JUBA – Medical aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has extended the suspension of operational activities in Yei River and Morobo counties, until end of October 2025, after what it terms a comprehensive six-week evaluation.
The charity has been a crucial provider of healthcare services in this area where several people face challenges accessing services, and this ongoing violence disproportionately affects the communities we serve.
MSF first halted operations in August 2025 following the abduction of it staff member just days after a ministry of health staff member was kidnapped from an MSF ambulance in the area.
The group said says remains committed to the safety of its staff and patients, adding that the extended suspension aims to further assess the security situation before MSF can consider resumption of activities.
“We continue to call for accountability and concrete guarantees of safe access to people in need, as violence against healthcare workers severely undermines the essential services provided to vulnerable populations.
MSF’s extended suspension of activities comes days after a report indicated that at least 30 humanitarian workers had been abducted in South Sudan in 2025, as raging violence signifying an increasing trend of attacks against relief efforts in the country.
The country has become the second most dangerous place in the world to be an aid worker, with 26 humanitarian workers and contractors killed or injured this year, according to Aid Worker Security Database.
