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 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 2,255,088 No change since April 30, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in the Region (Cumulative per year) 18,122 76% decrease since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Spontaneous Refugee Returns (cumulative since Nov 2017) 289,650 2% increase since April 30, 2020
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S. Sudanese Spontaneous Refugee Returns since Nov 2017 (per year) 53,848 46% decrease since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugees in Uganda 842,640 4% decrease since May 31, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Uganda (per year) 6,047 21% increase since February 19, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Uganda (per month) 1,399 55% decrease since February 19, 2020
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Total S. Sudanese Refugees in Sudan 821,368 No change since April 30, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Sudan (Cumulative per year) 8,855 53% decrease since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugee Children in Sudan (since Jan 2017) 425,600 3% decrease since February 3, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Ethiopia 342,162 No change since April 30, 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 315,091 1% increase since January 31, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Gambella (per month) 1,493 371% increase since February 29, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Gambella (per year) 2,417 71% decrease since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Kenya 122,256 No change since April 30, 2020
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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 88,629 No change since April 30, 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 19,818 No change since March 31, 2020
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IDPs 1,670,000 14% increase since December 31, 2019
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Biometrically Registered IDPs 919,098 3% decrease since March 31, 2020
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Civilians in UNMISS Protection Sites 181,231 No change since June 4, 2020
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IDPs in Bentiu PoC 111,766 No change since June 4, 2020
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Population in Wau PoC Area Adjacent to UNMISS 9,956 7% decrease since June 4, 2020
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Refugees in South Sudan 301,490 No change since April 30, 2020
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Sudanese Refugees in South Sudan 279,173 No change since April 30, 2020
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DRC Refugees in South Sudan 15,775 No change since April 30, 2020
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Ethiopian Refugees in South Sudan 4,162 No change since April 30, 2020
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CAR Refugees in South Sudan 2,036 No change since April 30, 2020
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Humanitarian Access Incidents (per year) 170 68% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Humanitarian Access Incidents (per month) 51 27% decrease since February 29, 2020
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KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested) against Aid Workers (per year) 8 27% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Aid Workers affected by KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested per year) 10 60% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Aid Workers Killed (per year) 10 67% increase since December 31, 2019
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People Received WFP Food Assistance (per month) 2,500,000 4% increase since March 31, 2020
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New IDPs by Conflict (per year) 259,000 19% decrease since December 31, 2018
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New IDPs by Natural Disasters (per year) 294,000 4355% increase since December 31, 2018
Key Content
Appeals & Response plans
- OCHA: South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan 2020 - COVID-19 Addendum (June 2020)
- 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)
- 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
- ACT Alliance: ACT launches COVID-19 sub-appeals
- MMC: MMC West Africa 4Mi Snapshot – July 2020 Detention of migrants and refugees in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
- IOM: IOM South Sudan External Update - May 2020
- IOM: IOM South Sudan Camp Coordination and Camp Management 2020 | Quarter 1 Report
- Logistics Cluster: South Sudan: Physical Access Constraints Map (03 July 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