South Sudan
OCHA - South Sudan: Situation Report - Highlights (March 27, 2020)
- More than 700,000 flood-affected people receive assistance in worst hit areas
- Measles outbreak confirmed in Ikotos County, Eastern Equatoria
- South Sudan: Three humanitarian workers killed
- Rising concerns about unmet mental health needs in South Sudan
Key Figures
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People in Need 7,500,000 4% increase since March 31, 2019
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People Targeted for Assistance 5,600,000 2% decrease since March 31, 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
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S. Sudanese Refugees in the Region 2,215,058 1% increase since November 30, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in the Region (Cumulative per year) 74,947 14% increase since October 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugees in Uganda 842,640 4% decrease since February 29, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Uganda (per year) 5,008 84% decrease since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Uganda (per month) 3,076 59% increase since January 31, 2020
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Total S. Sudanese Refugees in Sudan 810,917 No change since November 30, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Sudan (Cumulative per year) 18,645 3% increase since November 30, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugee Children in Sudan (since Jan 2017) 438,184 11% decrease since May 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Ethiopia 337,031 No change since January 31, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Ethiopia (per year) 312 96% decrease since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugees in Gambella 310,683 1% increase since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Gambella (per month) 2,704 62% increase since November 30, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Gambella (per year) 8,231 49% increase since November 30, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Kenya 121,548 No change since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Kenya (per year) 1,143 89% decrease since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugees in DRC 88,583 No change since January 31, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in DRC (Cumulative per year) 387 93% decrease since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugees in Egypt 18,004 5% increase since July 31, 2019
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IDPs 1,470,000 19% decrease since August 31, 2019
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Civilians in UNMISS Protection Sites 188,053 1% decrease since January 30, 2020
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IDPs in Bentiu PoC 115,479 2% decrease since January 30, 2020
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Population in Wau PoC Area Adjacent to UNMISS 13,243 5% increase since January 30, 2020
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Refugees in South Sudan 298,313 No change since November 30, 2019
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Sudanese Refugees in South Sudan 275,563 No change since November 30, 2019
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DRC Refugees in South Sudan 16,359 No change since December 31, 2019
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Ethiopian Refugees in South Sudan 4,059 No change since December 31, 2019
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CAR Refugees in South Sudan 2,083 No change since December 31, 2019
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Humanitarian Access Incidents (per month) 52 6% increase since November 30, 2019
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KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested) against Aid Workers (per year) 11 72% decrease since December 31, 2018
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Aid Workers affected by KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested per year) 25 79% decrease since December 31, 2018
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Aid Workers Killed (per year) 6 60% decrease since December 31, 2018
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Aid Workers Kidnapped (per year) 15 71% decrease since December 31, 2018
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Aid Workers Arrested (per year) 4 92% decrease since December 31, 2018
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People Received WFP Food Assistance (per month) 1,900,000 30% decrease since September 30, 2019
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New IDPs by Conflict (per year) 135,000 58% decrease since December 31, 2018
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New IDPs by Natural Disasters (per year) 37,000 461% increase since December 31, 2018
Key Content
- IOM: South Sudan — Western Bahr el Ghazal Event Tracking Report: Jur River County, Western Bahr el Ghazal, 24 March 2020
- IOM: South Sudan — Lakes State Event Tracking Report: Rumbek North County, Lakes State, 26 March 2020
- WFP: COVID19 outbreak likely impact on markets and food security in South Sudan (25 March 2020)
Appeals & Response plans
- UNHCR: South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan January 2020 - December 2021
- OCHA: South Sudan Humanitarian Needs Overview 2020 (November 2019)
- OCHA: South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan 2020 (December 2020)
- OCHA: South Sudan: Floods Emergency Response strategy and funding requirements (As of 14 November 2019)
- UNHCR: Urgent Appeal: South Sudan Emergency Floods Response
- 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
- PWJ: [South Sudan] WASH Operations in Twic East County
- NRC: Cash and Voucher Assistance and the Covid-19 Outbreak, South Sudan
- OCHA: Global Humanitarian Response Plan: COVID-19 (April – December 2020) - Abridged [EN/AR/CN]
- USAID: USG Humanitarian Assistance to South Sudan Crisis (Last Updated: 3/27/20)
- USAID: South Sudan - Crisis Fact Sheet #5, Fiscal Year (FY) 2020
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