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Doctors without Borders (MSF) denounced on Monday the blockage on humanitarian access to opposition-held areas imposed by the government of South Sudan, warning of harm afflicting vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant women and patients with chronic or critical conditions.
In a statement, the group warned that at least 23 patients are currently in critical condition and require access to medical assistance as of January 29. Abdalla Hussein, MSF program manager for South Sudan, said that patients will die if the blockade continues.
“Preventing people from accessing health care is a crude political maneuver,” he said. “Ultimately, it is the civilians who pay the price. This must stop immediately.”
The blockade has been effective since December 2025. The group’s health facility in Pieri suffered from an airstrike on December 3, prompting its closure on January 29 of this year. Currently, the group only maintains lifesaving and emergency care in the area.
Although the conflict is contained within South Sudan, international humanitarian law remains applicable. Customary rules require that all parties to armed conflict must only take proportionate actions targeting military objectives, with precautionary measures to avoid civilian damage. In addition, South Sudan must also obey the four Geneva Conventions, which it acceded to through national legislation in July 2012.
Despite legal obligations, South Sudanese military commanders have continued to incite indiscriminate violence against civilians. The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan condemned these actions on January 26, with Chairperson Yasmin Sooka describing them as “fundamental breaches” of international humanitarian law.
In 2023, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution that denounced both parties for violating the 2018 ceasefire agreement. The resolution also imposed an arms embargo in the area and renewed the targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for the ongoing armed conflict.
In light of the situation in South Sudan, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) recently ranked the country third on its emergency watchlist, after Sudan and the Occupied Palestinian territory. According to the group, 84 percent of the country’s population needs urgent humanitarian support. Richard Orengo, IRC South Sudan Country Director, predicted that the risk of famine may persist in several counties through May due to the blockade and continuing influx of refugees from the worsening conflict in Sudan.
Soon after it gained independence in 2011, the country descended into civil war between the forces of President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar. Although the parties signed a peace agreement in 2018, progress has been extremely slow, with the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission being stalled for more than two years.
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In a statement, the group warned that at least 23 patients are currently in critical condition and require access to medical assistance as of January 29. Abdalla Hussein, MSF program manager for South Sudan, said that patients will die if the blockade continues.
“Preventing people from accessing health care is a crude political maneuver,” he said. “Ultimately, it is the civilians who pay the price. This must stop immediately.”
The blockade has been effective since December 2025. The group’s health facility in Pieri suffered from an airstrike on December 3, prompting its closure on January 29 of this year. Currently, the group only maintains lifesaving and emergency care in the area.
Although the conflict is contained within South Sudan, international humanitarian law remains applicable. Customary rules require that all parties to armed conflict must only take proportionate actions targeting military objectives, with precautionary measures to avoid civilian damage. In addition, South Sudan must also obey the four Geneva Conventions, which it acceded to through national legislation in July 2012.
Despite legal obligations, South Sudanese military commanders have continued to incite indiscriminate violence against civilians. The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan condemned these actions on January 26, with Chairperson Yasmin Sooka describing them as “fundamental breaches” of international humanitarian law.
In 2023, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution that denounced both parties for violating the 2018 ceasefire agreement. The resolution also imposed an arms embargo in the area and renewed the targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for the ongoing armed conflict.
In light of the situation in South Sudan, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) recently ranked the country third on its emergency watchlist, after Sudan and the Occupied Palestinian territory. According to the group, 84 percent of the country’s population needs urgent humanitarian support. Richard Orengo, IRC South Sudan Country Director, predicted that the risk of famine may persist in several counties through May due to the blockade and continuing influx of refugees from the worsening conflict in Sudan.
Soon after it gained independence in 2011, the country descended into civil war between the forces of President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar. Although the parties signed a peace agreement in 2018, progress has been extremely slow, with the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission being stalled for more than two years.
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