South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (June 2025)

As of June, more than half of South Sudan’s population—approximately 7.7 million people—are facing severe levels of acute food insecurity. Among them, an estimated 83,000 individuals are experiencing famine-like conditions, particularly in Pibor (Greater Pibor Administrative Area), as well as in Nasir, Ulang, and Malakal counties of Upper Nile State. An additional 39,000 South Sudanese returnees who fled the conflict in Sudan are also grappling with critical food insecurity. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the number of children under the age of five requiring urgent treatment for acute malnutrition rose from 2.1 million to 2.3 million. In Ulang County, screenings of 40 children under five revealed a Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rate exceeding 42 percent. Violent conflict continues to displace large numbers of people. In Panyijiar County, Unity State, airstrikes have affected multiple areas, displacing more than 29,000 individuals and leading to significant livestock losses. For security reasons, some humanitarian organizations have relocated staff and temporarily suspended operations in the area. On 26 June, authorities in Bentiu reported the arrival of nearly 1,100 internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the Bentiu IDP camp, Unity State. These individuals fled ongoing conflict in Fangak County, Jonglei State, with new arrivals continuing daily through Guit County. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), over 300,000 people have been newly displaced by conflict since the start of the year, including an estimated 125,000 who have fled to neighboring countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda. In Tonj South County, Warrap State, intercommunal violence has displaced more than 48,000 people, according to an Emergency Rapid Response Mechanism (ERRM) assessment. Reports of gender-based violence including rape have also been documented. South Sudan is currently experiencing its most severe cholera outbreak on record. As of 30 June, 78,672 cases and 1,414 deaths have been reported across 55 counties in nine states and three administrative areas. Despite ongoing vaccination efforts, cholera cases remain high due to the onset of the rainy season, declining population immunity and access challenge factors that may trigger a sharp rise in new infections.