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Since 2013, over 4 million South Sudanese have been forced from their homes. Over 2.2 million have left the country entirely, while another 2.2 million are displaced internally, in what are known as Protection of Civilian (POC) sites. The UN ranks this as the world’s fourth most-neglected displacement crisis.
The number of fatal attacks on aid workers was the highest on record last year in South Sudan, a country that data shows is consistently one of the most dangerous places in the world for humanitarians. Yet aid organisations often misunderstand the risks faced by their South Sudanese staff – who experience the overwhelming share of violence ...
Across South Sudan, humanitarian workers, mostly national staff, face severe constraints while trying to reach people in need: armed violence, bureaucratic impediments, operational interference, targeted violence, and threats, and looting of assets.
An estimated 9.4 million people in South Sudan, including 4.9 million children and over 300,000 refugees, mostly driven south from the Sudan conflict, needed humanitarian assistance.
A South Sudanese returnee from Sudan speaks with a medical worker at a transit centre in the town of Malakal. More than 600,000 South Sudanese have returned home since Sudan’s conflict erupted last year. Republish this article. MALAKAL, South Sudan. There is no questioning the terrible suffering that South Sudanese citizens living in war-torn ...
Conflicts in South Sudan are caused by ethno-political wrangling and competition amongst the elite over access to power and financial resources. Tigere Chagutah, Regional Director, Amnesty International.
South Sudan is among the most dangerous places in the world for humanitarians, according to OCHA. Nine aid workers were killed last year, and nearly 420 incidents were reported. Before this...
The number of fatal attacks on aid workers was the highest on record last year in South Sudan, a country that data shows is consistently one of the most dangerous places in the world for ...
“Our investigations again found an absolutely unacceptable situation in South Sudan, whereby families and communities are devastated by human rights violations and abuses by armed forces, militias and State institutions acting with impunity.
Extreme violence and attacks involving thousands of fighters at a time have engulfed more than three-quarters of South Sudan, UN human Rights Council-appointed investigators said on Friday,...