South Sudan

Cards (21)

  • since independence nation building has been poor
  • In 2013 political infighting between ethnic groups caused violent conflict with thousands of deths 1.5mn internally displaced and 730000 refugees in neighbouring countries with 8mn at risk of food insecurity
  • Intervention occurs due to failure to protect its citizens
  • UNMISS originally to support state building but 12500 military to consolidate peace and protect human rights with unicef contraceptiob and WHO cholera vaccine
  • Un encourage government to sign convention for refugees
  • Governemtn continued human rights violations and attacks on un peacekeepers and has prevented peace talks
  • Government signed convention against torture African charter on human rights an conevention against discrimination of women convention of rights of children and ratified a 2015 peace deal
  • Long term challenges of poverty water and grazing rights and people traffficking
  • NGOs work with un to assist communities with 300 in South Sudan to meet humanitarian and development needs
  • NGO workers face harassment and violence leading to forced evacuation from upper Nile state which left populations vulnerable and blocked the Nile for use of food deliveries
  • Aid agencies have coordinated efforts to provide essential supplies in dry season before roads are too wet and villagers have been trained for farming and fishing
  • Vulnerable children received treatment against malnutrition and aid agencies have negotiated access in areas with fighting either civilian protection camps provided
  • WHO set up cholera treatment clinics and clean water
  • NGOs have received funds from European governments but upper Nile state transport blocked
  • Oxfam support over 500000 people and have set up local infrastructure such as water treatment and helping women with medical support and empowering engagement with power holders to promote accountability
  • 12500 soldiers from un with 1bn per mission with shared good practice and intelligence for good government and Shared military equipment
  • sudan risked as two in history with north heavily invested in created more educated population crating distrust
  • oil Discovered in south lead to independence in 2011 leaving a broken state
  • Oil revenue finances governments army and has led to less agriculture leading to food insecurity with only 4.5% cultivated
  • Pillars of R2P are state bear primary responsibility to protect but international community must assist and intervene if the state fails
  • Targeted attacks in juba constitute as war crimes and African Union an in intervened