Emergency
Crisis in South Sudan
Nearly 7.6 million people remain in urgent need in South Sudan following the conflict that broke out in December 2013. Over 4 million people have fled their homes and sought refuge within neighboring countries.
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The Situation
Since fighting between government troops and rebel forces erupted in 2013:
- Nearly 7.6 million people are in urgent need in South Sudan
- 4 million people have fled their homes and sought refuge within South Sudan or in neighboring countries. The majority of displaced people are women and children.
- More than 4,000 people PER DAY have fled to neighboring countries, many of whom had to cross the Nile River on their way to Uganda, leaving everything they had behind and risking their lives.
- 7.55 million people in South Sudan are severely food insecure
- There are more than 2.4 million South Sudanese refugees in Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.
Aid in South Sudan is making a difference. But the threat of serious hunger remains, as an end to the conflict is nowhere in sight.
This is a crisis we cannot ignore. Worsening hunger and the spread of famine are imminent, but not yet inevitable. We can still stop the spread of famine and prevent a catastrophic loss of life if we act now.
What is Oxfam Doing?
Oxfam is meeting the urgent needs of the most vulnerable people affected by disaster and conflict, as well as helping them to build for the future, and addressing the root causes of poverty. Since May 2023, we have over 700,000 people with emergency and longer-term support.
Oxfam has humanitarian bases across the country, and our roving Emergency Preparedness & Response team is assisting in locations where the need is greatest.
Your generous donation to Oxfam will help us to deliver emergency food, clean water, sanitation and protection services.
Our activities include:
- Individual protection assistance – including cash assistance and referrals to specialized GBV and health providers – to vulnerable individuals with protection concerns
- Providing access to safe, clean water through trucking and the rehabilitation of key water points
- Ensuring sustainable management and operation of water and sanitation facilities through the training of local water management committees and other participatory activities
- Promoting good hygiene practices by rehabilitating safe sanitation facilities, providing essential hygiene items and conducting hygiene awareness sessions
- Providing emergency food distributions
- Providing multi-purpose cash assistance to the most vulnerable individuals, allowing them to decide how to spend the money according to their most urgent, individual needs
- Providing dignity kits and helping poor and marginalized citizens to claim their rights
We're helping communities recover from one of the world’s longest and bloodiest conflicts, survive ongoing violence and displacement, and support them during worsening conditions, which include a cholera outbreak and famine.
- In Renk county – which has received over 1.3 million individuals forcibly displaced across the border from neighbouring Sudan – Oxfam is supporting returnees, displaced people and local communities in order to promote peaceful coexistence, prioritizing protection assistance, providing clean water, cash support and GBV-related referrals
- In the Jonglei region, which has seen increased displacement, food insecurity and a cholera outbreak due to escalating violence and conflict, Oxfam focuses on providing clean water, sanitation, public health promotion, as well as emergency food distributions, dignity kits, and cash assistance
Your generous donation to Oxfam will help us to deliver emergency food, clean water and sanitation services.