Appeal

Cost of Inaction South Sudan 2024

A deepening crisis for children

A young boy is photographed holding his baby sister at the transit site in Renk, South Sudan — UNICEF South Sudan/Maiden

Highlights

South Sudanese people in need of humanitarian assistance is at record high whilst funding is at an all-time low with the UNICEF HAC only 12 per cent funded midway through 2024. Children are the hardest hit, impacting on their rights to survival, education, and protection from harm.

Urgent action is needed to avert the crisis becoming a humanitarian catastrophe for children and their families.