A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Nyatim, in Nyirol county, Jonglei state, South Sudan. Some 30,000 people have fled to Nyatim in search of safety after recent violence in Lankien and Pieri, finding shelter under trees next to a swamp. According to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff members who are in the area, at least 58 people have died over […]
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“I have lived through many wars, but this kind of displacement has never happened before,” says Moses, who fled his home in Lankien, Jonglei state, South Sudan, as conflict intensified. “I have never seen civilians’ homes burned to ashes on such a scale. We are now living under the trees.” An escalation of violence between […]
Hundreds of thousands of people in Akobo, Jonglei state, are facing an impossible choice as a government-forces-led offensive on the town is imminent, following evacuation orders on March 6. The number of people in the town, currently led by the opposition, includes over 17,000 who were displaced just weeks ago, in the ongoing conflict in […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned for the safety and wellbeing of our staff from Lankien and Pieri in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, following an escalation of violence that has caused many people to flee. On Feb. 3, the MSF hospital in Lankien was hit in an airstrike by the government of […]
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Early on Sunday morning, March 1, large-scale violent clashes occurred in Abiemnhom town, in the northwest of Ruweng administrative area. Local communities have been significantly impacted. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) supports the Ministry of Health hospital in Abyei town, which has so far received 80 patients with gunshot wounds, including women and children. […]
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Hover Button ADD MSF TO GOOGLE Make us a preferred source on google Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) denounces the restrictions on humanitarian access the government of South Sudan has imposed exclusively in parts of the opposition-held areas of Jonglei state. These restrictions limit MSF’s ability to deliver essential medical assistance for communities, which […]
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“It happened while I was on my way home from the market at 8:00 p.m.,” says Noon Makor Arop, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) health promoter and community engagement supervisor in Abyei, South Sudan. “I didn’t realize it was a snake initially, but I soon felt pain and swelling in the bite area. I […]
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Hover Button ADD MSF TO GOOGLE Make us a preferred source on google Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF’s) hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was hit in an airstrike by the government of South Sudan forces during the night of Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. One MSF staff member suffered minor injuries. The hospital’s […]
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Amid humanitarian aid cuts, a convergence of conflict, malnutrition and climate events ranging from droughts to floods have plunged South Sudan into the worst conditions people have seen since 2018. When South Sudan emerged as the world’s newest nation in 2011, hope soared for a fresh start. But just two years later, the country plunged […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has undertaken the evacuation of staff members from our healthcare facility in Lankien town, Nyirol County, Jonglei State, South Sudan, in response to a deteriorating and volatile security situation in the area. Despite the evacuation of the essential personnel, the facility remains operational and will continue to deliver critical, […]