Norway provides $2 million to support floods victims in South Sudan

 By Benjamin Takpiny

The Norwegian government has announced a support of NOK 22 million ($2 million) in emergency humanitarian efforts for victims of floods in South Sudan.

According to an emailed statement by the Embassy of Norway in Juba, the funding was announced by Development Minister Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim.

Of the amount, NOK 10 million will go to the UN Humanitarian Fund for South Sudan and NOK 12 million to the Norwegian Refugee Council.

Tvinnereim warned that South Sudan is experiencing the worst flood in 60 years and over 3.3 million people are expected to be affected.

“The flood will affect local communities still suffering the consequences of devastating floods between 2019 and 2022. One million people have been displaced. The flood puts roads and airports under water. This makes it difficult to reach the population with emergency aid,” the Minister said.

“It is important that Norway and other countries contribute to help the severely tested civilian population in South Sudan. Norway’s humanitarian partners are already engaged in life-saving efforts, and we want to enable them to save more human lives.”