MIGRATION CASE STUDY - South Sudan [strategies for global governance in an area of conflict]

Question 1

Background info on South Sudan

Answer 1

• Newest sovereign State - 2011 after independance gained from sudan
• Landlocked country in East-Central Africa
• Population of 15 Million , 2020
• one of the worlds least peaceful and most fragile states due to:
• Civil war, ethnic rivalry, intability
• 96% of exports are crude oil

Question 2

A decade of armed conflict, undermining development, left the country with a severe humanitarian crisis:

Answer 2

• livlihoods destroyed
• 4.2 million forced to leave homes
• persistent food insecurity
• 7 million require humanitarian assistance/protection
• women and children subject to trafficking
• Limited access to basic services; health, education, housing etc
• gov spending focused on military and defence rather that poverty reduction
• 82% living on less than US$1.90/day
• lack of basic infrastructure; roads, electricity, water
• ranked 186th
• easy access to arms

Question 3

United Nations interactions include

Answer 3

• peacekeeping personnel: 14,000 troops + 2000 police
• funding from UN + NGOS
• Biometric registration and medicine
• deliveered humanitarian aid

Question 4

South sudanese government interaction

Answer 4

• failing to protect citizens
• lack of co-operation with UN + NGOs made the provision of aid difficult
• 2020 a transistional government formed after the poverishing agreement between Kiir and machor - bringing th eprospect of peace to south sudan
• IGAD [an east african government] played an important role in mediating this process

Question 5

the roled of NGOs in South Sudan

Answer 5

• 263 national NGOs
• 116 international NGOs e.g. save the children
• adress the humanitarian aid and development need + local governments but their work is hindered by violent attacks on aid workers.
• supplying families with basic necessities such as shelter, clean water, sanitation, local food production improvement + education in nutrition.