New York, July 7 -- A cholera outbreak in the Abyei Special Administrative Area is at risk of spreading further if water and sanitation conditions are not urgently improved.

South Sudan has been grappling with a widespread cholera outbreak since September 2024, with cases reported across multiple states including Unity, Jonglei, Upper Nile, and Central Equatoria, which hosts the capital, Juba. Since the start of the outbreak, more than 75,000 cases and over 1,300 deaths from cholera had been reported nationwide according to the World Health Organization, as of June 27, 2025.

The risk of spread to Abyei town is high, especially with the return of the rains, extremely poor hygiene conditions, and the continued increase in the number of pe...