
South Sudan
OngoingOverview
Key Content
UNHCR: South Sudan UNHCR Operational Update 1-15 April 2018
WFP: WFP South Sudan Situation Report #217, 13 April 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
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- GIEWS Country Brief: South Sudan 29-March-2018
- A Region on the Move: Migration trends in the East & Horn of Africa, 2017
The Latest Proposal by Mediators Won't End the War or Transform State-Citizen Relations
By: USIP Staff; Susan Stigant; Aly Verjee

À Propos du Rapport
Musicians and actors spur youth to push for an end to years of violent conflict
Friday, January 19, 2018 / BY: Nicholas Zaremba
David Mozersky; Daniel M. Kammen
BY: Aly Verjee
Regional leaders have endorsed the creation of a new peace initiative in South Sudan: the High Level Revitalization Forum (HLRF). The HLRF is intended to revive the stalled 2015 peace agreement in the country. This Peace Brief offers recommendations for the international community in anticipation of the launch of the HLRF, suggesting its success hinges on clarifying serious ambiguities that exist in its design, including the questions of who will participate and the extent of the agenda.
Summary
Study Pinpoints Link Between Food Shortages and Attacks by Extremists, Insurgents
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 / BY: Ore Koren
Experts on World’s Newest Country Lay Out Potential Strategies
By: Princeton Lyman and Kate Almquist Knopf
South Sudan marked its fifth anniversary as a state this month not with celebrations but with rival armed factions shooting at each other in the streets of the capital. Several hundred people were killed in less than a week, tens of thousands displaced, and even sacrosanct U.N. camps protecting civilians were attacked. South Sudan ceased to perform even the minimal functions and responsibilities of a sovereign state long ago, and today the likelihood of a larger pogrom and escalating civil war is high.
Statistics, Global Luminaries Highlight the Patterns
By Kathleen Kuehnast and Danielle Robertson
Understanding the Political Marketplace May Improve Results, Says Author De Waal
By: Gopal Ratnam
Princeton N. Lyman, senior advisor to the president at USIP, testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Chairman Corker, Ranking Member Cardin, and members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, thank you for holding this hearing. It is an honor to appear before you today to present my views on the current civil war in South Sudan and how it may be brought to a close. The views I express today are my own and not necessarily those of the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), which does not take policy positions.
Sudan and South Sudan have seen numerous local peacebuilding efforts in recent years, yet violence continues largely unabated. Using the Western Corridor as a case study, this report outlines the importance of understanding and improving local peace processes through an architecture that begins with conflict analysis, entails a common vision, and focuses on achieving specific objectives. Also essential to the success of the process is including the right people—those with authority, with knowledge of the problems requiring resolution, and with vested interest in sustainable solutions.
Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and the United States Institute of Peace Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding
Published:January 14, 2014
By: Andrew Robertson and Steve Olson
Published: January 8, 2014 By: Princeton N. Lyman, Jon Temin, Susan Stigant
Only two and a half years since its birth, South Sudan is in crisis. But, horrific as the violence since mid-December has been, the crisis also presents an opportunity to put South Sudan back on the path of democratization, good governance, and peace. USIP’s Princeton N. Lyman, Jon Temin, and Susan Stigant examine what needs to happen to create a foundation for lasting peace and stability.
Summary
USIP, Partners Release Report on Realizing ‘Responsibility to Protect’
By: Thomas Omestad
January 2013 | On the Issues by Andrew Robertson January 4, 2012
Andrew Robertson is a senior program officer in the Center of Innovation for Science, Technology and Peacebuilding at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). Robertson was previously a director at the Corporate Executive Board, a consultant for FSI, Inc. and a research engineer for the Nissan Motor Company. He holds a PhD in the history of science from Harvard University and an ME in computer and electrical engineering from Dartmouth College.
Reflections on Current Challenges and Future Prospects
Special Report by Susan Hayward
Summary
The field of religious peacebuilding has begun to move closer to the mainstream of conflict resolution practice and theory. The 2011 unrest in the Middle East and North Africa—the Arab Spring—reflects ongoing challenges and opportunities for the field.
South Sudan celebrates the first anniversary of its formal independence and nationhood on July 9. Though hopes for progress remain high, the young nation is struggling on several fronts—internal security, relations with Sudan, development, rule of law and statebuilding. The specialists at the U.S. Institute of Peace who work on conflict management and peacebuilding programs in South Sudan examine the gains made and the many challenges ahead.
Violence once again has flared up between Sudanese and South Sudanese forces in an oil-rich region on their disputed border. Jon Temin, director of USIP's Sudan programs, discusses what's behind the renewed fighting and what is at stake for the region and international community.
Are Sudan and South Sudan teetering on the brink of war?
USIP’s Jon Temin discusses the recent clashes and ongoing tensions between South Sudan and Sudan – and what can be done to prevent more violence.
Q: The armies of Sudan and South Sudan have directly engaged one another in recent days, with Sudanese military aircraft flying over South Sudan and with South Sudanese troops entering Sudan. What does this mean? Is another war starting between the North and the South?