South Sudan
Overview
COVID-19 in South Sudan
Key Figures
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People in Need 7,500,000 No change since December 12, 2019
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People Targeted for Assistance 7,400,000 32% increase since December 12, 2019
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Children in Need 4,100,000 7% decrease since January 29, 2019
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People in Food Crisis/Emergency (IPC phase 3+) 5,290,000 16% increase since September 11, 2019
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Acutely Malnourished Children 1,301,000 No change since August 31, 2019
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Pregnant or Lactating Acutely Malnourished Women 352,000 No change since August 31, 2019
Key Content
- OCHA: Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in South Sudan condemns attack on NGO convoy in Central Equatoria and calls for the protection of humanitarian personnel
- HelpAge: Juba, South Sudan – July 2020: COVID-19 rapid needs assessment of older people
- IOM: IOM South Sudan: Weekly COVID-19 Situation Report (27 July – 2 August 2020)
Appeals & Response plans
- OCHA: South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan 2020 - COVID-19 Addendum (June 2020)
- OCHA: South Sudan Humanitarian Needs Overview 2020 (November 2019)
- OCHA: South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan 2020 (December 2020)
- UNHCR: Coronavirus emergency appeal: UNHCR’s preparedness and response plan (REVISED) 5 August 2020
- UNHCR: South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan January 2020 - December 2021
- IOM: IOM South Sudan: Return, Recovery and Resilience Strategy (2019-2022)
- IOM: IOM South Sudan Consolidated Appeal 2020
- FAO: FAO South Sudan Resilience Strategy 2019–2021
- UNICEF: Humanitarian Action for Children 2020 - South Sudan
Latest Updates
- UNHCR: 2020 South Sudan Regional RRRP: Regional overview of the South Sudanese refugee population as of 31 July 2020
- UNHCR: UNHCR Update Libya (14 August 2020) [EN/AR]
- UN HRC: Renewed violence and delayed implementation of the peace agreement severely threaten peace and stability in South Sudan, UN experts note
- UNMISS: UNMISS peacekeepers begin patrols to deter further violence in conflict-affected Tonj
- UNMISS: UNMISS, partners discuss small-scale projects designed to improve healthcare facilities in Eastern Equatoria
Useful Links
- Humanitarian InSight: South Sudan 2019
- South Sudan 2018 | Financial Tracking Service
- HR. Info
- OCHA South Sudan
- UNHCR South Sudan Situation Information Sharing Portal
- UNHCR Global Focus
- IOM Displacement Tracking & Monitoring (DTM) South Sudan
- Open Data for South Sudan
- UNMIS (UN Mission in South Sudan)
- Office of the IGAD Special Envoys for South Sudan
- Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC)
- Food Security Cluster: South Sudan
- Logistics Cluster: South Sudan
- HRW World Report 2019 - South Sudan: Events of 2018