24 May 2021 IRC began working in South Sudan in 1989. South Sudan declared independence in July 2011 following decades of civil war rooted in disputes over religion, ethnicity, resources, governance and self-determination. The security situation remains fragile and testing operational challenges abound. IRC-South Sudan operates a country office in Juba, and field offices in Lakes, Unity and Northern Bahr el Ghazal states, currently implementing programs in primary health care, community case management, nutrition, environmental health, women’s protection and empowerment, protection and acce...