 The UN's humanitarian coordinator has visited South Sudan to assess needs at the ground and meet people affected by ongoing violence, as well as natural disasters. Sarah Bezalo, the humanitarian coordinator and deputy special representative of the Secretary General United Nations mission in South Sudan, in her visit to the camp of Malacol in Sudan, or South Sudan's upper nice still, said she would like to see some shifts in terms of the localization of activities, working more with local NGOs, but also with cash and cash-based initiatives that women and children, particularly internally displaced ones, are more vulnerable and at risk of physical harm. The United Nations estimates that 6.8 million people will need urgent assistance this year. 1.7 billion US dollars a humanitarian response plan for the country is currently only around 80% or 8% funded.