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UNHCR appeals for urgent action to end conflict in South Sudan

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 3:17 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 31 January 2018 3:17 AM ]

This file photo taken on December 23, 2017 shows a newly arrived refugee fleeing from recent fighting in Lasu in South Sudan waits for registration by the National Commission for Refugees (CNR) after crossing the border into the Democratic Republic of Congo, near Aba. (AFP)

Daniel Arapmoi
Press TV, Arua

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has called for urgent action by South Sudanese warring sides to end the conflict and the deepening humanitarian crisis there. UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi is in Uganda to get a first-hand look at the plight of South Sudanese refugees. Our correspondent Daniel Arapmoi has more from a refugee camp in northern Uganda.

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