A deepening crisis for children in South Sudan

Over 5 million children are in urgent need of assistance amid rising conflict, life-threatening acute malnutrition, and a worsening cholera outbreak.

A little girl is photographed, carrying her water on her head in Renk, South Sudan
UNICEF South Sudan/Naftalin

Highlights

Children in South Sudan are facing a survival crisis, worsened by instability, climate change and poverty.

This two-page Cost of Inaction includes a brief overview on the situation in country, and information on the urgent funding needed over the next 6 months.

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