{"id":178598,"date":"2017-03-26T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-26T16:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/un-welcomes-sudan-food-corridor\/"},"modified":"2017-03-26T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-26T16:27:00","slug":"un-welcomes-sudan-food-corridor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/un-welcomes-sudan-food-corridor","title":{"rendered":"UN welcomes Sudan food corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Marta Ruedas, today welcomed the decision by the Government of Sudan to open a new humanitarian corridor for food aid to be delivered by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) from El Obeid in central Sudan to Bentiu, a town in Unity State, South Sudan, where 100,000 people are enduring famine amid a deepening humanitarian crisis across the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a statement by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan (OCHA), Ruedas acknowledges that &ldquo;by opening this cross-border corridor, the Government of Sudan is showing its commitment to the people of South Sudan and further strengthening cooperation with the international community to pull South Sudan back from a widening famine that could affect another 1 million people. This decision also comes at a critical time just before South Sudan&rsquo;s rainy season, which starts in May and usually renders these roads impassable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The statement says that this week, WFP will be moving an initial delivery of 11,000 tonnes of sorghum &ndash; including 1,000 tonnes donated by the Government of Sudan &ndash; in seven convoys of 30 to 40 trucks, which is enough to feed 300,000 people for three months. The convoys will take up to four days to complete the 500-kilometre journey. The humanitarian corridor will not only allow for the timely delivery of the food aid, but will also help reduce reliance on air operations, which cost six to seven times as much as moving food by river and road.<\/p>\n<p>OCHA says that at least 7.5 million people across South Sudan &ndash; almost two thirds of the population &ndash; need humanitarian assistance. 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