Effectiveness of Humanitarian Intervention in Ethnic Conflict in South Sudan : Case Study of Unity State.

Manyuon, Gai Peter (2022) Effectiveness of Humanitarian Intervention in Ethnic Conflict in South Sudan : Case Study of Unity State. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This research focused on establishing the effectiveness of humanitarian intervention on ethnic conflict, the challenges affecting humanitarian intervention, the opportunities and measures to overcome the challenges, and the relationship between humanitarian intervention and ethnic conflict in Unity State, South Sudan. The research was guided by a descriptive survey design, and a sample of 400 respondents was utilized. The findings of the study show that humanitarian intervention is effective in Unity State; this was represented by a mean result of (4.2) whereas inadequate primary health care, food and support are among the greatest challenges affecting humanitarian intervention. The findings also had a positive correlation of 13.5% between humanitarian intervention and ethnic conflict was also found. The findings suggest that humanitarian intervention has, to a greater extent, been helpful in South Sudan’s Unity State, whereas more efforts are needed to overcome challenges in humanitarian intervention in the state. This calls for cooperation between the government and humanitarian aid agencies. Keywords: Humanitarian intervention, ethnic conflict, Unity State, South Sudan

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