05/12/2026
Restrictions for humanitarian access by the local authority in Ayod County.
Ayod County, 12th May 2026—A trusted source from Ayod town told the Gawaar Global Network that humanitarian organizations supporting IDPs and host communities are restricted by the local authority in Ayod County, who are in dire situations and are denied emergency aid assistance by the commissioner and RRC, citing the population in control areas controlled by rebels as unsafe places, instantly warning ⚠️ the NGOs that any organization that bases itself outside Ayod town is not responsible for any damage that may occur. A source stated that Médecins Sans Frontières / MSF wanted to base itself in Mogok, but this was denied, reminding MSF of the damage and destruction caused to Lankien Hospital. MSF is responding to the cholera emergency. The source also added that services are constrained in Ayod town, leaving hundreds of thousands of people who are affected by conflict in Wau, Paguong, Pajiek, Canal, Korwai, Wunbiem, Malang, and other villages, who are displaced persons. According to the report obtained by GGN, 100 thousand IDPs who fled for safety are stated to be in Paguong, Tuok, Canal, Pajiek, Jiech, Thokwaath Ber, Mogok town, Pagil, and Goak; they have no shelters or NFIs/Watsan kits, and children are suffering from malnutrition. Yet , , , and are registering host communities, not IDPs, for cash-based intervention, WASH, NFI, and other essential basic services in Ayod town, leaving IDPs from Fangak, Pigi, Nyirol, and Uror counties. This question is about the operations of NGOs in Ayod County. Communities are not governments or rebels; they deserve equitable service delivery to the people affected by conflict.
The communities are appealing to , the , and to hold the Ayod County local authority accountable for the restrictions of humanitarian access to IDPs and vulnerable people in Ayod County generally, not Ayod Town, which is controlled by SSPDF and the local authority.
