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
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People Affected by Floods 856,000 7% increase since October 5, 2020
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People Displaced by Floods 389,000 6% increase since October 5, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugees in the Region 2,182,952 3% decrease since August 31, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in the Region (Cumulative per year) 25,434 66% decrease since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Spontaneous Refugee Returns (cumulative since Nov 2017) 334,828 3% increase since August 31, 2020
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S. Sudanese Spontaneous Refugee Returns since Nov 2017 (per year) 99,026 1% decrease since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugees in Uganda 842,640 5% decrease since September 30, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Uganda (per year) 6,407 80% decrease since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Uganda (per month) 1,399 55% decrease since February 19, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Sudan 729,530 10% decrease since August 31, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Sudan (Cumulative per year) 16,095 14% 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 358,816 3% increase since August 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 321,014 1% increase since June 30, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Gambella (per month) 4,763 34% increase since June 30, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Gambella (per year) 10,742 31% increase since December 31, 2019
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S. Sudanese Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Kenya 122,611 No change since August 31, 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 89,401 No change since September 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 19,802 No change since August 31, 2020
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IDPs 1,600,000 No change since September 30, 2020
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Biometrically Registered IDPs 944,004 3% increase since April 30, 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 305,410 1% increase since August 31, 2020
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Sudanese Refugees in South Sudan 282,659 1% increase since August 31, 2020
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DRC Refugees in South Sudan 16,176 1% increase since August 31, 2020
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Ethiopian Refugees in South Sudan 4,181 No change since August 31, 2020
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CAR Refugees in South Sudan 2,049 No change since August 31, 2020
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Humanitarian Access Incidents (per year) 450 17% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Humanitarian Access Incidents (per month) 31 33% decrease since August 31, 2020
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KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested) against Aid Workers (per year) 10 9% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Aid Workers affected by KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested per year) 14 44% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Aid Workers Killed (per year) 14 133% increase since December 31, 2019
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People Received WFP Food Assistance (per month) 1,800,000 38% increase since July 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
- OCHA: South Sudan: Flooding Situation Report - Inter-Cluster Coordination Group, as of 18 November 2020
- OCHA: UN Emergency Funding Released to Help Stave Off Famine in High-risk Countries
- CSRF: Lost in translation: The interaction between international humanitarian aid and South Sudanese accountability systems
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: South Sudan Crisis Response Plan 2020 - 2021
- 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
- UNICEF: New study unveils challenges affecting teacher attendance in sub-Saharan Africa
- IOM: IOM South Sudan: Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Situation Report Update #26 (02 - 15 November 2020)
- Cordaid: One million people affected by Nile River floods. “This is what climate change looks like”
- UNHCR: UNHCR Uganda Weekly Update (19 November 2020)
- DRC: Working Together Better to Prevent, Address and Find Durable Solutions to Internal Displacement: GP20 Compilation of National Practices
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 2020 - South Sudan: Events of 2019