South Sudan case study

Question 1

give 3 statements, that show the background of the South Sudan conflict

Answer 1

• 70% of schools were closed due to the fighting
• ethnic group clashes due to over 60 different ethnic groups.
• the main tribes (ethnic groups) were the Dinker and the Nuer

Question 2

how many internally displaced people where there (IDP’s)

Answer 2

1.5 million

Question 3

how many NGO’s were working in south Sudan

Answer 3

over 300

Question 4

how many people were estimated to have died in the conflict

Answer 4

400,000 people

Question 5

how much of the country, was suffering from food insecurities

Answer 5

55% (6.5 million people)

Question 6

how many UN troops were deployed?

Answer 6

16,000 troops

Question 7

• how many people needed help?
• how many POC camps were there ?

Answer 7

-220,000
- 6

Question 8

how many people where living in the largest POC camp and what was the name of that camp

Answer 8

• 120,000
• Bentil

Question 9

how much did the UK government donate to south Sudan

Answer 9

100 million

Question 10

how many years did South Sudan go without a peace treaty

Answer 10

7 years

Question 11

what was the estimated total amount of aid needed in South Sudan ($)

Answer 11

$1.7 billion

Question 12

what percentage of South Sudan needed life saving humanitarian aid

Answer 12

50%

Question 13

how many tons of medical and logistic material have been sent to the country

Answer 13

183 tons

Question 14

how many litres of clean water have been provided since December 15th 2013

Answer 14

8 million litres

Question 15

how many boys (1) and how many girls (2) benefitted from ‘inspire, educate and inform’

Answer 15

• (1) 300,000
• (2) 200,000

Question 16

what has the South Sudanese government failed to do

Answer 16

protect their local citizens

Question 17

what are foreign agencies tyring to put the South Sudanese government into?

Answer 17

mediation

Question 18

when did the South Sudanese government sign a weak peace treaty deal that didn’t work

Answer 18

2014

Question 19

how many children in South Sudan are malnourished

Answer 19

273,000

Question 20

hwo many people suffered from hunger in South Sudan

Answer 20

7 million

Question 21

what caused the conflict

Answer 21

a clash of ethnic groups, between the two main ones which where the Dinker and Nuer

Question 22

what have the South Sudanese government tried to create

Answer 22

a unified police force

Question 23

what are guns mainly used for

Answer 23

petty crimes , as well as tribal and criminal reasons

Question 24

who were the main people that intervened with the conflict

Answer 24

NGO’s and the UN

Question 25

what percentage of rural areas in South Sudan are not developed?

Answer 25

83%

Question 26

what would happen if you left a POC camp in 2014

Answer 26

you would be shot

Question 27

what is a coup

Answer 27

a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government.

Question 28

average life expectancy in south sudan

Answer 28

42 years

Question 29

what is the maternal mortality rate per 10,000 people

Answer 29

2,054 (highest in the world)

Question 30

how much of the population is below 18 years old

Answer 30

51% of the population

Question 31

who did red cross provide healthcare in partnership with

Answer 31

the United Kingdom

Question 32

how many school where supported and thus how many people did this enable to receive education

Answer 32

4,000 schools, enabling 1/2 a million children the opportunity to receive education

Question 33

what did the South Sudanese government do

Answer 33

- failed to protect the local citizens - didn't prioritised the good of the people instead they prioritised good of the government - sign up to the UN anti - torture regulations - they have had limited attempts, to act on what they have signed on.

Question 34

name 3 interventions in South Sudan

Answer 34

- villagers, receiving training in livestock - WHO set up cholera treatment centres - UK government aid projects, have helped to set up education centres

Question 35

what is mediation