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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Unity State governor Justice Riek Bim has appealed to the state populations still living inside former Protection of Civilian sites (POCS) to leave the crowded camps, return home and rebuild their lives.<\/p>\n

The state has seen the largest displacement \u2013 with hundreds of thousands still residing in internally displaced persons camps \u2013 following the outbreak of violence in 2013 and 2016 and subsequent years of catastrophic flooding.<\/p>\n

In May 2024, 137,536 civilians were biometrically registered by UN migration agency IOM as living at Bentiu IDPs camp, and tens of thousands more, majority of whom hail from there, are stranded inside makeshift IDPs camps in Juba.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a thanksgiving ceremony organized a students union in Juba, Governor Bim called on displaced families currently residing in former protection of civilian (POC) sites to return to their homes, according to his office.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe retorted that he is committed to restoring sustainable peace, the rule of law, the improvement of the road network, and the redeployment of mechanisms for fighting flooding in Unity State,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe also highlighted that they shouldn\u2019t fear unknowns rather than they should come out to establish their lives and to change their living conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

South Sudan\u2019s displacement crisis remains one of Africa\u2019s most significant, with around 2 million internally displaced and a similar number forced into refugee camps in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. Unity State governor Justice Riek Bim has appealed to the state populations still living inside former Protection of Civilian sites (POCS) to leave the crowded camps, return home and rebuild their lives. 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