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SITUATION AT A GLANCE
12.4 MILLION Population of South Sudan
UN – November 2023
9 MILLION Number of People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in 2024
UN – November 2023
5.8 MILLION Number of People Facing Acute Food Insecurity December 2023–March 2024
IPC – November 2023
2 MILLION Number of IDPs in South Sudan
UN – December 2023
531,828 Number of People Who have Fled Sudan to South Sudan Since April 16, 2023
IOM and UNHCR – January 2024
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Nearly 532,000 people fled into South Sudan from neighboring Sudan between mid-April 2023 and January 30, 2024, with new arrivals facing high levels of humanitarian needs in overcrowded transit centers, according to the UN. In response to rising needs, the UN allocated $10 million from its CERF on January 14.
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The number of South Sudanese refugees returning from Ethiopia’s Gambella Region continued to increase as of mid-January due to limited resources and insecurity at refugee camps, relief actors report.
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South Sudan’s MoH declared an outbreak of yellow fever in Western Equatoria State in late December 2023, recording nearly 30 suspected cases as of January 20.