Tell Congress to Prevent South Sudan’s Collapse

Since 2005, two million south Sudanese have returned to the homes and villages they were forced to abandon during a 21-year civil war.  But their homecoming has quickly degenerated into conditions of extreme poverty.  The needs are pressing.  Water, medical care, and seeds and tools to grow food are in short supply, with women bearing the greatest burden.  Meanwhile, sparks of tribal and armed conflict have displaced almost 200,000 people in the past year.

All of this is happening while the Government of Southern Sudan faces an economic crisis due to the drop in oil prices.  Unable to pay salaries, including army salaries, the government has a cash flow shortage of $100 million per month.

South Sudan is on the brink of collapse.  The people need help to rebuild their lives.  And the government must focus on the budget crisis to avoid a breakdown of law and order.  A collapse would shatter any realistic prospect for peace in Sudan as a whole, including the Darfur region. 

Tell Congress to TAKE ACTION!