14 June 2025: In Nyaiga-Muda village, Bori bomb, Kangaroo Two pay, Kajo-Keji county, Central Equatoria state, a nurse, the area chief, and a farmer was shot dead, and a man was injured, when unidentified gunmen who had reportedly crossed from Uganda opened fire at a market. Sources: Eye Radio and Radio Tamazui. Return to South Sudan home page.

09 May 2025: In Tambura county, Western Equatoria state, Tambura Hospital was stormed between 9 and 10 a.m. by two unidentified gunmen wearing police uniforms, firing shots in the air, and forcing the facility to close temporarily. No deaths or injuries were reported. Source: Radio Tamazuj. Return to South Sudan home page.

As reported on 05 May 2025: In Nasir city, Upper Nile state, the only healthcare facility in the area was bombed. Source: OCHA News. Return to South Sudan home page.

As reported on 16 April 2025: In undisclosed locations, six health facilities were forced to shut down due to attacks and destruction. Source: OCHA News. Return to South Sudan home page.

14 April 2025: In Ulang town and county, Upper Nile state, Greater Upper Nile region, the MSF hospital and office was stormed by dozens of armed men who threatened staff, and looted vital medical supplies and equipment. As a result, all medical services at the hospital, the only functioning health facility in the area, were suspended. Sources: MSF and OCHA News. Return to South Sudan home page.

15 January 2025: In Upper Nile state, Greater Upper Nile region, an MSF staff member was injured when two of their marked boats, carrying six members, were struck by unidentified gunmen. The workers were forced to jump into the river and swim to a nearby village. MSF suspended all movements for outreach activities in Nasir and Ulang counties due to the attack. Source: Radio Tamazuj. Return to South Sudan home page.

30 July 2024: Along the Yei-Maridi Road, Central Equatoria state, two aid workers were kidnapped by armed men while transporting medical supplies. Source: AWSD. Return to South Sudan home page.

11 July 2024: Between Ulang county and Nasser county, Upper Nile state, suspected South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) gunmen opened fire at a boat carrying six INGO staff. Authorities in Nasser County urged NGOs to halt movement following the attack. Source: Radio Tamazuj. Return to South Sudan home page.

14 June 2024: In Pibor county, Jonglei state, food items for school feeding programs and other valuables were looted from a convoy of four trucks heading to Likuangole by unidentified perpetrators. Source: Eye Radio. Return to South Sudan home page.

04 April 2024: In Fangak County, Jonglei state, a doctor was shot and killed by an unidentified armed group in his compound. Source: The City Review . Return to South Sudan home page.

05 March 2024: In Ruweng Administrative Area, an off-duty 43-year-old male humanitarian worker was killed and a woman injured in an attack by cattle raiders. Source: Eye Radio. Return to South Sudan home page.

27 February 2024: In Kapoeta East county, Eastern Equatoria state, authorities announced the resumption of NGO operations following a one-week suspension due to insecurity in the area. The decision to resume operations came after the communities of Buno and Nyangiyang agreed to share water points and live peacefully as one family. Tensions over water points had escalated on 13 February resulting in the displacement of 11,000 people and 10 injuries among the Toposa communities of Buno and Nyangiyang. Source: Radio Tamazuj. Return to South Sudan home page.

As reported on 19 February 2024: In Kapoeta East county, Eastern Equatoria state, the county commissioner suspended all NGOs operations citing security measures. The previous week, 11,000 people were displaced from Bunno village and 10 others injured in Lopua village when the two Toposa communities of Buno and Nganiya clashed over a water point for their cattle. Source: Radio Tamazuj. Return to South Sudan home page.

19 January 2024: In Turalei payam, Twic county, Warrap state, gunmen vandalised a Primary Healthcare Unit with six buildings, a school, and government buildings. Source: Eye Radio. Return to South Sudan home page.

25 December 2023: In Warrap state, a nurse was killed in a road ambush by unidentified perpetrators. Source: Eye Radio. Return to South Sudan home page.

12 December 2023: In Malual Aleu village, Athony area, two Twic youths travelling in a UNHCR vehicle were kidnapped by suspected Abyei youth for reasons related to the erection of an illegal checkpoint set up by Twic youths. Source: Radio Tamazuj. Return to South Sudan home page.

16 August 2023: In Malakal, Upper Nile state, an INGO contracted security guard was injured while on duty when four unidentified armed men entered the INGO nutrition site and looted food supplies. Source: AWSD. Return to South Sudan home page.

24 July 2023: Along Idali-Oronyo highway, Lafon county, Eastern Equatoria State, two gunmen ambushed two aid workers and shot at their vehicle, damaging it. The aid workers escaped unhurt. Source: Eye Radio. Return to South Sudan home page.

09 June 2023: In Renk town, Upper Nile state, a nationally recruited INGO aid worker was stabbed to death by unidentified armed perpetrators. Source: AWSD. Return to South Sudan home page.

06 June 2023: In Bagger Payam, Was county, Western Bahr el Ghazal state, four aid workers of the humanitarian group Women Training and Promotion were arrested by the opposition SPLM-IO forces as they were travelling to Ugali Boma, where they were building a health facility. They were subsequently freed after paying SSP 250,000. Source: Radio Tamazuj. Return to South Sudan home page.

