As rains cut off humanitarian access and increase risk of the spread of disease, increased donor funding is critical to saving lives in South Sudan
The people of South Sudan, already exposed to conflict and hunger, are this week facing a new threat - cholera. The outbreak of the highly contagious disease in Juba ahead of tomorrow's donor pledging conference in Oslo, organised by Norway and the United Nations, demonstrates how urgently funds are needed to respond to the increasingly dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in the world's newest nation.
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