South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (June 2023)

In June, conflict, food insecurity, public health challenges and climatic and economic shocks continued to drive humanitarian needs in South Sudan. The Sudan crisis has further aggravated people’s already fragile situation, especially in the northern counties, with thousands of civilians continuing to flee to South Sudan. As of 30 June, some 143,000 people¹ were registered crossing from Sudan into South Sudan since the fighting erupted on 15 April. In Upper Nile State, authorities reported an estimated 1,800 people displaced by the fighting between armed factions in Mathiang, Longochuk County, with people’s properties looted and destroyed during the clashes. Violent clashes broke out between conflicting communities in the Malakal Protection of Civilians (PoC) site, killing, injuring and displacing several people and reportedly burning down 4,000 shelters in the PoC site. Over 6,000 people² were reportedly displaced from the PoC site to Malakal town for safety reasons. Health conditions in Upper Nile continue to deteriorate with 23 people dying of unknown disease3 in Longochuk County, Upper Nile. In Eastern Equatoria State, at least 37 people reportedly left their homes in Lafon County and moved toward Juba due to food insecurity. As the rainy season progresses, physical access remains challenging for humanitarians to reach vulnerable people as roads become impassable, especially in Unity State.