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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:
Latest Update
In numbers
In 2023
- 286, 706people received in-kind food rations and essential household items
- 3,159persons were supported with physical rehabilitation services
- 362, 069heads of livestock were vaccinated, benefiting 92,130 people
- 114, 000people gained access to safe drinking water and irrigation
- 140, 656people received consultations at 11 ICRC-supported primary healthcare centers
- 261, 768people received seeds and agricultural tools to grow their own food
- 6,551detainees were present in 20 places of detention visited by the ICRC
- 2,275people were provided with monthly airtime to restore and maintain contact with separated families.
- 388weapon-wounded patients were treated in ICRC surgical wards
- 618missing person’s fates and whereabouts were clarified
- 2,668people benefitted from mental health and psychosocial support sessions
- 187practitioners from the local authority received training to enhance their capacity in proper and dignified management of the dead
- 27, 721community members were trained on information on the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence