Sudan to open humanitarian corridor for aid to South Sudan
Friday 6th October 2017
"I have received a notification from the Humanitarian Affairs Commission in Sudan stating that it has agreed to open a humanitarian corridor for the delivery of food assistance through the World Food Programme to the affected citizens in the country through the port of Aweil city,” the official told Anadolu Agency.
Khartoum’s approval, the official further stated, would facilitate the transfer of about 1,000 tonnes of food aid to areas affected by lack of food, especially those adjacent to the Sudan border, stressing that opening the humanitarian corridor will reduce transport costs, and will contribute to the rapid delivery of this emergency aid.
Sudan closed its borders with South Sudan soon after the latter seceded from it following a self-determination referendum in 2011.
Read more here from The Sudan Tribune.
Food aid being delivered through Sudan in 2014. Photo/World Food Programme
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