Advocacy for South Sudan
What is Happening?
South Sudan achieved its independence in 2011. But most of its existence since has been marked by internal fighting, often along ethnic lines. Implementation of a peace agreement in 2018 has been slow. Flooding and spillover from fighting in neighboring Sudan have added to the challenges. A third of the country’s population remains displaced, and some 70 percent of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance.
What Must Be Done?
Global donors must sustain much-needed humanitarian assistance, and the international community must press South Sudan’s leaders to implement the country’s 2018 peace agreement.
latest reports and briefs
Report
Return to a Displaced Nation: The Sudan Crisis and South Sudan’s Returnees
July 27, 2023
Report
Do Not Forget: Aiding and Protecting Civilians in South Sudan
January 13, 2022
Report
Still in Danger: Women and Girls Face Sexual Violence in South Sudan Despite Peace Deal
October 17, 2019
latest statements and news
In the News
CNN: Report details mass atrocities and hunger in Darfur
February 1, 2024
Statement
Urgent Action Needed to Save Lives in Renk, South Sudan
June 19, 2023
Statement
Refugees International Statement on South Sudan Ten Year Anniversary of Independence
July 8, 2021
Latest Opinions, Q&As, and Explainers
Opinion
The New Humanitarian: Urgent Help Needed for Stranded South Sudanese Returnees
July 27, 2023
Opinion
The National Interest: The World Must Not Forget South Sudan
March 16, 2022
Explainer
Explainer: Flooding Worsens Humanitarian Crises in Sudan and South Sudan
October 26, 2020
Advocacy Letter
NGO Letter to Congress on Supplemental Funding to Respond to Famines
April 5, 2017
Advocacy Letter
Joint Letter to UN Security Council Members on South Sudan
July 21, 2016
Advocacy Letter
Statement on the Situation in South Sudan
April 25, 2016
Latest Events and Testimonies
Testimony
A Way Forward for Lasting Peace in South Sudan
October 9, 2019
Testimony
Testimony by Eric Schwartz on the Four Famines
July 18, 2017
Latest Perspectives and Commentaries
Commentary
It’s Time for the UN to Prioritize South Sudanese Women
April 6, 2023
Perspective
In Photos: Waiting for Peace, a Third of South Sudan Remains Displaced
September 13, 2019
Featured Image: A woman receives cans of oil during a food distribution by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in Gumuruk, South Sudan, on June 10, 2021. © SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images
