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South Sudan - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024

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SITUATION AT A GLANCE

12.4 MILLION Population of South Sudan
UN – November 2022

9 MILLION Number of People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in 2024
UN – November 2023

7.1 MILLION Number of People Facing Acute Food Insecurity April–July 2024
IPC – November 2023

2.2 MILLION Number of IDPs in South Sudan
UN – November 2023

10,465 Number of People Who Have Fled Sudan to South Sudan Since April 16
UN – November 2023

  • The UN 2024 HNRP for South Sudan estimates 9 million people in the country will require humanitarian assistance in 2024, including 7.1 million people who will require food assistance.

  • Armed attacks in November resulted in the deaths of two humanitarian aid workers, according to a USAID/BHA partner and the UN.

  • More than 7 million people will likely experience Crisis—IPC 3—or worse conditions of acute food insecurity during the April-to-July 2024 lean season, when food is most scarce, according to a November IPC analysis.

  • Seasonal May-to-November rains have hindered onward transportation assistance for new arrivals who have fled conflict in Sudan to South Sudan. USG partners continue to provide multi-sector assistance to people in transit centers and refugee camps in November.