South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (September 2024)

In September, flooding has affected more than 755,000 people across 41 of South Sudan’s 78 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area, with communities facing a critical situation compounded by existing food insecurity, conflict, economic deterioration and disease outbreaks. By the end of the month, over 198,000 people were flood-displaced in five states and Abyei. As of September, over 821,300 people have crossed into South Sudan from Sudan since conflict started in April 2023.(1) The number of daily arrivals has declined, averaging between 600 and 700 people. Intercommunal violence reportedly killed several people, displaced over 10,000 people and affected humanitarian assistance in Tonj East County of Warrap State. On 28 September, fighting erupted between conflicting communities in Tonj North County, forcing an unconfirmed number of people to flee and killing several people according to the authorities. Hostilities involving armed groups continued in Yei and Morobo counties of Central Equatoria State, resulting in civilian abduction and limiting people’s access to basic services. An international organization suspended health activities in Yei, following abduction of its staff members. During the month, the cost of living in South Sudan continued to surge. According to WFP market price monitoring, the price of a kilogram of beans increased by 18 per cent between August and September, while the price of 3.5 kg of sorghum increased by 7 per cent during the same period.(2) From January to September, the South Sudanese pound depreciated by 65 per cent relative to the US dollar.(3) As the rainy season intensified in the country, an increase of malaria cases continued, causing morbidity and fatalities, especially among children.

KEY FIGURES

• 9M PEOPLE IN NEED(4) (including refugees in South Sudan)
• 2.0M INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS(5)
• 42K IDPs IN PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS (PoC) SITE
• 2.30M SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES(6)
• 494K REFUGEES IN SOUTH SUDAN(7)
• 821K REGISTERED PEOPLE CROSSING FROM SUDAN(8)
• 755K PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FLOODS(9)
• 870K MALNOURISHED PREGNANT/ LACTATING WOMEN(10)
• 1.7M MALNOURISHED CHILDREN(10)

(1) https://bit.ly/ReturneesfromSudan (2) Food Price: https://bit.ly/KonyokonyoVAMFoodPrices (3) https://bit.ly/3Ns7cDf (4) 2024 South Sudan HNRP: https://bit.ly/SouthSudan_HNRP_2024 (5) IOM DTM Round 14: https://bit.ly/3F4KRY4 (6) https://bit.ly/3Indd1r SouthSudaneseRefugees (7) https://response.reliefweb.int/south-sudan (8) 2024 Flood Tracker (9) South Sudan Acute Food Insecurity Situation: https://bit.ly/AcuteFoodInsecurity (10) https://bit.ly/49ARTBF IOM DTM event tracking data