U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan, Michael J. Adler. (Photo: Courtesy).

The U.S. Embassy in Juba has condemned the recent targeted attacks on humanitarian workers in some parts of the country.

According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, three aid workers were killed in the Abyei Administrative Area and in Jonglei State early this month.

OCHA said on January 2^nd  this year, armed men attacked Rumameer village in which two aid workers and several civilians were killed, with many others injured during the attack.

The aid workers were shot and killed while on duty at a humanitarian facility in Rumameer village.

The second incident was on January 7, when an aid worker was killed by unknown individuals while he guarded humanitarian commodities in Duk County, Jonglei State.

In a statement seen by Eye Radio’s news desk this morning, the US embassy in Juba condemned the attacks and urged the unity government to end the subnational violence in the country and bring to book those responsible.

“The U.S. Embassy condemns in the strongest terms the recent targeted attacks on humanitarian workers and their compounds in South Sudan, including those that have led to the deaths of three South Sudanese humanitarian workers and injury to others”, Michael J. Adler, US ambassador to South Sudan said.

He called on the leaders to address the human rights violations and abductions in the country.

And ‘to hold accountable those responsible for attacks targeting civilians and humanitarian organizations, as well as for abductions and other human rights violations.”

According to a leading relief agency, Care International, at least 11 aid workers have been killed in South Sudan last year alone, making the country the deadliest place in the world to be a humanitarian worker.

It said the humanitarian aid workers work in challenging circumstances to provide critical support to the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities in the country.