UN: one million displaced by S Sudan conflict - Africa - Al Jazeera English:
Over one million people in South Sudan have been forced from their homes during more than three months of ongoing fighting, with conditions continuing to worsen, the UN has warned.
"In the 100 days since the start of the conflict in South Sudan, over one million people have fled their homes," the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report late on Friday.
Over 800,000 are displaced inside South Sudan, while almost 255,000 have fled as refugees to neighbouring countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan, the report says.
Violence erupted in South Sudan on December 15 between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and fighters loosely allied to former vice president Riek Machar.
A January ceasefire between government and rebels is in tatters with fighting ongoing.
"Fighting between government and opposition forces has continued, especially in Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile state, where towns and rural areas have been ravaged by the violence," the OCHA report added.
The conflict has caused a "serious deterioration in the food security situation" with some 3.7 million people at high risk, it read.
Over 800,000 refugees are displaced within South Sudan, with the rest fleeing to neighbouring countries [Reuters]
