Press release 19th August 2014 SOUTH SUDAN Stretched To The Limit Massive Increase In Humanitarian Funding Urgently Needed Three months on from the Oslo Humanitarian Pledging Conference for South Sudan, aid agency CARE International is deeply concerned that aid funding remains alarmingly low for South Sudan, now the setting for one of the world’s most urgent humanitarian… Press release Crisis Response South Sudan
Press release 11th August 2014 SOUTH SUDAN Failure of peace agreement means more people will go hungry The South Sudan government and the opposition have failed to reach a peace agreement by the August 10 deadline, which means an already severe man-made food crisis could reach catastrophic levels, warns humanitarian organization CARE. Press release Crisis Response South Sudan
Press release 9th July 2014 SOUTH SUDAN Aid Effort to Avert South Sudan Famine in Jeopardy A group of seven major international aid agencies said they face a shortfall of £52 million ($89m) just when the South Sudan humanitarian crisis edges closer to the risk of famine. Speaking out on the 3rd anniversary of the country’s independence they… Press release Crisis Response South Sudan
Press release 17th June 2014 SOUTH SUDAN CARE Warns about Rising Malnutrition Rates CARE International, one of the leading aid agencies in South Sudan, is gravely concerned about the sharp increase of malnutrition, diseases and mortality rates of children affected by conflict. Severe acute malnutrition rates among children under five… Press release Crisis Response South Sudan
Press release 21st May 2014 SOUTH SUDAN Donor Pledges to South Sudan Fall Short In a disappointing result to the Oslo donor conference, the world’s donors have missed a critical opportunity to help avert disaster in South Sudan. Of the US$1.27 billion needed to meet the immediate needs of those affected by the current conflict and a… Press release Crisis Response South Sudan
Press release 21st May 2014 SOUTH SUDAN The World Must Act Now to Prevent the Worst in South Sudan Three years ago, the world witnessed the birth of a new nation, as the people of South Sudan united in eager, hopeful anticipation. People sang independence songs, and a huge clock in the centre of Juba, the capital, counted down the days. Press release Crisis Response South Sudan
Press release 19th May 2014 SOUTH SUDAN CARE Warns of a Growing Scourge of Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls As the world’s donors and governments gather in Olso, Norway tomorrow to discuss how best to respond to the conflict and looming food crisis in South Sudan, CARE International warns of a wave of sexual violence that is worsening as the emergency in the… Press release Crisis Response South Sudan
Press release 12th May 2014 SOUTH SUDAN CARE Welcomes News of a Peace Deal CARE International in South Sudan welcomed news of a peace deal aimed at ending 5 months of brutal in-fighting that has inflicted a world of pain on residents of the world’s newest nation. Press release Crisis Response South Sudan
Press release 28th April 2014 SOUTH SUDAN NGOs Condemn Attacks on Civilians in South Sudan We strongly condemn all attacks that have taken place against civilians during this conflict, most recently at the UN peacekeeping base in Bor on 17th April and in the town on Bentiu on 15th – 18th April. Civilians have been targeted on the basis of… Press release Crisis Response South Sudan
