Germany Funds Emergency Nutrition Response in Guit County South Sudan

The German Embassy in Juba is funding an emergency nutrition response program to assist vulnerable communities in Guit County, South Sudan, Radio Tamazuj reported on Tuesday. The official project aims to improve access to essential nutrition services in areas where local coverage currently remains inadequate. [1]

According to Radio Tamazuj, the official funding will support the Coalition for Humanity, which is the non-governmental organization implementing the emergency nutrition response in the region. The humanitarian operations will focus specifically on four primary priority locations, namely Kuach, Kuerguiny, Wathnyotna, and Chotyiel. [1]

German Ambassador to South Sudan Sebastian Brökelmann stated that the funding is designed to help local vulnerable communities cope with acute malnutrition, Radio Tamazuj reported. Ambassador Brökelmann explained that the aid response will focus particularly on supporting women and children. The ambassador added that Germany is continuously supporting the people of South Sudan. [1]

Guit County is an administrative area located in Unity State within the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. The local administrative area has previously been severely impacted by the ongoing history of the South Sudanese Civil War. [2]