Education

At least fifty-three representatives of partner organizations under the Multi-Year Resilience Programme [MYRP] are meeting in Juba to reflect and review the progress of activities towards enhancing education outcomes in South Sudan. Photo: Daniel Danis/Save the Children

UNITED NATIONS, 23 September - Children in South Sudan said hunger was forcing more young people to drop out of school, putting girls at risk of early marriage and sexual exploitation, and forcing some boys into crime, according to Save the Children research being released on Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly.

24 June 2021 – Save the Children is shocked and deeply saddened at the death of a security guard from a school we support on the evening of Sunday 20 June in Eastern Equatoria State. This comes after two Save the Children staff were killed earlier this year. The guard was shot and killed instantly by an unknown number of gunmen while protecting a school compound after-hours. The gunmen went on to steal property from the school including learning kits.

As this attack happened in the evening, children were not present at the school during the time.