In South Sudan, ICRC has been reconnecting families for over 30 years through satellite phone calls and Red Cross Messages – letters that share news between family members.
Phone calls are offered in various displacement sites where the Red Cross is present as well as whenever teams carry out an activity—like a distribution of food or household items—where communication channels are inexistent. The phone calls are free to anywhere in the world and last three minutes long for each person.
Whenever possible, the ICRC physically reunites parents and minors, as well as vulnerable people, even across borders. The worldwide presence of the Red Cross Movement allows us to be able to trace and reunite loved ones in almost any country in the world. We provide transportation and accompany minors during the reunification.
Since 2013, ICRC in South Sudan has registered 6,709 individuals in 2,554 tracing cases (families) and reunited 978 individuals with their loved ones. There have been case exchanges with 27 countries.
| Distributed monthly household food rations to over 370,000 people |
| Improved access to safe drinking water for 357,000 people |
| Evacuated 442 weapon-wounded people |
| Provided antenatal consultations for 11,300 women and safe deliveries for 2,000 women |
| Improved living conditions for 3,300 detainees in 13 places of detention |
| Facilitated 36,000 phone calls between family members separated by the conflict |
For more information, read the full update[1] of our work in South Sudan.
References
- ^ full update (icrc.org)
Newer articles:
- Feature: South Sudan's disabled people learning photography skills for better future - 20/11/2018 02:43
- South Sudan Parliamentarians To Go For Recess - 20/11/2018 01:01
- Sahara Group urges partnership at South Sudan Oil Power conference - 19/11/2018 21:02
- South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (October 2018) - 19/11/2018 19:27
- South Sudan rival parties agree to cease hostilities in north-west restive region of Wau - 19/11/2018 13:59
Older news items
- AFCON U-23 Qualifiers: South Sudan, Uganda Kobs ready to rumble in return leg - 19/11/2018 07:15
- Gunmen 'showed little mercy': Cork priest tells of horror at murder of colleague in South Sudan - 19/11/2018 06:35
- South Sudan youth must take over leadership – Igga - 19/11/2018 02:48
- UN sets benchmarks for deployment of IGAD force in South Sudan - 18/11/2018 22:26
- South Sudan oil production to boost economy - 18/11/2018 16:00
Latest news items (all categories):
- South Sudan can leverage China’s AI path to bridge the digital divide - 16/09/2026 16:04
- Credible Elections Are No Longer Possible in South Sudan - What Next? - 16/09/2026 15:59
- South Sudan's president replaces electoral chief three months before scheduled polls - 16/09/2026 15:56
- Turkish Airlines is pulling out of 5 African routes, including South Sudan - 16/09/2026 15:23
- ‘Super El Niño’ deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan – WFP - 16/09/2026 15:19
Random articles (all categories):
- Two killed in dispute over land in Sudan’s North Kordofan - 10/08/2022 02:55
- U.S. worries about spiraling violence in South Sudan -State Dept. - 05/12/2016 11:28
- Announcement: Scholarships for South Sudan applicants to study for a Master of Public Health degree at KIT (Royal Tropical Institute) in Amsterdam, with a focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health - 28/01/2015 23:09
- Bodies and burial as Sudan fighting resumes after brief truce - 12/06/2023 03:41
- بريطانيا تدعو الحكومة الانتقالية في جنوب السودان إلى التعاون مع بعثة (يونميس) - 07/08/2026 21:20
Popular articles:
- Who is the darkest person in the world, according to Guinness World Record? - 25/10/2022 02:34 - Read 149631 times
- School exam results in South Sudan show decline - 01/04/2012 17:58 - Read 28117 times
- Top 10 weakest currency exchange rates in Africa in 2023 - 19/07/2023 00:24 - Read 25198 times
- No oil in troubled waters - 25/03/2014 15:02 - Read 24466 times
- NDSU student from South Sudan receives scholarship - In-Forum - 29/09/2012 01:44 - Read 22417 times
