Guit County
Guit County | |
|---|---|
| Country |  South Sudan |
| State | Unity State |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Guit County is a county located in Unity State, South Sudan, which has been impacted by the South Sudanese Civil War.[1]
As of August 2015, outsiders had little if any access to Guit County, due to the fighting that began in Dec. 2013.[2]
A large number of people were displaced during fighting in early 2015.
"According to SSRRA officials, besides 2540 vulnerable host population in Nimni, the payam is paying host to about 14,000 IDPs, most of them women and children. Nimni and the four adjacent payams are also hosting an aggregate of approximately 70,000 IDPs."[3]
IRNA reported that Guit County had also suffered damage from flooding in August 2014.
As of April 2015, both animals and people were suffering a high morbidity rate due to difficult conditions. "People are surviving on wild foods including water lilies, lalob fruit, and very limited fish. Large scale animal morbidity and mortality has meant diminishing milk production and unfavorable terms of trade for herders."[4]
Notable people from Guit County include Taban Deng Gai, a Jikany Nuer who is aformer governor of Unity state, and a leader of the SPLM/A–IO.[5]
Refugees from Werni in the eastern Nuba Mountains have accuse the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) of using famine as a weapon to force them to flee.[6]
References
- ^ "Full list of Kiir's proposed new 28 states in S Sudan". Radio Tamazuj. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Terjanian, James. "South Sudan: The long walk through Guit". 18/08/2015.
- ^ ""They Burned it All" Destruction of Villages, Killings, and Sexual Violence in Unity State South Sudan". Human Rights Watch, July 22, 2015.
- ^ "IRNA Report: Initial Rapid Needs Assessment (IRNA) Nimni Payam, Guit County, Unity State, March 4-6, 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "The Conflict in Unity State Describing events through 23 February 2016". Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Exclusive: Unreached Nuba refugees fled 'new weapon'". October 6, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2016.