In September, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) issued a report concluding that at least 44,000 people were displaced, 173 unarmed civilians killed, 131 women raped, or gang raped, and at least 12 people sustained serious injuries. Attacks Against Civilians and Aid Operationsīetween February and May, armed youth supported by government forces attacked civilians in Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA/IO)-held territories in Leer, Koch, and Mayendit counties. Parties to the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan agreed to extend the transitional period by 24 months from February 2023 when it should have concluded. Over 2.2 million people were internally displaced, in addition to over 2.3 million who had fled the country. The agency attributed this to conflict, chronic underdevelopment, and severe weather conditions. ![]() ![]() The country experienced its worst humanitarian crisis since independence, with the United Nations office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reporting that at least 7.7 million were food insecure. Meanwhile, the authorities threatened, harassed, and arbitrarily detained critics, journalists, protesters, and human rights activists for long periods without trial. Intercommunal and intersectional violence persisted in most parts of the country, with killings, displacement, looting, and destruction of property. Conflict related sexual violence continued. Violence between armed groups in Upper Nile, southern Central Equatoria and southern Unity states resulted in displacements and serious abuses, some of which may qualify as war crimes or crimes against humanity. In 2022, South Sudanese confronted another year of violence, hunger, and stark challenges.
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