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South Sudan
role of the UN
WHO (World Health Organisation)
oral cholera vaccination programme
OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)
responsible for the provision of safe drinking water
UNMISS (United Nations Mission in South Sudan)
prior to the conflict, the mandate was to support the government in peace consolidation, state building and economic development
new emphasis has been to consolidate peace and security, protect civilians, monitor human rights, implement the cessation of hostilities agreement, and support the delivery of humanitarian aid
also increased military and police presence
12,500 military personnel
1000 police
7500 others from countries across the globe
UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
coordinates partnerships between UN agencies and South Sudanese agencies to assist displaced people, especially unaccompanied children
urged the government to sign international conventions for refugee protection
global governance positive impacts
villagers have received training in key skills
using fishing equipment
maintaining livestock health
aid agencies have negotiated access in areas where fighting is ongoing
civilian protection camps have been set up and expanded for internally displaced peoples (IDPs), providing food and shelter in the rainy season
children receive treatment for acute malnutrition
WHO and its partners have set up cholera treatment centres
role of NGOs
many NGOs work with the UN to assist local communities
the South Sudan NGO forum organises more than 300 NGOs addressing humanitarian and developmental needs
there has been violence and harassment and NGO workers
forced to evacuate Upper Nile State, leaving populations vulnerable and blocking use of the Nile for food relief
global governance negative impacts
people in Upper Nile and Unity states have suffered have suffered because trade routes have been blocked and aid organisations have been extorted for their resources
forced to abandon their homes, children are forced into military training camps, and starvation is common
IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development)
attempting to include the South Sudanese government in mediation, but the government has prevented representatives from travelling to Addis Ababa in order to participate in the IGAD Plus Peace Process
UN Security Council
highly critical of the government for failing to protect its citizens
has called upon the government to put the good of the country and its people above the personal ambitions of the leaders, and to find a political solution to the conflict
context
world's newest sovereign state - gained independence from Sudan in 2011
in 2013, the political infighting between President Kiir (Dinka) and Vice President Machar (Nuer) turned into a serious armed conflict with an ethnic component
thousands of deaths, 1.5 million IDPs, 730,000 refugees in neighbouring countries
8 million people at risk of food insecurity, 1/3 children suffer malnutrition
2015 population of just over 12 million
mostly reliant on subsistence agriculture
many natural resources, such as the oil that generates 98% its income
industry and infrastructure are underdeveloped; widespread poverty