UN sees drop in violence against aid workers in South Sudan

Medics from aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) treat patients at a makeshift clinic in the South Sudanese capital Juba on July 15, 2016. There has been improvement in security for aid workers in the past one year. PHOTO | PETER MARTELL | AFP

Violence against aid workers in conflict-torn South Sudan has reduced significantly, thanks to the September 2018 peace deal, a UN official said on Monday.

Speaking during an occasion making the World Humanitarian Day, Alain Noudehou, humanitarian coordinator in South Sudan said there has been improvement in security for aid workers in the past one year.