UN provides 8 mln USD for cholera response in South Sudan

JUBA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations humanitarian agency said on Wednesday that it has released 8 million U.S. dollars to support the multi-sectoral response to the cholera outbreak in six priority locations across South Sudan.

Anita Kiki Gbeho, the UN humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan, said the allocation from the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund will address the affected people's most urgent health and water, sanitation, and hygiene needs to mitigate the impact of cholera.