South Sudan: Humanitarian Response Dashboard (September 2019)

SITUATION UPDATE

By the end of September 2019, humanitarian organizations had delivered assistance to approximately 4.8 million women, men and children, or 84 per cent of the people targeted in the 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). Response achievements included about 4.2 million people reached with food assistance and livelihoods support; some 1.3 million people provided with healthcare; over 1.1 million assisted with access to safe water and sanitation; around 1.1 million people supported with protection services, some 938,000 children and pregnant and breastfeeding women provided with emergency nutritional assistance; around 752,000 children supported with access to education in emergencies; some 782,000 people reached through camp coordination and camp management services; and some 767,000 people assisted with essential household items and emergency shelter.

The number of people reached with humanitarian assistance and protection services varied by geographical location. In Unity, Jonglei and Upper Nile, humanitarians reached almost all of the people targeted in the 2019 HRP with some type of assistance. The percentage of people reached against target in Eastern Equatoria, Warrap, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal and Western Equatoria was above 70 per cent. Central Equatoria and Lakes saw the lowest number of people reached, with 55 per cent and 56 per cent of the target respectively. By September, 167 humanitarian organizations contributed towards these achievements. Of those, 55 per cent were local NGOs. Funding for the HRP stood at 52 per cent as of 30 September with the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Germany being the top funders.