US EditionUN report cites huge government corruption in South Sudan as its food crisis worsens
A UN report reveals billions of dollars diverted by political elites since 2011, causing widespread hunger, collapsed health systems, and a deepening human rights crisis in South Sudan.
- A UN report documents how government corruption has siphoned off over $25.2 billion in oil and non-oil revenues in South Sudan since 2011, denying basic services to millions of people amidst a worsening food crisis.
- The report highlights opaque off-budget schemes, politically connected contracts, and overspending by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs while underfunding crucial ministries like Health, Agriculture, and Gender and Social Welfare.
- The report underscores that corruption's devastating impacts are recognized as harms under international law, and South Sudan is legally obligated to allocate maximum available resources to fulfill basic human rights.
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South Sudan: UN Inquiry's Report Details How Systemic Govt Corruption Is Fuelling an Acute Human Rights Crisis
NAIROBI/GENEVA, 16 September 2025 – Systemic government corruption and brazen predation by South Sudan's political elites have unleashed an immense human rights crisis that must be urgently addressed, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said in its latest report issued today.
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UN report cites huge government corruption in South Sudan as its food crisis worsens
Billions of dollars in public funds in South Sudan have been stolen over the past decade in massive government corruption while the vast majority of the country suffers from lack of food, a U.N. commission said Tuesday.
According to UN experts, the leaders of the world's poorest country have hijacked billions of dollars, especially from oil resources. The second vice-president, Benjamin Bol Mel, is particularly targeted in their report.
UN report details ‘systematic looting’ by South Sudan’s rulers as
Billions of dollars in public funds in South Sudan have been stolen over the past decade in massive government corruption while the vast majority of the country suffers from lack of food, a U.N. commission said Tuesday.
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