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South Sudan - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #6, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023

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12.4 MILLION: Population of South Sudan
UN – November 2022

9.4 MILLION: Number of People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in 2023
UN – November 2022

7.8 MILLION: Number of People Facing Acute Food Insecurity in 2023 Lean Season
IPC – November 2022

2.3 MILLION: Number of IDPs in South Sudan
IOM – August 2023

292,672: Number People Who Have Fled Sudan to South Sudan Since April 16
UN – September 2023

  • Nearly 293,000 people fled into South Sudan from neighboring Sudan between the beginning of Sudan’s militarized conflict in mid-April and late September, according to the UN.

  • Relief actors documented dramatic increases in acute malnutrition prevalence among South Sudanese returnee children and PLW between May and August.

  • South Sudan has the highest proportion of people experiencing Emergency—IPC 4—levels of acute food insecurity worldwide, relief actors report.