At UN, Salva Kiir calls for support to help restore peace, ease humanitarian crisis in neighboring Sudan

By UN News

Sep 21, 2023 7:57 am

President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Thursday appealed to the international community to push harder for peace in neighboring Sudan, where five months of conflict has displaced more than five million people and sparked a humanitarian crisis along the border between the two countries.

'I am appealing to the international community to avail resources to help refugees and displaced persons who crossed into South Sudan,' Mr. Kiir told world leaders attending the UN General Assembly's annual debate.

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President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Thursday appealed to the international community to push harder for peace in neighboring Sudan, where five months of conflict has displaced more than five million people and sparked a humanitarian crisis along the border between the two countries.

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