JUBA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A UN senior official on Friday raised the alarm over the projected increase in the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in South Sudan.
United Nations Resident Coordinator in South Sudan Sara Beysolow Nyanti said an estimated 9.4 million people, a staggering 76 percent of South Sudan's population, will have humanitarian or protection needs in 2023 which presents an increase of half a million people compared to 2022.
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