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CARE nutrition staff are seeing the impact of the flooding in the rise in cases of malnutrition in both children under five and pregnant and lactating mothers. Every day the nutrition facilities are overwhelmed with long queues of women and babies, as the team work tirelessly to save the lives of those most in need.

South Sudan is currently facing its highest levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, exacerbated by the impact of floods and displacement. According to UN OCHA more than 835,000 people were reported as affected by flooding across the country since May 2021. An average child growing up in South Sudan today does not have enough to eat and is at risk of growing up chronically malnourished. Up to 36% of children under 5 have had to seek medical attention for some form of diseases.

Flooding in South Sudan has affected 835,000 people leading to an increasingrisk of more displacements, further violence, endangering food security, and disrupting livelihoods, the UN said.The people in the country have been affected by the ...

Flooding in South Sudan has affected 835,000 people leading to an increasingrisk of more displacements, further violence, endangering food security, and disrupting livelihoods, the UN said.

Download logoFollowing a publicly announced and competitive selection process, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed a

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed a five-year contract with DT Global to expand equitable and sustainable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in the 13 counties that are the focus of USAID’s development strategy in South Sudan, a statement from the US Embassy in Juba said.

New York, 15 December 2021: Thank you for this opportunity to brief on developments in South Sudan. During my last briefing, I conveyed the hope that South Sudan was ready to take significant strides in advancing the Revitalised Peace Agreement. Since then, regrettably, there has been reduced momentum on implementing critical aspects of the Agreement, albeit with some progress

Download logo Following a publicly announced and competitive selection process, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed a five-year contract with DT Global to expand equitable and sustainable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in the 13 counties that are the focus of USAID’s development strategy in South Sudan:   Kapoeta North and Budi […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has sent a rapid response team to South Sudan following the ...

Ongoing floods in South Sudan have affected more than 835,000 people across 8 states. Livelihoods, food production and drinking water supply have all been severely impacted. Humanitarian agency Concern Worldwide described the flooding as the...