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UN: airstrike on South Sudan hospital suspends care for more than 100,000; 2025 appeal far short of funding
Summary
The UN said an airstrike on a hospital in Upper Nile state suspended critical medical care for more than 100,000 people; it also highlighted multiple attacks on health facilities and that South Sudan's 2025 humanitarian appeal is just 16% funded.
The United Nations reported that an airstrike on a hospital in Upper Nile state — described in the briefing as occurring in the town of Olvangak — led to the suspension of critical medical care for more than 100,000 people and the destruction of medical supplies. The spokesperson said the town’s population fled, aid teams withdrew staff, and patients were relocated while the UN airlifted essential medical supplies to replenish stocks.
The briefing listed similar attacks on health facilities in other parts of the country, including Ulang and Nasir, and said local sources reported another aerial bombardment in the city of Fangak; casualty figures for that more recent strike were still being assessed at the time of the briefing. The UN humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan was quoted as deploring the airstrike and calling for an end to the fighting, which the briefing said had displaced more than 30,000 people from Nasir, Ulang and Fangak counties in the prior two months.
The spokesperson said the South Sudan 2025 humanitarian needs and response plan calls for $1,700,000,000 to help 5,400,000 people, more than half of whom are children, and that the appeal was 16% funded with about $270,000,000 received to date. The UN called for safe access for humanitarian teams and supplies. Ending: The UN urged an immediate end to hostilities and safe humanitarian access so medical care and other assistance can resume in affected areas.
