South Sudan: Water Sanitation Hygiene

Providing life-saving access to water, sanitation and hygiene services for people affected by conflict, food-insecurity and natural disaster in South Sudan.

The mission of the WASH Cluster is to provide water, sanitation and hygiene promotion assistance to affected populations during emergencies through improved coordination. We promote WASH interventions that improve dignity and protection for affected populations and that empower women, men, girls and boys to secure their rights to WASH services. We support field operations with tools, guidance and capacity building to coordinate and manage the WASH response effectively. The WASH Cluster in South Sudan is led by UNICEF and co-led by NRC.

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Core Documents

Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan South Sudan 2024

In their twelfth year of independence, the people of South Sudan are confronted by formidable challenges marked by conflict in 2013 and 2016, intensifying

South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan 2023 (December 2022)

The humanitarian situation in South Sudan is worsening. People’s humanitarian needs continue to rise, driven by cumulative and compounding effects of years of conflict, sub-national violence, food insecurity, climate crisis and public health challenges.

WASH Strategic Operational Framework (2023-2025)

WASH Strategic Operational Framework (SOF) - published April 2023.

WASH Technical Guidelines

Access to WASH services is predominately communal in South Sudan, the limited access to WASH services impacts all population groups. Those in need are not restricted to one specific group.

WASH Targeting Guidance

Why a targeting guidance: Limited access to basic WASH services in South Sudan is explained by the chronic lack of investment in WASH infrastructures, conflicts and repeated flooding with massive destruction of facilities.