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HIGHLIGHTS
• In September, WFP distributed 12,119 mt of food and USD 4.3 million in cash-based transfers to 1.5 million people, representing 80 percent of the people targeted in September.
• Since the start of the Sudan response, WFP provided more than 620, 893 people with either high-energy biscuits, in-kind food or cash assistance.
• WFP requires 248,000 mt of food in 2024, out of which it had resourced 225,505 mt by 30 September, representing 90 percent of the annual requirements.
• WFP is procuring work to rehabilitate 250 km of roads in GPAA, 32 km between Adok Port and Leer in Unity State, and 22 km of link roads in Jonglei connecting WFP warehouses to the Bor-Ayod road.
SITUATION UPDATE
• South Sudan continues to face a complex humanitarian crisis, marked by economic, security, and political vulnerabilities. The ongoing instability has left nine million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection, exacerbating the already dire living conditions across the country. Over 2 million people remain internally displaced due to years of subnational violence and the impact of climate change, including floods and dry spells. About 7.1 million people faced high levels of acute food insecurity in AprilJuly 2024.
• The economy of South Sudan remains fragile, heavily dependent on oil revenues, which are impacted by global price fluctuations as well as the Sudan crisis. Prolonged conflict and institutional constraints have led to hyperinflation, with rising food prices and limited access to basic services further worsening the living standards of the population. The local currency has significantly depreciated, reducing purchasing power, while limited agricultural production has increased dependency on imports, which are often inaccessible due to insecurity and poor infrastructure.
• On 13 September 2024, South Sudan’s transitional government extended the transitional period by two years, postponing elections to December 2026. The decision frustrated international partners seeking a quicker resolution to political instability. Ongoing insecurity continues to hinder development and humanitarian access, while communal violence, cattle raids, and banditry worsen the situation.
• South Sudan is facing unprecedented floods, impacting more than 1.3 million people nationwide, with Abyei Administrative Area, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Lakes states being the most affected. Damaged and impassable roads continue to hinder physical access to affected communities. Flooding in Renk, the primary entry point for displaced persons from Sudan, has compromised sanitation and hygiene services, increasing the risk of disease outbreaks in transit centres and impacting the onward transport of new arrivals to their final destinations.
• The South Sudanese Government continues to work with humanitarian partners to support responses to the crises. It continues to offer security to humanitarian staff and facilitate safe passage of humanitarian supplies and onward movement of returnees from transit centres to their final destinations. On 3 October, the Council of Ministers endorsed the declaration of a state of emergency in flood-affected states.