
OCHA South Sudan
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in South Sudan
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http://www.unocha.org/south-sudan 19-02-2013 05:12:45
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Today, Lothar Jaschke attended the launch of the Annual Gender Equality Forum in Juba. During the event, he said that the women, peace & security agenda is a priority for the #EU. He also expressed great concern over the escalation of violence to levels not seen since 2018. #SSOX


A new Food and Agriculture Organization/World Food Programme report warns of a devastating hunger outlook: 📍Sudan 📍Occupied Palestinian Territory 📍South Sudan 📍Haiti 📍Mali – all at risk of famine. Conflict, displacement & funding shortfalls are pushing millions into starvation. I echo the calls to demand action.

On Friday, EU in South Sudan, UNHCR South Sudan & IOM South Sudan signed a project to strengthen integration & resilience of displaced persons & host communities. It aims at fostering inclusion of displaced persons by improving their access to basic services. shorturl.at/YlWrh


💙In 2024, donors contributed $42.5 million to the #SouthSudan Humanitarian Fund, helping to reach 1.1 million people. 🔵To support frontline humanitarians, funds were made more accessible to community-based entities. 🔵With CERF - The UN's emergency fund & PooledFunds_OCHA, we are closer to communities.

#UNMISS DSRSG/RC/HC Kiki Gbeho & the 🇸🇸 Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, reps from Ministry of Youth and Sports, the RRC + senior officials visited Bentiu, #SouthSudan, where they met with the Governor. Discussions focused on strengthening resilience ahead of floods🌊 that


"Without #UNHAS, our programs could not be implemented meaningfully. For us, it is important that our passengers travel safely and securely." Hear from Justus Rinnert, from EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 🇪🇺 in the Greater Horn of Africa and former #UNHAS pilot ✈️


On 7 July, the 🇸🇸Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Albino Akol Atak & UN Humanitarian Coordinator Kiki Gbeho convened an inter-ministerial meeting on the cholera outbreak (79K+ cases, 1,400 deaths). A unified Government, UN, NGO response was agreed ⤵️ reliefweb.int/report/south-s…


WFP Aviation airdrops food to prevent catastrophe as hunger surges in conflict-hit parts of #SouthSudan 🇸🇸 These distributions mark World Food Programme’s first access in over four months to deliver life-saving food and nutrition assistance. Read more ➡️ wfp.org/news/wfp-airdr…






South Sudan is facing its worst-ever #cholera outbreak—and the world’s deadliest this year. With support from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and partners, World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up response efforts through the deployment of technical experts to help contain the spread. afro.who.int/countries/sout…


💙In 2024, donors contributed $42.5 million to the #SouthSudan Humanitarian Fund, helping to reach 1.1 million people. 🔵To support frontline humanitarians, funds were made more accessible to community-based entities. 🔵With CERF - The UN's emergency fund & PooledFunds_OCHA , we are closer to communities.


We are most grateful to Rights for Peace, Global Survivors Fund, Active Youth Agency, #StewardWomen, the #SurvivorsNetworkinSouthSudan and CIGPJ for their tireless efforts in trying to address issues of children born of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (#CRSV). #SSOX


