South Sudan

Crisis in South Sudan

Four years into the conflict in South Sudan, more than half of the nation's children are affected.

These children are facing famine, disease, forced recruitment and lack of access to schooling—vulnerabilities that are compounded by the worsening economic conditions and limited access to food and fuel.

Nearly 4 million people are displaced, including 2 million people seeking refuge in neighboring countries.

UNICEF appeal

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Situation reports

 
Briefing notes

3 in 4 children born in South Sudan since independence have known nothing but war – UNICEF

 

 
  
NEW YORK/JUBA, 9 July 2018 – Out of 3.4 million babies born in South Sudan since it became the world’s youngest country in 2011, 2.6 million have been born in war, UNICEF said on the eve of South Sudan’s independence.

 
Conflict and underdevelopment have plagued South Sudan for decades, leaving its children out of school, malnourished and vulnerable to disease, abuse and exploitation. The prospect of a better future following the country’s independence in 2011 was short-lived following the eruption of a civil war in 2013.
 

Press releases

In South Sudan, up to 2.4 million children are not attending school

 
For third time this year, hundreds of children released by armed groups in South Sudan – UNICEF

 
Aid workers released unharmed in South Sudan

 
Hundreds of children released from armed groups in South Sudan – UNICEF

 

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“Many fathers are missing out”

Daro Momo lifts his daughter Opia Mirabelle, and starts spinning her around in the middle of the living room. The one and a half-year-old squeals of excitement. Daro wrap his arms around his little girl. Their eyes meet, they both crack a smile.

 
“You know, she is more used to me now. Even if her mom is in the room she comes running to me”, Daro says looking at his daughter with a gaze beaming of love.

 
Daro is something you will struggle to come across in South Sudan. He is the primary caretaker in the household.
 

Recent stories

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