{"id":38772,"date":"2025-08-18T10:26:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=38772"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:26:51","slug":"hunger-hit-over-1300-people-displaced-in-yei-river-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/hunger-hit-over-1300-people-displaced-in-yei-river-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunger hit over 1,300 People displaced in Yei River County"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo showing displaced people in Pokula Boma of Yei County, Central Equatoria state (photo: By James Innocent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By James Innocent<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

More than one thousand three hundred displaced people in Pokula Boma of Yei River County, are facing severe shortages of food and humanitarian support following their displacement on July 10, 2025.<\/p>\n

Executive Chief of Pokula Boma, Sebit Felix told reporters that the community has registered over 1,300 households who fled from Yaribe Boma in Morobo County and Marju Sub-Boma.<\/p>\n

He said no humanitarian aid such as food or access to healthcare has reached the affected families since their arrival.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have not seen any humanitarian support until now,\u201d Felix said, urging both the government and aid agencies to intervene immediately. \u201cPeople are suffering on the ground without help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Felix also appealed to armed groups to protect civilians, stating many families were too fearful to return home due to ongoing insecurity.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are tired of conflicts since 2016. Some are stranded in Uganda because they fear the fighting,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Moulana Chaplain Mailsh, a concerned citizen of Pokula said the community had documented at least 1,391 displaced people from Marju and Yaribe Bomas.<\/p>\n

He criticized humanitarian agencies for conducting assessments without delivering tangible support.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince the displacement, only one organization, MASS, distributed buckets and soap,\u201d Mailsh told the media.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut most organizations just do assessments without providing any assistance\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He called on both the government and aid groups to distribute seeds in order for families to cultivate during the second planting season.<\/p>\n

Malish underscored Vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly struggles to access farmland due to insecurity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe administration of Pokula Boma has already provided land for the displaced to settle and cultivate while waiting for peace,\u201d Mailsh added.<\/p>\n

Yei River County Commissioner Emmanuel Taban Seme also appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance to curb the situation.<\/p>\n

He urged armed groups to respect civilians and allow aid organizations unhindered access to vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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