Making South Sudan’s families whole again
JUBA, South Sudan, 12 December 2018 – Five years after fighting broke out in South Sudan, 15,000 children around the country remain separated from their parents or missing . Separated and unaccompanied children are more susceptible to violence, abuse and exploitation, which makes returning them to their parents an urgent priority. But a recently…, What is the humanitarian situation like?, South Sudan has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world with as many as 840 children dying every week: that’s one death every 12 minutes. Some 4.4 million people are severely food insecure and 1.2 million children are severely acutely malnourished – the highest figure since the conflict started. More than 40 per cent of the…, How is UNICEF helping?, UNICEF and partners have reunified close to 6,000 children with their families after successful family tracing since 2013. Since the conflict started, UNICEF and partners have: Provided 1.5 million children with access to education Supported the release of around 3,000 children from armed forces and groups Provided more than 800,000 people with…, Find out more