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.
- 4.5 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. In 2016 we reached over 600,000 with emergency and longer-term support.
Oxfam has seven 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 and sanitation services.
Our activities include:
- Providing emergency food distributions.
- Supporting the most vulnerable people to produce food for themselves and develop livelihoods to support their basic needs.
- Providing clean water, safe sanitation facilities, promoting good hygiene practices through participatory activities and providing essential hygiene items.
- Helping poor and marginalised citizens to claim their rights.
- Helping people flee violence in search of safety.
We're helping communities recover from one of the world’s longest and bloodiest conflicts, including over 150,000 South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia and Uganda.
- In the Upper Nile region, Oxfam focuses on providing clean water, sanitation, public health promotion, and livelihood support including to Returnees in Renk and Malakal.
- In Lakes we focus on livelihoods work, supporting small-scale agriculture, microfinance and animal health, and we have a peacebuilding program to promote reconciliation and understanding between different communities.
- In Wau and Warrap states, Oxfam is supporting returnees, displaced people and local communities in order to promote peaceful coexistence, provide water and sanitation activities, increase food security/livelihoods, and improve the local education system.
Your generous donation to Oxfam will help us to deliver emergency food, clean water and sanitation services.