (£96bn) into a specially created low-interest World Bank facility.
It says the suspension Citing Kenya's own devastating floods and a severe drought affecting southern African countries, Mr Ruto said there was an urgent need for collective action to ensure the planet's survival.
of food delivery comes as the UN “runs low of fuel” following the decision by Donor countries are due to pledge their contributions to the World Bank's International Development Association at a conference in Japan in December.
the government to impose levies on the supplies imported by UN agencies,
diplomatic missions and international organisations.
Since February, South Sudan's government has imposed a series of new taxes and charges at
border crossings and in the country.
Last week the government assured the UN
that its agencies would be exempted from the taxes, but there has been no action taken so far.
The number of people
affected will increase to 145,000 by the end of May, if the government does not
remove the taxes imposed on UN and international NGOs, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) warned on Monday.
Anita Kiki Gbeho, the
UN Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan appealed for the urgent removal of the taxes and charges according to the agreement between the government, the UN and NGOs so that they could "continue to support
people who are in need".
“We urge action by the government on the assurances to prevent humanitarian operations by the United
Nations and non-governmental Organizations from coming to a standstill,” she
added.
The UN estimates that 9 million people in South Sudan will need humanitarian assistance, with an
estimated 7.1 million people projected to be at risk of experiencing acute food insecurity during this year’s lean season.
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