South Sudan - Appeal Updates

Funding has reached its lowest level since independence, forcing a fundamental reset. In 2025, partners received less than half of funding needs, resulting in scaled-back operations and ration cuts.

CONTEXT South Sudan is facing a complex humanitarian emergency driven by climate shocks, disease outbreaks and displacement, with overlapping crises overwhelming an already fragile health system. WHO...

Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met 23-12-2025 What happened, where and when? On December 23, 2025, 3 suspected Marburg Virus Disease cases (deaths) were reported in Kapoeta East...

Executive summary South Sudan became the world’s youngest nation and Africa’s 54th country after gaining independence on 9 July 2011. The country was ranked the lowest globally in the Human...

HIGHLIGHTS The protracted crisis in South Sudan – conflict, displacement, food insecurity, and climate shocks – affects 9.3 million people, including 5 million children.1 Acute malnutrition is...

The 2024 and 2025 South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRP) is a collective, multisectoral endeavour involving 123 partners, including United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations,...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is seeking $36.25 million to strengthen preparedness to deliver life-saving protection and assistance to 40,000 targeted internally displaced persons (IDPs) in South...

Since December, fighting near the border has caused a drastic surge in arrivals from Sudan. Since April 2023, over 900,000 people have fled to South Sudan, which now hosts 506,000 refugees, with 150,000 more expected in 2025.

Crisis overview Over a decade after independence and six years after the signing of the revitalized peace agreement, people in South Sudan continue to face critical humanitarian conditions. The...

BACKGROUND Context and Needs South Sudan has been in a protracted crisis characterized by recurrent natural disasters, conflict, food shortages and a breakdown of livelihoods for several years...

HIGHLIGHTS In 2025, the children and families of South Sudan are projected to experience increased humanitarian needs, especially as funding gaps to support the UNICEF response in the country have...

Appeal : MDRSS014 IFRC Secretariat Funding requirements: CHF 5 million Federation-wide Funding requirements: CHF 9 million(1) Glide : XX-2014-123456-XXX People affected: 735,000 people People to be...

COUNTRY: SOUTH SUDAN 1) INTRODUCTION South Sudan is a country often plagued by emergencies such as conflict, natural disasters, and epidemics, relies heavily on the swift response of humanitarian...

HIGHLIGHTS In 2024, South Sudan faces profound humanitarian crises, compounded by the returnee and refugee influx from the Sudan conflict. Urgent assistance is needed for nine million people,...

IOM Vision IOM, working with partners, key stakeholders and communities, will continue to support people in vulnerable situations across South Sudan with essential life-saving assistance, while...

Humanitarian needs in South Sudan are expected to reach a record high this year. Amid a complex emergency that has displaced millions and destroyed livelihoods, more than half the population will be...

The South Sudan Red Cross was established by an act of Parliament in March 2012and admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 2013. Formerly a part of...

HIGHLIGHTS In 2024, South Sudan will face significant humanitarian needs alongside drastic cuts to aid budgets. In 2024, 9.4 million people, including 5 million children, 2.2 million women and 1.3...

STRATEGY To respond to the overarching Humanitarian Needs Response Plan (HNRP) objectives for the humanitarian actors in 2024, the Protection Cluster in South Sudan developed the Protection Cluster...

Foreword The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) of South Sudan is committed to a future that sees people being self-reliant. Sadly, evidence-based needs remain high, and the people of South Sudan will...