Stephen Gethins – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Gethins on 2016-07-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in South Sudan.

Mr Nick Hurd

We are deeply concerned by the deterioration in the security situation in South Sudan. This will make it even harder for aid to reach the millions of South Sudanese displaced from their homes and the almost 5 million, nearly half the population, at risk of severe food insecurity. The UK is taking a lead role. We have contributed £242million to the humanitarian crisis since the outbreak of conflict in December 2013, along with an additional £93million to support South Sudanese refugees in the region. But ultimately the South Sudanese leaders must take responsibility for respecting the ceasefires and protecting their people.