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$166M needed for South Sudan – UN

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REFUGEES. People gather at a makeshift IDP camp at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound in Juba on December 22, 2013 where South Sudanese continue to flock as fears of a resumption of fighting in the capital fester. AFP/Tony Karumba

The United Nations on Wednesday, December 25, said aid agencies will need US$166 million over the next 3 months to help South Sudan, which has bore the brunt of violence between two warring ethnic groups. Thousands have been killed since December 15 after President Salva Kiir accused his former vice president Riek Machar of trying to overthrow him in a coup – a charge that Machar denied. Machar countered by accusing the President of purging his rivals. The Nuers of Machar have been fighting the Dinkas which are supportive of Kiir. The violence has displaced at least 90,000 people in the past 10 days.

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