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OCHA South Sudan
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Humanitarian agencies in South Sudan forced to reduce aid amidst a funding crisis and aggravated humanitarian situation

More than $300 million is also urgently needed to provide most vital support to people fleeing the Sudan crisis into South Sudan

Dwindling resources amidst growing needs have forced humanitarian agencies to prioritize the delivery of vital life-saving support which risks leaving millions behind, the United Nations warned today. All life-saving sectors including health, nutrition, and food security are affected leaving millions of vulnerable people without critical support in a time of…

OCHA South Sudan
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Critical Funding Gap for Onward Transportation for People Fleeing Sudan Risks to Create a Humanitarian Catastrophe in the Border Areas

The humanitarian partners in South Sudan urgently require US$26.4 million to continue providing transportation support until the end of the year

The humanitarian community in South Sudan is calling for urgent funding to ensure continued support for onward transportation for people fleeing the Sudan conflict to South Sudan. Since the outbreak of hostilities in Sudan on 15 April, over 193,000 people have crossed into South Sudan. In June 2023, the number…

OCHA South Sudan
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South Sudan Humanitarian Fund allocates US$8 million to assist people fleeing the conflict in Sudan

Over 150,000 people affected by the conflict in Sudan will receive humanitarian support

The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim (a.i.) for South Sudan, Mr. Peter Van der Auweraert has released US$8 million from the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) to provide life-saving assistance to thousands of people who fled the Sudan conflict. This fund allocation will complement the $8 million released from the Central…

OCHA South Sudan
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The Humanitarian Community in South Sudan condemns latest attack and calls for an immediate end to violence against humanitarians

The World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to temporarily pause its convoy movements out of Bor, Jonglei State, for the second time in as many weeks, to re-assess mitigation measures

The Humanitarian Community in South Sudan strongly condemns a targeted attack on humanitarian assets and staff in Jonglei State in which two people were killed and others seriously injured. On 17 March, a humanitarian convoy of more than 100 trucks transporting food and other humanitarian assistance came under attack. Two…

OCHA South Sudan
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Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim (a.i.) in South Sudan condemns targeted attack on humanitarian workers and assets in Pibor

The attackers targeted the NGO looking for cash and other assets and stole valuables

The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in South Sudan, Mr. Peter Van der Auweraert, has condemned in strongest terms the attack on humanitarian workers and assets in Pibor, Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA). On 18 January, several armed attackers broke into an international NGO compound in Pibor. At least one humanitarian worker was…

OCHA South Sudan
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Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim (a.i.) in South Sudan condemns the killing of three aid workers

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

The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in South Sudan, Mr. Peter van der Auweraert, has strongly condemned the killing of three aid workers in Rumameer village, Abyei Administrative Area and in Duk County, Jonglei State, and called for authorities and communities to protect humanitarian personnel as they deliver assistance to vulnerable…

OCHA South Sudan
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Violent clashes in South Sudan intensify the humanitarian situation

The UN response to this crisis is ongoing and during a mission to Malakal, Upper Nile State to access the ongoing humanitarian operations

An estimated 30,000 people have been reportedly displaced following recent violent clashes by armed elements in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. On 24 December, armed young men from Jonglei State attacked communities in parts of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. The violence has led to cattle raiding, destruction of properties,…

OCHA South Sudan
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South Sudan’s underfunded emergency receives US$14 million

Over 260,000 people most affected by compounding shocks will receive humanitarian support

The United Nations Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths released US$14 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support the provision of direct humanitarian assistance to 262,521 people in South Sudan who have been affected by increased violence and severe flooding. The interconnected shocks have had a devastating impact on…

OCHA South Sudan
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On World Humanitarian Day, South Sudan’s Humanitarian Country Team warns of a climate emergency and calls for an end to violence against aid workers in South Sudan

South Sudan regularly experiences torrential rains, seasonal flooding and locust infestation in parts of the country

Every year on World Humanitarian Day (WHD), we commemorate humanitarian workers who work tirelessly to reach millions of crisis-affected people with assistance and protection. Humanitarians work on the frontlines of crises, getting aid and protection to those in need. Today, those front-lines include not only battlefields, but the flood plains…

OCHA South Sudan
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Coronavirus - South Sudan: Humanitarian Coordinator Alain Noudéhou welcomes $5 million worth of personal protective equipment to South Sudan and calls for sustained peace to respond to COVID-19 and to facilitate delivery of humanitarian assistance

Announced the arrival of US$5.2 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) at Juba International Airport

The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, announced the arrival of US$5.2 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) at Juba International Airport. The 70 tons of PPEs was procured by the World Health Organization with $5 million funding from the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund and $146,000 from the…