Obama authorises $50 mn aid to South Sudan

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Washington, May 20 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Monday authorised up to 50 million dollars in fresh humanitarian aid to the conflict-ridden South Sudan. In a memo to Secretary of State John Kerry, the president said "it is important to the national interest" to provide the assistance to meet "unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs resulting from the crisis" in South Sudan, Xinhua reported. "Months of conflict between the government of South Sudan and rebel forces have exacted a terrible toll on the people of South Sudan," White House National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said in a statement. "More than 1.3 million people have been displaced, and the country is **w at risk of famine unless humanitarian agencies are able to scale up relief efforts and access those in need." A cease-fire agreement reached between South Sudan's warring sides May 9 has failed again to stem the conflict, which broke out in mid-December last year.

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