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The ICRC helps conflict-affected communities in South Sudan become self-sufficient and reunites families. We visit places of detention, support health care facilities, and promote respect for international humanitarian law.
Here's the latest news coming out of South Sudan:
In numbers
In 2020
- 267,700people received food weighing 6,380 metric tons
- 180,740people received essential household items
- 235,291heads of livestock were vaccinated, benefiting 45,980 people
- 200,000people now have improved access to safe drinking water
- 200,160people received outpatient consultations
- 389,400people received seeds and agricultural tools to grow their own food
- 5,000detainees were visited to assess their living conditions
- 55,430phone calls were facilitated between family members separated by conflict
- 324patients suffering with gunshot wounds were treated in our surgical wards
- 76vulnerable persons were reunited with their families
- 107,960people received fishing kits to help them maintain their livelihoods
- 900volunteers from the South Sudan Red Cross were trained on hygiene promotion messages