Juba, South Sudan, June 11, 2025 鈥 dir="ltr">The 探花精选 (探花精选) is deeply concerned about the devastating impact of global funding cuts, which have led UN agencies that support the 探花精选 to announce the cessation of financial support for 探花精选 programs serving Sudanese refugees in South Sudan. Since April 2023, more than 1 million Sudanese refugees and South Sudanese returnees have fled the conflict in Sudan and sought refuge in South Sudan.
This decision will directly affect more than 370,000 vulnerable refugees鈥攎en, women, and children who have fled brutal conflict in Sudan and now face a dramatic reduction in life-saving services. The cuts will significantly disrupt 探花精选 operations in Maban, Renk, and Ajuong Thok, where the 探花精选 has been delivering critical humanitarian assistance.
The affected programs include primary health and nutrition services, which deliver essential care to malnourished children and pregnant women; economic recovery and development, which supports livelihoods and food security; women and child protection initiatives, which provide safe spaces, legal assistance, and psychosocial support for survivors of gender-based violence; and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs, which are critical in preventing deadly disease outbreaks in overcrowded and under-resourced refugee camps.
Joyce Mogane, 探花精选 Deputy Regional Director for East Africa, said
鈥淭hese cuts will have catastrophic consequences for hundreds of thousands of people who are already living on the brink. Refugees who fled unimaginable violence are now being stripped of the very support that helped them survive. We urge the U.S. government and international donors to urgently reconsider and reinstate funding to avoid further loss of life and dignity.鈥
The 探花精选 calls on all stakeholders to act swiftly to prevent a humanitarian collapse in refugee-hosting areas of South Sudan. Refugees must not pay the price of political and budgetary decisions beyond their control.
Since the beginning of the Sudan crisis, the 探花精选 in South Sudan has been responding to the influx of refugees and returnees. The 探花精选 delivers lifesaving assistance to prevent and reduce excess mortality and morbidity, ensuring that emergency needs are met, and acute protection concerns are addressed at points of entry through offering services in health, nutrition and general protection, including women鈥檚 protection and empowerment, legal assistance, support to persons with specific needs and child protection.
About the 探花精选
The 探花精选 responds to the world鈥檚 worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic well-being, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the 探花精选 works in more than 40 countries and 28 U.S. cities, helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future, and strengthen their communities. Learn more at www.rescue.org and follow the 探花精选 on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.