UN Humanitarian Chief Stephen O’Brien to Visit South Sudan
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UN HUMANITARIAN CHIEF STEPHEN O’BRIEN TO VISIT SOUTH SUDAN
WHO: Stephen O’Brien, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
WHAT: Mission to South Sudan
WHEN: 1-3 August 2016
WHERE: Juba, Wau and Aweil
UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien will visit South Sudan from 1-3 August to see first-hand the appalling humanitarian situation and call for urgent action to alleviate suffering. Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced after recent fighting in Juba and Wau, there is escalating food insecurity and malnutrition across the country, and a cholera outbreak has erupted in Juba and Jonglei.
During the three-day mission Mr. O’Brien is expected to meet with people affected by the humanitarian crisis, senior Government officials and humanitarian partners.
For further details and for media opportunities in Juba and Nairobi, please contact:
OCHA South Sudan: Guiomar Pau Sole, +254 795742338; +211 (0) 920100411, pausole@un.org
OCHA Nairobi: Tamara Van Vliet, +254 20 76 25144, +254 732 500 005, vliett@un.org
OCHA New York: Amanda Pitt, +1 917 442-1810, pitta@un.org