In the crossfire: South Sudan is the deadliest place for humanitarian aid workers
Ahead of World Humanitarian Day on August 19th, South Sudan continues to be the deadliest place for humanitarian aid workers, followed by Sudan, Somalia, and Ukraine.
South Sudan ranks 185 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International’s work in South Sudan has broadened to include health, nutrition, food security, peacebuilding, and gender-based violence protection.
CARE International has been working in the now independent South Sudan since the 1970s. In 1993, we responded to famine by providing humanitarian relief to internally displaced people in Western Equatoria.
The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005 allowed CARE South Sudan to expand into Jonglei and Upper Nile States to support returnees from the refugee camps, and we have since broadened operations to include health, nutrition, food security and livelihoods, peacebuilding, and gender-based violence prevention.
More than a decade into independence, South Sudan faces multiple crises including extreme food insecurity, flooding, and armed conflict. Through a combination of long-term staff and our established partnerships we adapt and scale up our humanitarian work when needed.
Since 2020, CARE South Sudan has been responding to COVID-19. Response efforts include raising awareness about prevention methods and supporting the government with transporting vaccines.
Ahead of World Humanitarian Day on August 19th, South Sudan continues to be the deadliest place for humanitarian aid workers, followed by Sudan, Somalia, and Ukraine.
Nearly 90,000 people have crossed over from Sudan to South Sudan as the conflict approaches its second month. 53% of these are women and girls who are arriving with nothing more than the clothes on their backs.
The floods have displaced over 1 million people and are wreaking havoc on the already fragile South Sudanese health system.
Since July 1, 2023, CARE and our partners have reached 10.6 million people with emergency response in 57 countries. In the 5 biggest responses - Yemen, Sudan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Syria – CARE reached 6 million people.
To help reduce the high numbers of maternal and child mortality in South Sudan, CARE and partners are supporting health units to amplify and improve their capacities
After five miscarriages, Rebecca Nyayuol was able to carry on her pregnancy thanks to a surgical procedure conducted in a CARE-supported health facility
Since gaining its independence in 2011, South Sudan experienced renewed conflicts in 2013 and 2016 which have significantly undermined the development gains achieved post-independence and contributed to a worsened humanitarian situation. Gender relations in South Sudan are shaped by the social and economic realities of being one of the world’s poorest countries and by decades of conflict.
Learn about CARE's activities in South Sudan, where a six-year conflict has displaced 4 million people from their homes.
This brief highlights research aimed at filling substantial gaps in understanding of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in humanitarian settings.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.