Attachments
In Numbers
2.3 million people assisted
USD 9.2 million in cash-based transfers distributed
21,629 mt of food distributed
USD 273.5 million net funding requirements under the 2025 operational plan
Operational Updates
Humanitarian situation
• South Sudan continues to face multiple, intersecting crises, pushing the country towards new vulnerabilities. The crises include escalating violent clashes and food and nutrition insecurity, worsened by the severe economic downturn and climatic shocks.
• The security situation remains fragile, marked by armed clashes in multiple locations, including areas hosting new arrivals. The fighting between the South Sudan Defence Forces and armed youth in Nasir town in Upper Nile State had displaced over 100,000 people by 30 April. The clashes hindered humanitarian assistance in Ulang, Nasir and Longochuk Counties. Critical needs in the include food water, health, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene.
• The clashes also deepened the ongoing Cholera outbreak, with 48,000 cases and 919 fatalities reported across the country since last October. In Nasir County, the cholera fatality rate stood at 4.4 percent by 30 April, surpassing the WHO threshold (1 percent).
Support to crisis-affected people
• WFP distributed 21,629 mt of food and USD 9.2 million as cash-based transfers to 2.3 million people, including new arrivals from Sudan, refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and host populations. The total number of people reached represents 67 percent of the monthly targeted population. The conflict in Upper Nile State and other parts of the country hampered the delivery of assistance to many vulnerable populations. WFP continued to prioritize delivery to the most vulnerable families in Priority 1 and 2 counties.
• Due to resource constraints, four Priority 1 counties2 (counties with pockets of populations facing IPC Phase 5) will continue to receive 70 percent of the general food basket while the rest of targeted populations, including refugees and IDPs will continue to receive only 50 percent of the food basket.
Human capital development
• WFP and UNICEF nutrition teams met to deliberate their joint work on key priorities, especially in promoting a simpler way to deliver nutrition assistance programmes nationwide. The two partners discussed plans to test a new joint effort to fight child malnutrition in Lakes and Northern Bahr el Ghazal states. The teams also reviewed ways to prevent aid diversion. With limited funding, they looked for smarter ways to keep programmes running effectively, including streamlining their work to achieve better results.