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Staff Account: "I saw children seated next to their deceased parents"
Reath James Nyaluak*, 39, is a finance officer with Save the Children in Akobo County, South Sudan. Reath has been displaced several times since he was a child, however he says the latest violence in Jonglei state is as bad as he’s seen. Reath was in Walgak in January when he was forced to flee due to violence, and Akobo town when it was evacuated in March.
South Sudan: Death, distress – and a baby born in a canoe – as Akobo evacuates
One Save the Children staffer who was caught up in the violence has told a harrowing story of suffering and survival, following the repeated evacuations of towns across Akobo County in eastern Jonglei state since the start of the year.
SOUTH SUDAN: Escalating violence forces Save the Children to suspend more operations in Jonglei state leaving families without essential aid
Escalating violence in South Sudan's Jonglei state has forced the withdrawal of aid agencies from key areas, triggering mass displacement and leaving families stranded and without essential and life-saving service.
SOUTH SUDAN: Save the Children office and healthcare centre destroyed and looted as violence escalates in Jonglei state
Save the Children said it has suspended all operations in Walgak in Akobo Country and was pulling its 30 staff out of the area after its field office was burnt the ground and its Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) destroyed, cutting off essential services for hundreds of children and families.
South Sudan: Lifeline for families hit by conflict and floods as EU injects more funds
JUBA, 20th, January 2026 – Thousands of families affected by conflict and severe flooding in South Sudan will receive lifesaving cash, health and nutrition support in the next four months as European Union injects more funds to South Sudan, Save the Children said.
YEAR IN REVIEW: 10 TIMES CHILD CAMPAIGNERS MADE A DIFFERENCE THIS YEAR
From safe schools to ending child marriage to cleaning up the oceans, children across the globe used their voices for their rights
SOUTH SUDAN: New climate resilience schools to support more than 200,000 children hit by climate disasters
Save the Children, with funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), has launched a US$18.6 million project to strengthen climate resilience through education across South Sudan.
South Sudan: Over half of children set to go hungry as conflict and floods collide in one of the world’s worst hunger crises
The latest IPC figures show that next April, between planting and harvesting, about 3.5 million children–53%–will be facing acute hunger, up from 42% currently.
STAFF ACCOUNT: FROM STREET CHILD TO SAVE THE CHILDREN STAFFER
Ezibon Saadalla Khamis is Humanitarian Communications Coordinator with Save the Children South Sudan. He is passionate about his job, especially working directly with children and knowing every story, photo and video he captures helps to amplify their voices for a brighter future. Here, he explains what drives him.
Two thirds of children surveyed in South Sudan engaged in child labour: New Report
Nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children surveyed aged between 5 and 17 years are engaged in the worst form of child labour, with rates soaring to as high as 90% in the worst hit regions, according to a new report by the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare.