THE IMPACT ON CHILDREN OF ATTACKS ON HEALTH CARE AND DENIAL OF HUMANITARIAN ACCESS IN SOUTH SUDAN “Everyone and Everything Is a Target” About Watchlist Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict (“Watchlist”) strives to end violations against children in armed conflicts and to guarantee their rights. As a global network, Watchlist builds partnerships among local, national, and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), enhancing mutual capacities and strengths. Working together, we collect and disseminate information on violations against children in conflicts in order to influence key decision-makers and implement programs and policies that effectively protect children. For further information about Watchlist, please contact:
[email protected] or visit: www.watchlist.org This report was researched and written by Christine Monaghan, PhD, with support from Bonnie Berry, Adrianne Lapar, and Cara Antonaccio. Vesna Jaksic Lowe copyedited the report. Watchlist would also like to thank the many domestic and international NGOs, UN agencies, and individuals who participated in the research, generously shared their stories and experiences, and provided feedback on the report. “Everyone and Everything Is a Target” THE IMPACT ON CHILDREN OF ATTACKS ON HEALTH CARE AND DENIAL OF HUMANITARIAN ACCESS IN SOUTH SUDAN Table of Contents Map of South Sudan 2 Acronyms 3 Executive Summary and Recommendations 4 Methodology 10 Conflict Context 11 Pre-2016 Health Context 13 Health Context during the Reporting Period 14 Compounding Health Challenges due to Attacks and Denial of Humanitarian Access 16 Focus Regions 20 a. Greater Upper Nile 20 b. Bahr el Ghazal 25 c. Equatoria 27 Conclusion 32 Endnotes 33 D 24° 26° 28° 30° 32 34 in 36° ° ° de En Nahud r 12° Abu Zabad SOUTH 12° SOUTH SUDAN Ed Damazin SUDAN SUDAN Al Fula Renk Ed Da'ein Tullus Nuba Mts.