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Humanitarian crisis and response

12 year old Alekiir Deng washes pots in flood waters

UNICEF South Sudan COST OF INACTION

An Unfolding Catastrophe for children

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UNICEF SS Cost of Inaction (PDF, 383 KB)

Students walking with UNICEF-branded backpacks

07 December 2021

Humanitarian Action for Children 2022

UNICEF appeals for US$183.6M to respond to the immediate needs of children in South Sudan

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A child peers over a flowing water tap

01 December 2021

Piped water to IDP camp brings joy to families

A water treatment plant supported by KFW Development Bank will provide uninterrupted clean water to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Juba, South Sudan

A 1 year old malnourish child

29 November 2021

Cost of Inaction

A deepening crisis for children

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English (PDF, 386 KB)

Dumak primary school opens back up for Primary 8 students.

Humanitarian Action for Children 2021

UNICEF appeals for US$180.1M to respond to the immediate needs of children in South Sudan

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Humanitarian Action for Children 2021, South Sudan (PDF, 1 MB)

A young mother with her daughter at a nutrition stabilization center.

10 years after South Sudan’s independence, more children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance than ever before

Two thirds of children in desperate need of support

A young mother with her child in a nutrition stabilization center.

“Respond to our cry”

South Sudan is going through the worst humanitarian crisis since its independence ten years ago, which is impacting child's rights.

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South Sudan Child Rights Crisis Report (PDF, 4 MB)

Christine sitting with 4 other young people

A better life denied

Christine Saida Andrea, UNICEF Child Reporter, reports that children lack basic needs in Pibor, South Sudan

Mother with her baby in nutrition center

Child Crisis in South Sudan

2/3 of the child population are in need of help while aid budgets are cut.

Internally displaced persons who have recently fled their communities because of the violence and are staying in the girls’ primary school in Pibor.

Violence in Pibor and the looting of humanitarian supplies have a huge impact on children: it must stop immediately

Statement by UNICEF South Sudan Representative Hamida Lasseko