2.5 million girls in eastern Africa in urgent need of protection
More than 2.5 million girls have been forced to flee their homes across eastern Africa and are in urgent need of protection,
Read moreWorld Vision staff released in South Sudan
Nine World Vision humanitarian workers abducted on May 14, 2018 in South Sudan have been safely released today.
Read moreMillion of children at risk of starvation in South Sudan if action not taken
26 Feb 2018 - A year after famine was declared in South Sudan, there is concern that two-thirds of the population – 7.1 million people – could be at risk of starvation by May, if humanitarian assis
Read moreIt’s not too late to save children’s lives in East Africa, says World Vision as it reaches three million people
- Aid organisation reaches three million people in six months
- Hundreds of thousands of children severely malnourished, need urgent treatment to survive
- Funding for the responses
Record number of individuals on the verge of starvation despite improved condition in South Sudan counties formerly struck with famine
Though the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Technical Working Group declares South Sudan free from famine, the number of individuals on the brink of starvation has reached 6 mill
Read moreAid agencies in South Sudan warn that funds are urgently needed to stop the spread of famine
Twenty-seven humanitarian agencies working in South Sudan have warned that unless substantial funds are immediately provided to those working on the ground, organisations will str
Read moreUrgent action needed to save thousands of children from famine in South Sudan
Aid rapidly needs to reach hundreds of thousands of men, women and children who risk starvation in South Sudan following the declaration of famine, warns World Vision.
Read moreHumanitarian situation in South Sudan worse than ever before
A total of 3.6 million people – double last year’s figures - are currently food insecure in what should be the main harvest season. Things have never been so bad with food insecurity in both rural and urban areas. This figure is projected to grow next year to 5 million by June if the humanitarian situation does not improve. Read morePeace still elusive one year after the signing of the South Sudan peace deal
In August 2015, South Sudan President Salva Kiir and the leader of the opposition Riek Machar signed a peace deal.
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