This study explores the potential for donor governments and institutions to support the operationalization of the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding (HDP) nexus to respond to the food insecurity crisis in South Sudan and the challenges it presents. South Sudan faces one of the worst hunger crises in the world. Violent conflict, climate shocks and widespread economic crisis have left 70 per cent of the population severely food insecure. Donors have provided nearly $13 billion in…
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In Warrap state, home to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and much of the country’s political and military elite, many hoped that the signing of a peace agreement in 2018 would bring an end to the violence that had scarred their country for the previous five years. Instead, in Warrap, violence intensified, and pitted communities against each other in increasingly brutal tit-for-tat attacks that targeted women, children, homes, and the very capacities of communities to…
This discussion paper examines the intersection between detention and the exposure to the risk of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) among boys in eight conflict-affected countries, including South Sudan. The paper documents a high prevalence of CRSV among boys, though lower than the proportion of girls. To address the social, physical and psychological harms associated with CRSV among boys due to their deprivation of liberty, the report shares a set of recommendations for different stakeholders. Download
South Sudan is a country with longstanding history of international assistance. In fact, her hard-won independence was birthed in part through external financial and political backstopping. Certain international actors have since deepened their engagement by supporting constitutional designs dating as far back as 2005. They also continue to support humanitarian aid, capacity development, and policy space to strengthen public institutions. Aside from its enduring legacy, international constitutional assistance has been recognized under the Revitalised Peace…
The 2023 South Sudan Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) focuses on the humanitarian needs of the internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and vulnerable host communities/non-displaced people in South Sudan and in the Abyei Administrative Area. A staggering 9.3 million (76%) of South Sudan’s population are now in need, driven by long-term deterioration in food security and protection threats especially in conflict-affected areas. Download
This report presents a high-level synthesis of existing evidence and practice on CRSV and other forms of VAWG in conflict affected settings, based on a detailed literature review and consultations with humanitarian stakeholders and survivors’ groups and networks. It identifies entry points from the evidence that can be used to shape effective efforts by the humanitarian and women, peace, and security (WPS) communities to prevent CRSV. Despite the evidence gaps, the insights from research and practice show that CRSV is not an inevitable consequence of conflict…
It is seven years since the first peace deal was signed in South Sudan and with it a commitment made to set up a African Union-backed up Hybrid Court for South Sudan (HCSS) to investigate and prosecute war crimes and other human rights violations committed in the conflict since 2011. But the creation of the HCSS has been delayed. The establishment of the HCSS is an opportunity for the AU to demonstrate African leadership on…
The evolution of armed violence and insecurity and the proliferation of SALW in South Sudan are closely linked to the security context – which is marked by an excess of armed groups, ethnic and tribal militias, local self-defence groups, and widespread ownership of firearms among cattle herders and young people. In this report, we explore the current risks and main challenges to national and international arms control measures in South Sudan. We review national arms…
Upper Nile is in chaos. A once durable alliance between the national government in Juba and the Padang Dinka in Malakal has given way to a much more uncertain situation, in which the regime of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir sets feuding elites against each other. Disorder has proved an effective tool of rule. In Upper Nile, Kiir’s regime has successfully peeled off Eastern Nuer commanders once loyal to Riek Machar’s Sudan People’s Liberation Army…
This WFP’s update highlights the effects of the conflict in Ukraine on availability and access to food in the East Africa region. The update documents that the price of a local food basket in the region has increased by 55.6 percent in twelve months as a result of the rise in energy prices and inflation. While governments are trying to control price spikes across most of the region, pump prices have soared compared to the…
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