South Sudan
Overview
COVID-19 in South Sudan
Key Figures
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People in Need 8,300,000 No change since January 1, 2021
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People Targeted for Assistance 6,600,000 18% increase since December 1, 2020
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Children in Need 4,100,000 No change since December 3, 2019
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People in Food Crisis/Emergency (IPC phase 3+) 5,820,000 8% decrease since November 30, 2020
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Acutely Malnourished Children 1,392,259 7% increase since January 31, 2020
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Pregnant or Lactating Acutely Malnourished Women 483,382 37% increase since January 31, 2020
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People Affected by Floods 1,060,000 6% increase since December 18, 2020
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People Displaced by Floods 504,000 5% increase since December 18, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugees in the Region 2,205,092 1% increase since January 31, 2021
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in the Region (Cumulative per year) 22,825 20% decrease since December 31, 2020
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S. Sudanese Spontaneous Refugee Returns (cumulative since Nov 2017) 364,000 2% increase since December 31, 2020
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S. Sudanese Spontaneous Refugee Returns since Nov 2017 (per year) 4,634 96% decrease since December 31, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugees in Uganda 842,640 6% decrease since February 28, 2021
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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 762,288 2% increase since January 31, 2021
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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) 383,076 1% increase since September 30, 2020
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S. Sudanese Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Ethiopia 363,309 1% decrease since January 31, 2021
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S. Sudanese Refugee Arrivals in Ethiopia (per year) 10,742 31% increase 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 127,412 2% increase since January 31, 2021
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S. Sudanese Refugees in DRC 54,899 No change since January 31, 2021
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S. Sudanese Refugees in Egypt 19,853 No change since December 31, 2020
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IDPs 1,620,000 No change since January 31, 2021
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Biometrically Registered IDPs 944,004 3% increase since April 30, 2020
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IDPs in UNMISS Protection Sites 125,000 No change since January 31, 2021
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IDPs in Bentiu PoC 95,980 1% decrease since October 31, 2020
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Refugees in South Sudan 316,298 No change since January 31, 2021
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Sudanese Refugees in South Sudan 292,780 No change since January 31, 2021
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DRC Refugees in South Sudan 16,686 1% increase since January 31, 2021
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Ethiopian Refugees in South Sudan 4,250 1% increase since January 31, 2021
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CAR Refugees in South Sudan 2,212 1% increase since January 31, 2021
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Humanitarian Access Incidents (per year) 580 8% increase since December 31, 2019
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Humanitarian Access Incidents (per month) 45 2% increase since November 30, 2020
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KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested) against Aid Workers (per year) 5 50% decrease since June 30, 2020
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Aid Workers affected by KKA Incidents (Killed, Kidnapped and Arrested per year) 8 43% decrease since June 30, 2020
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Aid Workers Killed (per year) 7 50% decrease since June 30, 2020
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Aid Workers Kidnapped (per year) 1 93% decrease since December 31, 2019
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People Received WFP Food Assistance (per month) 1,100,000 No change since December 31, 2020
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New Displacements by Conflict & Violence (per year) 259,000 19% decrease since December 31, 2018
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New Displacements by Disasters (per year) 294,000 4355% increase since December 31, 2018
Key Content
- OCHA: South Sudan: Response scale-up for highly food insecure areas - Situation Report No. 4 (As of 15 March 2021)
- OCHA: Urgent funding needed to address the humanitarian needs of 6.6 million people in South Sudan in 2021
- OHCHR: Armed violence involving community-based militias in greater Jonglei (January – August 2020)
Appeals & Response plans
- OCHA: South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan 2021 (March 2021)
- OCHA: South Sudan Humanitarian Needs Overview 2021 (January 2021)
- FAO: South Sudan | Humanitarian Response Plan 2021
- 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, Updated in March 2021
- IOM: South Sudan Crisis Response Plan 2020 - 2021 (Update 28 January)
- IOM: IOM South Sudan: Return, Recovery and Resilience Strategy (2019-2022)
- UNICEF: Humanitarian Action for Children 2021 - South Sudan
- FAO: FAO South Sudan Resilience Strategy 2019–2021
- Govt. South Sudan: National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) 2020-2024
Latest Updates
- NORCAP: NORCAP Annual Report 2020
- UNHCR: Nigeria - Refugees and asylum seekers in Nigeria as of 31 March 2021
- Insecurity Insight: Aid in Danger Bi-Weekly News Brief, 24 March - 06 April 2021
- OSRSG Sexual Violence in Conflict: Statement of SRSG-SVC Pramila Patten Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
- Start Network: Start Fund Monthly Risk Bulletin (Issued 14 April 2021)
Useful Links
- Humanitarian InSight: South Sudan 2019
- South Sudan 2020 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