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Angry protesters raided and looted Monday 10 localities of humanitarian organizations in conflict-ridden southern Sudan, said the UN refugee agency that reported that two members of the organization staff had been injured. The organization added that local residents were demanding employment opportunities and accused humanitarian organizations of hiring outside of Maban County, in the northwest of the country.
"Ten other humanitarian agencies and the commission office for the UNHCR condemned the attack" in which two UN employees were injured ".
"It is an insane act of violence against humanitarians and deeply regrettable," said the UNHCR officer. Vincent Kwesi Parker
Humanitarian workers were often targeted during the four-year civil war in South Sudan. the outbreak of fighting in December 2013, according to the UN
The country has seen many peace efforts fail, and hopes are now pinned on a new process begun in June that saw President Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Riek Machar his former vice president will sign the latest ceasefire agreement
The warring groups then agreed on a power-sharing agreement during a series of talks in Kampala on July 7 which essentially restored his position as vice president. ] However, plans to sign a preliminary power-sharing agreement last week have been postponed due to discrepancies over the project.
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