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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in South Sudan in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these
links may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** All schools in
South Sudan have been ordered to close as the country prepares for a
heatwave. Temperatures during this
heatwave could reach an exceptional 45°C (113°F). Authorities have advised children to stay
indoors due to the extreme weather, which is expected to last for at least
two weeks and unfortunately, there have already been reports of deaths
related to excessive heat. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook – South Sudan U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/south-sudan/ [accessed 13 July 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - industry and
infrastructure severely underdeveloped and poverty widespread following
several decades of conflict; instability disrupting what remains of the
economy; vast majority of the population dependent on subsistence agriculture
and humanitarian assistance; markets are not well-organized. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $1,600 (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 76.4% (2016
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 1,150 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 64.8 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 58.6 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 74% of population Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 54.1% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 28.2% (2018) The
Borgen Project - Sudan borgenproject.org/category/south-sudan/ [accessed 13 July 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United
States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the
world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
The Impact Of COVID-19 On Poverty In South Sudan borgenproject.org/the-impact-of-covid-19-south-sudan/ ~
The Equal Rights And Access For The Women Of South Sudan Act borgenproject.org/south-sudan-act/ ~
Countries That Experienced Economic Growth In 2020 borgenproject.org/economic-growth-in-2020/ ~
The Youngest Country Is Also One Of The Poorest borgenproject.org/youngest-country/ ~
How SDG 3 In South Sudan Is Improving Healthcare borgenproject.org/sdg-3-in-south-sudan/ ~
Efforts To Eradicate Trachoma In South Sudan borgenproject.org/trachoma-in-south-sudan/ ~
Transforming Education In South Sudan borgenproject.org/transforming-education-in-south-sudan/ ~
Women’s Rights In South Sudan borgenproject.org/womens-rights-in-south-sudan// ~
Women Peacemakers In South Sudan borgenproject.org/women-peacemakers// Conflict, climate change, and COVID-19 drive extreme hunger Oxfam, 9 July 2021 www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/conflict-climate-change-and-covid-19-drive-extreme-hunger/ [accessed 19 July 2021] The
effects of conflict, COVID-19, and climate change have intensified the global
hunger crisis. SOUTH
SUDAN -- Jookdan Simon
is one of the 7.2 million South Sudanese struggling to find enough food each
day. The thirty-eight-year old mother of five has resorted to a trick to
soothe her children when they cry from hunger. She sets an empty saucepan
with a cover on the fireless stove and pretends to cook until the children
fall asleep. By the time they wake up, they are ready for their only meal of
the day, usually consisting of sorghum, Belila—corn
boiled with oil and salt—and beans. War and hunger scar world's newest country Daily Monitor, 7 July 2021 www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/south-sudan-war-and-hunger-scar-world-s-newest-country-3463930 [accessed 7 July 2021] POVERTY
AND LOCUSTS -- Four out of five of South Sudan's 11 million people live in
"absolute poverty", according to the World Bank in 2018. More
than 60 percent of the population face severe hunger
from the combined effects of war, drought and floods. Adding
to their woes, swarms of desert locusts have repeatedly plagued the country. Such
dire circumstance put South Sudan 185 out of 189 countries in the UN's Human
Development Index. ECONOMY
IN RUINS -- Oil production -- from which South Sudan brought in 98
percent of its revenues at independence -- accounts for almost all of its
exports and more than 40 per cent of GNP, according to the World Bank. Hunger Hotspots - FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity - March to July 2021 outlook Food and Agriculture Org of the UN FAO, World Food Program WFP, 2021 [accessed 30 May 2021] COUNTRIES
WITH CATASTROPHIC SITUATIONS: FAMINE-LIKE CONDITIONS OR FACTORS LEADING TO A
RISK OF FAMINE -- Since the last warning, populations in some areas of South
Sudan have slid into Catastrophe levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase
5). More specifically, in parts of Jonglei State of
South Sudan, urgent at-scale action is now needed to stop likely widespread
starvation and death, as well as a complete collapse of agricultural
livelihood strategies and assets. Famine was
most likely happening already between October and November last year and is
projected to continue through the next lean season (July 2021) in Gumuruk, Pibor, Lekuangole and Verteth
administrative divisions (payams) of Pibor county, in Jonglei State. The Sahel struggles with terror, poverty and climate change The Arab Weekly, 18 March 2021 thearabweekly.com/sahel-struggles-terror-poverty-and-climate-change [accessed 18 March 2021] Internal
displacement had increased 20-fold in less than two years while the number of
families facing hunger has tripled. The
United Nations warned in November of a heightened risk of famine in Burkina Faso,
along with northeastern Nigeria and South Sudan and also of a high hunger
risk in both Mali and Niger. Problems
have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Action
Against Hunger - South Sudan www.actionagainsthunger.org/countries/africa/south-sudan [accessed 21 March 2021] Today, 7.5
million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and nearly half of the
country’s population – an estimated 5.5 million people – are expected to face
severe food insecurity in 2020. Climate shocks, conflict, poor living
conditions and public services, limited access to humanitarian aid and safe
water, and inadequate hygiene practices are all key drivers of
undernutrition. Severe
flooding in 2019 impacted livelihoods: reports indicate that 74,157 hectares
of cultivated land was damaged and 72,611 metric tons grain were lost. The effects will be felt in 2020: large parts
of the population are expected to face greater food deficits during upcoming
lean seasons. The
World Bank in South Sudan www.worldbank.org/en/country/southsudan/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] The
Republic of South Sudan became the world’s newest nation on July 9, 2011, and
joined the World Bank Group as its newest member in Spring 2012. All
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