Donors give South Sudan $77m humanitarian aid

President Salva Kiir (left) and Dr Riek Machar. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

The South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) has received $77.5 million aid to avert the growing humanitarian crises in the war-torn state, officials confirmed.

The UN Office of Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Juba, said in an email to the media on Thursday that the funding has been disbursed since last month.