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HIGHLIGHTS
• In April, WFP distributed 21,629 mt of food and USD 9.2 million in cash-based transfers to 2.3 million people, representing 67 percent of the people targeted during the month. Between January and April, WFP had assisted 2.6 million people.
• The escalating violent clashes in Upper Nile and Jonglei States had displaced over 100,000 people and hampered humanitarian access to the affected populations. Critical needs in the include food water, health, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene.
• WFP faces a USD 273.5 million funding shortfall for the rest of 2025 against its operational plan. Needs include the food and nutrition requirements of crisis-affected people, prepositioning as rains intensify in May, and other logistical support services.
SITUATION UPDATE
• 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.
• About 9.3 million people require humanitarian assistance in 2025, an increase of 300,000 from 2024. Over 1.8 million people remain internally displaced due to years of violence and the impact of climate change, including floods and dry spells. The Sudan conflict has compounded the situation by driving over 1.1 million people into South Sudan.
• Over 7.7 million people face acute food insecurity levels, at Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) 3 or higher, between April and July 2025. Of the 7.7 million, 2.5 million people face IPC 4 food insecurity, and 63,000 face IPC 5 food insecurity levels. Malnutrition rates remain high, with IPC projections indicating that 3.2 million children and women are at risk of malnutrition, representing a 28 percent increase from 2024.
• 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.
• 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).
• The damage to the pipeline that carries 70 percent of South Sudan’s oil through Sudan has reduced oil exports, resulting in lower foreign exchange inflows, exchange rate depreciation and high inflation. Since the disruption of the oil export in February 2024, the South Sudan Pound (SSP) has depreciated by 77 percent in the parallel market, triggering higher prices of imports. The wedge between reference and the parallel exchange rate stood at 31 percent as of 30 April, increasing demand for US dollars and aggravating market instability. The average monthly standard food basket cost has increased by 551 percent, from SSP 14,219 in April 2023 to SSP 92,598 in April 2025, exacerbating poor households’ vulnerability, including new arrivals.