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Child protection

Happy child waiting for a doctors consultation

12 December 2018

Child protection

Protecting children from abuse, exploitation and making separated families whole again

A little boy sitting close to water kiosk in Juba, South Sudan

25 October 2023

Cost of Inaction

A deepening crisis for children

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Cost of Inaction 2023 South Sudan (PDF, 316 KB)

UNICEF South Sudan Representative and the ambassador of Norway in South Sudan Signing an agreement to improve education in South Sudan

18 October 2023

Norway and UNICEF Join Hands to Support Girls’ Education and Child Protection in South Sudan

Children canoe past submerged houses in the flooded village of Panyagor, Jonglei State

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change

Today, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child published authoritative guidance to States on what they must do to uphold children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. In the face of the deepening climate crisis

Children in classroom at Don-Bosco School Juba, South Sudan

A safe learning environment

Enhancing child protection in schools through psychosocial activities and school child-held desks

School feeding programme

Increased Food Insecurity in South Sudan Exacerbates Threats to the Lives of 3.1Million Children in Urgent Need of Protection

Azande King

Planning for Change: The Azande King Discusses Child Rights

Planning for change and future of children, the Azande Kingdom is keen on child rights

Mother full of hope is holding her child.

Protecting Children in South Sudan’s Food Security Crisis

Exacerbated Food Insecurity in South Sudan Poses an Additional Threat to the Endangered Lives of 3.1 Million Children

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Protecting Children in Food Security Crisis in South Sudan (PDF, 972 KB)

People at the border of South Sudan, Unity State, Roriak village, fleeing conflict in Sudan

Hungry, weary and lost

Children and women comprise almost 75% of the thousands of people fleeing Sudan

Renk transit site in South Sudan where people fleeing conflict from Sudan arrive and are supported by UN agencies and partners.

The challenges faced by children and women fleeing conflict

A home return to a country characterized by numerous humanitarian encounters, rocked by conflict and climatic shocks