
South Sudan
OngoingOverview
Key Content
WFP: WFP South Sudan Situation Report #217, 13 April 2018
UNHCR: South Sudan UNHCR Operational Update 16 - 31 March 2018
OCHA: Humanitarian Coordinator condemns killing of aid worker, calls for the release of seven others held by armed group
Appeals & Response Plans
OCHA: 2018 South Sudan Humanitarian Needs Overview
OCHA: South Sudan: 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) January - December 2018, December 2017
UNHCR: South Sudan Situation - Responding to the needs of displaced South Sudanese and refugees, Supplementary Appeal January - December 2018
UNHCR: South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan, January - December 2018
UNICEF: Humanitarian Action for Children 2018 - South Sudan
OCHA: Business Guide: North-East Nigeria, South Sudan, Yemen and Somalia: Prevent Famine and Support Response
Useful Links
- OCHA South Sudan
- OCHA Southern & Eastern Africa (ROSEA)
- UNHCR South Sudan Situation Information Sharing Portal
- UNHCR Global Focus
- IOM Displacement Tracking & Monitoring (DTM) South Sudan
- Open Data for South Sudan
- UNMIS (UN Mission in South Sudan)
- Office of the IGAD Special Envoys for South Sudan
- Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC)
- Food Security Cluster: South Sudan
- Logistics Cluster: South Sudan
Disasters
- South Sudan: Rift Valley Fever Outbreak - Dec 2017
- South Sudan: Floods - Sep 2017
- East Africa: Armyworm Infestation - Mar 2017
- South Sudan: Cholera Outbreak - Jul 2016
- South Sudan: Food Insecurity - 2015-2018
- South Sudan: Cholera Outbreak - Jun 2015
- Sudan/South Sudan: Measles Outbreak - Mar 2015
- South Sudan: Kala-azar Outbreak - Sep 2014
- South Sudan: Floods - Aug 2014
- South Sudan: Cholera Outbreak - May 2014
Most read (last 30 days)
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- Hundreds of children released from armed groups in South Sudan - UNICEF
- GIEWS Country Brief: South Sudan 29-March-2018
- A Region on the Move: Migration trends in the East & Horn of Africa, 2017
Even in an undeveloped country like South Sudan, Ganyliel can feel like the middle of nowhere; a bunch of tiny islands surrounded by a gigantic swampy floodplain fed by the River Nile during rainy season. To get here I took a helicopter from the capital, then ditched my sneakers for gumboots, and waded out into water is too deep for an SUV and too shallow for a speedboat. I board a canoe made of a hollowed-out palm tree.
In a conflict zone, getting the basics — food, water, shelter — is a constant challenge. And it likely involves being on the move.
Now imagine pregnancy. There might not be a functioning medical facility for miles. And the environment makes the woman and her baby more susceptible to complications.
Read the full report on NPR.
by John Burnett
There were hopes that the new rulers of South Sudan might somehow break the African mold of big men lining their pockets with big money. But the trend in Juba, the capital, is alarming. The infant nation of South Sudan is barely a year old, and it's already engulfed in scandals over top officials allegedly looting the treasury.
Read the full article on NPR