The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noud\u00e9hou, has condemned Wednesday’s killing of an aid worker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The female aid worker was killed when gunmen fired at a clearly marked humanitarian vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was in a vehicle travelling in a convoy made up of employees of international NGOs and South Sudan government medical personnel traveling to a health facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident happened in Budi County in Eastern Equatoria, an area that has seen several roadside ambushes this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local media in Uganda identified the slain aid worker as a 40-year-old Ugandan health specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am shocked by this violent act and send my condolences to the family and colleagues of the deceased,” Mr Noud\u00e9hou said in a press statement on Thursday seen by the BBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The roads are a vital connection between humanitarian organisations and communities in need, and we must be able to move safely across the country without fear. I call on the government to strengthen law enforcement along these roads.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the first aid worker killed in South Sudan this year. Last year, nine were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This brings the total number of aid workers killed in South Sudan to 125 since the civil war broke out in December 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of them were South Sudanese killed in the line of duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UN estimates that 8.3 million South Sudanese need humanitarian help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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