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January 9, 2012

100,000 Displaced by By Ethnic Violence in South Sudan 
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In South Sudan, more than 100,000 people have been displaced following
an outbreak in ethnic violence in recent weeks. There are conflicting
reports on the number of people killed. One local official put the death
toll at 3,000, but a United Nations official said no evidence has been
found of mass killings.

Andrew Jackson, World Food Program officer in South Sudan: "We're
currently here with over 2,000 internally displaced people. They've had
to fled their villages from hunger, conflict and killings. They've
traveled over 150 kilometers, over a 10 day period, without any food or
water. And this is the first chance that they've been able to find a
safe place to stay and where we, the World Food Program, can help the
most vulnerable by giving them a one-month food ration."



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