South Sudan Preparing for Darfur Refugees?

Photograph Courtesy of Stop Genocide Now

With critical aid groups expelled from Darfur, many believe that it is only a matter of time before refugees head south.

The UN and the Southern Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC) are preparing for a possible mass influx of Darfur internally displaced persons seeking food, water, shelter, and other assistance.

Problem is, South Sudan has issues of its own. Already, thousands of DRC refugees call South Sudan home after fleeing their country due to attacks by the Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army.

Simple logic – when the number of humanitarian groups present decreases, the amount of aid decreases. Yet the number of people in need of support continues to grow.