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COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Since September, 2021 the United States has shared 656,950 safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses with the people of South Sudan – free of cost. This includes 656,950 J&J doses. Of the 656,950 vaccine doses, 100% were donated in partnership with COVAX.

President Biden committed the United States to be the world’s arsenal for vaccines, leading an international and coordinated vaccination effort, and announced that the United States will provide 1.2 billion doses of safe, effective vaccines – free of cost – to meet global needs and save lives now. The United States is working with other governments, global initiatives including COVAX and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), and other partners to get COVID-19 vaccines to where they are needed most.

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Highlights

March 29, 2022

U.S. Concern About the Deteriorating Situation in South Sudan

February 15, 2022

FY 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs Benefiting South Sudan

July 12, 2021

2021 Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 5 of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-441)

July 9, 2021

South Sudan National Day

July 8, 2021

Troika Statement South Sudan’s 10 Year Independence Anniversary

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U.S. Relationship

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U.S.-South Sudan Relations

The U.S. recognized South Sudan as a sovereign, independent state on July 9, 2011, following its secession from Sudan. Several disputes between Sudan and South Sudan remain unresolved post-independence, including demarcation of the border, status and rights of the citizens of each country in the other, and the status of the Abyei region. Abuses against civilians, including appalling levels of sexual violence, have forced more than four million people to flee their homes and left seven million South Sudanese – over half the population – in need of humanitarian assistance in 2018. Prospects for peace are uncertain, as South Sudan’s government has shown a reluctance to end the fighting or to prioritize the needs of its citizens. The U.S. has been deeply involved in international efforts to end the conflict.

U.S. Assistance to South Sudan

The U.S. government is the leading international donor to South Sudan, and provides lifesaving humanitarian assistance such as food, nutrition, protection, clean water and sanitation, as well as essential services such as food, nutrition support, emergency water and sanitation interventions, health care, and education to millions of South Sudanese citizens displaced or otherwise affected since the start of the crisis in December 2013. The U.S. government also supports civil society and independent media to ensure that diverse voices are heard, and supports activities in conflict mitigation, trauma awareness and reconciliation. The U.S. has urged the international community to join in efforts to assist those affected by the ongoing violence.

South Sudan Flag: three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green; the red band is edged in white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side contains a gold, five-pointed star; black represents the people of South Sudan, red the blood shed in the struggle for freedom, green the verdant land, and blue the waters of the Nile; the gold star represents the unity of the states making up South Sudan note: resembles the flag of Kenya; one of only two national flags to display six colors as part of its primary design, the other is South Africa's [CIA World Fact Book]

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