Civilians Need Peace Urgently as Talks Face Further Delay (CARE USA)

(Source: CARE USA) JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN (August 18, 2015) - Delaying peace may have serious consequences for South Sudanese civilians who are enduring their 20th month of a brutal civil war, aid agencies Oxfam, CARE and IRC warned today. The people of South Sudan need and deserve an immediate cessation of hostilities and lasting peace for any hope of sustainable development for the country. Rama Anthony, acting Country Director for Oxfam in South Sudan said: "With 4.6 million people estimated to be severely hungry, civilians have been the worst affected by the delay to find an agreement. There needs to be an urgent agreement that ends the cycle of violence for the South Sudanese, who have...