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South Sudan
The International Rescue Committee provides vital support to communities in South Sudan that are recovering from conflict, climate shocks and life-threatening food insecurity.
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Uprooted by conflict: South Sudan’s displacement crisis
This report focuses on the needs of the 1.4 million people who have been displaced by violence inside South Sudan and the more than 455,000 refugees who have fled South Sudan for neighboring countries in 2014.
- Report
- November 1, 2014
South Sudan: Hunger, conflict and climate crisis
Four reasons why the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist ranks South Sudan among the top 10 countries most at risk of experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2023.
- Article
- May 23, 2023
Crisis in South Sudan: What you need to know and how to help
Five reasons why South Sudan ranks third on the International Rescue Committee’s 2024 Emergency Watchlist.
- Article
- February 7, 2024
Eyewitness to a near famine in South Sudan
According to a recent survey by the International Rescue Committee and SocialSphere, Inc. very few Americans are aware of the near famine affecting 20 million people in Africa and the Middle East. But once they are informed, it immediately rises to a top global concern. In this video IRC president David Miliband visits refugee settlements in South Sudan and Uganda to hear the stories of people impacted by this crisis.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
South Sudan: Voices from the famine
Conflict and drought have brought millions of people in East Africa to the brink of starvation in what is shaping up to be the most severe humanitarian crisis of our time.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Why are millions at risk of famine in South Sudan and beyond?
Famine has been declared in South Sudan, and is looming in Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen. Here's what you need to know and how you can help.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Joint Health Staff Survey: Protection of Healthcare - South Sudan
Perspectives of IRC health workers in South Sudan
- Report
- October 26, 2022
Joint Health Staff Survey: Protection of Health Care - South Sudan
Perspectives of healthcare workers in South Sudan
- Report
- October 26, 2022
A mother's hope for her triplets in a time of hunger and war
In South Sudan, extreme hunger is being caused by conflict and war. Meet Nyanut Bol, a mother of triplets who wants her children to be safe and healthy. The babies are receiving care in an IRC health center. In South Sudan, an estimated 1.1 million children under age five are acutely malnourished and in need of lifesaving services.
- Video
- July 18, 2022