SITUATION AT A GLANCE
12.4 MILLION Estimated Population of South Sudan
UN – November 2022
9.1 MILLION Estimated Number of People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance
UN – November 2022
7.8 MILLION Estimated Number of People Facing Acute Food Insecurity in 2023 Lean Season
IPC TWG – November 2022
2.2 MILLION Estimated Number of IDPs in South Sudan
UN – December 2022
2.3 MILLION South Sudanese Refugees in Neighboring Countries
UNHCR – January 2023
- Ongoing violence in South Sudan resulted in the deaths of at least three on-duty aid workers—as well as four Red Cross Volunteers—in early 2023, while also continuing to impede the delivery of humanitarian assistance, relief actors report.
- USAID/BHA provides more than $288 million in additional humanitarian assistance for South Sudan in response to deteriorating acute food security conditions.
- More than 3 million people are likely to face Emergency—IPC 4—outcomes or worse due to conflict and climatic shocks during the coming lean season, according to FEWS NET.
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