OLS is a consortium of UN and non-government agencies working with the people of southern Sudan, whose survival, protection and development is jeopardized by the complex emergency and chronic underdevelopment. In striving to meet the needs of the southern Sudanese, OLS saves lives, promotes self- reliance, protects people's safety and dignity and enables them to invest in their future.

 OLS Southern Sector mission statement, January 1997

November/December 1997