29 March 2023: In Lopit West area, Lafon county, Eastern Equatoria state, a medical officer in charge of Longiro Health Centre was killed by a colleague at the health centre. Source: Radio Tamazuj

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23-24 March 2023: In Tendelti area, West Darfur state, a medical assistant was killed and over 85 homes looted, burnt, and destroyed in a retaliatory attack by Arab nomads against members of the Mararit tribe.  Source: Radio Dabanga

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02 February 2023: In Kajo-Keji county, Central Equatoria state, four Red Cross volunteers were picked from their houses by unidentified perpetrators, and killed alongside other community members. Sources: Eye Radio and South Sudan Red Cross

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02 January 2023: In Rumameer  village, Abyei administrative area, two aid workers were attacked and killed by armed men while on duty at a humanitarian facility. Sources: OCHA and Africa News

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27 November 2022: In Aburoc IDP camp, Fashoda county, Upper Nile state, the camp was attacked by armed Nuer militia. An unconfirmed report says at least 3,000 Shilluk IDPs were killed. The entire camp population has been re-displaced. Source: ACLED

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18 November 2022: In Biyien village, Maiwut county, Upper Nile state, a nutrition site was raided by Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) forces, who shot dead an NGO aid worker, injured another and kidnapped a third for two days. All the staff were South Sudanese nationals, two males and a female. Source: AWSD

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09 November 2022: In Wau town, Western Bahr El Gazel state, a man in uniform and three men in plain clothes linked to security forces ambushed the Chairman of Academic Staff at the Bahr El Gazel University and drove him to an unknown location, where he was detained for 10 hours. He was later released near the Bahr El Ghazal Teaching Hospital. Source: Eye Radio

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30 October 2022: Around Aali Zuberi, Nierteti North Camp, Central Darfur state, an unspecified number of displaced women and a seven-year-old girl were assaulted by two members of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF). Nierteti police refused to hand the victim a form needed to file a complaint and told them to go to the military garrison instead. Source: Radio Dabanga

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25 September 2022: In Kuach Payam area, Guit county, Unity state, an aid worker was caught and shot dead in crossfire inside a warehouse. Sources: AWSD¹, New Age and OCHA

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19 September 2022: In Bieh IDP camp, Bentiu city, Unity state, a male polio field surveillance officer was shot dead by an unidentified attacker at a health facility inside the camp. Source: WHO

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25 August 2022: In Fangak county, Upper Nile state, the WFP suspended its barge movements along river roads due to increasing taxation and illegal checkpoints. As a result, displaced people in the area risk starvation. Source: Eye Radio

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08 August 2022: In Ikotos county, Eastern Equatoria state, armed youth shot at a clearly marked humanitarian vehicle, killing a South Sudanese WASH programme manager from Caritas Luxembourg and a WASH promoter. Others, including a teacher, got injured. Sources: Eye Radio, Radio Tamazuj I and Radio Tamazuj II

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07 July 2022: In Ikotos county, Eastern Equatoria state, an aid worker from Caritas Switzerland was found dead in unidentified circumstances. Source: Radio Tamazuj

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04 June 2022: In Duk Pagaak, Duk county, Jonglei state, a NGO staff member was reportedly killed in a suspected revenge attack. Source: AWSD¹

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9 May 2022: In Nimule town, Magwi county, Eastern Equatoria state, suspected cattle keepers from Jonglei state dragged a medical officer in his late 50s out of a health centre and cut his throat using a knife, killing him. According to the 2021 SHCC report, 12 health workers were killed in South Sudan in 2021, and a further 12 were injured. Sources: Radio Tamazuj, Sudans Post and WHOSSA²

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05 January 2022: On Yei Road, Juba, a fire broke out at a Protection Of Civilians site, destroying at least ten houses and the INGO ACTED office. Source: Eye Radio

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18 December 2021: In Mayendit county, Unity state, an MSF health worker was killed and three other people were wounded, when armed youth from Koch county raided cattle and attacked the house of the aid worker. Source: Radio Tamazuj

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As of 01 December 2021: In Leer town and county, Unity state, an aid worker from an NGO providing nutrition services was killed amid clashes between armed Mayendit and Leer youth and men. Sources: Eye Radio and OCHA

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As of 01 December 2021: In Leer town and county, Unity state, an aid worker from an NGO providing nutrition services was killed amid clashes between armed Mayendit and Leer youth and men. Sources: Eye Radio and OCHA

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01 November 2021: In Gok Machar town, Aweil North county, Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, ten people looted a UNISFA compound, after the mission withdrew its last contingent from the area. The looted materials included bags of cement, beds, mattresses and refrigerators, among others. The perpetrators were arrested and later released and the stolen materials were subsequently recovered. Source: Radio Tamazuj

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05 October 2021: In Pibor county and administrative area, 78 aid workers, including three international staff were airlifted to Juba aboard four UN humanitarian helicopters following a threat over employment issues by the youth in the area. Source: Radio Miraya

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17 September 2021: In the Yari area, Mugo Payam, Yei county, Central Equatoria state, a WFP convoy was attacked while travelling from Yei to Morobo. The driver of one of the trucks, a South Sudanese citizen, was killed when the gunmen opened fire on the convoy. The Morobo County commissioner has accused the National Salvation Front (NAS) rebels of carrying out the attack. Sources: Eye Radio, Radio Tamazuj and UNOCHA

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06 September 2021: In Tombura town, Tambura County, Western Equatoria state, a South Sudanese aid worker was killed in crossfire during community clashes. Source: AWSD¹

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22 August 2021: In Lacharok village, Lafon County, Eastern Equatoria state, three World Food Program vehicles were shot at by a group of local civilians from Lacharok. Following the attack, a young man admitted to shooting at the convoy. World Food Program activities in the area were suspended on the same day. Source: Radio Tamazuj

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The SHCC identified 18 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in South Sudan in 2020. The violence affected health workers working for local and INGO health providers.

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