Fresh fighting displaces 40,000 in South Sudan – UN

Nearly 40,000 people have been displaced from their homes following renewed fighting in South Sudan’s oil-rich Upper Nile State, an UN agency has said.

In its latest update, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) said threats of violence continue to hamper humanitarian response in the state.

It said the displaced people were living in dire conditions and required urgent life-saving assistance.

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