South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (January 2025)

As of January, over one million people have arrived in South Sudan from Sudan since April 2023. Protests by groups of citizens over the killing of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan killed several people and displaced over 16,000 people across five states. Sudanese-owned businesses in affected locations were reported vandalized and looted. On 31 January, conflict related to cattle raiding killed dozens of people and displaced about 18,000 people in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria State. Public facilities, homes and properties were looted and destroyed. An inter-agency assessment team reported that the presence of cattle herders resulted in the destruction of nearly 100 hectares of farmland in Magwi County, placing an extra burden on people, many of whom were already acutely food insecure. In Western Equatoria State, authorities reported that nearly 15,000 people have fled their homes due to fighting between armed groups in Nagero County.

An estimated 6.1 million people are at risk of experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse) including some 31,000 South Sudanese returnees at risk of Catastrophic level (IPC Phase 5) between December 2024 and March 2025. Since January 2024, the South Sudanese Pound depreciated by 264 per cent against the United States dollar, increasing the cost of food and exacerbating food insecurity. South Sudan is grappling with a cholera outbreak, with cases rapidly spreading nationwide. As of 31 January, 26,218 cases and 446 deaths have been reported across 32 counties.