Panyijar County

Panyijar is a county in Ruweng State, South Sudan.[1]

Panyijar County was "once a thriving agricultural area before decades of war forced inhabitants to migrate elsewhere."[2]

"The United Nations says that up to 40,000 people are displaced to islands in the Bahr el Jebel River and surrounding wetlands in Unity State’s Panyijar County. Payinjiar County is the southernmost in Unity State and was the last place of refuge for thousands of people who fled southward during government offensives into Unity State from the northwest in January and February. The county was also attacked by raiders from neighboring Lakes State. At the county headquarters about half of the houses have been burned down, as well as villages elsewhere."[3]

The county experienced heavy fighting in 2015 between "South Sudanese opposition forces (SPLA-IO) and forces loyal to Salva Kiir (SPLA-Juba)"[4]

In 2015, SPLM-IO "carried out mass recruitment of child soldiers" in the county.[5]

As of March, 2016 malnutrition among the county's children "far exceeded international emergency thresholds." One technical assessment expert for Action Against Hunger and the South Sudan Nutrition Information Working Group, reporting that “In my entire career, I have never seen such an alarmingly high prevalence of Global Acute Malnutrition anywhere ... The data clearly indicates that in Panyijar, the emergency is quite severe.”[6]

References

  1. ↑ Atekdit, Ariik (15 February 2016). "Southern Liech Governor Arrives State Headquarters". Gurtong. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "International Rescue Committee (IRC)". 16 May 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Up to 40,000 displaced on islands in Panyijar County - Radio Tamazuj". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fighting rages in South Sudan's Panyijar County - Radio Tamazuj". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "'They go to die': South Sudan rebels recruit boys in Panyijar, Leer - Radio Tamazuj". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "South Sudan: Data is the Difference between Life and Death". 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

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