{"id":91474,"date":"2026-04-04T12:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T12:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/children-separated-from-families-in-northern-jonglei"},"modified":"2026-04-04T12:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T12:48:58","slug":"children-separated-from-families-in-northern-jonglei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/children-separated-from-families-in-northern-jonglei","title":{"rendered":"Children Separated from Families in Northern Jonglei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>At least 540 children have been separated from their families while fleeing escalating violence in northern parts of Jonglei State, raising alarm over growing child protection concerns in South Sudan, the UNICEF said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the media in Juba on Thursday following an assessment visit to Northern Jonglei, the UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Ted Chaiban, said many children were separated from their families during the recent violence in Northern Jonglei, which displaced 286,000 civilians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe, as UNICEF, registered 540 unaccompanied children separated from their parents while fleeing,\u201d Chaiban said.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the UN Children\u2019s Fund is collaborating with a protection partner to reunite the children with their families, noting that some of their mothers were abducted by armed youth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a situation of conflict, all parties have a responsibility under international humanitarian law to protect civilians, to protect the civilian infrastructure on which they depend,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe women and children of South Sudan have done nothing to contribute to this escalation of violence, and yet they find themselves, many not for the first time, sometimes separated from their children without shelter, limited food, and no security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chaiban reported that the conflict in Jonglei has led to the displacement of 286,000 individuals since the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that in Yuai, Uror, he witnessed that 6,000 civilians were displaced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last two months, it has expanded to 30,000, with another 25,000 in nearby villages along the Sobat River.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said they are seeking funding to scale support for children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working to provide mental health and psychosocial support to all the children impacted by the violence. UNICEF is responding to the crisis in Jonglei,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have delivered over 200 metric tons of supplies to date. These are non-food items, water, sanitation, hygiene supplies, nutrition, essential nutrition supplies to treat malnutrition, health supplies, and protection kits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that they offered water, sanitation and hygiene solutions to prevent waterborne diseases and address cholera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will also see what can be done about non-food items and dignity kits to address the needs of the displaced and families,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said they will negotiate with local authorities to release abducted children during the recent violence in Northern Jonglei.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will look at the issue of tracing and reuniting children with their families as best we can, as well as negotiations led by local authorities to release abducted children, and we have sister agencies that are working on food distribution and the provision of shelter materials,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the importance of enhancing the lives of children in South Sudan, emphasising that peace is essential for making progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, there needs to be sustained investment in social services led by the government and supported by external development partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Sudan<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. At least 540 children have been separated from their families while fleeing escalating violence in northern parts of Jonglei State, raising alarm over growing child protection concerns in South Sudan, the UNICEF said Thursday. Addressing the media in Juba on Thursday following an assessment visit to Northern Jonglei, the UNICEF Deputy Executive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":91473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-91474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-south-sudan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Children Separated from Families in Northern Jonglei - South Sudan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"At least 540 children have been separated from their families while fleeing escalating violence in northern parts of Jon ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/children-separated-from-families-in-northern-jonglei\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Children Separated from Families in Northern Jonglei\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"At least 540 children have been separated from their families while fleeing escalating violence in northern parts of Jon ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/children-separated-from-families-in-northern-jonglei\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Sudan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-04T12:24:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-04T12:48:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2026\/04\/sm_1775294173.866459.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1224\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"689\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/children-separated-from-families-in-northern-jonglei#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/children-separated-from-families-in-northern-jonglei\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Children Separated from Families in Northern Jonglei\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-04T12:24:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-04T12:48:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/children-separated-from-families-in-northern-jonglei\"},\"wordCount\":476,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/children-separated-from-families-in-northern-jonglei#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2026\/04\/sm_1775294173.866459.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"South-Sudan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/children-separated-from-families-in-northern-jonglei#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/children-separated-from-families-in-northern-jonglei\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/children-separated-from-families-in-northern-jonglei\",\"name\":\"Children Separated from Families in Northern Jonglei - 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