SITUATION AT A GLANCE
12.4 MILLION Estimated Population of South Sudan OCHA – March 2022
8.9 MILLION Estimated Number of People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance OCHA – March 2022
7 TO 8 MILLION Estimated Number of People to Face Acute Food Insecurity During Lean Season FEWS NET – April 2022
2 MILLION Estimated Number of IDPs in South Sudan OCHA– April 2022
2.4 MILLION South Sudanese Refugees in Neighboring Countries UNHCR – April 2022
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The UN 2022 HRP for South Sudan requests $1.7 billion to provide 6.8 million of South Sudan’s most vulnerable people with emergency assistance.
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Between 7 and 8 million people are projected to face Crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity during the April-toJuly lean season, according to FEWS NET and the IPC.
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Violence in Unity State’s Leer County displaced approximately 44,000 people during April and prompted several humanitarian organizations to suspend lifesaving relief activities in the area.