Category: South Sudan

World Refugee Day – Delivering Malaria Prevention to Displaced People in South Sudan

[Malaria Consortium] Each year on 20 June, World Refugee Day offers the chance to reflect on the experiences of those forced to flee their homes because of war, violence or persecution. In South Sudan, renewed conflict in neighbouring Sudan in 2023 has led to a sharp increase in the number of people crossing the border, many of whom are now living in remote areas with limited access to essential services.

Escalating Insecurity Forces MSF to Close Ulang Hospital in South Sudan

[MSF] People in remote areas of Upper Nile state in South Sudan are suffering from a lack of access to healthcare, since attacks on medical boats and armed looting in medical facilities since the beginning of the year have forced Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to close our hospital and end our support to 13 community-based healthcare facilities in Ulang county. The closure of MSF’s hospital has left an area of more than 200km from the Ethiopian border to Malakal town without any functional

Conflict, Displacement and Disease Drive Food Insecurity and Malnutrition to Alarming Level in Parts of South Sudan

[WFP] Juba, South Sudan — The population in two counties in South Sudan are at-risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates, destroying homes, disrupting livelihoods, and impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid. The latest update by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) shows a deterioration in food and nutrition conditions in areas of South Sudan hit by fighting in the last few months. In Upper Nile state, people in 11 of the 13 counties are now facing emergency levels of