Child Protection

Wednesday 24 April 2019

We reunified our 6000th child in South Sudan this week. It was incredibly emotional.

Emmanuela* embraces her five children after during reunification

From the moment I boarded the flight to Bentiu in northern South Sudan, I knew it was going to be an emotional journey. I was part of a team travelling to meet five children who had been separated from their mother for nearly half a decade. I knew it would be special, but I didn’t realise how much it would affect me. 

Wednesday 17 April 2019

6,000 children reunited with families after years of separation in South Sudan

JUBA 17.04.2019 - Save the Children, UNICEF and partners have successfully reunited 6,000 children with their families after years of separation due to conflict. This is a milestone for the Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) programme in South Sudan since the first reunification of 420 children in 2014.

 Tito Justin/Save the Children

Thursday 7 February 2019

Over 13,500 children vaccinated following measles outbreak in Abyei Special Administration Area.

Over 13,500 children vaccinated following measles outbreak in Abyei Special Administration Area.

Thursday 17 January 2019

Working Their Way Out of War

South Sudan's children building a future without conflict.

Wednesday 17 October 2018

270,000 Children in South Sudan at Risk of Starvation, 20,000 Expected to Die from Extreme Hunger

One in two people face starvation in South Sudan, as extreme hunger hits more states

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